Dandi March and Salt Sathyagraha

Learning Outcomes

1. Students will be able to list the names of   leaders of freedom movement, summarise the laws imposed by the British in India, and describe the importance of Dandi march and Salt Satyagraha
2. They will be able to explain the term “nonviolent resistance’’.
3. Students will imbibe the value of tolerance and non violence in their character and life
4. Students will show perseverance and commitment.
5. The players gain   pro-activeness, presence of mind, team management, physical strength, crisis management, and understanding opponent’s strategy.

Description Of Activity

How to play

Divide the class into groups of 14 children. These groups can play separately. Each group will have two 2 teams of 7 players each and they play a game of Kabaddi.

One team represents Team Freedom movement [Gandhiji and other leaders of freedom movement], who participated in Civil disobedience movement and Salt Satyagraha. Other team represents the British and Its anti Indian laws

Write names of 7 Leaders of freedom movement on T Shirts of the players [Captain Mahatma Gandhi]

The team freedom movement includes members like this

1. Mahatma Gandhi (Captain )
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Sardar Vallabai Patel
4. Dr.Rajendra Prasad.
5. Subash Chandra Bose
6. C.Rajagopalachari
7. Dr. B.R Ambedkar

Select a Kabaddi team of 7 members for the British.

Write the names of 7 taxes and laws imposed by the British on the T Shirts of   the players for the British.

1. Salt law {Captain}
2. Sedition law
3. Rowlett Act
4. Forest laws
5. Tribal laws
6. Land revenue systems.
7. Import and export laws

Team British Rules:

1. They can change a rule any time.

 Team freedom movement rules:

1. They cannot set any rule
2. They cannot make any chain to defend
3. The team members are not allowed to help another player during defending. 
4. It shows there was no rule of law existed during the British period.
5. The teacher can explain that the Indian team cannot win the game, if the Indians obey the British rules.
6. The Indian player, Jawaharlal Nehru declares that The team freedom movement will not obey anti Indian laws and the Indian team want complete Independence, and the British should withdraw all anti Indian laws.
7. The Indian team disobeys British laws and makes chains and helps one another and wins the game.
8. The Teacher explains that by disobeying British laws, Indians won in the civil disobedience movement and the British understood that they cannot win in India and they have to leave India.

Variations

1. When the game starts, Captain of Indian team Mahatma Gandhi declares that “It is sinful to tax salt since it is such an essential item of food”.
2. From the British side one player states that “Laws are essential and all Indians should obey British laws”.

Coaching Tips

This lesson can be made interesting by bringing creativity such as

1. Students march to the ground from the class replicating Dandi march.
2. Suggest one sided rules in favor of the British.
3. Physical education teacher can give the rules of the game to the students.

Equipment/Material Required

Line making with chack powder.