Monday, March 12, 2007

Today in History - Mahatma Gandhi's Salt March

On March 12th 1930 Mahatma Gandhi along with 78 other men started his 23 day (240 miles) Salt March on foot from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, Gujarat. This march was an act of protest against the Salt Tax imposed by Britain on Colonial, India.

Google Maps View of Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmadabad, India


Google Maps view of Dandi, Gujarat

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