Civil Disobedience, Round Table Conferences and the 1930s
BPSC demand
Keep the Dandi March, Gandhi–Irwin Pact, three Round Table Conferences and Poona Pact distinct. Learn the year, venue, Congress participation and representative rather than memorising vague “1930s” labels.
Timeline
Core facts
| Item | Exam clue |
|---|---|
| Dandi March | Gandhi started from Sabarmati Ashram on 12 March 1930 and broke the salt law at Dandi on 6 April. |
| First RTC | 1930, London; Congress did not participate. |
| Gandhi–Irwin Pact | March 1931; truce that enabled Congress participation in the second RTC. |
| Second RTC | 1931, London; Gandhi attended as Congress representative; it did not resolve the constitutional deadlock. |
| Poona Pact | 1932; Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar; reserved seats in joint electorates for the Depressed Classes, replacing separate electorates proposed in the Communal Award. |
| Third RTC | 1932; Congress did not participate. |