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1. The sale or production of salt by anyone but the British government was a criminal offence punishable by law in India in 1930.
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2. That salt tax was one of many economic means used to generate revenue to support the British colonial rule.
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3. Only agricultural labourers needed salt, a mineral which people could collect themselves for free.
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4. Gandhi decided to write to Viceroy Lord Irwin, (British governor general of India who represented the British sovereign) to ask for his opinion regarding this tax.
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5. Lord Irwin, the Viceroy, supported Gandhi's ideas.
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6. Gandhi thus decided to organise a march to to collect salt in Dandi, a village on the seashore in Gujarat.
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7. He set off on foot for a 200-mile journey from his ashram in Sabarmati.
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Click on SALT MARCH MAP ORG to discover the itinerary of the journey.
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8. There were many people with him, both men and women.
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9. Throughout the journey, people were eager to listen to Gandhi's speeches.
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10. On April 7th, Gandhi and his satyagrahis reached the coast.
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11. The British Army was waiting for the crowds to arrive and attacked them.
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SOURCE WIKIPEDIA SATYAGRAHA
12. Upon arrival, Gandhi picked up a very small amount of salt as a gesture of civil disobedience.
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13. All over the seacoast of India, thousands of people illegally collected salt and were arrested.
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14. This march is considered a key turning point in the fight for Indian independence.
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