Bareja is a town located about from Ahmedabad, India. It is between

Kheda Kheda, also known as Kaira, is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was former administrative capital of Kheda district. India's First Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhbhai Patel Was Born In Kheda District of Gujarat State ...

and Ahmedabad. It has several schools, theatres and a GSRTC bus station. The AMTS bus service available in Bareja connects Lal Darvaja Station to Bareja Eye Hospital.

History

Gandhiji stopped in Bareja during the

Salt March The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, Dandi March and the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India led by Mahatma Gandhi. The twenty-four day march lasted from 12 March to 6 April 1930 as a di ...

, which began in the nearby Ahmedabad suburb of

Sabarmati Ashram Sabarmati Ashram (also known as Gandhi Ashram) is located in the Sabarmati suburb of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, adjoining the Ashram Road, on the banks of the River Sabarmati, from the town hall. This was one of the many residences of Mahatma Ga ...

. It was his second stop on the march, and he gave a short speech before continuing on towards Dandi.

References

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