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• The struggle for independence from the British soon took roots in the city. |
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• 1857 five rebellion soldiers were shot dead with tank and 3 were shot dead at gun point.
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• More than 20,000 fire arms were seized from AHMEDABAD.
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• 1902 first congress meeting was held in AHMEDABAD at Hathisinh ni wadi.
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• 1905 few Bengali youngsters came to city to learn trade and they taught how to make bombs.in 1909 Lord Minto with his wife was attacked with bomb near Khadiya gate.s
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• In 1915.Mahatma Gandhi came from South Africa and established two ashrams in the city, the Kochrab Ashram near Paldi in 1915 and the Satyagrah Ashram on the banks of Sabarmati in 1917. The latter was later called Harijan Ashram or Sabarmati Ashram.
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• He started the salt satyagraha in 1930. He and many followers marched from his ashram to the coastal village of Dandi, Gujarat, to protest against the British imposing a tax on salt. Before he left the ashram, he vowed not to return to the ashram until India became independent.
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