Gandhi Salt March

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Gayarh murti (11 statues) This massive black sculpture is sheer poetry in stone. The sculpture, by Devi Prasad Roy Choudhary, depicts the famous Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1931 against oppressive salt taxes imposed by the British regime. This sculpture is locate outside President House can be seen by visitors entering New Delhi.This sculpture is dedicated to millions of Indian who participated in freedom struggle. DANDI MARCH On March 12, 1930 Gandhiji embarked on the historic Dandi March which lasted twenty-four days. The first batch of satyagrahis led by Gandhiji in the age group of sixteen to sixty-one years and numbering seventy-nine, hailed from different provinces.They were all active members of Gandhiji’s Sabarmati Ashram. A huge crowd followed them everywhere. On way to Dandi, Gandhiji stopped at different places, addressing lakhs of people who had gathered, explaining the objectives and mode of Civil Disobedience.