National Salt Satyagraha Memorial — Attraction in Gujarat

The National Salt Satyagraha Memorial is a memorial in Dandi, Gujarat, that honors the activists and participants of the Salt Satyagraha, an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India which was led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930. .... The memorial is spread over a 15 acres and is located in the coastal town of Dandi, where the Salt March ended on 5 April 1930 and the British salt monopoly was broken by producing salt by boiling sea water..... The project was developed at an estimated cost of ₹89 crore..... The monument is a 40-metre (130 ft) steel frame in "A" shape, symbolizing two hands.... In order to protect it from sea coast weather, it is made up of a non-corroding material.... At the apex of the monument, there is a 2.5-tonne (2,500 kg) glass cube representing the salt crystal.... The cube is illuminated by laser lights at night which creates the illusion of a pyramid.... To the left of the main memorial there is a life sized statue of Gandhi with 78 volunteers. ....These statues are made of bronze.... An Open Call for sculptors was made and 40 sculptors were selected from India, Austria, Bulgaria, Burma, Japan, Sri Lanka, Tibet, UK and United States.... Each sculptor created two sculptures each. After the clay sculptures had been completed, molds and fiber casts were made and the sculptures were cast in silicon-bronze alloy by Studio Sukriti in Jaipur..... An artificial lake was created to symbolize the seashore aspect of the Salt Satyagraha..... The lake is a non-permeable, geotextile based lake which is sealed from the bottom and top to prevent salt infiltration.... In order to reinstate the virtue of Self-sufficiency reinforced by Gandhi in the Freedom Struggle, the memorial is made self-sufficient for its energy needs. ....To achieve this 40 Solar Trees are installed. This makes this memorial a net zero-energy project..... In all there are 22 narrative murals.T....hee initial conceptualization for the murals was done at IIT Bombay and Clayfingers Pottery at Urakam, Kerala.... After conceptualization at IIT Bombay and Clayfingers Pottery at...

We felt extremely good and positive while visiting 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘆𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹. Passing through various small villages, the drive to Dandi itself was so beautiful. 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗶 himself praised “𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗿”, a place of spiritual pilgrimage. Mahatma Gandhi & marchers began their march from Karadi to Dandi early in the morning on 5th April, 1930 after their prayer meet. They had reached this final destination after 24 Days, along with 80 Marchers, visiting more than 21 places and walking about 390 Kilometer long walk from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐭, 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝.

This 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘆𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 opened on 30 January 2019 in Dandi, Gujarat, showcases the activists of the 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘆𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮, an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India which was led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930. Spread over a 15 acres land and located in the beautiful coastal town of Dandi, where the 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟱 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟵𝟯𝟬 and the British salt monopoly was broken by producing salt by boiling sea water. This memorial is a net Zero-Energy centre with 40 Solar Trees providing energy to the entire memorial. There are several solar salt making pans and the visitors are allowed to take a sample of salt home.

𝗦𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝗶 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝗵 Invited Mahatma Gandhi to stay in his Saifee Villa. 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 is a place of importance where on 5th April 1930 Mahatma Gandhi stayed at night prior to the historical event of Salt Satyagraha against the Salt law implemented by the British government during the colonial rule.

This beautiful memorial consist of a welcome centre which houses a library, a book shop and an auditorium. The pathway along the lake symbolises the path of the Dandi March, 5 meter high statue of the Mahatma Gandhi, 80 Bronze statues of the marchers walked along with Mahatma Gandhi, a salt making pan, an artificial lake and the Pyramid of Light..

𝗔 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗶,...

National Salt Satyagrah Memorial, Dandi

The 'National Salt Satyagraha Memorial', Dandi, Gujarat, India is conceived as an experiential journey recreating the spirit and the energy of the 1930 Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi, and taking the visitors to the Monument step-by-step in order to visualize and understand the history of the iconic Dandi March and the methodology of Satyagraha, which finally led to India’s Independence from the British colonial rule.

Salt March

In the Lahore Convention of 1929, Indian National Congress unanimously decided to launch India's Freedom Struggle. Mahatma Gandhi was given the baton. During same time British levied staggering 2400% tax on salt, an item of daily necessity. Mahatma Gandhi decided to begin the freedom struggle with this cause of non-cooperation towards the salt tax. Many doubted this cause, but Mahatma Gandhi stood to his conviction & soon message of Dandi March reverberated throughout India.

Dandi is my Haridwar Mahatma Gandhi & marchers began their march from Karadi to Dandi early in the morning on 5th April, 1930 after their prayer meet. Thousands of people accompanying Mahatma Gandhi could feel unique spirit of the Mahatma. His pace had increased multi-fold. On their path first there came Karadi and Matwad twin villages and then came Samapur Village. Large number of people there offered warm welcome to the Dandi Marchers and joined the march. After a brief spell all could experience the cool breeze of Dandi Ocean. Mahatma Gandhi himself praised “Dandi as his Haridwar”, a place of spiritual pilgrimage. They had reached this final destination after 24 Days, along with 80 Marchers, visiting more than 21 places and walking about...