Gandhi's Early Life and Philosophy — Landmark Events

Landmark Events

Asiatic Registration Act (Black Act) Resistance

1906-1907

This was not a single court judgment but a sustained campaign of civil disobedience against a discriminatory law in Transvaal. The Act required all Indians to register and carry…

Transvaal Immigration Act Resistance

1907-1908

Following the Black Act, the Transvaal Immigration Act further restricted Indian entry and residence. Gandhi and the Indian community continued their Satyagraha, involving illegal…

Invalidation of Non-Christian Marriages & Poll Tax Agitation

1913-1914

A 1913 Supreme Court ruling declared all non-Christian marriages in South Africa invalid, rendering Indian wives concubines and their children illegitimate. This, combined with a…