Mahatma Gandhi – His Chronology (कालक्रम) 1929

Published on January 28, 2013 in Biographies

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Year	Month	Day	Event / Incident
1929	January	1	Opened a khadi bhandar in Calcutta.
1929	January	1	Moved resolution on constructive programme in the open session of the Congress.
1929	January	1	Annual session of the Congress concluded.
1929	January	1	In the All-Parties Convention Gandhiji moved a resolution containing general agreement on communal problems.
1929	January	1	All-Party Convention adjourned sine die.
1929	January	2	Gandhiji gave interview to The Englishman and Daily Telegraph clarifying his standpoint regarding Congress resolution and Nehru Report.
1929	January	2	Inaugurated the new block of Chittaranjan Seva Sadan.
1929	January	2	Visited Khadi Pratishthan at Sodepur.
1929	January	2	Visited the Vishwa Kosha Bhawan and met Nagendra Nath Basu.
1929	January	3	Left Calcutta at night for Delhi en route to Ahmedabad.
1929	January	3	Students strike started in the Gujarat College, Ahmedabad.
1929	January	4	Halted at Delhi; met Dr. Zakir Husain.
1929	January	5	Reached Ahmedabad at night.
1929	January	9	Attended the Arbitration Boards meeting regarding the Gujarat Ginning Mill dispute.
1929	January	10	Spoke at the Youth Week celebration.
1929	January	11	Presided over the seventh convocation of the Gujarat Vidyapith; spoke at the presentation of khadi purse to J.B. Kripalani.
1929	January	12	Sent message to the third gathering of Graduates of the Vidyapith.
1929	January	14	Gandhiji attended Arbitration Boards meeting.
1929	January	17	In Young India article "Then and Now", compared the present Congress programme with that of 1920-21.
1929	January	19	An Article "Pran Jaayi Aru Vachan Na Jaayi" written by Gandhiji for Navajivan was read at a Gujarat College students meeting.
1929	January	24	Young India published articles on "Duty of Resistance" and "Scheme for Boycott of Foreign Cloth through Khadi".
1929	January	30	Gandhiji spoke to Gujarat College students.
1929	January	31	In Young India article "My Apologies", announced the cancellation of his proposed European tour.
1929	February	1	Wrote to Jawaharlal Nehru to reorganize the Congress for following years non-violent non-co-operation campaign.
1929	February	2	Left on Sind tour.
1929	February	3	Reached Karachi in the afternoon; spoke in reply to the Municipal address at public meeting.
1929	February	3	Last chapter of Autobiography appeared in Navajivan.
1929	February	3	Gandhiji arrived at Karachi in the afternoon on a tour of Sind.
1929	February	3	Last instalment of An Autobiography was published in Navajivan.
1929	February	4, 6	Gandhiji was at Karachi.
1929	February	5	Spoke at meetings of untouchables and Depressed Classes.
1929	February	6	Spoke at meetings of Parsis and students; left for Jacobabad.
1929	February	7	At Jacobabad; spoke at public meeting.
1929	February	8	At Shikarpur; spoke at public meeting.
1929	February	9	At Larkana.
1929	February	10	At Sukkur; spoke at students meeting.
1929	February	11	At Sukkur and Rohri.
1929	February	13	At Padidan; reached Hyderabad (Sind) and spoke at public meeting.
1929	February	14	At Hyderabad; spoke at meeting of students, Congress, and untouchables. Spoke at Kotri Congress Committee.
1929	February	15	Gandhiji addressed public meeting in Mirpurkhas. Sind tour concluded.
1929	February	On or after 15	Issued statement on Sind Congress affairs.
1929	February	17	Arrived in Delhi.
1929	February	17	Attended meeting of Congress Working Committee.
1929	February	19	At Delhi.
1929	February	19	Attended with the Viceroy Vithalbhai Patels party.
1929	February	21	Reached Sabarmati Ashram.
1929	February	28	At Ahmedabad, spoke at unveiling of Tilak statue, flag-hoisting ceremony and public meeting.
1929	March	3	Arrived in Calcutta.
1929	March	4	In a speech in Shraddhanand Park, Calcutta, advised the people to boycott foreign cloth. The speech was followed by bonfire of foreign cloth.
1929	March	4	Gandhiji was arrested and later released on personal recognizance.
1929	March	5	Issued statement to Press on Calcuttas bonfire incident at 2.30 a.m.
1929	March	5	Left for Rangoon in morning by s.s. Aronda.
1929	March	8	Arrived in Rangoon. Addressed public meetings.
1929	March	8	Gave interview to Free Press of India.
1929	March	9	Spoke at public meeting in Rangoon.
1929	March	10	In Rangoon addressed meetings of Gujaratis, Arya Samajists, Indian gate-keepers, Indians and students.
1929	March	12	At Moulmein. Addressed Gujaratis meeting.
1929	March	13	Spoke at public meeting, Moulmein.
1929	March	14	In Rangoon, spoke at Ramakrishna Mission and womens meeting.
1929	March	15	Delivered speeches at Paungde and Prome.
1929	March	18	At Mandalay, spoke at public meeting.
1929	March	19	At Toungoo, spoke at public meeting.
1929	March	20	Spoke at labourers and students meeting.
1929	March	22	Left Rangoon for Calcutta. Collected more than Rs.1,50,000.
1929	March	24	Arrived in Calcutta.
1929	March	26	Gave statement in the course of his trial in the court of the Chief Presidency Magistrate, Calcutta.
1929	March	26	Left for Delhi.
1929	March	27	Reached Delhi. Attended meeting of Congress Working Committee.
1929	March	27	Left for Ahmedabad.
1929	March	29	In Ahmedabad, gave interview to the Associated Press.
1929	March	30	At Morvi, addressed Fifth Kathiawar Political Conference held under the Presidentship of Vallabhbhai Patel.
1929	April	1	Left Morvi at night.
1929	April	2	In Ahmedabad.
1929	April	5	Reached Bombay. Spoke at the opening ceremony of the Bombay Provincial Congress Committees new office.
1929	April	5	Left Bombay for Andhra Desha.
1929	April	6	Reached Andhra Desha.
1929	April	6	Replied to the joint address presented by the public of Hyderabad (Deccan) and Secunderabad.
1929	April	7	In Hyderabad. Visited local schools.
1929	April	7	Left for Bezwada.
1929	April	8	Spent night at Nandigama.
1929	April	9	Spoke at Nandigama in the morning.
1929	April	9	Reached Bezwada.
1929	April	10	Addressed public meeting at Bezwada.
1929	April	11	Reached Wuyyur at 8 p.m.
1929	April	12	Delivered a speech at Wuyyur.
1929	April	13	Delivered speeches at Arundhati Ashram, Andhra Jatiya Kalashala and womens meeting, Masulipatam.
1929	April	17	Left Masulipatam for Guntur.
1929	April	17	Addressed public meeting in Guntur, Kerinchedu and Pedanandipadu.
1929	April	24	Laid the foundation stone of Vivekananda Library, Potunooru.
1929	April	24	Reached Gundukolanu at 8.15 p.m. Stayed there for night.
1929	April	25	Spoke at Tadepalligudem.
1929	April	26	Spoke at Achanta.
1929	April	27	Spent night at Ananda Niketan ashram, Chagallu.
1929	April	28	Reached Vizagapatam at 3 p.m.
1929	April	28	Spoke at public meeting, Vizagapatam.
1929	May	1	Spoke at public meeting, Anakapalli.
1929	May	2	Spoke at public meeting, Tuni.
1929	May	3	Spoke at public meeting, Pithapuram.
1929	May	5	At Palivela.
1929	May	6	At Rajole.
1929	May	7	Spoke at public meeting, Rajahmundry.
1929	May	8	Spoke at public meeting, Sitanagaram.
1929	May	9	Spoke at public meeting, Polavaram.
1929	May	10	Spoke at Buchireddipalem and Kavali public meetings.
1929	May	13	At Nellore.
1929	May	19	At Nellore.
1929	May	20	At Kurnool.
1929	May	21	Spoke at farewell function, Adoni.
1929	May	21	Left for Bombay after visiting 319 villages in Andhra Desha and collecting about Rs.2,64,400.
1929	May	22	Reached Bombay at night.
1929	May	24	In Bombay, gave interview to The Bombay Chronicle.
1929	May	25	Spoke at the A.I.C.C. meeting.
1929	May	28	Reached Sabarmati Ashram.
1929	May	31	In Sabarmati Ashram.
1929	June	1	Gandhiji was in Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad.
1929	June	12	Bhagat singh and Batukeshwar Dutt were sentenced to transportation for life for throwing on April 8 "two bombs in the Assembly".
1929	June	13	In Bareily, at workers meeting, Gandhiji discussed question of Congress reorganization in terms of A.I.C.C. resolutions.
1929	June	14	At Nainital, spoke on khaddar, communal unity, prohibition and the removal of untouchability.
1929	June	15	Visited Bhuwali.
1929	June	16	In Tadikhet, spoke at Prem Vidyalaya anniversary celebrations.
1929	June	18	At Almora, addressed the Christian community.
1929	June	20	In Almora, made a moving reference to Padam Singhs death.
1929	June	21	Left Almora for Kausani.
1929	June	27	At Kausani completed introduction to the Gujarati translation of Bhagavad Gita.
1929	July	2	Left Kausani.
1929	July	4	Reached Kashipur in the morning and left for Delhi in the evening.
1929	July	5	In Delhi.
1929	July	6	Reached Sabarmati Ashram.
1929	July	23	Spoke at Kadi.
1929	July	26	Reached Allahabad; attended Working Committee meeting in Mayo Hall.
1929	July	27	In Allahabad, moved compromise resolution on non-violent non-co-operation campaign which was passed by an overwhelming majority in the Working Committee.
1929	July	28	Message to Bombay Congress Muslim party meeting at Congress House.
1929	August	2	At Sabarmati Ashram, Gandhiji spoke on death anniversary of Tilak.
1929	August	11	Arrived in Bombay; attended a conference in camera at M.A. Jinnahs place; discussed "matters of common interest"; left for Ahmedabad in the night.
1929	August	12	Returned to Ahmedabad; suffered from dysentery.
1929	August	15	Gave up experiment of uncooked food; was under medical treatment.
1929	August	18	Elected President of the 44th session of the Congress, Lahore.
1929	August	20	Declined Congress presidentship and suggested instead Jawaharlal Nehrus name.
1929	September	6	Left Ahmedabad from Bombay.
1929	September	7	In Bombay. Opened Crafts Block at National School, Vile Parle; laid foundation stone of an ashram for women; presided over meeting at the Venita Vishram for the blind; visited new building of A.I.C.C. khadi bhavan at Kalbadevi.
1929	September	9	Associated Press released Gandhijis appeal to mill-workers to keep pending announcement of arbitrators decision.
1929	September	10	At Bhopal, Gandhiji spoke at public meeting; visited Sanchi and left for Agra.
1929	September	11	At Agra, spoke at public meeting; addressed womens meeting.
1929	September	13	At Agra College, spoke to students.
1929	September	18	Visited Dayalbagh.
1929	September	20	At Mainpuri.
1929	September	21	At Farrukhabad.
1929	September	22	In Kanpur, spoke in reply to address by District Board and Municipality; spoke in reply to address by Piece-goods Merchants and Cloth Market Employees Association.
1929	September	24	Spoke at students meeting.
1929	September	25	In Banaras, spoke at untouchables meeting; addressed students of Hindu University.
1929	September	26	Addressed two womens meetings; spoke at Kashi Vidyapith; spoke at convocation, Kashi Vidyapith; left for Lucknow.
1929	September	27	In Lucknow, spoke at public meeting.
1929	September	28	Spoke to Lucknow University students; spoke at A.I.C.C. meeting.
1929	September	29	Interview to the Free Press of India.
1929	September	29	Jawaharlal Nehru was elected President for the Lahore Congress session.
1929	October	1	Gandhiji was at Faridabad.
1929	October	2	At Jaunpur.
1929	October	3	At Azamgarh.
1929	October	3	At Ghazipur.
1929	October	4	At Gorakhpur.
1929	October	8	At Basti.
1929	October	9	Reached Manakpur at 10 a.m.; spoke at Raja Sahebs palace; left for Gonda by car at p.m.
1929	October	10	At Gonda.
1929	October	11	Reached Barabanki; at Hardoi addressed political Conference.
1929	October	13	At Moradabad, performed the opening ceremony of the Brijratan Hindu Public Library; spoke at public meeting.
1929	October	14	Reached Hardwar.
1929	October	15	At Harward.
1929	October	16	Gandhi continued his U.P. Tour, collecting funds for Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial, U.P. National Service and khadi. At Dehra Dun laid the foundation-stone of the Shraddhanand Abala Ashram; spoke at meeting of students, women, and untouchables.
1929	October	17	On way to Mussoorie received address composed in Sanskrit by girls at Kanya Gurukul; took part in spinning competition along with Kasturba and Mirabehn; at Rajpur unveiled portrait of Keshav Dev Shastri and planted a tree in his memory.
1929	October	18	At Mussoorie addressed European Municiple councillors.
1929	October	19 to 23	At Mussoorie.
1929	October	24	At Mussoorie spoke at public meeting; urged Antyajas to bestir themselves and see to it that the Hindu temple at Mussoorie was made accessible to them.
1929	October	25	At Saharanpur.
1929	October	26	At Muzaffarnagar.
1929	October	27	At Meerut met "Meerut Conspiracy Case" prisoners; spoke at public meeting.
1929	October	28	visited Acharya Kripalanis ashram; spoke at Meerut College.
1929	October	29, 30	At Ashram.
1929	October	31	At Meerut.
1929	October	31	Viceroy announced Round Table Conference to be convened after Simon Commission submitted its report.
1929	November	1	Gandhi arrived in Delhi; leaders met at Vithalbhai Patels house to prepare drafts of joint statement; Gandhi emphasized that Viceroys offer could not be accepted without fulfilment of conditions.
1929	November	2	Conference of prominent leaders at Delhi unanimously issued statement in reply to Viceroys offer of Round Table Conference.
1929	November	2	Gandhi spoke at the Town Hall; received addresses from Congress Committee, Mazdur Sabha and a purse from citizens.
1929	November	3	Camped at Khurja.
1929	November	4	Arrived in Aligarh; at night addressed students of Aligarh Muslim University and spoke on Hindu-Muslim unity.
1929	November	5	At Aligarh; in afternoon spoke at womens meeting and public meeting.
1929	November	5	House of Lords debated Viceregal announcement; most members questioned its propriety.
1929	November	6	Gandhi arrived at Mathura.
1929	November	7	At Brindaban.
1929	November	7	House of Commons debated Viceregal announcement.
1929	November	8	Gandhi reached Hathras.
1929	November	9	In Etah district.
1929	November	10	In Badaun district.
1929	November	11	In Shahjahanpur district; visited American Methodist Mission Girls School for suppressed classes.
1929	November	12	In Pilibhit district.
1929	November	13	In Sitapur district; visited Lucknow en route to Rai Bareli.
1929	November	14	In Rai Bareli district. Wrote to A. Fenner Brockway that some absolute guarantees from British Government were necessary.
1929	November	15	Reached Allahabad.
1929	November	16	At Allahabad; in morning visited Dr. Higginbottoms experimental farm and agricultural institute, Mrs. Higginbottoms home for children of lepers, leper asylum conducted by them, Ewing College, Crosthwaite Girls School, Kayastha Pathashala and villager
1929	November	17	first death anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai.
1929	November	17	Gandhi spoke at meeting of students and staff of Allahabad University, Municipal committee meeting and womens meeting where Indira Nehru presented him cheque for over Rs.8,000; also spoke at public meeting presided over by Motilal Nehru.
1929	November	18	Conference of representative political leaders held at Allahabad adopted resolution to stand by Delhi manifesto and hoped British Government would fully respond.
1929	November	18	After midnight Congress Working Committee unanimously passed resolution to await response from British Government.
1929	November	19	Gandhi visited Mirzapur and Chunar.
1929	November	20	In Fatehpur district.
1929	November	21	In Banda district; left for Kulapahar.
1929	November	22	In Hamirpur district.
1929	November	23	In Jhansi and Jalaon districts.
1929	November	24	At Etawah; completed U.P. tour.
1929	November	25	Left for Ahmedabad.
1929	November	26	At Sabarmati executed Navjivan Trust Deed.
1929	November	30	had discussion with Jinnah and Vithalbhai Patel at Sabarmati.
1929	December	7	Reached Wardha in morning; appealed to Ahmedabad labourers to accept arbitrators award though it had fallen short of their demands.
1929	December	19	At Wardha.
1929	December	20	Viceroy telegraphed Gandhi to meet him along with Motilal Nehru, T.B. Sapru, Vithalbhai Patel and Jinnah on 23rd December afternoon. Gandhi accepted invitation.
1929	December	21	Left for Delhi; in letter to Mathuradas Trikumji wrote "I am not going there with any hopes."
1929	December	22	The Congress Exhibition at Lahore opened by Dr. P.C. Roy.
1929	December	23	Attempt was made to blow up Viceroys special train near New Delhi. Gandhi reached Delhi; met viceroy.
1929	December	24	Reached Lahore; spoke at public meeting; opened Lajpat Rai Memorial Hall; presided over All-India Suppressed Classes Conference.
1929	December	25	Laid foundation-stone of Lala Lajpat Rais statue in Golbag (Lahore).
1929	December	26	congress Working Committee circulated among members drafts resolutions for Congress prepared by Gandhi in consultation with Motilal Nehru and others.
1929	December	27	A.I.C.C. meeting commenced at Lahore and continued for next three days. All-India Hindustani Seva Dal Conference was held at Lahore under presidentship of