Question

Discuss the salt march to make clear why it was an effective symbol of resistance against colonialism

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Under British rule , the British had a monopoly on the manufacture of salt in India. Their main aim was to collect more revenue from the Indians so they imposed tax on the manufacture of salt. Tax on such an indispensable commodity was unbearable and unjust. So Gandhiji decided to start a Satyagraha against it . On 12th March 1930, he along with his 78 followers left his Sabarmati Ashram for Dandi , a village on the west cost of India . After covering a distance of 380 km , in 25 days , they reached Dandi on 6th April 1930 . On reaching Dandi they prepared salt by boiling the seawater. By violating the Salt Law, Gandhiji became a symbol of just a beginning . At his call, people began to defy the unjust law and the orders of the British government .