History

Gandhian Movements: Champaran to Quit India

Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in 1915 and led a series of movements: Champaran (1917), Kheda and Ahmedabad (1918), the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22), the Civil Disobedience Movement (1930) beginning with the Dandi March, and the Quit India Movement (8 August 1942).

Last reviewed 2026-10-15

Timeline

1917 Champaran Satyagraha: against forced indigo cultivation in Bihar.
1918 Ahmedabad mill strike and Kheda Satyagraha: workers' wages and peasants' revenue relief in Gujarat.
1919: Rowlatt Satyagraha. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919.
1920-22 Non-Cooperation Movement: withdrawn after the Chauri Chaura incident in February 1922.
12 March 1930: Dandi March began, and the salt law was broken on 6 April. This launched the Civil Disobedience Movement.
1931: Gandhi-Irwin Pact. 1932: Poona Pact after the Communal Award.
8 August 1942: Quit India Movement was launched at Bombay with the call 'Do or Die'.

Frequently asked questions

When did the Dandi March begin?

On 12 March 1930.

Why was the Non-Cooperation Movement withdrawn?

After the violent Chauri Chaura incident in February 1922.

When was the Quit India Movement launched?

On 8 August 1942.