Question

write a short note on Dandi march?

Answer 1

Dear student,

• Dandi march was an event of Civil Disobedience Movement .
• Gandhi wrote a letter to Lord Irwin containing eleven demands which was not accepted.
• Abolition of salt tax was one of them
• On 12 march 1930, Gandhiji left his ashram at Sabarmati, after a short prayer with 78 delegates
• He marched 200 miles to Dandi, and gained momentum on his way as others joined him
• On April 6, 1930 Gandhi broke salt law.
• This sparked off a civil disobedience movement nationwide

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