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Mahatma Gandhi – His Chronology (कालक्रम) 1931

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YearMonthDayEvent / Incident
1931January4Mahomed Ali passed  away in London, where he had gone to attend the Round Table Conference along with Shaukat  Ali, Jinnah and Moonje.
1931January5In Ahmedabad Kasturba  Gandhi opened Khadi Bhandar.
1931January6V.J. Patel,  ex-Speaker, Legislative Assembly, was released.
1931January7Rabindranath Tagore  left London for India.
1931January9Dr. Hardikar of  Hindustani Seva Dal was convicted.
1931January10Bombay gave rousing  reception to V.J. Patel.
1931January11Bombay High Court  quashed conviction of Nariman.
1931January12Sholapur prisoners  executed.
1931January14Assembly session  opened.
1931January19Plenary session of  Round Table Conference.
1931January19Prime Minister made  statement regarding future Constitution of India.
1931January21In Allahabad Congress  Working Committee met at Swaraj Bhawan to consider statement of Prime Minister.
1931January21At Borsad a procession  of women was lathi-charged; Gangabehn Vaidya received injuries.
1931January22Jamnadas Dwarkadas was  arrested.
1931January23Martial Law withdrawn  in Peshawar.
1931January25Lord Irwin issued  statement releasing Gandhi and CWC members.
1931January26Gandhi was released  from Yeravda Jail at 11 p.m. With Sarojini Naidu, also released on the same day, drove to  Chinchwad railway station; interview to A.P.I. on station platform; left for Bombay.
1931January26Jawaharlal Nehru and  other Congress Working Committee members released.
1931January26First anniversary of  Independence Day celebrated; meetings confirmed resolution of independence.
1931January26In Calcutta, Subhas  Chandra Bose, Mayor, was arrested.
1931January27Gandhi reached Bombay  at 5.45 a.m.; interview to Press at noon; at Dr. P.S.S. Patil’s place met Vithalbhai  Patel; visited Congress Hospital.
1931January27Visited Free Emergency  Hospital; left for Allahabad.
1931January28Reached Allahabad.
1931January31In Allahabad, original  and substituted members of Congress Working Committee met at Swaraj Bhawan; Gandhi spoke  twice.
1931February1In Young India, Gandhi  reiterated his "faith in truth and ahimsa". Interviewed by Reuter’s Special  Correspondent; addressed public meeting.
1931February1Wrote to Viceroy on  the lathi-charge on women’s procession at Borsad.
1931February3Spoke to Allahabad  boatmen’s Association.
1931February3Was met by Nawab of  Bhopal; returned Nawab’s visit.
1931February3Interview to The  Pioneer.
1931February4Accompanied Motilal  Nehru for treatment to Lucknow Police raided Young India; confiscated cyclostyling  machine.
1931February5In interview to the  Press, Gandhi condemned continuous repression.
1931February6In Lucknow Motilal  Nehru passed away; body taken to Allahabad.
1931February6Gandhi returned to  Allahabad; spoke at funeral.
1931February6V.S. Srinivasa Sastri,  M.R. Jayakar, T.B. Sapru and other RTC delegates landed in Bombay.
1931February7Gandhi in message on  Motilal Nehru exhorted countrymen to "deserve this hero’s sacrifice by each  sacrificing… to attain freedom".
1931February9In Press statement  made suggestions on how to observe Shraddha Day of Motilal Nehru.
1931February9Legislative Assembly  adjourned to honour Motilal Nehru.
1931February10Spoke to students.
1931February12Discussed with  commercial magnates "financial safeguards in the proposed constitution".
1931FebruaryBefore 13Interviewed by News  Chronicle, London.
1931February13Met Nawab of Bhopal at  Sir S.M. Sulaiman’s house; Sastri, Sapru, Jayakar, Dr. Ansari also joined.
1931February13CWC discussed  political situation with some RTC delegates.
1931February14Talks continued;  Gandhi was authorized "to negotiate settlement with Viceroy".
1931February14Gandhi wrote to  Viceroy; sought appointment for meeting.
1931February15Addressed public  meeting.
1931February15Rafi Ahmed Kidwai,  ex-member of Legislative Assembly and substitute member, CWC, handed over Gandhi’s  letter to Viceroy in Delhi.
1931February15"Motilal  Day" observed.
1931February16Gandhi left Allahabad  by train for Delhi; Mahadev Desai, Mirabehn and Pyarelal accompanied.
1931February17In London, The  Daily Herald, 17-2-1931, described Gandhi as "an optimist and a lover of  peace…making every effort…whereby co-operation can be offered."
1931February17Gandhi detrained at  Ghaziabad; after morning walk at Shahdara, drove to Dr. Ansari’s house.
1931February17Spoke to people  gathered in the park; received Sastri, Sapru and Jayakar, before meeting viceroy; RTC  terms and scope of Congress participation discussed.
1931February17Gandhi held prayer  meeting at Dr. Ansari’s house in the evening.
1931February18At 1.40 p.m. before  meeting Viceroy spoke to people assembled.
1931February18Continued talks with  Viceroy from 2.30 p.m
1931February19Summoned by Viceroy;  held consultations with Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel, Abul Kalam Azad and other CWC  members; communique issued.
1931February20Gandhi addressed  public meeting.
1931February21Interviewed by News  Chronicle, London. Conveyed to CWC meeting result of conversations with Viceroy.
1931February22Addressed Council of  All-India Muslim League.
1931FebruaryBefore 24In letter to  Vithalbhai Patel who was leaving for Vienna, wished speedy recovery.
1931February24Viceroy explained to  eight RTC delegates summary of talks with Gandhi.
1931February24In Delhi Jamnalal  Bajaj read out Gandhi’s message at Khaddar Pracharini Sabha meeting.
1931February25Gandhi spoke at Hindu  College.
1931February26Spoke at Sisganj  Gurdwara.
1931February27Summoned by Viceroy;  no final agreement.
1931February27CWC met after  Gandhi-Irwin talks.
1931February28Gandhi sent note on  picketing to Lord Irwin; received from him notes on proposed settlement.
1931March1CWC altered draft  formula of Gandhi-Irwin agreement without affecting the principle of its terms for truce.
1931March1Gandhi met viceroy at  9 p.m. Talks continued till 12.15 a.m. On return to residence at 1 a.m. informed CWC  members about his discussion with Viceroy; at 2 a.m. began his silence day.
1931March3Talks with Sir George  Schuster commenced at 11 a.m. agreement reached permitting people on sea coast to pick,  manufacture and sell salt; path for Congress participation in Round Table Conference  cleared.
1931March3CWC meeting supported  draft formula of Gandhi-Irwin agreement.
1931March3Gandhi met viceroy.
1931March4Resumed talks with  Viceroy at night; agreement reached. CWC gave unanimous support to Gandhi-Irwin agreement.
1931March5At Viceroy’s  house Lord Irwin and Gandhi signed the provisional settlement which was officially  announced at 5 p.m.
1931March5CWC passed resolution  endorsing the provisional settlement and called for action in accordance with it.
1931March5Gandhi issued  statement to the Press on the settlement.
1931March6Interviewed by S.  Hasan Ali Khan on question of zamindars’ rights.
1931March6Interviewed by Kaiser-I-Hind.
1931March6Interviewed by  journalists.
1931March6Addressed public  meeting.
1931March9Reached Ahmedabad at  9.30 p.m.
1931March10Interviewed to the  Press.
1931March10In speech to vanaras, Gandhi appealed for boycott of foreign cloth.
1931March10Addressed public  meeting on provisional settlement.
1931March11Interviewed by the  Press.
1931March11At Gujarat Vidtyapith,  addressed Ashram inmates and students and teachers of Gujarat Vidyapith.
1931March11Spoke to volunteers;  spoke at Labour Union.
1931March12Young India reappeared  in print; Gandhi explained implications of Delhi agreement. Left Ahmedabad for Borsad at  6.15 a.m.; alighted at Navali; advised peasants to pay up the revenue if their economic  condition was good; spoke at Borsad, Ras and Sunav.
1931March14Reached Navasari in  the morning by rail; at Dandi addressed public meeting; returned to Navasari, addressed  Navasari Merchants; Maha Mandal; spoke at public meeting. Spoke at Sisora; left for  Bardoli.
1931March14At Jaipur State  Banquet Lord Irwin observed "Throughout conversations with Mr. Gandhi, I felt  complete assurance that I could implicitly trust his word."
1931March15Gandhi spoke at Surat.
1931March16Reached Bombay at 5  a.m.; broke silence at 8 p.m. Addressed public meeting at Parel and Dadar.
1931March16Interviewed by Subhas  Chandra Bose from 10 p.m. to 2.30 a.m.
1931March17At 7 a.m. spoke to  congress volunteers and Desh Sevikas. Met Shaukat Ali in Khilafat House; offered  condolences on the death of Mahomed Ali.
1931March17Interviewed by Scrutator.
1931March17Received deputation of  members of Indian Merchants’ Chamber headed by sir Chunilal Mehta.
1931March17At Azad Maidan  addressed mass meeting.
1931March18At Vile Parle spoke to  Congress workers.
1931March19Reached Delhi.
1931March19Met Viceroy regarding  commutation of death sentences of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru.
1931March19Met H.W. Emerson, Home  Secretary.
1931March20Lord Irwin paid  tributes to Gandhi’s honesty, sincerity and patriotism at a dinner given by ruling  Princes.
1931March21Gandhi gave interview  to Press.
1931March21Viceroy convened  conference of ruling Princes for informal exchange of views on framing the new  constitution; Gandhi and Malaviya attended.
1931MarchBefore  23Gandhi gave interview  to Chicago Tribune.
1931March23In letter to Lord  Irwin appealed for reconsideration of question of commutation of death sentences of Bhagat  singh and others.
1931March23Issued statement on  Bhagat Singh’s execution.
1931March23Left Delhi for  Karachi.
1931MarchBefore 24Gandhi gave interview  to Manchester Guardian, London.
1931March24"Day of  Mourning".
1931March25Reached Karachi.
1931March25In Kanpur, Ganesh  Shankar Vidyarthi, a prominent Congress leader, was killed while pacifying rioters.
1931March26In Karachi Gandhi gave  interview to Press.
1931March26Issued statement on  Kanpur riots.
1931March26Addressed, on behalf  of CWC, deputation of Indian Merchants’ Association.
1931March26Inaugural speech at  Karachi Congress.
1931March27At Subjects Committee  meeting Gandhi spoke on Kanpur riots.
1931March27Interviewed by Subhas  Chandra Bose and Satyamurti on question of release of Bengal detenus and prisoners  sentenced during civil disobedience movement.
1931March27Interviewed by  Congress workers on question of Federation.
1931March27Spoke to deputation of  Red Shirts of Navjawan bharat Sabha.
1931March28At Subjects Committed  meeting, spoke on resolution on provisional settlement; the resolution was adopted.
1931March30Gandhi spoke at  Congress session.
1931March30Karachi Congress  passed resolution endorsing Gandhi-Irwin settlement; authorized Gandhi to represent the  Congress at RTC.
1931March31Gandhi, in reply to  the Karachi civic address, congratulated Mayor Jamshed Mehta on excellent arrangements.
1931March31At Congress session,  spoke on resolution on fundamental rights; the resolution was adopted.
1931April1Gandhi interviewed by The  Stateman.
1931April1At AICC meeting,  proposed new CWC members.
1931April1Addressed  Jamiat-ul-Ulema conference.
1931April1Spoke at Parsi  Rajakiya Mandal.
1931April2Addressed Sind  National Service League.
1931April6In Delhi, issued Press  statement on communal problem Interview with H.M. Emerson.
1931April7In Delhi at Council  Hall, Gandhi spoke to Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
1931April8At Amritsar, discussed  with Sikhs methods of finding solution to communalism.
1931April8Discussed boycott of  foreign cloth and peaceful picketing with deputation of Piece-goods Merchants’  Association.
1931April8Left Amritsar for  Ahmedabad.
1931April9Passed through Delhi en  route to Ahmedabad.
1931April9Interviewed by Tej.
1931April10Reached Ahmedabad.
1931April10Cancelled Broach trip  owing to indisposition.
1931April11Delivered convocation  address at Gujarat Vidyapith.
1931April12At Ambalal Sarabhai  bungalow, where Gandhi was staying, met J.H. Garrett, Commissioner, Northern Division.
1931April13Addressed Gujarat  Vidyapith Graduates’ conference.
1931April14With Kasturba Gandhi,  visited Sabarmati Ashram to see Imam Saheb who was very seriously ill and other patients.
1931April15Interview to  Associated Press of India.
1931April15Gandhi left Ahmedabad  for Bombay.
1931April16Gandhi arrived in  Bombay from Ahmedabad; bade farewell to Lord Irwin; spoke to Congress workers on return of  confiscated lands in Gujarat; and discussed scheme of re-export of foreign cloth with  mill-owners Sir N. Wadia, H.P. Mody and Ambalal Sarabhai.
1931April17Met Governor of Bombay  regarding question of land revenue and return of the confiscated property of the Gujarat  peasants. Also discussed with Sir Geoffrey Corbers, Commerce Member, Government of India,  the question of re-export of foreign cloth from In
1931April18Spoke in reply to  Before Corporation address.
1931April18Lord Willingdon sworn  in as Viceroy of India.
1931April19Gandhi arrived at  Ahmedabad.
1931April20At Vidyapith; visited  Satyagraha Ashram.
1931April21At Ahmedabad,  officiated at wedding of Lakshmi, daughter of khadi worker; left for Bardoli.
1931April22, 26In Bardoli taluka.
1931April23Cabled to The Daily  Harald that present methods of conversion adopted by missionaries should be abandoned.
1931April24Held discussions with  peasants whose confiscated lands had been sold by Government to third parties.
1931April25In Bardoli, Sir  Cowasji Jehangir, Nariman and Sardar Garda met Gandhi regarding return of confiscated  lands.
1931April25Gandhi visited Babla.
1931April26Visited Akoti village.
1931April27In Bardoli; left for  Borsad.
1931AprilApril 28, May 10At Borsad.
1931April28Advised Khatedars of  Kaira district that they were not obliged to pay revenue by incurring debt if they had  suffered substantially by reason of Satyagraha movement.
1931April30Gave interview to Fox  Movietone News. Met the peasants of Bardoli.
1931May1Brother of King of  Bhutan met Gandhi. Gandhi wired H.W. Emerson, home Secretary, not to arrest Abdul Gaffar  Khan.
1931May2In interview to Press,  said that congress workers were faithful to the Gandhi-Irwin pact.
1931May6At Bochasan laid the  foundation of Vallabh Vidyalaya. Gave interview to the Associated press of India.
1931May7Issued statement to  Press on Congress workers’ picketing of liquor shops and foreign cloth.
1931May9Met the congress  workers of Kaira district.
1931May10Gandhi saw Collector  of Kaira.
1931May11Collector of Kaira met  Gandhi. Gandhi left Borsad for Simla.
1931May13, 17At Simla.
1931May13Held talks with Lord  Willingdon and H.W. Emerson on the Problems arising out of Gandhi-Irwin pact.
1931May14Spoke at public  meeting and had talks with H.W. Emerson.
1931May15, 16Continued his talks  with viceroy and Home Secretary.
1931May16Met sir G. Schuster.
1931May17Malaviya and Moonje  had talks with Gandhi. Gandhi had talks with H.W. Emerson. Gave interview to a group of  journalists and left for Nainital.
1931May18Reached Nainital and  met Sir Malcolm Hailey, Governor of U.P., to discuss the agrarian question.
1931May19At Nainital, held  talks with the Governor and spoke at public meeting.
1931May20At Nainital, had  interview with the Governor.
1931May21At Kumaon, spoke at  political sufferers’ meeting.
1931May22At Nainital, in an  interview to Press, declined to make any statement regarding his plans for going to  London.
1931May23Wired H.S.L. Polak,  Srinivas Sastri and C.F. Andrews that absence of solution to communal question and  attitude of some Provincial Governments made his leaving India difficult; reached to  compromise with the zamindars regarding remission of land revenu
1931May25Reached Swaraj Ashram,  Bardoli.
1931MayMay 25, June 8At Bardoli.
1931May27Had prolonged  conversation with Subhas Chandra Bose.
1931May30Police fired in  communal clashes in Kanpur.
1931June5Gandhi visited Surat.
1931June6In Bardoli. Abdul  Ghaffar Khan met Gandhi.
1931June8Jawaharlal Nehru met  Gandhi. In the evening Gandhi left for Bombay accompanied by Jawaharlal Nehru and Abdul  Gaffar Khan.
1931June9Arrived in Bombay to  attend Congress Working Committee meeting which passed resolution that Gandhi alone should  represent the Congress at R.T.C.
1931June10In Bombay, addressed Prabhat  Pheris, the processionists who came singing to his Bombay residence, Mani Bhuwan.
1931June11In Bombay, addressed  meeting of Desh Sevikas and the Hindustani Seva Dal.
1931June12In Bombay, explained  to a deputation of Europeans the attitude of the Congress towards englishmen; left for  Borsad.
1931June12At Maroli, on way to  Borsad, laid the foundation of a Kasturba weaving school started by Mithubehn Petit.
1931June13, 17At Borsad.
1931June18, 24Gandhi continued in  Borsad.
1931June15, 22In Simla; held  discussions with H.W. Emerson on the breaches of Settlement.
1931June22exhorted farmers in  Borsad taluka to pay as much land revenue as they could.
1931June24Left for Bombay.
1931June25Reached Bombay; told  Press reporters that he would attend Federal Structure Committee meeting also if he attend  Round Table Conference; told mill-owners that they should not use foreign-manufactured  yarn in their mills; addressed Young Europeans’ Dinne
1931June26In Bombay, spoke at  women’s meeting and later at "Depressed Classes" meeting.
1931June27Left Bombay for  Borsad; spoke at meeting of Parsis at Udvada.
1931JuneJune 28, July 6In Borsad.
1931June29Issued statement  regarding change of venue of Congress Working Committee meeting from Sachin to Bombay.
1931June30Sir Ernest Hotson  asked Gandhi on behalf of Viceroy if he was willing to serve on the Federal Structure  Committee. Gandhi appealed to H.W. Emerson for release of Pandit Jagat ram. In interview  to press, said that he would, if invited, visit Lancashire
1931July6Left Bombay; attended  Congress Working Committee meeting.
1931July10Spoke at meeting of  Gandhi Seva Mandal, Bombay.
1931July11Viceroy invited Gandhi  for discussion with H.W. Emerson on alleged breaches of Settlement by Government.
1931July12Gandhi left for Surat.
1931July13Reached Surat; left  for Simlai to have talks with H.W. Emerson.
1931July17Held talks with sir  James Crerar, Home Member.
1931July18Had talks with  Viceroy, Lord Willingdon.
1931July20In interview to  Associated Press, said that he might start on August 15 to attend Federal Structure  Committee meeting in London.
1931July21Gave  "Charge-sheet" to H.W. Emerson at Simla listing instances of breaches of  Settlement. Had second round of talks with viceroy; in interview to Associated Press, said  that talks were inconclusive.
1931July22Left Simla in  afternoon. Attempt on life of Sir Ernest Hotson, Acting Governor of Bombay.
1931July24Gandhi reached  Bardoli; demanded open impartial enquiry into complaints of forced collection of land  revenue and repression of tenants.
1931July25In Bardoli; assured  H.W. Emerson that no precipitate action would be taken without informing him.
1931July27District and Sessions  Judge Garlick of Alipore was shot dead in his court-room; Gandhi left for Borsad.
1931July28, 31In Borsad.
1931July31Left Borsad and  arrived in Ahmedabad; gave interview to Associated Press.
1931August1, 2In Ahmedabad.
1931August2Opened family temple  of Chinubhai Madhavlal to untouchables.
1931August3Arrived in Bombay; at  night left for Poona.
1931August4In Poona, had talks  with Governor of Bombay, Sir Ernest Hotson; in evening returned to Bombay.
1931August5, 11In Bombay.
1931August5Congress Working  Committee met in Bombay.
1931August6Gandhi spoke at  A.I.C.C. meeting.
1931August7Spoke at meeting of  Paris.
1931August8Laid foundation-stone  of an eye hospital; spoke at A.I.C.C. meeting.
1931August9Spoke at meeting of  Hindustani Seva Dal.
1931August11Wired to Viceroy and  Bombay Government that Government attitude was not favourable to enable him to proceed to  London.
1931August13Congress Working  Committee passed resolution to continue honouring Delhi Pact, but not to take part in  Round Table Conference. Gandhi spoke to Press representatives.
1931August14Gave interview to  Press; left Bombay for Ahmedabad at night.
1931August15, 23In Ahmedabad.
1931August18Released  correspondence regarding breakdown of negotiations with Government; gave interview to  Press.
1931August22I nterview to  Associate Press.
1931August23Gandhi left Ahmedabad  for Simla.
1931August25Reached Simla at 11  a.m. accompanied by Vallabhbhaii Patel, Prabhashankar Pattani, M.A. Ansari and Jawaharlal  Nehru, met H.W. Emerson.
1931August26Had three hours’  talk with Viceroy in morning; announced to Press that he was sailing from Bombay for  London on August 29.
1931August27Left Simla for Bombay  in evening.
1931August28Government communique,  known as Second Settlement, released.
1931August29Gave interview to The  Bombay Chronicle on train; reached Bombay; addressed public meeting; sailed for London  by s.s. Rajputana to attend Round Table Conference.
1931September2Appealed to Indian  people to preserve absolutely non-violent atmosphere during absence and follow  constructive programme.
1931September3Reached Aden; gave  interview to Reuter; was presented address and purse at reception in reply to which he  said that free India could be a great force of service to whole of mankind.
1931September6reached Suez.
1931September7Silence Day. Gandhi  reached Port Said; in interview to Cairo’s Al Ahram, said if Round Table  Conference failed consequence would be resumption of civil disobedience movement; urged  Egyptian nationalists to fight non-violently; in special interview to T
1931September7Received Mustafa Nahas  Pasha’s welcome message inviting him to visit Egypt on his homeward journey.
1931September7Disappointment on  arrived at Port Said as large number of admirers were prevented by authorities from  meeting him.
1931September10In interview on board  ship said he had prepared no plans, no speeches, no arguments and no programme for his  stay in England.
1931September11Landed at Marseilles;  was received by Madeleine Rolland on behalf of her brother, Romain Rolland, who was ill;  told Pressmen "I am going to England to realize the dream of my life - the freedom  of my country."
1931September11In interview to The  New York Times said he had no intention of visiting the United States as he believed  he was "not wanted" there.
1931September11In another interview  to Press said he would, provided he was invited to, go to Lancashire even if he was to be  lynched. Left at 4.30 p.m. by P. and O. Express for Calais.
1931September12Gandhi arrived in  London.
1931September12In interview to the  Press gave essence of Congress mandate.
1931September12Spoke at Friends’  House, London.
1931September13In broadcast to  America from Columbia broadcasting Service made an appeal to conscience of the people.
1931September13Met British Prime  Minister and Lord Sankey.
1931SeptemberBefore 14In message to The  Times said that he wanted goodwill on every Englishman and English woman in his  mission of peace.
1931September14Attended Federal  Structure Committed meeting but did not speak, it being his Silence Day.
1931September15At Federal Structure  Committee presented national demand of Complete Independence.
1931September16Speaking at meeting of  Labour M. Ps. Reiterated India’s demand for Complete Independence.
1931September17Gave interview to the Textile  Mercury and News Chronicle.
1931September17Spoke at Federal  Structure Committee on elections of members of Federal Legislature.
1931September19Spoke at Reception at  Kingsley Hall.
1931September21Shifted to 88  Knightsbridge from Kingsley Hall.
1931September22had interview with  Charlie Chaplin.
1931September22Spoke at meeting of  Federal Structure Committee on Government’s decision to abandon Gold Standard.
1931September23Spoke at Guild House  Church on "Voluntary Poverty".
1931September23Speaking at meeting of  M.Ps. elucidated idea of Complete Independent.
1931September24Had discussions with  Aga Khan and Jinnah. Attended Federal Structure Committee meeting.
1931September25Called on Lord Irwin.
1931September25Had talks with  representatives of cotton industry of Edgeworth and at Darwen.
1931September26Received deputation of  unemployed workers at Springfield. Garden Village.
1931September26, 27Spoke on  Lancashire’s unemployment problem.
1931September27Spoke at Adult school,  West Bradford.
1931September27Received deputations  from unemployed workers and Clitheroe Weavers’ Association at West Bradford.
1931September27Had talks with Press  reporters.
1931September28Attended Minorities  Committee meeting.
1931September29In London. Had  discussions with Sir Samuel Hoare.
1931September30Had interview with  Prime Minister.
1931September30Spoke at reception,  Indian Chamber of Commerce, London.
1931October1Had meeting with the  Aga Khan and other Muslim Leaders at Ritz Hotel.
1931October1Had discussions with  Prime Minister.
1931October1Speaking at Minorities  Committee meeting, asked for its adjournment for a week.
1931OctoberBefore 2Gave interview to the Jewish  Chronicle.
1931October2Talked to henry Carter  on prohibition.
1931October2Independent Labour  Party, Indian National Congress, League and the Gandhi society arranged a birthday  luncheon for Gandhi at Westminster palace rooms.
1931October2At Minorities  Conference, London, Gandhi opposed special representation to Depressed Classes.
1931October2Spoke at women’s  reception arranged by Women’s Indian Association at Central Y.M.C.A., London.
1931October3Went to see C.F.  Andrews at Centerbury.
1931October4At Canterbury.
1931October5Spoke at a meeting of  Minorities Conference, London.
1931October6Addressed Fellowship  Club.
1931October6Attended party in  honour of Lord Irwin.
1931October7Spoke at a meeting of  Friends of India, London.
1931October8Presented Congress  policy on minority question at Minorities Committee meeting.
1931October8Spoke at s conference  of Missionary Societies in Great Britain and ireland, London.
1931OctoberOn or before 9Gave interviews to  Madame Montessori and Shaw Desmond.
1931October9Spoke at Federal  Structure Committee meeting.
1931October10At Chichester.
1931OctoberOn or before 11Gave interview to H.N.  Braisford.
1931October12At National Labour  Club said that India was determined to achieve Complete Independence without shedding  blood.
1931October13Explained communal  question in interview to the press.
1931October13Addressed Indian  Students’ meeting, Gower Street Hostel, Bloomsbury, London.
1931OctoberOn or before 14Gave interview to  Joseph Bard, Editor, The island, London.
1931October14Issued statement to  the Press on solution of communal issue.
1931October14Had talks with Sir  Samuel Hoare, Benthal and M.A. Jinnah. Spoke at Federal Structure Committee meeting,  London.
1931October15Spoke at meeting of  students at International Students’ Movement House, russell Square, London.
1931October15Had talks with Samuel  Hoare, T.B. Sapru, M.R. Jayakar and others.
1931October16Had discussion with  Callender on Mass Production v. Production by the Masses.
1931October16Spoke at Federal  Structure Committee meeting and at temperance Workers’ meeting.
1931October17Spoke at Nottingham  University college, Nottingham.
1931OctoberOn or after 17Gave interview to E.  Wrench, Editor, The Spectator, London.
1931October18Spoke to Indians at  Selly Oak, Birmingham, and exhorted them to return to India and serve their countrymen.
1931October18Spoke at woodbrooke  Settlement, Selly Oak, Birmingham on India’s decision to attain freedom through  peaceful means.
1931October19Left Birmingham in the  morning.
1931October20Spoke at Federal  Structure Committee meeting, London.
1931October20At meeting held under  the auspices of the royal Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House, London,  spoke on "India of Today and tomorrow".
1931October21Called on Lord Irwin  and Col. Maddock. Attended Federal Structure Committee meeting.
1931October22Gave interview to The  Statemen.
1931October22Spoke at Federal  Structure Committee meeting, London.
1931October23Gave interview to  Reuter.
1931October23Spoke at Federal  Structure Committee meeting, London.
1931October23Had a talk with T.B.  Sapru and others. Reached Eton at night.
1931October23Addressed a gathering  of School Boys, Eton.
1931October23Left Eton in the  morning for Oxford.
1931October24Spoke at meeting of  Indian Majlis, Oxford.
1931October24Delivered a talk at  Oxford.
1931October26Attended Federal  Structure Committee meeting.
1931October27Attended Federal  Structure Committee meeting.
1931October28Spoke on child  education at Montessori Training College, London.
1931October29Gave interview to  Charles Petrasch and others.
1931October30Spoke at a meeting of  Commonwealth of India League, Central Hall, Westminster.
1931October31Spoke at meeting of  Quakers at Friend’s House, London.
1931November1Spoke at Pembroke  College, Cambridge, reiterating his faith in a partnership of India and Britain on equal  terms.
1931November1Spoke at Indian  Majlis.
1931November1Reached London.
1931November2Submitted written  statement at Federal Structure Committee, London.
1931November3Spoke at the annual  meeting of Children’s House, Bow.
1931November4Spoke at Federal  Structure Committee meeting, London.
1931November4Spoke at the Indian  Medical Association.
1931November5Spoke at meeting of  Postal Workers’ Union.
1931November6Mr. & Mrs. George  Bernard Shaw called on Gandhi.
1931November7Gandhi reached Oxford.  Had talks with Ramsay macDonald and Prof. Murray.
1931November9Returned to London  from Oxford.
1931November9Declared in Press  statement that he had cancelled his continental engagements.
1931November10Spoke at meeting,  organized by Fellowship of Reconciliation at friends’ House, London.
1931November10Had talks with T.B.  Sapru and others.
1931November10Discussed with J.M.  Sen Gupta situation in Bengal. Spoke at London School of Economics.
1931November11Gave interview to the  Press.
1931November11Explained his concept  of provincial autonomy at conference of the Round Table Conference delegates.
1931November12Spoke at commonwealth  of India League, London.
1931November13Gave interview to News  Chronicle.
1931November13Spoke at Minorities  Committee meeting.
1931November13Spoke at Westminster  School.
1931November14Called on Lord Irwin
1931November14Gave interview to the  Press.
1931November16Attended Minorities  Committee meeting.
1931November17Sent a message to F.B.  Fisher expressing his inability to visit America.
1931November17Spoke on defence at  the Federal Structure Committee meeting.
1931November18Spoke at meeting of  Women’s Indian Council at Morley College, London.
1931November19Spoke on  "Commercial discrimination" at Federal Structure Committee meeting.
1931November19Addressed London  Vegetarian Society.
1931November20Attended  Vegetarians’ meeting.
1931November24Had discussions with  Prime Minister, Lord Sankey, State Secretary, Sapru and lees-Smith.
1931November25Gave interview to New  Leader. Made two speeches on "Provincial Autonomy" and on  "Finance" in Federal Structure Committee meetings.
1931November25Met Dr. Ambedkar in  the evening.
1931November26Participated in  proceedings of Federal Structure Committee meeting.
1931November27Participated in  Federal Structure Committee meeting.
1931November28Took part in  proceedings of plenary session of Round Table Conference.
1931NovemberBefore 30Gave interview to the  press, London.
1931November30Participated in  proceedings of plenary session of R.T.C.
1931December1Delivered concluding  speech at plenary session of Round Table Conference.
1931December1Gave interview to  journalists.
1931December1Released statement to  the Press on events in India.
1931December2Gave interview to Sir  Philip Hartog.
1931December3Gave interview to the  press.
1931December3Had discussions with  J.F. Horrabin, Wrench, Laski, Kingsley Martin, Brailsford and Nevinson.
1931December4Called on Prime  Minister and Secretary of State for India.
1931DecemberBefore 5Gave interview to  Edmond Demeter.
1931December5Issued parting  manifesto.
1931December5Gave farewell messages  to Reuter and Bristol Evening News.
1931December5Left Britain for Paris en route to India.
1931December5Spoke at reception  organized by Indians in Paris.
1931December5Spoke at public  meeting in afternoon.
1931December6Had discussions with  Romain Rolland at Villeneuve.
1931December6Gave interview to the  Press.
1931December8Addressed three  meetings at Lausanne.
1931December9Had discussions with  Romain Rolland in Villeneuve.
1931December10Spoke at meeting held  at Victoria hall organized by International Women’s League for Peace and Freedom.
1931December10, 11Had discussions with  Romain Rolland.
1931December11Left Villeneuve. In  Milan.
1931December12In Rome. Visited  Vatican city. Called on Mussolini.
1931December13In Rome. Had talk with  Sukhotina Tolstoy. Addressed a women’s meeting.
1931December14In Brindisi. Attended  function organized by History and Art Society.
1931December17Gave interview to  Reuter at Port Said.
1931December24Made statement to the  Associated Press of India.
1931December25Delivered a talk on  Jesus and Christianity on s.s. Pilsna at 4.30 in the morning.
1931December27Gave interview to  Reuter on s.s. Pilsna.
1931December28Landed in Bombay in  the morning.
1931December28Gave interview to the  Press.
1931December28Spoke at public  meeting at Azad Maidan, Bombay.
1931December28At night spoke at  Welfare of India League in Majestic Hotel, Bombay.
1931December29Wired to the Viceroy  seeking interview to discuss Frontier, U.P. and Bengal ordinances.
1931December29Had talks with Subhas  Chandra Bose.
1931December31Viceroy declined to  discuss with Gandhi Frontier, U.P. and Bengal Ordinances.

 

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