mahatma gandhi organised a march on the tanjore coast to break the salt law in april 1930.
mahatma gandhi organised a march on the tanjore coast to break the salt law in april 1930.
who organised a march on the tanjore coast to break the salt law in april 1930?
mahatma gandhi
on 12 march 1930, mahatma gandhi embarked on a sathyagraha with 79 followers from sabarmati ashram to dandi on the arabian sea coast. this march, known as the "dandi march", was sensationalized by the international press; film clippings and pictures of mahatma gandhi were relayed to distant corners of the world. gandhi reached dandi on 6 april 1930. after his morning bhajan, he waded in to the sea shore and picked up a handful of salt, proclaiming that with the handful of salt he was proclaiming the end of the british empire. the police arrived and arrested thousands of national leaders including gandhi. gandhi's bold defiance of the salt law encouraged other indians to break the law as well.
history of the british salt tax in india
c. rajagopalachari, a close associate of gandhi, led the march which had close to 150 volunteers, most of whom belonged to the indian national congress. it began at trichinopoly (now tiruchirappalli) on 13 april 1930 and proceeded for about towards the east before culminating at vedaranyam, a small coastal town in the then tanjore district. by collecting salt directly from the sea the marchers broke the salt law. as a part of the march, rajagopalachari created awareness among the people by highlighting the importance of "khādī" as well as social issues like caste discrimination. the campaign came to an end on 28 april 1930 when the participants were arrested by the police. its leader rajagopalachari was imprisoned for six months. the march along with the ones at dandi and dharasana drew worldwide attention to the indian independence movement.
vedaranyam march