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Modern Indian History UPPSC 2021 GS-I
Question

The name of the foreign journalist who reported about Satyagraha at Dharsana salt works was:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Web Miller

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Web Miller”.
Web Miller, an American journalist, covered the Dharsana Salt Works Satyagraha during the Salt March led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930.

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