On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked a historic Salt March from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat's Ahmedabad to the village of Dandi in the state's coastal area to protest against the steep tax ...

Dandi March: Why in News? Prime Minister Modi flagged ... The PM said while inaugurating the ceremony, "At that time, salt was a symbol of India's self-reliance. Along with the values of India ...

People in large numbers, which included volunteers of several non-government organizations (NGOs) and locals, paid tributes to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi at Dandi in Navsari district on ...

On April 6, at Dandi beach, Gandhi broke the salt law by boiling seawater to produce salt. Later, Rajagopalachari, President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, began a 240 km march to ...

The Prime Minister also unveiled at the memorial site, the statues of Mahatma Gandhi and 80 Satyagrahis who had marched with him during the historic Dandi Salt March in 1930 to make salt from sea ...

Dandi Salt March anniversaries To commemorate the world famous Dandi Salt March, which shook the entire British Empire, an annual march is being taken from Gandhi Museum at Phoenix Settlement near ...

It was the 75th anniversary of the famous Dandi March organised by Mahatma Gandhi. Many peace activists began to consider observing this anniversary in some symbolic way and to re-commit to ...