Mahatma Gandhi’s 1930 Salt March ended at Dandi, a coastal village in Gujarat, India.
Gandhi began the march from the Sabarmati Ashram on 12 March 1930 with 78 volunteers. Over 24 days, the group traveled roughly 240 miles (390 kilometers), gathering supporters along the route. At Dandi on 6 April, Gandhi violated the British salt laws by producing salt from seawater.
The march protested the British monopoly and tax on salt, an everyday necessity used by rich and poor alike. Its simple target helped turn a complex political struggle into a highly visible act of civil disobedience.
Dandi is sometimes confused with Ahmedabad, where the march began, or with Dharasana, the site of a later salt-works protest. The wider campaign became one of the best-known episodes of India’s independence movement.