| South Africa | ||||
| No. | Year | Dates | Fast (Place) | Fast (Reason) |
| 1 | 1912 | June 16- November 20 | Johannesburg/Durban | One meal a day |
| 2 | 1913 | June 27-29 |
Durban/ On the way |
One meal a day (To atone for the misbehaviour of a female teacher and school children of Phoenix Ashram) |
| 3 | July 12 - November 11 |
Johannesburg,Durban, Phoenix Ashram |
One meal a day (Due to immoral relationship between a male and a female living in the Phoenix Ashram) | |
| 4 | November 12 -December 31 | In Jail | Decided to take one meal a day until the £ 3 tax was abolished | |
| 1914 | January to May 1 | One meal a day for the above said reason | ||
| 5 | May 2 - June 26 | Durban, Capetown | To atone for the breach of vow of a Phoenix Ashramite | |
| India | ||||
| 1 | 1915 | June 1 | Ahmedabad | Detection of untruth among Ashram boys. |
| 2 | September 11 | Ahmedabad | Because some of the Ashramites observed a fast because a Harijan family was admitted to the Ashram. | |
| 3 | September 12 | Ahmedabad | To atone for smoking of a bidi by an ashramite | |
| 4 | 1916 | May or June 12 | Ahmedabad | Fasted for 3 days in protest against Manilal's financial help to Harilal, without his knowledge. |
| 5 | 1918 | March 15-17 | Ahmedabad | To keep the resolve of the Mill-hands of Ahmedabad. |
| 6 | 1919 | April 6* | Mumbai | To mark the first day of the Satyagraha struggle |
| *and thereafter every year on this date | ||||
| 7 | April 13 to 15 | Ahmedabad | Against disturbances at Bombay, Ahmedabad and other places | |
| and thereafter on each April 13 of every year | ||||
| 8 | 1921 | November 19 to 21 | Mumbai | Against disturbances at Bombay. |
| 9 | November 28* ………. | Ahmedabad | Agitated with Bombay riots, took a vow to fast on every Monday for 24 hours until independence was achieved; the vow implemented from this day | |
| *and thereafter on every Monday | ||||
| 10 | 1922 | February 12 to 16 | Bardoli | Due to the killing of policemen in Chauri Chaura |
| 11 | 1924 | September 17 to 30 | Delhi | For Hindu-Muslim unity. |
| October 1 to 7 | ||||
| 12 | 1925 | November 24 to 30 | Ahmedabad | Detection of sexual aberrations in some boys and girls of the Ashram. |
| 13 | 1928 | June 22 to 24 | Ahmedabad | Moral lapse of an Ashram inmate. |
| 14 | 1932 | September 20 to 25 | Yeravda Jail | Against the Communal Award |
| 15 | 3-Dec | Yeravda Jail | In protest against Government not allowing a fellow-prisoner to do scavenging work. | |
| 16 | 1933 | May 8 to 28 | Parna Kuti, Pune | For self-purification. |
| 17 | August 16 to 22 | Yeravda Jail | In protest against Government decision not to grant all the facilities for Harijan work which he was granted previousely. | |
| 18 | 1934 | August 7 to 13 | Wardha |
To atone for the injury caused to Pundit Lalnath in collision between him and the Sanatanists on one side and the public on the other. |
| 19 | 1939 | March 3 to 6 | Rajkot | Against breach of promise by the Rajkot ruler. |
| 20 | 1940 | November 12 to 13 | Sevagram | Suspicion of theft by an Ashram inmate. |
| 21 | 1941 | April 25 to 27 | Sevagram | 72 hours' fast. Probably because of communal riots in Bombay and Ahmedabad. |
| 22 | June 29 | Sevagram | For communal unity. | |
| 23 | 1943 | February 10 to 28 |
Aga Khan Palace, Jail |
In protest against Government propaganda that the responsibility for disturbances after arrest of leaders (after the 'Quit India' resolution was passed) was that of the Congress. |
| March 1 to 2 | ||||
| 24 | 1944 | November 30 ? | Sevagram | Fasted or thought of fasting for one or more days. Details and reasons could not be traced. |
| 25 | 1946 | October 20 …….. | Delhi |
About four days. Probably on account of an error by the person who prepared the fair copy of a letter written during negotiations with the Muslim League. |
| 26 | 1947 | 15-Aug | Calcutta | Against partition of the country. |
| 27 | September 1 to 3 | Calcutta | Against communal riots | |
| 28 | October 11 | Delhi | Fasted on Birth date according to Vikram Calendar. | |
| 29 | 1948 | January 13 to 17 | Delhi | Against Communal disturbances. |