1930 AD
Salt March
Gandhi led a nonviolent march challenging British salt taxes and colonial rule.
- Time period
- 1930 AD
- Region
- India
- Theme
- Politics
- Civilization
- British India
From 12 March to 6 April 1930, Mahatma Gandhi led a 24-day march from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi. The campaign used nonviolent protest and tax resistance to challenge the British salt monopoly. At Dandi, Gandhi broke the salt law by collecting salt, inspiring wider civil disobedience across India.