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Dandi, Navsari
Village
National Salt Satyagraha Memorial
Nickname: Danda
Location in Gujarat, India Show map of Gujarat Dandi, Navsari (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20°53′11.3″N 72°48′03.4″E / 20.886472°N 72.800944°E / 20.886472; 72.800944
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Navsari
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ 21
Website	gujaratindia.com

Dandi is a village in the Jalalpore taluka, Navsari District, Gujarat, India. It is located on the coast of the Arabian Sea near the city of Navsari.

The village got into worldwide prominence in 1930, when Mahatma Gandhi selected it to be the destination for the Salt March.^[1] He marched from Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) to Dandi (Navsari) with some of his followers to protest against the imposition of a tax on salt by the British Raj. Thousands of people participated, travelling on foot for 24 days from Ahmedabad to Dandi.^{[citation needed]}

The Government of India initiated plans to develop the Sabarmati-Dandi stretch as a tourist hub.^[2]^[3] In 2019 the National Salt Satyagraha Memorial to commemorate the Salt March of the Indian Independence Movement was opened in the village.^[4]

References

^ Andrews, Evan. "When Gandhi's Salt March Rattled British Colonial Rule". HISTORY. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ "PM's promise to develop Dandi Route yet to be fulfilled: Saurabh Patel". The Times of India. Ahmedabad. 19 July 2013. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
^ "Gujarat accuses Centre of discrimination in tourism sector". Economic Times. New Delhi. 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
^ "Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Prime Minister's Office".

v t e Populated places in Navsari district
Cities and towns	Aantaliya Abrama Amalsad Bilimora Chikhli Devsar Gandevi Jalalpore Khergam Mahuvar Maroli Navsari Vansda Vejalpore Vijalpor
Villages and settlements	Alipore Bodvank Chijgam Dabhel Dandi Degam Dhanori Dharasana Jogwad Kachholi Kuched Kumbhar Falia Manekpore Nandarkha Padgha Simlak Taliyara Unai, Gujarat Viraval, Navsari

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