5 February 1924
Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally.
What Happened?
On 5 February 1924, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was released unconditionally from the Yerwada Prison in Pune on health grounds. He had undergone an operation for appendicitis at Sassoon Hospital, Pune.
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Details
- In March 1922, Gandhi was sentenced to six years imprisonment by Judge Broomfield.
- He had been charged with sedition for authoring three articles in the journal that he had started namely ‘Young India’.
- The trial had been held at Ahmedabad Circuit House.
- The Non-Cooperation Movement had been at its height previously until February 1922, when the Chauri Chaura incident took place.
- Read more on the Chauri Chaura incident in This Day in History dated Feb 4.
- After his release, Mahatma Gandhi devoted himself to fostering Hindu-Muslim unity which had worsened.
- This was because the Khilafat Movement had fallen flat after the rise of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Turkey.
Check the table below for related links:
| The Rise of Gandhi in Indian Freedom Struggle |
| Why did Gandhiji call off non-cooperation? |
| Where did Mahatma Gandhi first try out his new method of peaceful non-cooperation satyagraha? |
Also on this day: 1927: Death of Indian educator Inayat Khan. 1936: Birth of eminent Kannada poet K. S. Nissar Ahmed. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2008.
See previous ‘This Day in History’ here.
Also, see:
| Salt Satyagraha | Quit India Movement |
| Establishment of the Indian National Congress | Indigo Rebellion |
| Revolutionary Movement in India | Rowllat Act & Jallianwala Bagh Massacre |
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