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When Gandhi’s Salt March Rattled British Colonial Rule | HISTORY

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In March 1930, Mahatma Gandhi and his followers set off on a brisk 241-mile march to the Arabian Sea town of Dandi to lay Indian claim to the nation's own salt. EA Evan Andrews Central Press/Getty Images Published: March 12, 2015 Last Updated: February 18, 2025 Print Copy Since the late-1910s, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi had been at the forefront of India’s quest to shake off the yoke of British colonial domination, otherwise known as the “Raj.” The thin and abstemious former lawyer had led civil disobedience against colonial policies, encouraged Indians to boycott British goods, and had served two years in prison on charges of sedition. Gandhi’s philosophy of “satyagraha,” which sought to reveal truth and confront injustice through nonviolence, had made him the most polarizing figure on the subcontinent. While the British regarded him with suspicion, Indians had begun calling him “Mahatma,” or “great-souled.” Historian Yohuru Williams gives a brief recap of the life of Mahatma Gandhi.

When Gandhi’s Salt March Rattled British Colonial Rule | HISTORY By: Evan Andrews Asian History When Gandhi’s Salt March Rattled British Colonial Rule In March 1930, Mahatma Gandhi and his followers set off on a brisk 241-mile march to the Arabian Sea town of Dandi to lay Indian claim to the nation's own salt. EA Evan Andrews Central Press/Getty Images Published: March 12, 2015 Last Updated: May 28, 2025 Since the late-1910s, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi had been at the forefront of India’s quest to shake off the yoke of British colonial domination, otherwise known as the “Raj.” The thin and abs

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