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A peaceful march that became a powerful symbol of resistance and freedom!

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Mahatma Gandhi by bswise PHOTO: Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 1869-1948), Indian nationalist and spiritual leader, leading the Salt March, a twenty-four day march that lasted from 12 March to 6 April 1930 as a direct action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly. Central Press/Getty Images en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi * * * On this day, January 30, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi, a renowned Indian peace activist, freedom fighter, and the father of the nation who introduced the non-violent protest method of "Satyagraha" to the world, was assassinated by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist who held Gandhi responsible for the partition and the Kashmir war. Also, on this day in history: In 1649, in a rare occurrence in England, a King, Charles I, was executed for his tyranny, military failures, and for causing the English Civil War. In 1790, the world’s first lifeboat was tested in the water by inventor Henry Greathead. In 1933, Adolf Hitler was named chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg, beginning the rise of the Nazi party. In 1939, Adolf Hitler called for the genocide of the Jewish people in a second world war. In 1945, the German ocean liner Wilhelm Gustloff was sunk by a Soviet submarine, resulting in the biggest maritime disaster in history and the deaths of 9,000 people. In 1995, devastating floods forced over 100,000 people to evacuate low-lying areas in the Netherlands. In 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. https://flic.kr/p/2oefmak

On this historic day in 12th March 1930, Salt was used to break the British resistance! Saluting all those who joined the Dandi March, following Mahatma Gandhi's clarion call internalizing the cherished doctrines of Ahimsa and Satyagraha! #dandimarch #saltmarch #MahatmaGandhi #sabarmatiashram #Bapu #DandiYatra #Ahmedabad #Kheda #Nadiad #Anand #Surat #Navsari #dandi #NSMEDIA 💐🙏. #satyagraha #દાંડીકૂચ #બાપુ #મહાત્મા #nsmediavadodara #nsmedia_mediaentrepreneur https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca-XXO3K-wZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, Dandi March and the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India led by Mahatma Gandhi. The Dandi March was started on March 12 and ended after 24 days on April 6, 1930. It passed through 4 districts and 48 villages from Gandhi Ji’s Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi. #saltmarch #saltmovement #satyagraha (at Pradeep's Mathematics Classes) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMTwp_dgdoW/?igshid=f62eq2gt9je4

Photo by @renaeffendiphoto ・・・ Workers harvest salt in Dharasana, Gujarat. Activists trained in nonviolent resistance marched here and were beaten during the Salt March led by Gandhi, a seminal event that advanced India’s drive for independence. #india #gujarat #saltmarch #gandhi #resistance #campaign #independence #indiaphotoproject @natgeocreative @natgeo @thephotosociety