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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 .
Dandi is a village in the Jalalpore taluka, Navsari District, Gujarat, India.It is located on the coast of the Arabian Sea near the city of Navsari.. The village got into worldwide prominence in 1930, when Mahatma Gandhi selected it to be the destination for the Salt March. [1]
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]
The Great Rann of Kutch (or Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh) is a salt marsh in the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India. It is about 7500 km 2 (2900 sq miles) in area and is reputed to be one of the largest salt deserts in the world. [2] This area has been inhabited by the Kutchi people. [3]
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
A Tax Foundation spokesperson directed Check Your Fact to a map showing what counties would see the largest benefit from lifting the SALT cap. The most benefits are reaped by counties in the ...
Dharasana is a town in Valsad, Gujarat, India, adjacent to Dandi.It shot to worldwide fame in May, 1930 as the site of the Dharasana Satyagraha, an immediate follow up to the Dandi salt march.
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