The Indian National Congress unilaterally declared independence in January 1930, but needed Mohandas Gandhi to lead the way forward. How would Indians challenge British rule?
Gandhi came up with a characteristically eccentric, but shrewd, strategy: mass resistance against the British monopoly on salt.
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Fanfare
Opening Theme
“Qadam Qadam Badhaye Ja”
Composed in 1942 by Ram Singh Thakuri and Vandhidhar Shukla. Public domain.
Public domain recording. Source.
Closing Theme
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Great episode! I really enjoyed the music choice in this one also!