Dandi March

  • On the 91st anniversary of the historic salt march led by Mahatma Gandhi along with 78 men, from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi in Gujarat, Prime Minister flagged off a symbolic 386-kilometre ‘Dandi march’, following the same route. The PM also launched Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence.

About Dandi March

  • The 24-day march from March 12 to April 5, 1930 was a tax resistance campaign against the British salt monopoly. The 1882 Salt Act gave the British a monopoly in the manufacture and sale of salt. Even though salt was freely available on the coasts ....
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