GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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WelsMiller
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F. Andrews
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Palmer
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Fischer
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gandhi Ji Arrested On 21 May 1930, Sarojini Naidu led 2, 500 marchers on the Dharasana Salt Works, some 150 miles north of Bombay. The incident, recorded by American journalist Webb Miller, prompted an international outcry against British policy in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Miller witnessed the raid on the Dharasana Salt Works on May 21, 1930, in which more than 1, 300 unarmed Indians were severely beaten and several deaths occurred. Miller’s report helped turn world opinion against the British occupation of India.
Detailed explanation-3: -Contents. The Salt March, which took place from March to April 1930 in India, was an act of civil disobedience led by Mohandas Gandhi to protest British rule in India. During the march, thousands of Indians followed Gandhi from his religious retreat near Ahmedabad to the Arabian Sea coast, a distance of some 240 miles.