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Q39 (NDA-I/2008) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Gandhian mass movements Answer Verified

Which one of the following movements started from Dandi?

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The Civil Disobedience Movement was officially launched by Mahatma Gandhi through the historic Dandi March, which took place from March 12 to April 6, 1930 [c3][c4]. Gandhi, accompanied by 78 followers, marched approximately 240 miles (375-390 km) from Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi [c2][t5]. Upon reaching Dandi on April 6, 1930, Gandhi ceremonially broke the salt law by picking up a handful of salt, symbolizing the Indian people's refusal to live under British-made laws [c4][t5]. This act served as the catalyst for a nationwide movement, leading to mass salt satyagrahas in regions like Tamil Nadu, Malabar, and Bengal [c1][c3]. While the Swadeshi Movement (1905), Non-cooperation Movement (1920), and Quit India Movement (1942) were other major phases of the freedom struggle, it was specifically the Civil Disobedience Movement that originated from the events at Dandi [t2][t8].

Sources

  1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 19: Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences > Satyagraha at Different Places > p. 373
  2. [2] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 4: Advent of Gandhi and Mass Mobilisation > Dandi March > p. 51
  3. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 19: Civil Disobedience Movement and Round Table Conferences > Ideological Differences and Similarities between Gandhi and Ambedkar > p. 400
  4. [4] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 15: Struggle for Swaraj > The Second Civil Disobedience Movement > p. 288
  5. [5] https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/lehs303.pdf
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