Question

Discuss the salt march to make why it was an effective resistence against collonilsm

Answer 1

(i) All classes could identify with salt as it was a cheap and essential food item.

(ii) Tax on salt and the monopoly over its manufacturing was a sign of the oppression of British Rule.

(iii) It would affect the British Economy.

Gandhiji reached Dandi on 12th March, 1930 and violated salt law by manufacturing salt from sea water. Breaking the salt law was an apparent defiance of British authority and was a direct challenge to British Rule in India. It had a far reaching repercussion on the whole structure of colonialism.

Answer 2

The Salt March was an effectivesymbol of resistance against colonialism because it was done in revolt against a commodity—salt, used by the rich and the poor alike. 


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