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| Title | Salt as a Symbol of Resistance: A Study of Inchudi during the Civil Disobedience Movement |
| Article Credit | Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR), ISSN: 2349-5162, Vol.: 13, Issue: 2, Year: 2026 |
| Author | Jyotsna Das (Lecturer in History & Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of History and Archaeology, Fakir Mohan University, Balasore) |
| Subject | This article studies the Salt Satyagraha at Inchudi in Balasore district and its role in the Civil Disobedience Movement in Odisha. |
| Category | History article |
| Institution | Fakir Mohan University |
| Main Topics | Salt Satyagraha in Odisha, Inchudi as a salt-producing center, Civil Disobedience Movement, Gandhi's Dandi March, Utkal Provincial Congress Committee, Mass participation in Balasore district, Women's participation in the salt campaign, British salt laws and colonial economic exploitation |
| Number of Pages | 6 |
| Language | English |
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| File Size | 724.3 KB |
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Salt as a Symbol of Resistance: A Study of Inchudi during the Civil Disobedience Movement
This article examines the Salt Satyagraha at Inchudi and explains how the village became a major center of resistance during the Civil Disobedience Movement. It places Inchudi within the wider anti-colonial politics of Odisha, showing how local salt production, coastal geography, and resentment toward British salt legislation made the area especially suited for protest. The paper traces the background of colonial salt policy, from early monopoly measures to the intensified impact of the salt law on poor coastal communities, and links this history to the momentum generated by Gandhi's Dandi March. It also details the organizational role of the Utkal Provincial Congress Committee, the leadership of Gopabandhu Choudhury, Harekrushna Mahatab, and Acharya Harihar, and the mobilization of volunteers from several districts. A major emphasis falls on collective action: marches, public meetings, arrests, salt making, and the widening participation of villagers and women. The article argues that the Inchudi campaign, despite police action and prohibitory orders, achieved broad popular support and helped turn the Balasore coast into a significant theater of civil disobedience. It presents Inchudi as the second Dandi in the political memory of the freedom struggle.
Core Themes
- Anti-colonial resistance through salt making
- Regional agency in Odisha's freedom struggle
- Leadership and organization in mass आंदोलन
- Popular participation and sacrifice
- Women in nationalist protest
Keywords
About Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi lived from 1869 to 1948. Born in India, he trained as a lawyer and became a political thinker. Colonial rule repelled him. He opposed it fiercely and eventually led India’s independence movement.
Gandhi pioneered Satyagraha, the power of truth and nonviolent resistance. He put these ideals into practice during political and social upheavals. Over twenty years in South Africa shaped his thinking. That’s where he developed his tactics of nonviolent defiance. He returned to India in 1915 and launched major movements against British rule. Non-Cooperation Movement. Salt March. Quit India Movement. Each one challenged colonial domination.
In 1883 he married Kasturba Gandhi. Marriage and family life remained central to who he was. He spoke powerfully about his beliefs. His writing included Hind Swaraj, Satyagraha in South Africa, and The Story of My Experiments with Truth, his autobiography.
His vision stretched beyond political independence. Religious harmony mattered to him. Social equality. Self-reliance. Women’s rights. Ending untouchability. All of these were part of what he fought for.
Nonviolence and Satyagraha shaped movements worldwide. Civil rights activists drew from his example. Freedom struggles across the globe felt his influence. His approach changed how people thought about resistance and change.
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