History Day 9 - Mahatma Gandhi

Day 9

Mahatma Gandhi

Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, at Porbandar in Gujrat. He was a lawyer by profession. He went to South Africa as a lawyer of Gujrati trader Dada Abdullah. He was thrown out of the train at St. Pietersburg railway station on the night of 7 June 1893.

'Mahatma' title was given by Rabindranath Tagore.

'Kesar-i-hind' title was given by Britishers.

Frontier Gandhi is Abdul Gafar Khan's name.

Subhash Chandra Bose called Gandhi the 'Father of the Nation'.

Newspapers and magazines started by Gandhi

- Indian Opinion

- Hind Swaraj

- Young India

- Nav Jeevan

- Harijan

Champaran Satyagraha (1917)

Reason - Indigo cultivation

Mahatma Gandhi went Champaran with Rajkumar Shukla and met Dr Rajendra Prasad and JB Kripalani.

Ahmedabad Mill Workers Movement (February 1918)

Mahatma Gandhi started Hunger Strike for the first time in India. 35% of the plague bonus was returned by Britishers.

Khera Satyagraha (March 1918)

Reason - tax

Mahatma Gandhi was helped by Ballabh Bhai Patel.

Rowlett Act, 1919

Mahatma Gandhi said - 'Black Law'

10 April 1919 - Dr Satyapal and Saifuddin Kitchalu arrested by this act.

13 April 1919

The public started a movement against the Rowlett Act at Jaliawalan Bagh in Amritsar. General O' Dyer gave an order for a shootout and all public was killed. Udham Singh killed General Dyer in 1940. 

Investigation Commissions -

- Hunter Commission

- Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya - head of Indian Investigation Commission