Question

In how many days was the 241 mile-journey from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi covered on foot by Gandhi and his volunteers?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Mahatma Gandhi started this march with 79 of his trusted volunteers. Walking ten miles a day for 24 days, the march spanned over 240 miles (384 km), from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, which was called Navsari at that time (now in the state of Gujarat

Explanation:

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Answer 2

It took 24 days for Gandhi and his volunteers to cover the 241-mile journey from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi. This journey was called the 'Dandi March'.

Features of Dandi March:

1. The march was in retaliation to the salt tax imposed by the British rulers. According to the tax, Indians couldn't manufacture or sell salt.
2. Gandhi began the journey from his Ashram in Ahmedabad to the coastline in Dandi along with his 78 volunteers.
3. The march concluded on 6th April 1930 wherein Gandhiji boiled the seawater and manufactured salt.

Effects for Dandi March:

1. Thousand of women joined the salt march.
2. Along with this, people started boycotting foreign goods, and strikes started happening all over the place.
3. Gandhi along with some other leaders was arrested by the government.
4. This march portrayed the power of Satyagraha and non-violence as tools of rebellion.

Although the movement did not result in any major concession from the government.