Salt Satyagraha. The Dandi March, or Salt Satyagraha, was initiated by Mahatma Gandhi from Sabarmati Ashram on March 12, 1930, and lasted until April 5, 1930, reaching Dandi(Navsari district). C. Rajagopalachari organized the Vedaranyam Salt March along the east coast, while Gandhi led the march on the west coast. The protest was against the British salt tax, and Gandhi defied it by collecting natural salt from the shore. In the Salt Satyagraha, Sarojini Naidu persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to allow women to join the movemnent