Salt satyagraha Salt March

SaltSatyagrahaSameeraSandhya

RamprasadVikas

SALT SATYAGRAHA

Introduction

The Salt March- from March to April 1930

NON-VIOLENT PROTEST ACTION led by MAHATMA Gandhi (1869-1948)

to protest British rule in India

Introduction

•Triggering Factor- British Monopoly

•Dandi March – Ahmedabad

•Distance -240 miles

•Civil Disobedience Movement

SPECIFICS OF THE EVENT Gandhiji Arrest Gandhi-Irwin pact 5 March

1931 by Gandhi and Lord Irwin (Viceroy) Agreed to end civil

disobedience No changes to the Salt Acts

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE Release of satyagrahis

Participation of Social Groups in the march (in form of protest)

Rich Peasants- Depression and fall in prices affected them badly. They demanded reduction in land revenue

Poor peasants- Depression affected them badly. They demanded reduction in rent

Business Class- They demanded protection against the import of foreign goods

Industrial Workers- They were poorly paid. Conditions of work were miserable

ROWLATT ACT

March 1919 Defence of India Regulations Act Maximum imprisonment -2 yrs –

Any person suspected Satya Paul and Saifuddin -arrested

Women in civil disobedience Struggle of freedom Usha mehta ,a Gandhian

activist Congress demonstrations Assistance in picketing

CONCLUSION

Failed to attract Muslim support To end untouchability Harijan movement

CONCLUSION

“The whole concept of Satyagraha  was profoundly significant to me. As I delved deeper into the philosophy of Gandhi, my skepticism concerning the power of love gradually diminished, and I came to see for the first time its potency in the area of social reform“By,

Sandhya (1225116342)Sameera(1225116341)Ramprasad(1225116340)Vikas(1225116336)