Ghandi

  • Birth

    Ghandi was born on October 2 in 1869 in Porbandar, India.
  • Marriage

    He married Kasturba Makanji in an arranged marriage at 13 years old.
  • Studies in England

    Ghandi travels to London to study law in the Inner Temple.
  • Returns to India

    He returns to India after completing his law degree, but has trouble finding work.
  • Goes to South Africa

    He accepts a job with an Indian firm in South Africa.
  • Founds Natal India Congress

    He organizes the Indian community in South Africa to protest discrimination.
  • Starts Nonviolent Resistance

    He launches his first campaign of nonviolent resistance against unjust South African laws.
  • Returns to India

    He returns to India to lead the Indian independence movement. He began to promote simple loving, nonviolence, and self-reliance.
  • Amritsar Massacre

    British troops killed hundreds of Indian protesters.
  • Non-Cooperation Movement

    This urged Indians to boycott British goods, schools, and offices.
  • Salt March

    He led the Salt March against British salt tax.
  • Attended Round Table Conference

    He traveled to London to discuss India’s independence but failed.
  • Quit India Movement

    Launched the Quit India Movement demanding an end to British rule. He was then arrested and put in prison for 2 years.
  • Indian Independence

    India gained independence from Britain on August 15, 1947.
  • Death

    On January 30, 1948 Ghandi was assassinated in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse.