​Individual Satyagraha (1940)

  • At the Ramgarh session of Congress, the decision to launch mass civil disobedience was left to Mahatma Gandhi. By 1940, the government issued many ordinances taking away the freedom of speech.
  • The government frequently arrested Congress members, particularly those with socialist views, as a preventive measure. They detained many labour and youth leaders.
  • The Individual Satyagraha began on 17th October, 1940 with Vinobha Bhave offering Satyagraha near his Paunar ashram in Maharashtra. Jawaharlal Nehru was the second and Braham Dutt as third one to offer Individual satyagraha.
  • The satyagrahis were handpicked by Gandhi and their demand was restricted to asserting their freedom ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content

Already a Member? Login here

Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material since 2018 of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Be an Annual Subscriber

Indian History