Talk:History of the salt tax in British India

"quite well known"

The sentence "It is quite well known that the recommendations of Guanzi became the official salt policy..." suggests that the author wants us to believe this but has no evidence. Much better would be either "The recommendations of Guanzi became the official salt policy...", or "It is widely believed that the recommendations of Guanzi became the official salt policy...". Maproom (talk) 10:30, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Effects of the salt tax - Marriott

I have removed the Marriott quotation from the "Effects of the salt tax" section. He was not writing about poor workers, unable to afford enough salt for themselves and their families, but about soldiers, provided with inadequate rations by the army. Deplorable, certainly; but a consequence of incompetence or ignorance, not of the salt tax. Maproom (talk) 09:52, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

First paragraph, and spelling

The first paragraph says that the taxes were not replaced when the English crown took over administration of India from the East India Company. Should this say "not repealed"? Or explain?

Also can spelling of satyagraha be reconciled? I think the writer preferred sathyagraha but because of the link to another page, the spelling satyagraha is also used. Actio (talk) 00:59, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

History

Under the British rule, the British had a......... on the manufacture of salt in India. 2405:204:310F:C8D3:0:0:D69:8AC (talk) 15:37, 18 December 2021 (UTC)

History

What are the two taxes used by the British to conquer the princely state in India 2402:8100:3901:200C:0:0:0:1 (talk) 14:11, 18 March 2022 (UTC)