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March 12, 2026

The Weight of Salt | March 12, 1930

An empire places a crushing tax on a fundamental necessity of life, pushing an entire nation to the brink. To shatter this ruthless monopoly, one man begins a relentless 241-mile march toward the Arabian Sea, his dusty path swelling with thousands of followers along the way. Step into the journey and witness how the promise of gathering a single handful of salt sparks a tidal wave of nonviolent defiance.

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