Cross-Curricular Connections

On the Eve of Historic Dandi March

From the mid-1800s to 1947, India was under British rule. Gandhi demonstrated against and encouraged resistance to British rule using nonviolent protests, including this historic march. Click on the link below to learn more about the life of this remarkable and influential man.

http://www.mkgandhi.org

Gandhi organized the Dandi March to protest the British government’s control of the production and distribution of salt in India. Click on the link below to learn more about salt, including what it is, how it is produced, and how it has affected history.

http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/salt5.htm