It shot into worldwide prominence in 1930 when Mahatma Gandhi selected it to be the destination for the Salt March.
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Vedaranyam is also known in history for its association with The Salt march, which was led by C Rajagopalachari.
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With his winnings Atkinson began recording an album under the band name " Swan " entitled " Salt March ".
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During the recording of " Salt March " Odds were also at work in member Craig Northey's studio.
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The result was the galvanizing Salt March, encouraging nonviolent resistance to British laws prohibiting possession of non-government salt.
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Shridharani, an intimate of Gandhi, who had been jailed in the Salt March, had codified Gandhi's techniques.
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The Salt Sathyagraga Memorial Stupe built in memory of the salt march during India's independence movement is another prominent landmark in Vedaranyam.
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Secretary of the Indian National Congress committee in Allahabad, she took part in the Salt March and the Quit India Movement and was subsequently imprisoned.
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However, she could not take part in Gandhi's famous Salt March in 1930, but continued to take part in many civil disobedience campaigns and marches.
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This was highlighted by the famous Salt March to Dandi from 12 March to 6 April, where he marched from Ahmedabad to Dandi, Gujarat to make salt himself.
