{"id":95390,"date":"2022-05-03T07:20:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T01:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=95390"},"modified":"2022-05-03T08:22:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T02:52:04","slug":"biography-of-mahatma-gandhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/biography-of-mahatma-gandhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography of Mahatma Gandhi | Prepare with Oliveboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/biography-of-mahatma-gandhi\/#Biography_of_Mahatma_Gandhi_Download_link\" >Biography of Mahatma Gandhi | Download link<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/biography-of-mahatma-gandhi\/#How_to_Download_the_Free_PDF\" >How to Download the&nbsp;Free PDF?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/biography-of-mahatma-gandhi\/#Highlights_%E2%80%93_Biography_of_Mahatma_Gandhi\" >Highlights &#8211; Biography of Mahatma Gandhi<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/biography-of-mahatma-gandhi\/#TNPSC_Group_2_Complete_Course_details\" >TNPSC Group 2 Complete Course details<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/biography-of-mahatma-gandhi\/#TNPSC_Group_4_Complete_Course_details\" >TNPSC Group 4 Complete Course details<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>The biography of Mahatma Gandhi and other important personalities is a part of the English portions of the TNPSC Group 2 Exam. 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In this blog, we present to you, Biography of Mahatma Gandhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Biography_of_Mahatma_Gandhi_Download_link\"><\/span><strong><strong>Biography of Mahatma Gandhi<\/strong> | Download link<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the link given below to download the Free PDF <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/free-ebook-pdf-download\/?ref=contsp&amp;cat=tnex&amp;next=https:\/\/bit.ly\/Biography-Gandhi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biography of Mahatma Gandhi<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Download_the_Free_PDF\"><\/span><strong>How to Download the&nbsp;Free PDF?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click on the given&nbsp;<strong>download link<\/strong>. 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Click on the message to download that particular ebook.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/free-ebook-pdf-download\/?ref=contsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Login or register here to download other 300+ free ebooks from your Oliveboard dashboard.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/tnpsc-group-2-mock-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Attempt a Free Mock Test<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Highlights_%E2%80%93_Biography_of_Mahatma_Gandhi\"><\/span><strong>Highlights &#8211; Biography of Mahatma Gandhi<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>2 October<\/td><td>1869<\/td><td>Birth at Porbandar.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>1882<\/td><td>Marriage with Kasturbai, aged 13.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29 September<\/td><td>1888<\/td><td>Reached Southampton, England<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26 May<\/td><td>1893<\/td><td>Refused to remove his Paghadi; left the court.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>31 May<\/td><td>1893<\/td><td>Thrown off the first class carriage of the train at Pietermartizburg Station.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22 August<\/td><td>1894<\/td><td>Founded the &#8216;Natal Indian Congress&#8217;.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20 July<\/td><td>1906<\/td><td>Took the vow of Brahmcharya.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11 September<\/td><td>1906<\/td><td>Advent of Satyagraha at Empire Theatre, Johannesburg, where people took a pledge with God as their witness, to oppose the Black Act.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1 October<\/td><td>1906<\/td><td>Left for England as a member of the Indian Delegation.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22 March<\/td><td>1907<\/td><td>Asiatic Registration Bill passed in Transvaal Parliament.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>1908<\/td><td>The term &#8216;Satyagraha&#8217; adopted based on Maganlal Gandhi&#8217;s fomulation &#8216;Sadagraha&#8217;.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10 January<\/td><td>1908<\/td><td>Awarded two months&#8217; simple imprisonment for refusal to obtain registration.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30 January<\/td><td>1908<\/td><td>Agreement signed with General Smuts on voluntary registration.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10 February<\/td><td>1908<\/td><td>Mir Alam and others assault Gandhiji.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13-22 November<\/td><td>1909<\/td><td>Wrote &#8216;Hind Swarajya&#8217; aboard the ship &#8216;Kildonan Castle&#8217;.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11-18 December<\/td><td>1909<\/td><td>&#8216;Hind Swarajya&#8217; published in &#8216;Indian Opinion&#8217;.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23 June<\/td><td>1910<\/td><td>Established Tolstoy Farm; vowed to eschew milk; commenced experiments in frutarian diet.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20 May<\/td><td>1915<\/td><td>Established &#8216;Satyagraha Ashram&#8217;, Kochrab.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26 June<\/td><td>1915<\/td><td>Awarded the &#8216;Kaisare Hind&#8217; medal.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11 September<\/td><td>1915<\/td><td>First Harijan family of Dudabhai, Danibehn and Laxmi joined the Ashram.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15 November<\/td><td>1915<\/td><td>Elected as Vice President of Gujarat Sabha.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6 February<\/td><td>1916<\/td><td>Lectured at Benaras Hindu University.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26 December<\/td><td>1916<\/td><td>Met Jawaharlal Nehru for the first time at Lucknow Congress.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10 April<\/td><td>1917<\/td><td>Travelled to Patna with Rajkumar Shukla to investigate the condition of indigo farmers.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18 April<\/td><td>1917<\/td><td>Gave a statement in the court about the disobedience of prohibitory orders.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17 June<\/td><td>1917<\/td><td>Sabarmati Ashram was established.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20 October<\/td><td>1917<\/td><td>Presided over the Second Gujarati Education Conference, Bharuch.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3 November<\/td><td>1917<\/td><td>Presided over the First Gujarat Political Conference, Godhara.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7 November<\/td><td>1917<\/td><td>Mahadev Desai joined as Secretary.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14 February<\/td><td>1918<\/td><td>Appointed to arbiter the dispute between Mill-owners and Mill-hands of Ahmedabad.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15 March<\/td><td>1918<\/td><td>Indefinite fast to keep the resolve of striking Mill-hands commenced.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18 March<\/td><td>1918<\/td><td>Broke fast after compromise.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22 March<\/td><td>1918<\/td><td>Addressed the public meeting of 5000 peasants at Nadiad; advised them to not pay land revenue.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24 February<\/td><td>1919<\/td><td>Satyagraha pledged against &#8216;Rowlett Act&#8217;.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6 April<\/td><td>1919<\/td><td>National Hartal and Satyagraha against the Rowlett Act.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9 April<\/td><td>1919<\/td><td>Arrested at Palval Station.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13 April<\/td><td>1919<\/td><td>Massacre at Jallianwala Baug; three days&#8217; fast in Ahmedabad commenced.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7 September<\/td><td>1919<\/td><td>The first issue of &#8216;Navajivan&#8217; was published.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8 October<\/td><td>1919<\/td><td>The first issue of &#8216;Young India&#8217; was published.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15 November<\/td><td>1919<\/td><td>Congress boycott the Hunter Commission and set up an independent inquiry.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2 August<\/td><td>1920<\/td><td>Returned the honours to the Government, the commencement of Non-co-operation.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18 October<\/td><td>1920<\/td><td>Gujarat Vidyapith was established.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24 December<\/td><td>1921<\/td><td>Given the reigns of the Congress in Ahmedabad.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29 January<\/td><td>1922<\/td><td>Bardoli Taluka resolved against payment of land revenue and Civil-Disobedience.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4 February<\/td><td>1922<\/td><td>Policemen at Chauri Chaura were killed.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10 March<\/td><td>1922<\/td><td>Gandhiji and Shankerlal Banker were arrested.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11 March<\/td><td>1922<\/td><td>Charged with sedition for the authorship of three articles in Young India.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18 March<\/td><td>1922<\/td><td>Trial held at Ahmedabad Circuit House; Judge Broomfield awarded Gandhiji a sentence of six years&#8217; imprisonment.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21 March<\/td><td>1922<\/td><td>Transferred to Yeravda Prison.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5 February<\/td><td>1924<\/td><td>Released unconditionally.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6 April<\/td><td>1924<\/td><td>The publication of &#8216;Dakshin Africana Satyagrahano Itihas&#8217; in Navajivan.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17 September<\/td><td>1924<\/td><td>Twenty-one days&#8217; fast for communal harmony commenced at Maulana Mohammed Ali&#8217;s house, Delhi.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26 December<\/td><td>1924<\/td><td>Presided over the Belgaum Congress.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22 September<\/td><td>1925<\/td><td>&#8216;All India Spinners&#8217; Association&#8217; was established.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7 November<\/td><td>1925<\/td><td>Madeleine Slade joined Satyagraha Ashram, named Mirabehn.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29 November<\/td><td>1925<\/td><td>The publication of &#8216;Satyana Prayogo athava Atmakatha&#8217; commences in Navajivan.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3 December<\/td><td>1925<\/td><td>The publication of &#8216;Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth&#8217; commences in Young India.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3 February<\/td><td>1928<\/td><td>Boycott of Simon Commission.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27 June<\/td><td>1929<\/td><td>Wrote introduction to &#8216;Anasktiyoga&#8217;.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15 February<\/td><td>1930<\/td><td>Wrote to the Viceroy about his intention to break the Salt Law.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12 March<\/td><td>1930<\/td><td>Dandi March commences from Satyagraha Ashram.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6 April<\/td><td>1930<\/td><td>Broke the Salt Law.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5 May<\/td><td>1930<\/td><td>Arrested and sent to Yeravda Prison.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26 January<\/td><td>1931<\/td><td>Released from prison.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5 March<\/td><td>1931<\/td><td>Gandhi-Irwin pact signed.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-6a04314a-6dd1-41b2-8b7a-28d90371da98\"><strong>DOWNLOAD THE&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=in.oliveboard.prep&amp;referrer=utm_source%3DApp_blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OLIVEBOARD APP<\/a>&nbsp;FOR ON-THE-GO EXAM PREPARATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block-d24a688d-386a-41b9-8c4c-12a10fff7701\" class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/images\/app.png\" alt=\"Oliveboard Mobile App\" width=\"214\" height=\"180\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-82fb52ff-288f-4829-baf3-c7f4d284f4fa\"><li>Video Lessons, Textual Lessons &amp; 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