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92 years ago #OTD, Mahatma Gandhi’s iconic Salt march concluded at Dandi. We take a look back at how women, after being barred from participating, became the drivers of the movement – a thread (1/n)
The #DandiMarch was a landmark event in India’s quest for independence, marking the start of large-scale non-violent civil disobedience movement. 78 men accompanied the Mahatma in the 385 KM walk from his ashram (2/n)
Gandhi had given clear instructions that only men were to be part of the march & public protests. He'd correctly guessed that the administration would unleash its brute force to quell the protests and did not want women to be exposed to the brutalities (3/n)
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