Why is it in the news?
The Vice President paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and freedom fighters who participated in the Dandi March.
The event is remembered as a landmark civil disobedience movement in India’s freedom struggle.
Category: History
Important Points:
● The Dandi March was led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 to protest against the British salt tax.
● The march began on 12 March 1930 from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat.
● It ended on 6 April 1930 at Dandi village on the Gujarat coast.
● The march covered a distance of about 240 miles.
● Gandhi was accompanied by 78 followers at the start of the march.
● The protest challenged the British salt monopoly enforced under the Salt Act of 1882.
● Gandhi broke the salt law by picking up natural salt from the seashore at Dandi.
● The movement triggered nationwide civil disobedience including salt marches in different regions of India.
● The protest gained international attention and inspired future non-violent movements worldwide.