* 1930 – Mahatma Gandhi ends a 241 mile march to Dandi in the Salt Satyagraha.

Mahatma Gandhi said of the British peace offer: " It is not fear of losing more lives that has compelled a reluctant offer from England but it is the shame of any further imposition of agony upon a people that loves liberty above everything else ".

Each civilization is led by a famous historical figure, such as Mahatma Gandhi for Indians.

Mahatma Gandhi was deeply influenced ( particularly through the guidance of Shrimad Rajchandra ) by Jain tenets such as peaceful, protective living and honesty, and made them an integral part of his own philosophy.

On 30 January 1948, Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi was shot while he was walking to a platform from which he was to address a prayer meeting.

There was no greater prince of peace and apostle of non-violence than Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, whom we have lost, but yet, he said it was better to take the sword than to surrender, fail or run away.

Mohandas Karamchand GandhiGandhism is the collection of inspirations, principles, beliefs and philosophy of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( known as Mahatma Gandhi ), who was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian Independence Movement.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( pronounced: ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948 ), commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India.

Mahatma Gandhi spinning yarn, in late 1920

Raj Ghat and other memorials | Raj Ghat, Delhi is a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi that marks the spot of his cremation.

* 1922 – Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation.

* 1930 – Mahatma Gandhi leads a 200-mile march, known as the Salt March, to the sea in defiance of British opposition, to protest the British monopoly on salt.

On his first trip to England in 1931 he traveled on the Rajputana, the same ship that was carrying Mahatma Gandhi, who was sailing to the second Round Table Conference in London.

* 1949 – Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte are executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi.

* Henry David Thoreau: Influential American thinker on such diverse later political positions and topics such as pacifism, anarchism, environmentalism and civil disobedience who influenced later important political activists such as Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi and Leo Tolstoy.

Satyagraha ( ) is a philosophy and practice of nonviolent resistance developed by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( also known as " Mahatma " Gandhi ).

The International Gandhi Peace Prize, named after Mahatma Gandhi, is awarded annually by the Government of India.

Certain national holidays such as Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti ( birthdate of Mahatma Gandhi ) are meant to be dry days nationally.

Rajiv Gandhi was not related to Mahatma Gandhi, although they share the same surname.

* January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop the communal violence during the Partition of India.

* July 23 – Mahatma Gandhi the spiritual leader from India writes a personal letter to Adolf Hitler addressing him " My friend ", requesting to prevent any possible war.

* September 11 – Mahatma Gandhi coins the term Satyagraha to characterize the Non-Violence movement in South Africa.

* December 24 – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian spiritual non-violence leader writes his second letter to Adolf Hitler addressing him " My friend ", requesting him to stop the war Germany had begun.

* March 2 – Mahatma Gandhi informs the British viceroy of India that civil disobedience will begin 9 days later.

* March 12 – Mahatma Gandhi sets off on a 200-mile protest march towards the sea with 78 followers to protest the British monopoly on salt ; more will join them during the Salt March that ends on April 5.

* April 5 – In an act of civil disobedience, Mahatma Gandhi breaks British law after marching to the sea and making salt.

* May 4 or May 5 – Mahatma Gandhi is arrested again.

* December 28 – Mahatma Gandhi leaves India enroute to Britain for freedom negotiations.

Nathuram Vinayak Godse ( 19 May 1910 – 15 November 1949 ), was the sole assassin of Mahatma Gandhi — the pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism in British ruled India and apostle of non-violence — shooting Gandhi in the chest three times at point blank range on 30 January 1948 in New Delhi.

Mahadev Desai ( January 1, 1892 – August 15, 1942 ) was an Indian independence activist and nationalist writer ; he was most famously known for being the personal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established Satyashodhak Samaj, Vitthal Ramji Shinde ( 1873 – 1944 ), fought for the eradication of untouchability through his Depressed Classes Mission.

Many books on social reforms were written by Baba Padamji ( Yamuna Paryatana, 1857 ), Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Lokhitwadi, Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade, Hari Narayan Apte ( 1864 – 1919 ) etc.

* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( 1869 – 1948 ), better known as Mahatma Gandhi

* 1915 – Arrival of Mahatma Gandhi.

* 1921 – Gujarat Vidyapeeth, founded by Mahatma Gandhi, Sessions of the Indian National Congress.

* 1922 – Arrest of Mahatma Gandhi, sentenced to six years jail for treason.

* 1930 – Mahatma Gandhiji's historic ' Dandi March ' and Salt Satyagraha.

To promote the university's expansion, Malviya invited eminent guest speakers such as Mahatma Gandhi, Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, Prof C. V. Raman, Dr. Prafulla Chandra Roy, Prof Sam Higginbottom, Sir Patrick Geddes, and Besant to deliver a series of what are now called The University Extension Lectures between 5 – 8 February 1916.

* Mahatma Gandhi, a popular name for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

Houston's Indian American Community were cheerful after 10 years, in 2010, when the Hillcroft and Harwin area were renamed Mahatma Gandhi District in honor of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as that area is the center of Indian commerce.

* 30 January-Assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: The spiritual leader of India Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Godse.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( commonly called Mahatma Gandhi ) led the Dandi march from his base, Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad, to the sea coast near the village of Dandi.

* " The Mahatma " for Mohandas Gandhi

The Indian Embassy building with a statue of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | Mahatma Gandhi in the foreground.

For example, Genghis Khan, who is rarely recognized now by his original name, Temüjin ; or Mohandas Gandhi who is better known as Mahatma Gandhi.

Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi ( a. k. a. Mahatma Gandhi ) was impressed by Thoreau's arguments.

His previous book, a biography of his grandfather Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas: A True Story of a Man, His People and an Empire, received the prestigious Biennial Award from the Indian History Congress in 2007.

* Surendra Rajan as Mohandas Karamchand ' Mahatma ' Gandhi

Gandhi Jayanti is a National Holiday celebrated in India to mark the occasion of the birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the " Father of the Nation " who is commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu.

Many famous personalities like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi AKA Mahatma Gandhi ) have been jailed here.

* Dodla Rukminamma who lost her pilot son in the world war II, had organised a meeting and collected donations for the freedom struggle handed over the same to Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi when he visited this place