1948 Jan. 13 Fasted for
five days in Delhi for communal unity.
1947 Sept. Fasted for
three days to stop communal violence in Calcutta.
1947 Aug. 15 Fasted and
prayed to combat riots in Calcutta as India was partitioned and granted
independence.
1944 Feb. 22 Kasturba
died in detention at Aga Khan Palace at age of seventy-four.
1943 Feb. 10 Began
21-day fast at Aga Khan Palace to end deadlock of negotiations between Viceroy
and Indian leaders.
1942 Aug.Mahadev Desai, Gandhi's secretary and intimate,
died in Palace.
1942 Aug. 9Arrested
with other Congress leaders and Kasturba and imprisoned in Aga Khan Palace near
Poona, with populace revolting in many parts of India. He began correspondence
with Viceroy.
1942 Aug.Congress
passed "Quit India" resolution - the final nation-wide satyagraha
campaign - with Gandhi as leader.
1940 Oct.Launched limited, individual
civil-disobedience campaign against Britain's refusal to allow Indians to
express their opinions regarding World War II - 23,000 persons imprisoned
within a year.
1939 March Began fast
unto death as part of satyagraha campaign in Rajkot; fast ended four days later
when Viceroy appointed as arbitrator.1935Health declined; moved to Bombay to
recover
1934 July Fasted at
Wardha ashram for seven days in penance against intolerance of opponents of the
movement against untouchability.
1933 Nov. Kasturba
arrested and imprisoned for sixth time in two years.
1933 Aug. 16Began fast
against refusal of government to grant
him permission to work against untouchability while in prison; on fifth day of fast he was removed to Sassoon
Hospital; his health was precarious; he was
unconditionally released on eighth day.
1933 AugArrested and
imprisoned at Yeravda for four days with 34 members of his ashram. When he
refused to leave Yeravda village for Poona, he was sentenced to one year's
imprisonment at Yeravda.
1933 8-May Began
self-purification fast of 21 days against untouchability and was released from
prison by government on first day. Fast
concluded after 21 days at Poona.
1932 Dec. Joined fast
initiated by another prisoner, Appasaheb Patwardhan, against untouchability;
but fast ended in two days.
1932 Sept. 26
Concluded "epic fast” with historic cell scene in presence of Tagore after
British accepted "Yeravda Pact".
1932 Sept. 20 Began
"perpetual fast unto death" while in prison in protest of British
action giving separate electorates to untouchables.
1932 Jan. Arrested in
Bombay with Sardar Patel and detained without trial at Yeravda prison.
1931 Dec.Left England
for Switzerland, where he met Romain Rolland, and Italy, where he met
Mussolini.
1931 Dec.Arrived in
India. Was authorised by Congress to renew satyagraha campaign (fourth
nation-wide effort).
1931 Autumn. Resided
at Kingsley Hall in London slums, broadcast to America, visited universities,
met celebrities, and attended Round Table Conference sessions.
1931 Aug.Sailed from
Bombay accompanied by Desai, Naidu, Mira, etc., for the second Round Table
Conference, arriving in London via Marseilles, where he was met by C.F.
Andrews.
1931 Jan .Released
unconditionally with 30 other Congress leaders.
1931 March Gandhi-Irwin
(Viceroy) Pact signed, which ended civil disobedience.
1931 Jan.Released
unconditionally with 30 other Congress leaders.
1930 One hundred
thousand persons arrested. There was no Congress in December because all
leaders were in jail.
1930 6-Apr Broke salt
law by picking salt up at seashore as whole world watched.
1930 12-Mar Set out
from Sabamarti with 79 volunteers on historic salt march 200 miles to sea at
Dandi
1929 Dec. Congress
session at Lahore declared complete independence and a boycott of the
legislature and fixed January 26 as National Independence Day. Third all-Indian
satyagraha campaign began.
1929 March Arrested for
burning foreign cloth in Calcutta and fined one rupee.
1928 Dec.Moved
compromise resolution at Congress session at Calcutta, calling for complete
independence within one year, or else the beginning of another all-Indian
satyagraha campaign.
1927 No-tax satyagraha
campaign launched at Bardoli, led by Sardar Patel.
1925 Nov.Fasted at
Sabarmati for seven days because of misbehaviour of members of ashram.
1924 Sept. Began
21-day "great fast" at Mohammed Ali's home near Delhi as penance for
communal rioting (between Hindus and Moslems), especially at Kohat.
1924 Jan.Was operated
on for appendicitis and unconditionally released from prison in February.
1923 Wrote Satyagraha
in South Africa and part of his autobiography in prison.
1922 Statement at the
"great trial" in Ahmedabad before Judge Broomfield. Sentenced to six
years' imprisonment in Yeravda jail.
1921 Nov.Fasted at
Bombay for five days because of communal rioting following visit of Prince of
Wales (later Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor).
1921 Dec.Mass civil disobedience,
with thousands in jail. Gandhi invested with "sole executive
authority" on behalf of Congress.
1922 Feb.Suspended mass
disobedience because of violence at Chauri Chaura and undertook five-day fast
of penance at Bardoli.
1922 MarchArrested at
Sabarmati in charge of sedition in Young India. Pleaded guilty in famous
1922 MarchArrested at
Sabarmati in charge of sedition in Young India. Pleaded guilty in famous
1921 Nov.Fasted at
Bombay for five days because of communal rioting following visit of Prince of
Wales (later Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor).
1921 Dec.Mass civil
disobedience, with thousands in jail. Gandhi invested with "sole executive
authority" on behalf of Congress
1921 Nov.Fasted at
Bombay for five days because of communal rioting following visit of Prince of
Wales (later Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor).
1920 Aug Second
all-India satyagraha campaign began when he gave up Kaisar-i-Hind medal.
1920 June Successfully
urged resolution for a satyagraha
campaign of non-cooperation at Moslem Conference at Allahabad and at Congress sessions at Calcutta (Sept.) and
Nagpur (Dec.)
1919 Fasted at
Sabarmati for three days in penitence for violence and suspended satyagraha
campaign, which he called a “Himalayan miscalculation" because people were
not disciplined enough.
