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The Dandi march was easily the most significant organised movement against the British Raj after the non-cooperation movement of the early s. In all the attention that it drove from the national and international media and world leaders, it was truly a turning point in the Indian Independence movement. The Salt Act gave the British a monopoly in the manufacture and sale of salt. Even though salt was freely available on the coasts of India, Indians were forced to buy it from the colonisers. Gandhi decided that if there was any one product through which the civil disobedience could be inaugurated, then it was salt.
The British government, including the Viceroy Lord Irwin too did not take the prospect of a campaign against the salt tax too seriously. Addressing a massive gathering in Ahmedabad on March 8, Gandhi declared his decision to break the salt laws.
There was great excitement in Ahmedabad on the eve of the march. A large crowd gathered around Sabarmati ashram and stayed through the night. Gandhi wrote to Nehru that night, informing him about rumours of his arrest.
That did not happen though and Gandhi woke up a free man the following day. According to the priest who is also a consultor to the Vatican Dicastery for Communication, the majority of protests around the world today are very much peaceful and non-violent, along Gandhian lines. He noted that there is a lot of creativity in the way people protest peacefully today, making authorities yield to their demands. In this regard, he cited a report by Freedom House, a US-based non-governmental organization NGO known for its research and advocacy on democracy around the globe.
The violent act took the life of a pacifist who spent his life preaching nonviolence. Godse and a co-conspirator were executed by hanging in November Additional conspirators were sentenced to life in prison. Satyagraha remains one of the most potent philosophies in freedom struggles throughout the world today. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us!
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