Historical figures in Ahmedabad
The atlas holds 5 people and 12 moments here, from 1572 to 2017. The most recorded lives are Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore and Akbar. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers, across the Interwar Period and the Space Age.
Notable people
Mahatma Gandhi
from 1887 to 1930
6 moments here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Rabindranath Tagore
from 1878 to 1920
2 moments here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Akbar
from 1572 to 1573
2 moments here
Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (1542–1605), commonly known as Akbar, was the third Mughal emperor.…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1959
1 moment here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Shinzo Abe
in 2017
1 moment here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Moments
- 1572 Arrival at Ahmedabad Akbar
- 1573 Return march to Ahmedabad Akbar
- 1878 English study in Ahmedabad Rabindranath Tagore
- 1887 Graduates from high school in Ahmedabad Mahatma Gandhi
- 1915 Received in Ahmedabad Mahatma Gandhi
- 1915 Opens Kochrab Ashram residence Mahatma Gandhi
- 1915 Starts Kochrab Ashram Mahatma Gandhi
- 1918 Addresses Ahmedabad mill workers Mahatma Gandhi
- 1920 Night at Sabarmati Ashram Rabindranath Tagore
- 1930 Begins Salt March and halts at Aslali Mahatma Gandhi
- 1959 Visits Sabarmati Ashram Martin Luther King Jr.
- 2017 Ahmedabad summit with Narendra Modi Shinzo Abe