Bombay Suburbs' Key Role in Civil Disobedience Movement

In the 1930s, women from Bombay's suburbs played a significant role in India's fight for independence.

They joined protests, picketed businesses, and broke the law, despite facing arrests and police attempts to limit their actions.

The suburbs became important for the movement, serving as logistical bases and sites for acts of civil disobedience, such as making salt and establishing camps.

Despite facing various challenges, women continued their fight.

These camps housed volunteers from the Bombay Presidency, from where they could be dispatched for picketing and processions.

Women maintained a Congress presence even when police attempted to disrupt the suburban institutions.