The Salt March begins against Britain’s salt monopoly

Ambedkar and fellow protesters burned the Manusmriti during the Mahad campaign, rejecting textual authority used to justify caste inequality. The action linked public rights with criticism of...

The Second Youth Congress adopted a pledge affirming one homeland, one nation, and an Indonesian language of unity. Young organizers worked across regional backgrounds. Their claim challenged colonial...

Korean students in Gwangju protested discrimination under Japanese colonial rule. The movement spread through schools and linked educational grievances with independence. It demonstrates how racism...

Police fired during a Mau procession in Apia, killing Samoans and mortally wounding Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III. The movement demanded Samoan self-government and used widespread noncooperation. The...

Congress supporters observed Purna Swaraj Day with flags and a pledge for complete independence. The demand moved beyond reforms inside imperial rule. Public participation connected a constitutional...

Gandhi collected natural salt at Dandi in defiance of British law. The action encouraged others to challenge the colonial monopoly. Civil disobedience made economic domination visible through an...

Volunteers advanced on the Dharasana salt works during the civil disobedience campaign. Police beat protesters who did not strike back; reporting carried the confrontation internationally. Women’s...

The Poona Pact substituted reserved seats within joint electorates for separate electorates for the Depressed Classes. Negotiations occurred under intense pressure from Gandhi’s fast. Ambedkar’s...

Delegates at Bloemfontein brought organizations together against legislation threatening African political and land rights. The convention sought a united response to segregation. Collective...

Students began a boycott after union leaders Aung San and Nu were expelled in a dispute involving a critical magazine article. The strike linked freedom of expression and student organizing to wider...