Write a note on the Dandi March.

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Read the statements about the Deccan Riots Commission. Identify which of the following options is correct.
I. The Government of Bombay established an enquiry commission to investigate the causes of the riots.
II. The Deccan Riots Report was presented to the British Parliament in 1878.
III. The Commission’s report included only qualitative data from the eyewitnesses.
IV. The enquiry process involved recording statements from ryots and sahukars.

Answer 1

Step 1: Why salt specifically: Salt was a daily necessity taxed and monopolized by the British, making it a powerful, universally relatable symbol of colonial injustice for Gandhi's protest.

Step 2: The journey: Starting 12 March 1930, Gandhi and 78 followers walked roughly 390 km over 24 days from Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi.

Step 3: The symbolic act and its ripple effect: Making salt from seawater on 6 April 1930 was a direct, illegal act of civil disobedience that triggered similar acts of defiance across the country, marking the formal start of the Civil Disobedience Movement.

Final Answer: A 390 km, 24-day salt-law-breaking march (Sabarmati to Dandi, 12 March–6 April 1930) that launched the Civil Disobedience Movement nationwide.

Write a note on the Dandi March.

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