On The Salt March – Art and Narratives in Documentary Photography

Jun 22, 2024

06.30 PM

Arthshila Ahmedabad,
2-G, opposite Ahmedabad Management Association, Panjrapol, Ambawadi – 380015

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2024-06-22 18:30:00 2024-06-22 00:00:00 Asia/Kolkata On The Salt March - Art and Narratives in Documentary Photography The Salt March, conceived and led my Mohandas K. Gandhi, is regarded as one of the defining movements in the history of the Indian independence struggle. On the 12th of March 1930 it commenced from the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, and traversing more than 240 miles through the heart of South Gujarat it concluded at the small coastal village of Dandi. For Gandhi the march was also a means to propagate social reforms, and perhaps he saw it as another challenge to explore his spiritual beliefs. Decades have passed since, and one wonders where are the villages through which the march passed? In what state are the sites where the satyagrahis rested? Are there any living witnesses? The series 23 Grams of Salt is about a photographer’s journey, spread over 80 villages, 90 years after the march, in search of these answers. To mark the 91st anniversary of the March, Navajivan Trust has published the book ‘23 Grams of Salt: Retracing Gandhi’s March to Dandi’ by Anuj Ambalal. Anuj Ambalal studied finance from the Middlesex University, London, and worked briefly as an equity researcher before taking up photography. He works in diverse genres in the medium and has a number of solo and group exhibitions to his credit, in India as well as internationally. His works have been published in various art and photography journals in India and abroad. He has authored a book titled, ‘23 Grams of Salt: Retracing Gandhi’s March to Dandi’ that has received wide critical acclamation. Ambalal has had no formal training in photography. He lives in Ahmedabad where he also follows his other passion, furniture design. Arthshila Ahmedabad, 2-G, opposite Ahmedabad Management Association, Panjrapol, Ambawadi – 380015 Creativeyatra.com info@creativeyatra.com

The Salt March, conceived and led my Mohandas K. Gandhi, is regarded as one of the defining movements in the history of the Indian independence struggle. On the 12th of March 1930 it commenced from the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, and traversing more than 240 miles through the heart of South Gujarat it concluded at the small coastal village of Dandi. For Gandhi the march was also a means to propagate social reforms, and perhaps he saw it as another challenge to explore his spiritual beliefs. Decades have passed since, and one wonders where are the villages through which the march passed? In what state are the sites where the satyagrahis rested? Are there any living witnesses? The series 23 Grams of Salt is about a photographer’s journey, spread over 80 villages, 90 years after the march, in search of these answers. To mark the 91st anniversary of the March, Navajivan Trust has published the book ‘23 Grams of Salt: Retracing Gandhi’s March to Dandi’ by Anuj Ambalal.

Anuj Ambalal studied finance from the Middlesex University, London, and worked briefly as an equity researcher before taking up photography. He works in diverse genres in the medium and has a number of solo and group exhibitions to his credit, in India as well as internationally. His works have been published in various art and photography journals in India and abroad. He has authored a book titled, ‘23 Grams of Salt: Retracing Gandhi’s March to Dandi’ that has received wide critical acclamation. Ambalal has had no formal training in photography. He lives in Ahmedabad where he also follows his other passion, furniture design.