It's 6.25 a.m. on March 12, 1930, in Aminabad in Western India, dressed only in a.

hand-spun loin cloth, 61-year-old Mahatma Gandhi rises from a cross-legged position of meditation.

He stretches his body as the pale dawn-like creeps beneath the door of his room.

He reaches for a wooden staff and taps it on the floor, feeling its weight.

It will have to serve him well in the weeks ahead.

Today, Gandhi intends to set out on a walk to a coastal village

more than 240 miles away. At the end of the journey, he plans to break the law imposed on Indians

by their British rulers, and he will do it in full view of the world, but he will not walk alone.

Gandhi opens the door. Hundreds of well-wishers wait outside, forming a long, expectant

line. Gandhi lifts a hand in greeting and begins to walk. Dozens fall in behind him,

each of them committed to the long march ahead, but they all know the eyes of the world

will be fixed on the small and unassuming man leading them.

Over the next 23 days, Mahatma Gandhi and his followers will walk in sandals toward the coast.

When they arrive, they will collect salt from the Arabian Sea.

It's a simple act, but one that's illegal under British rule

in India, and it's all part of a new era of nonviolent disobedience, one that began on March 12, 1930.

From Noisor and Airship, I'm Lindsay Graham, and this is History Daily. History is made every day.

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