17 October in Hindu history
17 October 1906
17 October 1940Swami Rama Tirtha takes jal samadhi
The mathematics teacher turned Vedantin, who had lectured on Vedanta in Japan and America, is taken by the Bhilangana river near Tehri on Diwali day.
Vinoba Bhave starts the individual satyagraha
Chosen by Gandhi as the first individual satyagrahi, Vinoba speaks against the war at Pavnar and is arrested four days later.