In 1930 Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from

1. The Civil Disobedience Movement was a major phase of the Indian Freedom Struggle led by Mahatma Gandhi. 2. Mahatma Gandhi formally launched the movement in 1930 by undertaking the historic Dandi March (also known as the Salt March) to protest against the British salt monopoly. 3. The march began on March 12, 1930, from Gandhi's base, the Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad. 4. He and his followers marched to the coastal village of Dandi, where on April 6, 1930, he broke the salt law by making salt from seawater, signaling the start of nationwide civil disobedience. Thus, the movement *started* from Sabarmati.