Gandhian era India (1915–1948)

1915

Arrival in India|Reached Bombay on 9 Jan 1915|Founded Satyagraha Ashram at Kochrab near Ahmedabad on 20 May|Later shifted to Sabarmati in 1917

1916

BHU Speech|Delivered famous speech at Banaras Hindu University on 4 Feb|Attended Lucknow Session of INC|Invited by Raj Kumar Shukla to visit Champaran

1917

Champaran Satyagraha|Against Indigo Planters of Bihar|First Civil Disobedience Movement in India|Marked Gandhi's entry into active politics

1918

Ahmedabad Mill Strike|Workers' movement|First use of hunger strike by Gandhi

1918

Kheda Satyagraha|For peasants affected by crop failure|Led with Vallabhbhai Patel and Indulal Yagnik|First Non-Cooperation experiment

1919

Rowlatt Satyagraha|6 April 1919|First All-India Political Movement under Gandhi

1919

Jallianwala Bagh Protest|Returned Kaisar-i-Hind medal after massacre

1919

All India Khilafat Conference|Gandhi elected President|Nov 1919|Delhi

1920–22

Non-Cooperation and Khilafat Movement|1 Aug 1920–Feb 1922|First mass movement under Gandhi

1922

Chauri Chaura Incident|Movement withdrawn on 12 Feb 1922 after violence at Chauri Chaura on 5 Feb

1924

Belgaum Session of INC|Only occasion Gandhi became Congress President

1925–27

Constructive Programme Phase|Retired from active politics temporarily|Returned in 1927

1930

Dandi March|Launched Civil Disobedience Movement on 12 March 1930|Salt Satyagraha

1930

Time Man of the Year|Chosen after Dandi March and Salt Law agitation

1931

Gandhi-Irwin Pact|Signed on 5 March 1931

1931

Second Round Table Conference|Attended in London as sole Congress representative|Sept–Dec 1931

1932–34

Civil Disobedience Movement Second Phase|3 Jan 1932–17 Apr 1934

1934

Sevagram Ashram|Established at Segaon in Wardha|Also called Wardha Ashram

1939

Return to Active Politics|Gandhi resumed political activities

1940–41

Individual Satyagraha Movement|Launched by Gandhi

1942

Quit India Movement|Launched in August 1942|Slogan: Do or Die

1942

Quit India Arrests|Gandhi and Congress leaders arrested on 9 Aug 1942

1942–44

Aga Khan Palace Detention|Detained near Pune|Last imprisonment of Gandhi

1944

Kasturba Gandhi|Died on 22 Feb 1944 during detention

1944

Mahadev Desai|Private secretary of Gandhi|Died during detention

1945

Gandhi's Influence Declines|Influence over Congress reduced after 1945

1946

Noakhali Mission|Worked to restore communal peace after Direct Action Day violence

1946

Calcutta Peace Efforts|Continued communal harmony campaign

1947

Partition of India|Deeply distressed by Mountbatten Plan of 3 June 1947

1947

Independence Day|Observed silence on 15 Aug 1947 while in Calcutta

1947

Return to Delhi|Returned in Sept 1947

1948

Assassination of Gandhi|Shot by Nathuram Godse at Birla House, New Delhi on 30 Jan 1948|Last words: "Hey Ram"