The Salt March

By - Akshitha , Avni , Meka , Akshara

Narrator - A day in 1835, when most of the parts of India was under British control...

SCENE - " When the British had imposed taxes on salt"

SCENE - *After in India In the Royal meeting room.

Queen - So, what's this new idea you are suggesting me ?

Lawyers - Well, this is idea that um.. i um we had come up with.

Lawyers - So yeah , um we had an idea that we impose taxes on Indian salt.

Lawyers - so , we have more income., from those pesky little Indians.

Queen - Hmm … perfect. we need as much income as possible. DO. IT. NOW.

British Officer -* Evil Laughter * ..Here is the new bill.. You Indians need to pay the taxes for the salt
hereafter..
Indian Officer - Ahem.. That's really strange, why should we pay taxes for our own salt?

British Officer - Yes. We made it illegal for any Indian to produce and sell any salt. We also made salt
unaffordable and whoever does so will be imprisoned

Indian Officer - Oh it would be really impossible for the poor to buy salt and afford to pay such taxes.
It would also affect the income of our poor Indians.

Narrator - This news affected the poor people and they were all worried. They took this news to the
attention of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Messenger - Bappu Ji, this unfortunate news came to my attention.

* Gives the newspaper to Gandhi Ji *. * Gandhi Ji reads the news about the salt laws *

Gandhi Ji - This is not acceptable. " Next to air and water, salt is perhaps the greatest necessity of life
" We should do something in this regard.
Scene -* Mother Cooking * * Gives food to Child* * Child Eats*

Child - I don't like it . it tastes bland.

Mother -Well we cant afford the salt.

Scene-*Marching *

Narrator - Salt is important because it makes our food taste

good, more importantly it is essential for our health.
Gandhi Ji organized a Salt March from the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad, to the village of Dandi, in
south Gujarat. It started on the 12 of March, 1930. On the way, thousands of people joined the March to
protest British rule and the unfair laws. They walked about 12 miles a day and reached Dandi in 3
weeks.
Sarojini Naidu - Welcome Bapu ji . The people are ready with the salt and we can start our protest
tomorrow
Gandhiji - That's fine Sarojini.. Hope we gain the attention of the British.. This protest will go a long
way in our battle of freedom!
Sarojini Naidu- Sure Bapu ji..Vande mataram!!

Gandhi Ji - This is a battle of right against might! (Gandhi picked few crystals of salt) and
said........"With these crystals of salt i will shake the foundation of the British Empire"

Narrator - Along with the march Gandhi Ji launched the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) against
the British Empire. 80,000 people were sent to jail for following the Salt March.
SCENE- The British beat up the indian people and also send Gandhi ji and all to jail (do it in action)
Common Indian people : Shouting out loud,, as they are being beaten up
 Narrator-The British Government eventually relented and invited
Gandhi to London to discuss reforms in India. The Gandhi salt march got
wide news coverage and proved to be a turning point in the history of
India's Independence movement. This led to the independence in 1947.
With this simple act of standing up against in justice Gandhi shook the
foundation of the British Empire in India.

INDIAN PEOPLE-*Vande Matram !!!!!!!!!!!! Again And again*

He showed that by working

together, people of courage
and conviction even if each
one is as small and
powerless as a grain of salt,
can make enormous
difference!!!!!!!
Thank You !