The Salt March (Dandi March) was widely covered by _________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The European and American Press
Option (1) British Press — Incorrect. The British press was only one part of the press that covered the march. The march drew attention across Europe and in America, which is how it first brought Gandhiji to world attention.
Option (2) London Press — Incorrect. The London press, too, was only a small part of the European press; the coverage was not limited to one city or one country.
Option (3) The European and American Press — Correct. The Salt March was widely covered by the European and American press; it was this event that first brought Mahatma Gandhi to world attention.
Option (4) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay — Incorrect. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay was not a newspaper but a socialist activist. She persuaded Gandhiji not to restrict the protests to men and herself courted arrest by breaking the salt or liquor laws.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.2 Dialogues … The Salt March was notable for at least three reasons. First, it was this event that first brought Mahatma Gandhi to world attention. The march was widely covered by the European and American press. Second, it was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers. The socialist activist Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay had persuaded Gandhiji not to restrict the protests to men alone. Kamaladevi was herself one of numerous women who courted arrest by breaking the salt or liquor laws.…” |