Question

Madhulata was sitting at home, feeling depressed. It was the year 1930, and Mahatma Gandhi was trying to
free India from British rule through the Civil Disobedience Movement. He had a group of about 70 satyagrahis
who were going to participate in the Dandi March. The march would begin from Sabarmati Ashram to the
coastal village of Dandi, 390 kilometres away in Gujarat. Madhulata wanted to take part too, but her husband
told her to stay away from such a dangerous activity. She sat in her room alone and wrote her letter. Hers
was just one among hundreds of letters to reach Sarojini Naidu, Mahatma Gandhi’s closest friend, a
nationalist leader and a poet.
Madhulata was surprised to receive a reply. “Join the march. Hundreds of women will be a part of this,” it
said. She paid no attention to her husband and stepped out of her home to join the march despite his

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warnings. The British had declared that salt-making would not be allowed. The breaking of this law was a
symbol of the open defiance of women in British India as it was the most commonly used item in the kitchen.
It was the first time in her life that Madhulata felt proud about something. She marched to Dandi and
watched as Mahatma Gandhi picked up a fistful of salt and broke the unfair salt law.

a) Write any 2 points that tell you this is an historical fiction. (2)
b) What is the setting of the story? (1)
c) What would you have done if you were Madhulatha?

Answer 1

Answer:

1 St point . It was the the year 1930, and Mahatma Gandhi was trying to free India from British rule through to free India from British rule through the civil Disobedience Movement

2 nd point . British had declared that salt-

making would not be allowed

Answer 2

Explanation:

1. It was the year 1930, and Mahatma Gandhi

2. British rule through the Civil Disobedience Movement.

B) Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat

C) If I were madulata. i would have taken the freedom march to support my husband. To support female empowerment.