When we gave the test of
listening in the English subject, an article was on Gandhi. In a question, it
mentioned the point on the march of the salt. I must admit that I had never
listened on this and I wanted to investigate a bit more, because also it was a
topic treated in Introduction's subject.
Initially of the 20th century in India, still colony of the British Empire, the people had prohibited to extract salt of the ocean, since always they had done it. In effect, the Indians were accustomed to taking a bit of water of the sea, hoping that it was evaporating and to use the salt that was staying.
Initially of the 20th century in India, still colony of the British Empire, the people had prohibited to extract salt of the ocean, since always they had done it. In effect, the Indians were accustomed to taking a bit of water of the sea, hoping that it was evaporating and to use the salt that was staying.
But
in the year 1900, the Britishers were not allowing it, because they had the
monopoly of the salt and were charging imposed for the product. This rate was
costing to the people in India, 115 million Francs - gold a year. Gandhi then
organized the March of the salt to ask for the abolition of so unjust tax.
On March 12, 1930, Gandhi and other volunteers began the March of the Salt for on 380 kilometers, from Sabarmati to Dandi. All the big newspapers of the world published the strange trek. 26 days later, Gandhi was gathering salt from the Indian Ocean and was inviting the population to do the same thing.
On May 5, he organized an excursion to the governmental warehouse of salt in Dharasana. There he was arrested again. 2500 volunteers placed pacifically in front of the policemen who were guarding the salt. They were received to blows, turning out to be two dead persons and 300 wounds. About 100 thousand Indians were imprisoned.
On January 31, the Viceroy Lord Irwin put at liberty the leaders of the Congress and invited Gandhi to converse with him. On March 4, the Viceroy liberated all the political prisoners, returned all the properties confiscated to the Indians and abolished the laws on the salt. Gandhi, for his part, put end to the civil disobedience.
On March 12, 1930, Gandhi and other volunteers began the March of the Salt for on 380 kilometers, from Sabarmati to Dandi. All the big newspapers of the world published the strange trek. 26 days later, Gandhi was gathering salt from the Indian Ocean and was inviting the population to do the same thing.
On May 5, he organized an excursion to the governmental warehouse of salt in Dharasana. There he was arrested again. 2500 volunteers placed pacifically in front of the policemen who were guarding the salt. They were received to blows, turning out to be two dead persons and 300 wounds. About 100 thousand Indians were imprisoned.
On January 31, the Viceroy Lord Irwin put at liberty the leaders of the Congress and invited Gandhi to converse with him. On March 4, the Viceroy liberated all the political prisoners, returned all the properties confiscated to the Indians and abolished the laws on the salt. Gandhi, for his part, put end to the civil disobedience.
