The Indian Freedom Struggle has been a part of the school's History Syllabus, than being a hot-topic of discussion! An important part of this freedom struggle was the Salt Satyagraha or Salt March.
In Dandi, where the Satyagraha was carried out, there is a beautiful memorial built by the Government of Gujarat, which really makes you Time Travel and revisit those events.
So, today we're are exploring the same! Let's go.
Saifee Villa
Once you enter the memorial, to your right, stands the magnificent Saifee Villa, which was built by Syedna Tahir Saifuddin. It's the place where Mahatma Gandhi stayed over night, for the next morning would dawn with the Rays of Revolution.
Opposite to the villa, moving forward to the right side, stands the statue capturing the iconic moment of extracting salt. There are many such miniatures, and statues in the memorial, which are symbolic and make us realise the significance of that event.
After taking a few steps ahead, in the front, stands your route of visit, in a circular manner. To your left, stands a wall, bearing the handwriting of the Father of The Nation.
As you walk in the memorial premises, various miniatures warmly welcome you. They depict the journey of the Salt March, from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi and the numerous events which took place then.
While you're almost halfway through the memorial, a 130 feet tall, A-shaped structure, with a blue cube at its peak hovers above you. It's the Salt Tower. The cube is defined as a salt crystal, to supplement the significance of the memorial.
Salt Tower
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ReplyDeleteI would really like add the place in my bucketlist .Nice description of the place.
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