Discuss the Salt March to make clear why it was an effective symbol of resistance against colonialism.

Salt was something consumed by the rich and the poor alike, and it was one of the most essential items of food. The tax on salt and the government monopoly over its production was seen as the most oppressive face of British rule. Mahatma Gandhi started his salt march accompanied by 78 of his trusted volunteers. The march was over 240 miles, from Gandhiji's ashram in Sabarmati to the Gujarati coastal town of Dandi. The volunteers walked for 24 days, about 10 miles a day. Thousands came to hear Mahatma Gandhi wherever he stopped, and he told them what he meant by swaraj and urged them to peacefully defy the British. On 6 April 1930, he reached Dandi, and ceremonially violated the law, manufacturing salt by boiling sea water. Therefore, salt march was a clear indication that Indians were united against British rule. It also showed defiance of colonial power by Indians.