- The Civil Disobedience Movement began with the Salt Satyagraha. - The Salt March was a 24-day, 240-mile journey from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad to the coastal village of Dandi. - By making salt from seawater at Dandi, Gandhi openly defied the British monopoly on salt production and taxation, which was a symbol of British exploitation.
Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 from
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 3 2021 · Topic: Civil Disobedience Movement (Launch of the Movement: The Dandi March and Salt Satyagraha)
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