Salt March

Special India starts 75-week celebrations for 75th independence anniversary

India starts 75-week celebrations for 75th independence anniversary

  • India’s 75th Independence Day will be celebrated on Aug. 15, 2022, and the government has planned 75 weeks of events, dubbed Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
  • The Salt March started in Ahmedabad on March 12, 1930, and was led by Mahatma Gandhi as a non-violent protest against the British monopoly on salt
By Sanjay Kumar ·