Dandi is a village in the Jalalpore taluka, Navsari District, Gujarat, India. It is located on the coast of the Arabian Sea near the city of Navsari.
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Dandi, Navsari | |
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Village | |
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Nickname: Danda | |
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Coordinates: 20°53′11.3″N 72°48′03.4″E | |
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State | Gujarat |
District | Navsari |
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• Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | GJ 21 |
Website | gujaratindia |
The village got into worldwide prominence in 1930, when Mahatma Gandhi selected it to be the destination for the Salt March.[1] He marched from Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) to Dandi (Navsari) with some of his followers to protest against the imposition of a tax on salt by the British Raj. Thousands of people participated, travelling on foot for 24 days from Ahmedabad to Dandi.[2]
The Government of India initiated plans to develop the Sabarmati-Dandi stretch as a tourist hub.[3][4] In 2019 the National Salt Satyagraha Memorial to commemorate the Salt March of the Indian Independence Movement was opened in the village.[5]
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