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Match the regional coastal centers of the Salt Satyagraha (1930) during the Civil Disobedience Movement in List-I with the corresponding nationalist leaders who organized and led the campaigns in List-II:

  • Vedaranyam Salt March (Tanjore Coast)C. Rajagopalachari
  • Payyanur Salt March (Malabar Coast)K. Kelappan
  • Dharasana Salt Works Raid (Gujarat Coast)Sarojini Naidu
  • Inchudi Salt Satyagraha (Balasore Coast)Gopabandhu Choudhury

Answer

Vedaranyam Salt March matches with C. Rajagopalachari; Payyanur Salt March matches with K. Kelappan; Dharasana Salt Works Raid matches with Sarojini Naidu; and Inchudi Salt Satyagraha matches with Gopabandhu Choudhury.
Following Mahatma Gandhi's historic Dandi March (March–April 1930), provincial leaders mobilized mass participation across coastal India. C. Rajagopalachari conducted the Vedaranyam March in Tamil Nadu, K. Kelappan organized the Calicut-to-Payyanur March in Malabar, Sarojini Naidu led the famous non-violent raid on the Dharasana Salt Works, and Gopabandhu Choudhury mobilized the salt movement at Inchudi in Orissa.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the leader for the Tamil Nadu campaign
C. Rajagopalachari organized the march from Trichinopoly to Vedaranyam in April 1930.
Gandhi's Dandi March inspired regional leaders to launch parallel salt marches in coastal provinces.
2
Identify the leader for the Kerala campaign
K. Kelappan walked from Calicut to Payyanur to break salt laws on the Malabar coast.
He led the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee's salt resistance efforts.
3
Identify the leader for the Dharasana action in Gujarat
Sarojini Naidu led the direct non-violent assault on the Dharasana salt works following Gandhi's arrest.
She took over leadership alongside Imam Sahib and Manilal Gandhi.
4
Identify the leader for the Orissa campaign
Gopabandhu Choudhury organized the Inchudi salt march near Balasore.
Inchudi was the second most prominent center of salt manufacture during the 1930 Satyagraha after Dandi.

Key Concept

Regional Leadership and Centers of the 1930 Salt Satyagraha
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Gandhian Era and Major Mass Movements

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