Tamil Nadu Timeline

Civil Disobedience

6 events, 1914 to 1942; 2 marked as turning points.

  1. 1914

    1. 22 Feb 1914JohannesburgDiplomacy

      Death of the young satyagrahi Thillaiyadi Valliammai

      Valliammai, a 16-year-old daughter of Tamil immigrants from Thillaiyadi, died after imprisonment in Gandhi's South African satyagraha.

  2. 1919

    1. 6 Apr 1919ChennaiProtest

      Gandhi conceives the Rowlatt hartal in Madras

      While staying with C. Rajagopalachari in Madras, Gandhi conceived a nationwide hartal against the Rowlatt Act, observed on 6 April 1919.

  3. 1930

    1. 1930ChennaiPolitics

      Muthulakshmi Reddy resigns over Gandhi's arrest

      Muthulakshmi Reddy resigned from the Madras Legislative Council in protest against the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi during civil disobedience.

    2. 13 Apr 1930 to 28 Apr 1930VedaranyamProtest

      Vedaranyam Salt Satyagraha

      C. Rajagopalachari led a march from Tiruchirappalli to Vedaranyam to break the salt law, the Tamil counterpart of the Dandi March.

  4. 1932

    1. 11 Jan 1932TiruppurProtest

      Death of Tiruppur Kumaran

      Freedom fighter Tiruppur Kumaran died of injuries from a police assault during a protest march, holding the national flag.

  5. 1942

    1. Aug 1942 to 1943ChennaiProtest

      Quit India Movement in the Tamil districts

      Congress leaders in the Tamil region were arrested as the Quit India Movement began, followed by strikes, sabotage and police firing.