Dandi is a small village in the district of Surat, Gujarat, India. It is located on the coast of the Arabian Sea near the city of Surat. Surat (Gujarati:સુરત) is a port city in the Indian state of Gujarat and administrative headquarters of the Surat District. ... Gujarat (Gujarati: , , IPA ; also spelled Gujrat and sometimes Gujarath. ... Map of the Arabian Sea. ... Surat (Gujarati:સુરત) is a port city in the Indian state of Gujarat and administrative headquarters of the Surat District. ...

It shot into worldwide prominence in 1930 when Mahatma Gandhi selected it to be the place for the Salt Satyagraha. He marched from Ahmedabad to Dandi with some of his followers to protest against the imposition of a tax on salt. It could be said that in this village the beginning of the fall of British rule in India started. 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી; Hindi: मोहन्दास करमचंद गांधी, Pronunciation: / / ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. ... Scenes on the eve of the Salt Satyagraha, Gandhis famous 240 mile march on foot to the sea at Dandi. ... Ahmedabad (Gujarati: અમદાવાદ, Hindi: अहमदाबाद) or (?) is the largest city in Gujarat and the 7th largest city in India, with a population of more than 5. ... The British Empire at its zenith in 1919. ...

See also

• Indian independence movement

Dandi is a small village in the district of Navsari, Gujarat, India. About 250km north of city of Mumbai. The Indian independence movement consisted of efforts by India to obtain political independence from British, French and Portuguese rule; it involved a wide spectrum of Indian political organizations, philosophies, and rebellions between 1857 and Indias independence on August 15, 1947. ...