On this date, 18 March 1922, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi an influential advocate of non-violent protest (Satyagraha) as a means of revolution and a founding-father of modern India. He was born October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat, India.

Gandhi became even more vocal in his demand for independence during World War II, drafting a resolution calling for the British to Quit India, which soon sparked the largest movement for Indian independence ever, with mass arrests and violence on an unprecedented scale. Gandhi and his supporters made clear that they would not support the war effort unless India was granted immediate independence. During this time, he even hinted an end for his otherwise unwavering support of non-violence, saying that the 'ordered anarchy' around him was 'worse than real anarchy'. He was then arrested in Bombay by British forces on August 9, 1942 and was held for two years.