(i) Mahatma Gandhi started his famous 'salt March' or 'Dandi March' on 11th March 1930 accompanied by 78 of his trusted volunteers.
(ii) The march was to cover 240 miles from Gandhi's ashram in Sabarmati to the Gujarati Coastal town of Dandi.
(iii) On 6h April 1930, he reached Dandi and ceremonially violated the law by manufacturing salt by boiling sea water.
(iv) This marked the beginning of Civil Disobedience Movement.
