Question

From where did the famous Dandi March route started by Mahatma Gandhi?
1. Sabarmati Ashram, Gujarat
2. Mahalaxmi Temple, Mumbai
3. Parliament House, Delhi
4. Jallianwala Bagh, Punjab

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Sabarmati Ashram, Gujarat

The correct answer is Sabarmati Ashram, Gujarat.

• Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram, Gujarat.
• Dandi March is also known as Salt Satyagraha.
• Mahatma Gandhi sent a letter on March 2, 1930, to inform the Viceroy Lord Irwin that he and the others would begin breaking the Salt Laws in 10 days. 
• The march spanned 240 miles (390 km), from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, which was called Navsari at that time (now in the state of Gujarat)
• He began his journey on 12th March and broke the salt law by generating salt from seawater on 6th April 1930.
• On 5th May, Mahatma Gandhi was arrested.

• The Salt Satyagraha was initiated by Mahatma Gandhi against the salt tax that was imposed by the British Government in India.
• Salt was a commodity used by all people of every community and the poor people were affected more by the salt tax.
• Until the passing of the 1882 Salt Act, Indians were making salt from seawater free of cost.
• But the Salt Act gave the British a monopoly over the production of salt and the authority to impose a salt tax.