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birth of Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born at Porbandar, a coastal city in Kathiawad (now a part of the Gujarat State) on the 2nd October 1869. He was the youngest child of his parents, Karamchand and Putlibai. -
wedding
Mahatma Gandhi's marriage took place when he was only 13 years old. His wife was Kasturba Makharji with whom he had 4 children. She was the same age as him. -
job in south africa
In 1893 he accepted a one-year employment contract with an Indian company operating in Natal, South Africa. -
Gandhi in India: Rise of leadership
Gandhi returned to India in January 1915. He was welcomed and honoured as a hero. He spent a year touring the country at the instance of Gokhale, his guru. -
The Non Co-operation Movement
Gandhi announced the inauguration of Non-violent Non-Co-operation Movement on the 1st August 1920. -
Gandhi is arrested
On March 10, Gandhi is arrested at 10:30 pm near Sabarmati Ashram while on his way in a car. -
Twenty-one days of fasting
September 18, Gandhi: (Delhi). Twenty-one days' fast as a penance for Hindu-Muslim riots and a prayer for unity. -
murder
On January 30, 1948, when Gandhi was on his way to a prayer meeting, he was assassinated at Birla Bhavan (Birla House) in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu radical apparently related to far-right groups in India, such as the Hindu Hahasabha party. , who accused him of weakening the new government by insisting that the money promised to Pakistan be paid.
