Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Gandhi's salt march

 In 1930, Gandhi proposed a non-violent march against the tax of salt, which the British made.  The salt tax made it illegal for the Indians to produce or sell salts resulting in the British monopoly, as the tax was very high. Since, salt is essential in food, everyone in India was affected. A part of the tax states that it is illegal for people to collect their own salt from India’s coast so people are forced to buy salt they could not afford. The march was a 240-mile journey from Sabarmati to Dandi. On March 12 1930, Gandhi started the march with 78 male satyagrahis (activist of truth and resolution.) On April 5 1930, Gandhi and his satyagrahis reached the coast of India and after a few prayers, Gandhi picked up a tiny lump of salt and that action was followed by the satyagrahis picking up salt everywhere along the coast. A month after that, Gandhi was arrested and thrown in jail, which was already full of the protestors.

 http://thenagain.info/webchron/India/SaltMarch.html

"The Gandhi Salt March." Gandhi Salt March: 1930. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.




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  1. Unknown24 November 2013 at 16:45

    I think this was fair to do because the people of India were already so poor and moreover India is very hot resulting in many people sweating and because the people sweat so much, salt was essential for them to maintain healthy. The taxes the British made was too high and many people couldn't afford it. Many people supported Gandhi for the march to change this because they must've felt the same way and they really wanted a change.

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