Individual Satyagraha began on October 17, 1940 at Paunar near Wardha, led by Gandhi amid the failure of the August Offer. It aimed to oppose India’s forced involvement in World War II and assert the nationalist right to free expression without launching a mass revolt.

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• Launched by Gandhi in 1940 after rejecting the August Offer.
• Objective: assert free expression, show India’s unwillingness to join the war.
• Designed as a limited, non-violent protest to avoid mass violence.
• First Satyagrahi: Vinoba Bhave; arrested after anti-war speeches.
• Second Satyagrahi: Jawaharlal Nehru; jailed under Defence of India Rules.
• Third Satyagrahi: Brahma Dutt, followed by many others.
• Gandhi sought to disprove British claims of India’s voluntary war support.
• Protest highlighted censorship, speech curbs, and lack of consultation.
• British banned anti-war propaganda, increasing arrests.
• By May 1941, over 25,000 Satyagrahis convicted for individual disobedience.
• Movement prepared public opinion for future mass actions like Quit India.