In the ‘Individual Satyagraha’, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?

1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
3. C. Rajagopalachari
4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Explanation

Option (b) is correct

• The Individual Satyagraha was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in October 1940 to assert the right to free speech and to register India’s opposition to being dragged into World War II without Indian consent. Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi because of his moral stature and commitment to non-violence. After Vinoba Bhave’s arrest, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was selected as the second Individual Satyagrahi.

Answer: (b): Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru