In this article, we discuss Dandi March/Salt March and its route and starting point.
Background of Dandi March:
In December 1928, the Nehru Report was sent to the British Government and was given one year to implement it.
But the British government neither sent a reply nor implemented it. Congress had thought of movement in this case.
In 1929, the Lahore session of the Congress was held, which was presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru. It was discussed here that we had demanded Dominion Status from the British Government but the British Government did not give any answer to it. so our new demand will be for purna swaraj.
In 1929, the resolution of Purna Swaraj was passed in the Lahore session. Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the tricolor on the banks of the Ravi river in Lahore on the last day of the Lahore session i.e. 31 December 1929. 26 Jan 1930 was declared as Purna Swaraj day.
From this day every year, 26th Jan was considered as Purna Swaraj day. Congress gave the responsibility of mass movement to Gandhiji.
Gandhiji started preparing for the Civil Disobedience Movement. Gandhiji was looking at some issues with the help of which the movement could be started and then he remembered salt tax.
The British government had passed the bill for salt tax in 1882. The British had imposed 65 to 70% tax on salt.
Gandhiji decided that by breaking the salt tax, he would start the Civil Disobedience Movement.
The Dandi march is started from Sabarmati Aashram.
On 12 March 1930, Gandhiji with his 72 followers from Sabarmati Aashram left for Dandi, a coastal village that was a good place to make salt. Gandhiji led the Dandi march.
The total distance between Sabarmati Ashram and Dandi was 390 km. This path journey of Gandhiji is called Dandi March and Gandhiji completed the Dandi March in full 24 days.
Dandi March Route:
The route of the Dandi march is as follows:
Sabarmati Aashram - Aslall Naagam - Matar - Nadlad - Anand - Borsad - Kanakpura - Karell - Ankahi - Amod - Samine - Dehrol - Ankleshwar - Mangrol - Umarchh - Bhatgam - Delad - Surat - Vaz - Navsari - Mewat - Dandi.
About 50,000 people reached Dandi and on the morning of 6 April 1930, Gandhiji broke the British Salt Law by making a handful of salt on the beach of Dandi. With this, the Civil Disobedience Movement started.
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