Gandhi's 1930 Salt March defied British law requiring Indians to buy salt. Thousands gathered to collect salt, leading to mass non-compliance. Campaign resulted in 100,000 arrests across India. Gandhi's choice of salt was initially met with ridicule
Born in 1869 in Porbandar to a Hindu family. Studied law at Inner Temple in London, becoming a barrister in 1891. Experienced discrimination in South Africa, founding Natal Indian Congress
Mohammed's death in 632 left no clear successor for Muslim community. Abu Bakar al-Siddiq became first Rashidun Caliph (632-634). Abu Bakar defeated tribes who refused to pay taxes in al-Ridda War
Developed GLOW dataset covering 61 countries from 1989 to 2015. Created GLOCON database of contentious politics events in five countries. Conducted ERC-funded Emerging Welfare project at Koç University. Developed computational methods for protest event extraction
Located in Prague's Grand Priory Square, the wall began as a political protest space in the 1960s. A single Lennon mural was painted after the 1980 assassination of John Lennon. The wall was removed by Czechoslovak secret police in 1981 as a protest against the government
Grassroots movements use local community members as basis for political change. They operate through bottom-up decision-making and community self-organization. Grassroots politics is necessary for shaping progressive politics