Person

Mahatma Gandhi

Father of the Indian nation who led independence through nonviolence.

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AssassinatedAssassinated by Nathuram Godse on 30 January 1948. The world mourns.

1948

1947

India gains independenceIndia achieves independence on 15 August 1947.

1942

Quit India MovementLaunches the Quit India movement demanding immediate British withdrawal.

1930

Salt MarchLeads the 240-mile Dandi Salt March — electrifies India and the world.

1915

Returns to IndiaReturns from South Africa and joins the Indian independence movement.

Thrown off train in South AfricaEjected from a first-class train compartment in South Africa — awakens his political consciousness.

1893

1869

Born in PorbandarBorn on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat.

Mahatma Gandhi

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