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What role did Sarojini Naidu play in the Salt Satyagraha?
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Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as the Mahatma (“Great Soul”), in London, 1931.
Sarojini Naidu played a significant role in the Salt Satyagraha, a campaign of civil disobedience launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 to protest the British monopoly on salt.12
Her involvement included the following key actions:
- Leadership at Dharasana: Following Gandhi’s arrest in May 1930, Naidu took a prominent leadership role in the movement. On May 21, she led a march of approximately 2,500 peaceful protesters to the Dharasana saltworks. During this demonstration, the marchers were subjected to a brutal attack by police.2
- Continued Activism: Her participation in the Salt Satyagraha was part of her broader anti-British activities, which resulted in her imprisonment in 1930.1
- Diplomatic Representation: Following the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, which ended the initial satyagraha campaign, Naidu accompanied Gandhi to London in 1931 to represent the Indian National Congress at the second session of the Round Table Conference.12