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The British regime had made it illegal for Indians to independently collect, produce, or sell salt, imposing a significant salt tax that disproportionately affected the poor and was considered a severe hardship. Gandhi, recognizing salt as a fundamental necessity for both sustenance and health, alongside numerous followers, vehemently opposed these unfair regulations. In 1930, he led a historic march from the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad to the coastal village of Dandi in Gujarat. Initially comprising seventy-eight individuals, the march grew exponentially as thousands joined along the 240-mile route, united in their struggle for freedom from British rule and advocating for the right to produce and trade their own salt. The marchers, identified as freedom fighters, embodied resistance against unjust laws and the broader fight for Indian independence. The narrative underscores the economic and health impacts of the salt tax and the symbolic power of collective action.","Mahatma Gandhi: The Salt March  \nEsther David  \nEmanuele Scanziani  \nWhile the author, illustrator, and publisher of this book encourage and support translation of this work into other languages, they request that substantive changes to the text and art be kept to a minimum.  \nMany years ago, the government of Great Britain took control over the country of India.  \nThe British made it illegal for Indians to collect, produce, or sell salt. They also forced Indians to pay a salt tax. This harmed the people of India for many years. Salt became very expensive and it was difficult for Indians, especially poor people, to buy the salt they needed.  \nAnyone who produced or sold salt in India, except for the British, could be imprisoned for six months.  \nThe Indian leader Gandhi, and many others, said the salt tax and the restrictions on salt production were unfair. They decided to protest against them.  \nGandhi said,”Next to air and water, salt is perhaps the greatest necessity of life.”  \nSalt is important because it makes food taste good, but more importantly, salt is essential for health.  \nIn 19 30 ,Gandhi organized a march from the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad, to the seaside village of Dandi, in the south of Gujarat. It started with just seventy-eight people.  \nThe marchers were called freedom fighters because they struggled not only against unfair laws but for Indian freedom from British rule.  \nAlong the two hundred and forty miles from Ahmedabad to Dandi, thousands of people from all over India joined the march. 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