The Salt Satyagraha began on March 12, 1930, with Mahatma Gandhi’s famous Dandi March. Gandhi and 78 followers walked from Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi to defy the British salt monopoly. By picking up a handful of ...
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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in Amritsar, Punjab, on April 13, 1919. A large, peaceful crowd had gathered to protest the Rowlatt Act and celebrate Baisakhi. Without warning, Brigadier-General Dyer blocked the only exit and ordered his troops to fire ...
Mahatma Gandhi suspended the Non-Cooperation Movement in February 1922 following the Chauri Chaura incident in Uttar Pradesh. A peaceful procession turned violent when a mob set fire to a police station, killing 22 policemen. Committed to absolute non-violence, Gandhi believed ...
Subhas Chandra Bose gave the inspiring slogan ‘Delhi Chalo’ (March to Delhi) in July 1943 after taking command of the Indian National Army (INA) in Singapore. The slogan was a call to arms for his soldiers to march toward the ...
The Indian National Congress passed the Quit India Resolution on August 8, 1942, during the Bombay session at Gowalia Tank Maidan. Mahatma Gandhi gave the famous call of “Do or Die,” demanding an immediate end to British rule. The movement ...