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The Salt march, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, Dandi March, and the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India, led by Mahatma Gandhi. The 24-day march lasted from 12 March 1930 to 6 April 1930 as a direct action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly .
By collecting salt directly from the sea the marchers broke the salt law. As a part of the march, Rajagopalachari created awareness among the people by highlighting the importance of Khadi as well as social issues like caste discrimination. The campaign came to an end on 28 April 1930 when the participants were arrested by the colonial police force
The memorial is spread over a 15 acres (61,000 m 2) [2] and is located in the coastal town of Dandi, where the Salt March ended on 5 April 1930 and the British salt monopoly was broken by producing salt by boiling sea water. [1] The project was developed at an estimated cost of ₹ 89 crore (US$10 million). [3]
Salt March: 1930 Nehru and most of the Congress leaders were ambivalent initially about Gandhi's plan to begin civil disobedience with a satyagraha aimed at the British salt tax . After the protest had gathered steam, they realised the power of salt as a symbol.
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This was highlighted by the Salt March to Dandi from 12 March to 6 April, where, together with 78 volunteers, Gandhi marched 388 kilometres (241 mi) from Ahmedabad to Dandi, Gujarat to make salt himself, with the declared intention of breaking the salt laws. The march took 25 days to cover 240 miles with Gandhi speaking to often huge crowds ...
Jul. 21—Federal authorities suspect a man and his girlfriend intentionally set the Salt Fire — which torched 7,000 acres around Ruidoso — and more than a dozen smaller forest fires in the ...
He is known for his heroic contributions in the salt march of Vedaranyam in 1930, alongside C. Rajagopalachari. Following the influence of Gandhiji, Vedaratnam opted to boycott foreign cloth (Swadehsi) and strictly make and wear pure cotton clothing, and encouraged those around him to do the same. He was also passionate about the Freedom ...