for attempting to murder Kingsfords, the Chief Presidency Magistrate at Muzaffarpur, who had ordered severe flogging to some young men for minor offences.
for being an active member of the Anushilan Samiti, the first revolutionary organisation in Bengal
During the Non-cooperation Movement Gandhi appealed to everybody to adopt the policy of ‘progressive, non-violent, non-cooperation’ movement. It included the surrender of all titles and government posts. Gandhi himself surrendered the title of Kaiser-i-Hind.
In the year 1914 (28th July), First World War started and ended in 1918 (11th November). England, France Russia was on a side and Germany, Austria, Hungary and Turkey were on another side.