Article Title: Acharya Vinoba Bhave
11-09-2022
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Why is in news? PM remembers Acharya Vinoba Bhave on his Jayanti
Vinayak Narahari also known as Vinoba Bhave, (11 September 1895 – 15 November 1982) was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights. Often called Acharya (Sanskrit for teacher), he is best known for the Bhoodan Movement.
He is considered a National Teacher of India and the spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi. He was an eminent philosopher. He also translates Bhagavat Gita into Marathi language title Geetai.
In 1940 he was chosen by Gandhi to be the first individual Satyagrahi against the British rule.
The Bhoodan movement (Land Gift movement), also known as the Bloodless Revolution, was a voluntary land reform movement in India.
It was initiated by Gandhian Vinoba Bhave in 1951 at Pochampally village, Pochampally, Telangana.
The Bhoodan movement attempted to persuade wealthy landowners to voluntarily give a percentage of their land to landless people.
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