Dandi March
Date: 11 March 2021 Tags: MiscellaneousIssue
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a symbolic ‘Dandi March’ on March 12 to mark the celebrations for the 75th year of Independence.
Background
The march is a part of celebrations known as ‘Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav’, which aims to celebrate 75th year of Independence.
Details
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The 2021 Dandi march will have 81 walkers follow the route in memory of the 78 who joined Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 from Ahmedabad to Dandi.
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Descendants of individuals who walked the Salt March (in 1930) will be honoured but they will not been invited to participate in the march due to their age.
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Events will be held in places associated with Gandhiji’s life. This includes Porbandar, Rajkot, Vadodara, Bardoli, Mandvi and Dandi.
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A similar movement was organised by the congress government in 2005 to commemorate the 75 years of the Dandi March.
Dandi March
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The Dandi March was part of Gandhiji’s non-violent protest against the British taxation on production of salt.
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Gandhiji marched from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi and at the end of the journey made his own salt and broke the law.
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He then proceeded to Dharsana salt fields to address workers but was stopped and arrested by the British.
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The Dandi march was a symbolic gesture by Gandhiji to inspire Indians to protests against unilateral rules of the British.
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It aimed at challenging British imperialism regarding their laws that were unsympathetic as well as burdensome on public.