Overview
Timelines
Return to India and Nationalist Movement
Later Life and Assassination
Relationship with Kasturbai Gandhi
Social and Economic Reforms
Overview and main events
Personal Life and Relationships
Major Protests and Movements
Early Life and Education
Philosophy and Spiritual Development
Career in Law and Early Activism
International Influence and Recognition
International Interactions and Influence
Chronicle
Articles
Mahatma Gandhi. Career in Law and Early Activism
Career in Law and Early Activism
This timeline focuses on Gandhi's career as a lawyer and his early steps into activism, particularly in South Africa.
1891-1893
Law Practice in India
Gandhi returned to India and attempted to establish a law practice but was not successful.
April 1893
Move to South Africa
Gandhi accepted a commission to spend a year in South Africa advising on a lawsuit.
Spring 1894
Founding of the Natal Indian Congress
Gandhi decided to stay in South Africa and founded the Natal Indian Congress to advocate for Indian rights.
Spring 1896
Return to India and Back to South Africa
Gandhi returned to India to collect his wife and children, then went back to South Africa.
November 13, 1913
Protests Against Racist Laws
Indians in Natal and Transvaal, under Gandhi's leadership, marched peacefully in protest of racist poll tax and marriage laws.
June 30, 1914
Agreement with Smuts
Gandhi and Smuts, the Prime Minister of the Transvaal, reached an agreement, ending the protests.
