The Dandi
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March 12, 1930, Gandhi and 78 Satyagrahis/activists/followers embarked a 240 mile journey from Sabarmati, Ahmedabad to the coast of Dandi. As the days went by, the amount of people increased. Many British mills and stores were closed down. It took 24 days to walk to the coast. Reaching to the coast of Dandi, Gandhi took a pinch of loose salt from the ocean. This was an act of civil disobedience, and it technically meant he broke the law. Gandhi's actions caused many people all over India to pick up salt from the beach. People also evaporated saltwater. Many people had also gotten arrested, and gotten beaten with clubs on heads and shoulders. As much as they were hurt, no one even bothered to defend themselves, when being beaten.
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Journey
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Nearly 60,000 people got arrested, including Gandhi and Jarwahalal Nehru, the Prime minister at that time for breaking the law. Gandhi was arrested on May 5, 1930. That didn't mean the" Satyagraha" was over. People still protested.
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"Dear Friend,
I must Commence the March.
God willing, it is my intention.., to set out for Dharasana and reach there with my companions... and demand possession of the Salt Works. The public have been told that Dharasana is a private property. This is mere camouflage. It is as effectively under Government control as the Viceroy's house. Not a pinch of salt can be removed without the previous sanction of the authorities.
It is possible for you to prevent this raid, as it has been playfully and mischievously called, in three ways:
By removing the Salt Tax;
By arresting me and my party, unless the country can, as I hope it will, replace every one taken away;"
Gandhi's letter to Viceroy in jail. May 4, 1930
Dharasana
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May 21, 1930, Sarojini Naidu, a poet and politician, led 2,500 + demonstrators, and attempted shut down Dharasana Saltworks Factory, which was a factory, owned by the British. Gandhi was still arrested at this time. The British expected the "Satyagraha" to be over, due to Gandhi's arrest. But, Gandhi being arrested caused more chaos. These events were all over the newspapers, causing huge embarrassment to the British.
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"Although Gandhi's body is in prison, his soul goes with you,"
Sarojini Naidu at Dharasana Satygraha, May 21, 1930