Commemorative Dandi March to mark 75 years of Independence

The Prime Minister flagged off a commemorative 2021 Dandi March to launch the celebrations of the 75th year of Independence – ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.

About the Dandi March:

It was a 24-day march from March 12 to April 5, 1930.
It was a tax resistance campaign against the British salt monopoly.
The march was based on Gandhi’s principle of non-violence or Satyagraha.

Why did Gandhiji call for the Dandi March?

The 1882 Salt Act gave the British a monopoly in the manufacture and sale of salt.
Indians were forced to buy salt from the colonizers despite its abundance
Hence, Gandhi decided to inaugurate the civil disobedience using salt.
Gandhiji started the march from Sabarmati with 78 followers to the coastal town of Dandi on the Arabian Sea.
There, Gandhiji picked up a small amount of natural salt lying in a small pit.
The act was symbolic but hugely covered by the press.
After that, Gandhiji planned to stage a satyagraha at the Dharasana Salt Works.
However, Gandhiji was arrested just days before the planned action at Dharasana.

Impact:

In Bengal, led by Satish Chandra Dasgupta and in Bombay led K.F Nariman walked with volunteers to prepare salt.
Forest laws were also flouted in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and the Central Provinces.
Peasants in Gujarat and Bengal refused to pay land and chowkidari taxes.

Source: TH

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