The date was March 12, 1930. Gandhi and his troops walked for 25 days and 241 miles to the Arabian Sea to defy the unjust British law that prohibited the collection of salt in its colony.

Eighty-five years ago, on March 12, Mohandas Gandhi set out with 80 followers from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad to Dandi village in coastal Gujarat to produce salt as a show of protest against ...

Prime Minister Narendra paid homage to those who participated in the historic Dandi March, “a defining chapter in India’s ...

Gandhi and Sarojini Maidu, an important Indian political activist, lead the Salt March In 1930, Gandhi led a major protest, know as the Salt March. The British had been taxing salt in India for ...

TOI Correspondent from London: A garland which Gandhi wore on his 1930 Salt March failed to attract any buyers at an auction in London on Wednesday. The garland and a photo of Gandhi being ...

On the 95th anniversary of the Mahatma Gandhi-led Dandi March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to those who participated in the historic Salt Satyagraha -- a defining chapter in India's ...

He was Mohandas K Gandhi. At that time ... In 1930, he led the Salt March, a protest against the British who were selling salt to Indians. Indians needed salt to stay healthy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to the participants of the Mahatma Gandhi-led Dandi March in 1930, ...

"On this Dandi March Day, we honor Mahatma Gandhi's fearless stand against colonial rule. His historic Salt March sparked a movement that strengthened India's fight for freedom and self-reliance ...

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting posted a video showing archived pictures from Mahatma Gandhi's salt march. "On this day, in 1930, Mahatma Gandhi began the historic Dandi ...