CHRONOLOGY Mahatma Gandhi

Years of Satyagrahas of Mahatma Gandhi

(Passive Resistance)

1906 - 1919

1906
Johannesburg (South Africa)

To protest against the unfair Asiatic Registration Bill of 1906.

1908

To protest against the discriminatory law requiring Asians to apply for registration by burning 2000 official certificates of domicile at a public meeting and courting jail.

1913
Transvaal area (South Africa)

March from NewCastle to Transvaal.
To protest against the imposition of @£ 3 Tax and the passing of the Immigration Bill adversely affecting the status of married Indian women.

1914
Virangam

To seek removal of customs hardships inflicted on third-class railways passengers.

1917
Champaran

To remove the hardships of indigo workers in Champaran exploited by the European planters.

1918
Ahmedabad

To end the deadlock between the mill owners and labourers who were overworked and under paid.

Kheda

To demand relief for famine-stricken peasants of Kheda regarding the revenue dues to be paid to the Government.

1919
India

The first mass Satyagraha against the unjust Rowlatt Bill curbing the freedom of the Press.

1920 - 1947

1920
India

Nonviolent non-co-operation movement to attain Swaraj and to implement Gandhiji's 7 point programme including Hindu-Muslim unity and removal of untouchability by surrendering titles and honorary posts awarded by the Government, boycotting Government schools, colleges, Law Courts, and legislatures, by starting national schools and by using Khadi.

1924
Vykom

To demand the entry of the untouchables on public roads.

1923-24
Borsad

To protest against unfair increment in the land revenues imposed on the people by settlement-revision officers.

1930
Dandi and All-India (12th March)

To protest against the unjust Salt law by undertaking a march from Ahmedabad to Dandi and to demand self-rule by boycotting of foreign cloth, picketing liquor shops and taking a pledge for fighting for Swaraj.

1931
India (31st December)

Civil Disobedience to achieve self-rule by breaking laws and ordinances and continuing the earlier programme of boycotting and picketing.

1939
Rajkot

To protest against the breach of the charter of Liberty of the people by the Local ruler instigated by the British Resident in Rajkot.

1940
All India

To protest against India's participation in World War II and to support freedom of propagating nonviolence as a substitute for war.

1942
All India (9th August)

Quit India movement for complete freedom for India and to demand immediate abdication of the British rule with a determination to 'Do or Die'.