The Salt March and Civil Disobedience
The Dandi March as a symbolic challenge to British monopoly and the mobilization of women.
Key Questions
- 1Why did Gandhi choose salt as the symbol of protest?
- 2How did the Salt March attract global media attention?
- 3What was the impact of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
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