Individual Satyagraha (17 October 1940)

The radicals and leftists wanted to launch a mass Civil Disobedience Movement, but here Gandhi insisted on Individual Satyagraha. The Individual Satyagraha was not to seek independence but to affirm the right of speech.

  • The non-violence was set as the centerpiece of Individual Satyagraha. This was done by carefully selecting the Satyagrahis.
  • The first Satyagrahi selected was Acharya Vinoba Bhave, who was sent to Jail when he spoke against the war.
  • Second Satyagrahi was Jawaharlal Nehru.
  • Third was Brahma Datt, one of the inmates of the Gandhi’s Ashram.
  • They all were sent to jails for violating the Defense of India Act. This was followed by ....
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