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What happened when Sarojini Naidu led marchers to the Dharasana saltworks?
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Indian Independence Movement
In August 1947 British rule ended on the Indian subcontinent.
On May 21, 1930, Sarojini Naidu led a group of approximately 2,500 peaceful marchers to the Dharasana saltworks as part of the civil disobedience campaign against British rule in India. Upon their arrival, many of the protesters were brutally attacked and beaten by police. This event occurred following the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi, whose detention had already spurred tens of thousands of people to join the satyagraha movement.12