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Writer's pictureFarhad Merchant

From Gandhi to Dandi

Updated: Jun 12, 2023

'Twas the twelfth day of March,

Nineteen thirty was the year.

Gandhi set out on the Dandi march.

In his heart was a cheer.

Taking up the issue of simple salt.

He brought the Brit forces to a halt.

Getting supporters to join the fray.

For 24 days he led the way.

He upset the so-called apple cart.

The Britishers he did outsmart.

To detractors, he did not give ear.

He was a man without fear.

The man with conviction.

The man with determination.

The man on a mission.

The man with a vision.

In Satyagraha, he found the means to an end.

He created history, the man is a legend.


I was actually inspired while sitting at Ahmedabad airport waiting for a flight that is way over-delayed. I reflected back on the route we passed (over the Sabarmati) and decided to write about the march initiated here 🙂

This poem is an expression.
To overcome the delay depression.
While 'twas about Brit-Gandhi tryst.
Crossing Sabarmati was the real catalyst.



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