The
Declaration of Purna Swaraj (Total Independence) -1929
Swaraj
Flag became more conspicuous at all political rallies.
On December 31, 1929 at
the Lahore (Pakistan, after independence)) Congress, Pandit Nehru hoisted the Swaraj flag on the banks of the River
Ravi and declared Purna Swaraj as the
goal of freedom movement with a fervent call to observe next January 26, 1930 as Independence Day. The Swaraj flag led to a
direct conflict with the Union Jack, which took the form of an open
movement around.
Stamp like Label issued from Khadi Mondal, College
Street, Calcutta.
It has the patriotic song imprinted in Bengali
“Swadhitanata
hinataya ke bachitey chay?
Dashatya
srinkhal bolo ke dharibay pa-ey?”
by Rangalal Bandopadhyay, translated :
Who wishes to live
In a gloom of captivity?
Who wishes to live !
Who wishes to be frittered by
slavery?
The flag in the label has the words “Celebrate Independence Day on 26
January”.
Salt Satyagraha (Dandi March)-1930
A simple act which become the powerful symbol of the Satyagraha.
On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi launched Salt
Satyagraha and set out from Sabarmati
Ashram (Ahmadabad) with 78 volunteers to Dandi on the Gujarat coast. The 35-day long march culminated on
April 6, when Gandhi picked up a lump of salt, thereby giving signal to break
the law. Swaraj flags were waved by
the rejoiced crowd in acknowledgment of the great historic event.
There
were simultaneous
Salt Satyagrahas
organized
in other parts of the country.
