Chronicle of Mahatma Gandhi

The court passed its final order on the assassination case, sentencing Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte to death.

The trial of Gandhi's assassins began.

Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse at an interfaith prayer meeting in Delhi.

Gandhi began a hunger strike in Delhi to stop the religious violence.

India gained independence, but the British Indian Empire was partitioned into India and Pakistan, leading to widespread religious violence.

Gandhi was released from prison due to his failing health and necessary surgery.

Gandhi's wife, Kasturba, died after 18 months of imprisonment.

The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was signed, leading to the release of all political prisoners and the suspension of the civil disobedience movement.

The Salt March ended at Dandi, where thousands of Indians joined Gandhi to defy the British salt taxes.

Gandhi began the Salt March from Ahmedabad to Dandi, Gujarat, to make salt and defy the British salt laws.

Gandhi sent an ultimatum to Lord Irwin, the Viceroy of India, condemning British rule and announcing the Salt March.

The Indian National Congress declared the independence of India, which was not recognized by the British.

An Indian flag was unfurled in Lahore, marking a significant event in the Indian independence movement.

Gandhi began his sentence for sedition.

Gandhi was arrested and tried for sedition.

Gandhi adopted his methodology of Satyagraha (nonviolent protest) for the first time at a mass protest meeting in Johannesburg.

Gandhi sailed from Bombay to London, despite being excommunicated from his caste.

Gandhi, aged 18, left Porbandar for Mumbai (then known as Bombay) to proceed to England for his Barrister Examination.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, a coastal town on the Kathiawar Peninsula, in the small princely state of Porbandar in the Kathiawar Agency of the British Raj.