Main Events during the Gandhian Era

Rowlatt Act (1919): 

                    During the vice royalty of Lord Chelmsford, a sedition committee was appointed by the government in 1918 with Justice Rowlatt which made certain recommendations to curb seditious activities in India. 

                   The Rowlatt Act 1919 gave unbridled powers to the government to arrest and imprisons suspects, without trial. The act caused a wave of anger among the people. Even before the act was passed. Popular agitation began against it. 

                    Gandhiji decided to fight against this act and he gave a call for Satyagraha on April 6, 1919. He was arerestedon April 8, 1919. This led to further intensification of the agitation in Delhi, Ahmadabad and Punjab.