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Nationalism in India
Discuss the Salt March to make clear why it was an effective symbol of resistance against colonialism.
Mahatama Gandhi had found in salt a powerful symbol that could unite the nation.
(i) On 31 January 1930, he had sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin stating eleven demands.
(ii) These demands were wide ranging— some were general and some specific. These were concerning interests of all sections of Indian society.
(iii) Demand of removal of tax on salt was one among those demands. The tax on salt and the goverment monopoly over its production, Gandhi declared, revealed the most oppressive face of British rule.
(iv) It was specifically mentioned that in case, Government appears unwilling to negotiate on demands by 11 March, Congress would launch a civil disobedience campaign.
Irwin was unwilling to negotiate. So Gandhi started his famous salt March accompanied by 78 of his trusted volunteers from Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal town of Gujarat (Dandi).
On these counts, Dandi March was an effective symbol of resistance against colonialism as it could gather nationwide support of Indian masses. This marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
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Compare the images of Bharat Mata in this chapter with the image of Germania in Chapter 1.
List all the different social groups which joined the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1921. Then choose any three and write about their hopes and struggles to show why they joined the movement.
Discuss the Salt March to make clear why it was an effective symbol of resistance against colonialism.
Imagine you are a women participating in the Civil Disobedience Movement. Explain what the experience meant to your life.
Why did political leaders differ sharply over the question of separate electorates?
When was the Indian National Congress formed?
Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
Who was the President of the First Session of the Indian National Congress?
Mohandas Karam Chand Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in:
Which one of the following was not a moderate leader?
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