Tamil Nadu Timeline

Annie Besant

4 events, 1916 to 1933; 1 marked as turning points.

  1. 1916

    1. Sep 1916AdyarPolitics

      Annie Besant launches the Home Rule League at Adyar

      Annie Besant founded the All India Home Rule League at Adyar, Madras, to campaign for self-government within the British Empire.

  2. 1917

    1. 8 May 1917AdyarSocial Reform

      Women's Indian Association founded at Adyar

      Margaret Cousins, Annie Besant, Dorothy Jinarajadasa and others founded the Women's Indian Association at Adyar to campaign for women's rights.

    2. Jun 1917 to Sep 1917OotyProtest

      Annie Besant interned

      The Madras government interned Annie Besant at a hill station for her Home Rule activities, provoking protests across India.

  3. 1933

    1. 20 Sep 1933AdyarPolitics

      Death of Annie Besant at Adyar

      Annie Besant, Theosophical Society president and Home Rule leader, died at Adyar in Madras.