Articles tagged under: Dandi

Gujarat Congress to take out foot march to mark 90th anniversary of Dandi March

March 06, 2020
Gujarat Congress to take out foot march to mark 90th anniversary of Dandi March

Gandhinagar: The Congress party in Gujarat will take out a 'pad yatra' (foot march) to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's iconic Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi from March 12 to April 6. Gujarat Congress president Amit Chavda said: "Congress party will commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Dandi March by taking out a march starting from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi. Our interim president Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Chief Ministers of the Congress-r...Read More

Honouring the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, inculcating national pride through memorials

January 30, 2019
Honouring the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, inculcating national pride through memorials

I believe that Mahatma Gandhi is still as relevant in today’s world as he was in his lifetime:Narendra Modi Ever since he tookover as the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi ensured that Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals, principles and teachings are held aloft, both in India and abroad, through his speeches and actions. The National Salt Satyagraha Memorial, dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister on January 30, 2019, recreates the spirit and the energy of one of the defining mom...Read More

Live: PM Narendra Modi dedicates Dandi Salt Satyagrah Memorial to nation

January 30, 2019

Surat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates Dandi Salt Satyagraha Memorial at Dandi in coastal South Gujarat.     DeshGujaratRead More

PM Modi to dedicate Salt March Satyagrah Memorial at Dandi in South Gujarat on January 30th

January 15, 2019
PM Modi to dedicate Salt March Satyagrah Memorial at Dandi in South Gujarat on January 30th

Surat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will during his visit to Gujarat on January 30th inaugurate National Salt Satyagrahan Memorial at coastal place Dandi in South Gujarat. The memorial is dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi's salt march of year 1930s against imposition of tax on salt by then British government. Mahatma Gandhi had started Dandi march on 12 March 1930 from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad and concluded it on 6 April 1930 at coastal place Dandi in South Gujarat. 80 pad yatris who walk...Read More