Dandi, Navsari Explained

Nickname:Danda
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:20.8865°N 72.8009°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Navsari
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Gujarati, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:GJ 21

Dandi is a village in the Jalalpore taluka, Navsari District, Gujarat, India.

Location

It is located on the coast of the Arabian Sea near the city of Navsari.

Salt March

The village got into worldwide prominence in 1930, when Mahatma Gandhi selected it to be the destination for the Salt March.[1] He marched from Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) to Dandi (Navsari) with some of his followers to protest against the imposition of a tax on salt by the British Raj. Thousands of people participated, travelling on foot for 24 days from Ahmedabad to Dandi.

The Government of India initiated plans to develop the Sabarmati-Dandi stretch as a tourist hub.[2] [3] In 2019 the National Salt Satyagraha Memorial to commemorate the Salt March of the Indian Independence Movement was opened in the village.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrews. Evan. When Gandhi’s Salt March Rattled British Colonial Rule. 2021-11-20. HISTORY. en.
  2. News: PM's promise to develop Dandi Route yet to be fulfilled: Saurabh Patel . https://web.archive.org/web/20130728231121/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-19/ahmedabad/40678195_1_gujarat-tourism-tourism-minister-subodh-kant-sahay . dead . 28 July 2013 . 19 July 2013 . Ahmedabad . . 2013-08-14.
  3. News: Gujarat accuses Centre of discrimination in tourism sector . 18 July 2013 . Economic Times . New Delhi . 2013-08-14.
  4. Web site: Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Prime Minister's Office.