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Congress leaders pay tributes to Salt Satyagraha martyrs in Vedaranyam • May 1, 2025, 4:49 AM ET (The Hindu)

Facts

Also Known As Dandi March • Salt Satyagraha
Date March 1930 - April 1930
Location Gujarat • India

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Mahatma Gandhi and Sarojini Naidu on the Salt March
Salt March sculpture
Gandhi, Mohandas: Salt March
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Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian leader
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
prime minister of India
Photo of Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu
Indian writer and political leader