Because the British Government ruled the Indians at the start of the 20th century, there was plenty of salt left in India, but then they had to buy it from the government instead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Indians were exploited in many ways. The British put a tax on salt which is needed desprately in their climate.
The British only wanted the Indians to buy salt from them which was heavily taxed. Of course most of the Indian population could not afford it and salt was a big necessity for Indians at the time, everyone mostly used it. Gandhi said, "Next to air and water, salt is perhaps the greatest necessity of life."
The Salt March was a way for the protesting Indians to peacefully protest against the British government instead of fighting them. They wanted to try and be the better people by not fighting.
The British wanted to levy taxes on everything to plunder the people of India most of whom were very poor in the days the British were ruling India. Salt was such an essential thing for cooking the meager food that the population could afford and the British wanted to tax even that and prevent the common man from producing salt. Remember also that it was taxation without representation. In a nutshell the British were greedy and sucked the last drop of blood from the Indian people. Starting in India as a trading company (for spices) they converted India as the most coveted jewel on an empire over which the sun wouldn't set. Alas, that empire also had its end. Some parallels may be drawn from what drove the Americans to dump tea in the Boston harbor in times past.
During the colonial rule in India, the British government imposed heavy taxes on everything including the cheapest and most important item of Indian salt. It was illegal to make salt without authorization. Mahatma Gandhi encouraged Indians to break the Salt tax law in order to involve Indian masses, including the poor, to defy the oppressive law imposed by British government.
Yes the Indians did have salt.
It was a direct form of rebellion since the British had specifically outlawed self production of salt.
Gandhi's act of civil disobedience, particularly the Salt March, increased international attention on the Indian independence movement and put pressure on the British government. It also led to greater unity among Indians and weakened British colonial authority in India. Ultimately, it contributed to India gaining independence from British rule.
Because the Indians wanted to prove that they did not need the British to supply them with the resources they need for their country.
Gandhi lead many campaigns against the British. All of them were non-violent. One of the campaigns was the Salt March. The british had complete monoply on Salt which ment that the Indians couldnt use their own salt. gandhi and some others made massive walk to the sea.
I think it was, because Gandhi was released from jail, along with all the other Indians who were imprisoned. Also, the Salt Trade was allowed again, and the British were unnerved by the Indians not giving up or fighting back, showing satyagraha (showing the truth).
The Salt March of 1930 produced scant progress toward dominion status or independence for India and did not win any major concessions from the British. However, the march had lasting importance was in changing the attitudes of Indians.