3 Questions
What year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India to work as a lawyer?
1915
What did Gandhi lead a protest against in 1930?
A British-imposed salt tax
What did Gandhi undertake several hunger strikes for in 1947?
To pressure the government to pay Pakistan assets owed
Study Notes
- Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in the coastal Gujarati village of Porbandar.
- After studying law in London, Gandhi returned to India to work as a lawyer, but found little success.
- In 1915, Gandhi began to lead protests against discrimination and poverty in India.
- In 1921, he became the leader of the Indian National Congress, which aimed to achieve independence from British rule.
- Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for social reform, including efforts to end poverty, expand womens rights, and build religious and ethnic amity.
- In 1930, Gandhi led a protest against a British-imposed salt tax.
- In 1942, Gandhi called for the British to leave India.
- In 1947, British India became independent as two separate dominions, with Gandhi supporting the Hindu-majority India.
- In the months following independence, Gandhi undertook several hunger strikes to pressure the government to pay Pakistan assets owed.
- In 1948, Gandhi began a fast to pressure the government to provide food to the poor. He completed the fast in January of that year.
- Mahatma Gandhi died on January 30, 1948, at the age of 80.
Test your knowledge about the life and accomplishments of Mahatma Gandhi, a prominent leader in India's fight for independence from British rule. Learn about his early life, activism, and significant events in Indian history.
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