Ghandi's Protest
Ghandi was opposed to Britain ruling over India and the British imposed tax on Indian Salt and the series of salt laws. The salt laws had made it illegal for Indians whom were not involved with the British Empire to collect, produce or sell salt. Those who breached these laws were imprisoned for six months. Ghandi as well as many others found the imposition of salt tax and the restrictions of salt production inequitable and came to the decision to protest against them.
Ghandi orchestrated a Salt March from Ahmedabad to Dandi, a walk of two hundred and forty miles which lasted three weeks. The March began on the 12th March 1930 with Ghandi and seventy-eight followers. Over the miles, thousands of people joined Ghandi on the march to protest no only the imposition of salt, the British Rule over India.
At the end of their march, Ghandi picked up a handful of said and took a pledge; “ With these crystals of salt, I am going to shake the foundation of the British Empire.” Following the salt march and launching the Civil Disobedience Movement against the British Empire, 80,000 Indians including Ghandi himself were imprisoned.
Eventually the British Administration relented and invited Ghandi to London to discuss reforms in India. The Salt March had proven to be a turning point in the history of India’s independence movement that lead to independence in 1947.
Ghandi orchestrated a Salt March from Ahmedabad to Dandi, a walk of two hundred and forty miles which lasted three weeks. The March began on the 12th March 1930 with Ghandi and seventy-eight followers. Over the miles, thousands of people joined Ghandi on the march to protest no only the imposition of salt, the British Rule over India.
At the end of their march, Ghandi picked up a handful of said and took a pledge; “ With these crystals of salt, I am going to shake the foundation of the British Empire.” Following the salt march and launching the Civil Disobedience Movement against the British Empire, 80,000 Indians including Ghandi himself were imprisoned.
Eventually the British Administration relented and invited Ghandi to London to discuss reforms in India. The Salt March had proven to be a turning point in the history of India’s independence movement that lead to independence in 1947.