Jawaharlal Nehru

1889 – 1964

Mahatma Gandhi walks 240 miles to the sea to make salt in defiance of British salt laws. The act of civil disobedience galvanizes millions and demonstrates a…

• 1930 CE

  Gandhi leads Salt March

  Mahatma Gandhi walks 240 miles to the sea to make salt in defiance of British salt laws. The act of civil disobedience galvanizes millions and demonstrates a new model of nonviolent resistance that inspires independence movements worldwide.

• 1947 CE

  India gains independence; Partition begins

  After two centuries of British rule, India and Pakistan become independent on August 15—but Partition divides the subcontinent along religious lines. Up to 2 million die in communal violence; 15 million flee across borders in one of history's largest mass migrations.

• 1955 CE

  Bandung Conference

  29 Asian/African nations form Non-Aligned Movement.