Editing Hunger strike (section)

===Gandhi and Bhagat Singh===
[[File:Mahatma Gandhi and Indira Gandhi in 1924.jpg|alt=Mahatma Gandhi with a young Indira Gandhi, during his fast in 1924, (remastered)|thumb|Mahatma Gandhi with a young [[Indira Gandhi]], during his fast in 1924, (remastered)]]
{{see also|List of fasts undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi|Indian independence movement}}

[[Mahatma Gandhi]] was imprisoned in 1908, 1909, 1913, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1930, 1932, 1933, and 1942.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Years of Arrests & Imprisonments of Mahatma Gandhi |url=https://www.mkgandhi.org/chrono/arrestofmahatma.php |access-date=September 19, 2022 |website=Chronology of Mahatma Gandhi |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920163859/https://www.mkgandhi.org/chrono/arrestofmahatma.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Because of Gandhi's stature around the world, British authorities were loath to allow him to die in their custody; Gandhi engaged in several famous hunger strikes to protest [[British Raj|British rule in India]].{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}

In addition to Gandhi, various others used the hunger strike option during the Indian independence movement, including [[Jatin Das]], who fasted to death, and [[Bhagat Singh]] and [[Batukeshwar Dutt]] in 1929.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhagat Singh: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Bhagat Singh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/bhagat-singh |access-date=November 3, 2023 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=November 3, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103111954/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/bhagat-singh |url-status=live}}</ref>{{verify source| reason = confirm the source includes both Bhagat Singh and Jatin Das |date=May 2025}}