Mahatma Gandhi timeline
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Kasturba Gandhi Dies at Age 74
Kasturba suffered from chronic bronchitis. Stress from the Quit India Movement's arrests and hard life at Sabarmati Ashram caused her to fall ill.... Read more
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The British Cabinet Mission Arrives in India
The British Cabinet Mission of 1946 to India aimed to discuss and plans for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership,... Read more
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The Simla Conference
In the summer of 1945, a conference was convened at Simla by the Viceroy, Lord Wavell, who had recently returned from England with the approval of... Read more
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Direct Action Day, Also Known as the "Great Calcutta Killing"
Direct Action Day, also known as the Great Calcutta Riot, was on 16 August 1946—a day of widespread riot and manslaughter in the city of Calcutta... Read more
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Formation of the Interim Government of India
Alarmed by the increasing lawlessness, Lord Wavell brought the Muslim League into the Interim Government. The formation of the coalition between... Read more
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United Kingdom Passes the Indian Independence Act 1947
The Indian Independence Act 1947 was the statute (10 and 11 Geo VI, c. 30) enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom promulgating the... Read more
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The Partition of India
The stage was thus set for the June 3 Plan under which power was to be transferred by the British to two successor states on August 15, 1947. What... Read more
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Mahatma Gandhi Announces Fast to End Hindu/Muslim Violence in Delhi
He conducted extensive dialogue with Muslim and Hindu community leaders, working to cool passions in northern India, as well as in Bengal. Despite... Read more
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is Assassinated by Nathuram Godse
On January 30, 1948, Madanlal Pahwa, Shankar Kistaiya, Digambar Badge, Vishnu Karkare, Gopal Godse, Nathuram Godse, and Narayan Apte came to Birla... Read more
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