HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 12 March 1930, Gandhi and 78 satyagrahis, among whom were men belonging to almost every region, caste, creed, and religion of India, set out on foot for the coastal village of Dandi in Navsari district of Gujarat, 385 km from their starting point at Sabarmati Ashram.
Detailed explanation-2: -The march lasted from 12th March, 1930 to 6th April, 1930 as a direct action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly. On 12th March, Gandhiji set out from Sabarmati with 78 followers on a 241-mile march to the coastal town of Dandi on the Arabian Sea.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sarojini Naidu was among the leaders who accompanied Mahatma Gandhi during the Dandi March. He, along with his 78 followers, decided to march from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi Village in Navsari on March 12, 1930.