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Dandi...A Turning Point of Freedom Struggle Dandi....A Turning
Point of Freedom Struggle History of Dandi March After
proclaiming the Declaration of Independence of India on January
26, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi realized that a new anti-government
Campaign was imperative for mobilizing Indians of all hues in
the fight against British Raj. He contemplated the most
appropriate course of action to take and came to the conclusion
that non-violent civil disobedience was the ideal path. In
February 1930, Gandhi decided that the British salt tax one of
the many taxes used to generate revenue to support British rule
– would be the focal point of non-violence political protest.
The British monopoly on salt meant that the sale or production
of salt by anyone but the British government was a criminal
offence punishable by law. Salt was invaluable to Indians, many
of whom were agricultural labourers and required it in an
environment of immense heat and humanity where sw