Arthshila Ahmedabad invites you for a talk, ‘𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 – 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆’ by the photographer, Anuj Ambalal.

𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦:
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝟮𝟮 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 | 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 𝟲.𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗺 𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀.

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.

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