In 1930, Gandhi picked up a handful of salt to defy an empire
By picking up a simple lump of salt on a beach in 1930, Mahatma Gandhi launched a massive non-violent protest that challenged the economic foundations of British colonial rule.
Mahatma Gandhi concluded his 240-mile Salt March on April 6, 1930, by picking up a handful of salt-crusted mud at Dandi. This simple act was a direct violation of British law, which prohibited Indians from collecting or selling salt, forcing them to pay a heavy colonial tax instead.
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