UPPSC 2011 GS-1 Modern Indian History
Question

Who started the individual Satyagraha ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Vinoba Bhave

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Vinoba Bhave”.

Mahatma Gandhi started the Individual Satyagraha movement in 1940 in response to Lord Linlithgow's August Offer. Gandhi chose Acharya Vinoba Bhave as the first Satyagrahi, Jawaharlal Nehru as the second, and Brahma Datt as the third.

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