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Kheda - March 1918
| Date | Place | Significant Event(s) | Noteworthy Letter(s)/Interview (s) | CWMG Details |
| 1-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad |
Workers' advisers pledged to feed and clothe strikers in need. |
CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 227 - 230 | |
| 2-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad | CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 230 - 232 | ||
| 3-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad | Letter to Manilal Gandhi | CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 232 - 235 | |
| 4-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad |
Bihar and Orissa Legislative Council passed Champaran Agrarian Bill |
CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 235 - 237 | |
| 5-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad | CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 237 - 239 | ||
| 6-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad | Letter to Millie Graham Polak, about general situation in Kheda as well as strike. | CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 239 - 241 | |
| 7-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad |
Negotiations with Strikers; Discussions (Ansuyabehn's) regarding strike; Wrote to Collector of Kaira about ana-vari (Anna-vari is percentage expressed in annas of a rupee) |
CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 242 - 244 | |
| 8-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad | CWMG Vol XIV, p. 245 | ||
| 9-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad | |||
| 10-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad |
Presided over annual meeting of Gujarat Sabha; Wrote to Collector compalining that coersion was used to extract confession about satisfactory yield. |
CWMG Vol XIV, p. 245 | |
| 11-Mar-18 | Nadiad |
Saw collector in connection with Kaira situation; |
CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 246 - 247 | |
| 12-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad |
Lock-out at mills lifted; strike by mill-workers started Received Mrs. Besant at station |
Letter to Ambalal Sarabhai, explaining his position in the strike. |
CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 247 - 250 |
| 13-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad |
Joined procession of Mrs. Besant ; Presided over a lecture by Mrs. Besant on 'National Education' . Presided over reception in honour of Mrs. Besant. |
CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 250 - 253 | |
| 14-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad | Mill-workers' reproachful remark about their plight brought to Gandhiji's knowledge. | ||
| 15-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad |
Announced to millhands; "As long as your wages are not raised by 35%, I shall not eat not sit in a motor car." |
CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 253 - 257 | |
| 16-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad |
Fast continued; Discussion with Anandshankar Dhruv; Addressed millhands. |
Letter to Governor of Bombay; Appealed for postponement of land revenue recovery. |
CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 258 - 259 |
| 17-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad |
Appealed to Bombay Governor for postponement of land revenue recovery. Fast continued |
Letter to Ambalal Sarabhai, requesting him to come to a just decision. |
CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 259 - 265 |
| 18-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad |
Attended meeting of millhands when Commissioner was present. ; Announced terms of settlement and broke fast. |
CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 265 - 269 | |
| 19-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad |
Joined procession of millhands; In leaflet No. 17, last of the series, MKG gave implications of settlement. |
CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 269 - 273 | |
| 20-Mar-18 |
Ahmedabad, Nadiad |
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| 21-Mar-18 |
Ahmedabad, Nadiad |
Presided over meeting of Gujarat Sabha; launching of Satyagraha in Kaira decided on; Presided over lecture by C.F. Andrews on 'Indians in Fiji' Following Governor's rejection of plea for postponement of land revenue recovery, MKG sent ultimatum to Pratt |
CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 273 - 274 | |
| 22-Mar-18 | Nadiad |
Inaugrating Kheda Satyagraha , addressed 5,000 peasants in nadiad. Advised them not to pay land revenues if crop was less than 25 percent (-4 annas) Left for Delhi in response to Andrews' telegram. |
CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 275 - 279 | |
| 23-Mar-18 | Ahmedabad | |||
| 24-Mar-18 | Delhi | |||
| 25-Mar-18 | Delhi |
Called on Viceroy. Met Private Secretary regarding release of Ali brothers. |
Letter to Private Secretary to Viceroy; Regarding release of Ali Brothers. | CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 280 - 281 |
| 26-Mar-18 |
On way to Nadiad |
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| 27-Mar-18 | Nadiad |
Made statement regarding his fast about strike of millhands in Ahmedabad. |
Wrote to Press on his recent fast. Issued circular on Kheda situation. |
CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 281 - 287 |
| 28-Mar-18 |
Nadiad, Indore |
Issued statement to Press on Kheda situation. | CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 288 - 292 | |
| 29-Mar-18 | Indore |
Delivered presidential address at Hindi Sahitya Sammelan at Indore. |
CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 292 - 297 | |
| 30-Mar-18 | Indore | CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 298 - 300 | ||
| 31-Mar-18 | Indore | CWMG Vol XIV, pp. 300 - 301 |
