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Gandhi Makes Salt - Leather Puppet

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Gandhi Makes Salt - Leather Puppet
Gandhi Makes Salt
Puppets have been used in India to educate and entertain the illiterate. Here, a puppet shows Gandhi making salt to court arrest during the Salt Satyagraha

See also:
Satyagrahis squatting on the beach to break law, The Salt March to Dandi

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