Calcutta Session
The Nehru Report was almost accepted by the Indian leaders in 1928 however the more youthful leaders like Jawahar Lal Nehru, S. C Bose, and Satyamurthy expressed their dissatisfaction with the dominion status aim of congress. Instead, they demanded that congress adopt Purna Swaraj as the goal. As a compromise, congress decided that if the government did not accept a constitution based on dominion status by the end of the year, Congress might now no longer only call for complete independence however might additionally launch a civil disobedience movement to gain its goal.
Dandi March – History and Significance
Dandi March also known as Salt March or Salt Satyagraha or the Dandi Satyagraha. The great 241 miles foot-march of Mahatma Gandhi and his followers from Sabarmati Ashram (Ahmedabad) to the coast of Dandi from March 12 to April 5, 1930, was a tax resistance drive against the British salt monopoly. Grounded on Gandhi’s principle of non-violence or Satyagraha, the march marked the inaugural of the civil disobedience movement. On April 6, Gandhi broke the salt law by picking up a lump of salt at Dandi.
Table of Content
- Historical Background of Dandi March
- Calcutta Session
- Lahore Congress Session
- Gandhi’s Eleven Demands
- Salt Tax & Letter To Viceroy
- Impact of the Dandi March