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MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI
Born: 2 October 1869
Place of birth: Porbandar, Gujarat
Father: Karamchand Gandhi
Mother: putlibai Gandhi
Spouse: Kasturba Gandhi
Professions: Lawyer, Politician, Activist, Writer
Political Guru: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Private secretary: Mahadev Desai
Autobiography : " The Story Of My Experiments With Truth "
* UNO declared that October 2 as"International Non -Violence day ".
* Early education was in Rajkot class 10 in the year 1887.
* Just 13 years old he get married to kasturba Gandhi.
* College name Samaldas College, Bhavnagar.
* Gandhi ji had go to England for law studies then he traveled to South Africa early 1893 to practice Law.
1904 : Foundation of "Indian Opinion" (magazine) and phoenix farm at Durban.
Influence: Gautam Buddha, Leo Tolstoy, Henry David Thoreau.
1906 : first civil Disobedience Movement (Satyagraha) protest against Asiatic registration bill.
1907 : The first time Gandhi officially used Satyagraha was in South Africa beginning in 1907 when he organised opposition to the Asiatic Registration Law (the Black Act).
1908 : Trial and imprisonment at Johannesburg.
* Hind Swaraj (1909) book wrote by Gandhiji .
1910 : Foundation of Tolstoy farm ( later Gandhi Ashram ) near Johannesburg, South Africa .
1913 : Against Discriminatory Law
1914 : He lives South Africa last time.
1915 : Awarded Kaisar-i-Hind by Lord Hardinge for his contribution Ambulance service in South Africa during boer war.
* Arrived Bombay on 9 January 1915 foundation of Satyagraha Ashram at Kocharab near Ahmedabad .
* The Champaran Satyagraha was the first Satyagraha movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in India.
In 1917 Satyagraha Ashram shifted at the bank of Sabarmati.
1918 : In March 1918, under the Leadership of Gandhi ji there was a Hunger strike in the cotton mills in Ahmedabad.
* As a Editor Indian Opinion 1903 to 1915 English and Gujarati language.
* For short period in Hindi and Tamil.
1919 : Gandhi ji gave a call for Satyagraha against the Rowlatt act on 6 April 1919.
1920 : Gandhi ji returned Kaisar-i-Hind gold medal as protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre 13 April 1919 .
* The first non cooperation movement was launched September 1920 by Indian National Congress(INS) under the Leadership of Mahatma Gandhi .
1921 : on September 22, 1921, Gandhi ji took the brave decision to shed his traditional attire and get into a 'loincloth,' which remained with him till death.
1922 : Gandhiji called off the Non-Cooperation movement in 1922 because of the Chauri-Chaura incident.
* On 4 February 1922, participants of the Non-cooperation movement clashed with police resulting in the deaths of about 22 policemen and 3 civilians at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district ( now UP ).
1924 : Gandhi ji was the president of Indian National Congress Belgaum session.
1930 : Dandi March launched by Gandhiji .
1931 : Gandhi Irwin pact signed 5 March 1931.
* The second Round Table Conference was held in London from 7 Sep 1931 to 1 Dec 1931 with the participation of Gandhi and INC.
1932 : On 16th September 1932, Gandhi ji went on a Hunger Strike in his cell at the Yerwada Jail, Pune, protesting against the British government’s decision to separate India’s electoral system by caste.
1933 : Gandhiji started a weekly newspaper "HARIJAN " in English language.
1942 : on 8th August 1942 Gandhi ji Launched "Quit India Movement "
* This movement Gandhiji described by his call to Do Or Die.
1948 : Nathuram Godse who assassinated Gandhi ji on 30 January 1948.
Gandhi's birthday 2 October commemorated in India as "Gandhi jayanti" (National Holiday) and worldwide as "International day of Non-Violence".
