Dharasana

Dharasana
A salt pan in Dharasana
Nickname(s): Danda
Location in Gujarat, India, Asia, Earth,
Dharasana (India)
Coordinates: 20°41′0″N 72°55′0″E / 20.68333°N 72.91667°E / 20.68333; 72.91667Coordinates: 20°41′0″N 72°55′0″E / 20.68333°N 72.91667°E / 20.68333; 72.91667
Country  India
State Gujarat
District Valsad
Languages
 • Official Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30
PIN 396375
Telephone code 00-91-0260
Vehicle registration GJ-15
Website gujaratindia.com

Dharasana is a town in Valsad, Gujarat, India, adjacent to Dandi. It shot to worldwide fame in May, 1930 as the site of the Dharasana Satyagraha, an immediate follow up to the Dandi salt march.[1]

Here, British Indian police brutally attacked a group of about 2500 non-violent protestors as they marched to the Dharasana Salt Works, as part of the Salt Satyagraha.[2] The attack received global news coverage and helped turn public opinion against the British rule in India and in favor of Indian freedom fighters. This proved to be one of the most important milestones of the Salt Satyagraha and Civil Disobedience Movement led by Mohandas Karamchand "Mahatma" Gandhi in 1930-31.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ India in the 1930s: 1930 Elections in India, Salt Satyagraha, Dharasana Satyagraha, Madras Presidency Legislative Council Election 1930. London: General Books LLC. 2010. p. Ch. 2 : Dharasana Satyagraha. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ↑ Miller, Webb (21 May 1930). "Natives beaten down by police in India salt bed raid". United Press International. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Desai, I.E (1973). Dharasani Shauryaghatha. Surat: Surat Swatantraitihas, Samiti Panchayat. |access-date= requires |url= (help)


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