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GandhiFrom South Africa to India

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South Africa

18 93 : At 24 , h e is t h r ow n o ff a t r a i n fo r r id in g

fir s t c la s s . I t is t h e m os t c r ea t ive n igh t o f h is

life.

18 94 : S ta r t s t he N a t a l I n d ian Con gr e s s t o figh t

d is cr im in a t io n a ga in s t I n d ia n s .

18 9 9 : J o in s t h e Am b u la n ce Co r p d u r in g t h e

Se co n d Bo e r s W a r .

190 3 : R e t u r n s t o p r ac t icin g law . J o in s Sou t h

Afr ica n Su p r e m e Co u r t .

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South Africa

19 0 3 : St a r t s th e I n d i a n Op i n i o n n e w s p a p e r

190 6 : Ta kes a vow o f p over ty

19 0 6 : Cr e a t e s Sa t yr a g r a h a a n d b e gin s

n on vio len ce t o r e s is t t he B r it is h .

1915 : H e h e lp s t o n ego t ia t e t h e I n d ian R e lie f B ill wh ich g ives som e im p or ta n t c ivil r igh t s to

I n d ian s in S ou t h Afr ica .

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India19 15: At th e a ge o f 4 5 an d a fte r 21 yea r s in

So u t h Afr ica , Ga n d h i r e t u r n s t o In d i a . H e is a

n a t io n a l h e r o .

19 2 0 : H e b e co m e s a le a d e r o f t h e I n d ia nN a t ion a l Con gr e s s .

192 2 : H e is s en ten ced to 6 yea r s in ja il fo r

p r o t e s t s. R e le a s e d a ft e r 2 ye a r s .

19 3 0 : St a r t e d a n e w ca m p a ign a ga in s t th e

Br it ish s a lt t axes .

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Salt in India

Sa lt is ve r y im p o r t a n t t o e ve r yo n e in I n d i a ,

fr o m t h e ve r y r ich t o t h e ve r y p o o r .

M o s t I n d ia n s m a d e t h e ir o w n s a lt fo r fr e ebecau s e t h ey d id n t ha ve m on ey t o bu y it .

M a k i n g s a lt is e a s y: Yo u t a k e s a n d fr o m t h e

b e a c h , r e m o ve t h e s a n d , a n d le t th e w a t e r

e va p o r a t e le a vin g b e h in d s a lt .

Bu t s om e t h in g is w r on g.... . .

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Salt Tax lawU n d er Br it is h r u le ( s in ce 18 35 ), on ly t h e

Br it is h co u ld m a k e a n d s e ll s a lt .

Br it is h m o n o p o ly o n s a lt m e a n s t h e y ca n

ch a r ge a n y p r ice .

Th e Br it is h m a d e a b o u t $ 2 5,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 e ve r y

ye a r fr o m s a lt .

I f yo u a r e ca u gh t m a k i n g yo u r o w n s a lt , yo u

ge t 6 m o n t h s in ja il a n d t h e go ve r n m e n t

t a k e s yo u r s a lt .

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Gandhis OpinionGan d h i s aw t h e S a lt Tax Law as j u s t 1 o f

m an y po licie s o f d is cr im in a t i on .

Ga n d h i b e lie ve d t h is w a s a n is s u e t h a t c o u ld

ge t a m a j o r it y o f I n d ian s in vo lved r ega r d le s s

of cla ss .

W h a t d o yo u t h in k I n d ia n s ca n d o t o h e lp

d e fe n d t h e m s e lve s fr o m u n fa ir la w s a n dt r ea t m en t like t h e Sa l t Tax law ?

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Indian National

CongressTh e I n d ia n N a t io n a l Co n gr e s s w a s m a d e u p

o f I n d ian s fr om d ive r s e e t h n ic, r e ligiou s ,

a n d la n gu a ge gr o u p s th r o u gh o u t I n d ia , a n d

it w a s led by Gan d h i. Th e goa l o f t h e I n d ian

N a t io n a l Co n gr e s s is t o m a k e I n d i a fr e e a n d

in d e p e n d e n t fr o m En gla n d .

I t is 1930 an d t h e I N C is go in g t o h ave am e e t in g. H o w c a n w e ge t r id o f t h e S a lt Ta x

la w a n d m a k e In d ia fr e e .

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Gandhis Salt MarchOn Ma r ch 12 , 193 0

Ga n d h i a n d 78 fo llo w e r s

s t a r t ed th e Sa lt Ma r ch o f

2 3 d a ys a n d 2 4 0 m ile s .

Mi llion s o f In d ia n s

jo in e d in Ga n d h is a ct

m a ss a c t o f c ivil

d i s o b e d i e n c e .

6 0 ,0 0 0 In d ia n s a r e

a r r e s te d fo r b r e a k in g t h e

Sal t Ta x la w.

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"W it h t h is , I a m s h a k in g t h e fo u n d a t io n s

o f t h e Br it is h E m pi r e ."