Acharya Vinoba Bhave

Prime Minister paid homage to Acharya Vinoba Bhave on his birth anniversary on 11 September.

  • Acharya Vinoba Bhave (born Vinayak Narahari Bhave) was a Gandhian freedom fighter, social reformer, spiritual leader, and exponent of Sarvodaya (the welfare of all).
  • Joined Gandhi’s Kochrab Ashram, Gujarat, in 1916 and took charge of the Satyagraha Ashram at Wardha in 1921.
  • Participated in the Nagpur Flag Satyagraha (1923) and Quit India Movement (1942). Gandhi chose him as the first Individual Satyagrahi (1940) (Nehru second).
  • He launched it at Pochampally, Telangana, to secure voluntary land donations from landowners for distribution among the landless.
  • Founded ....
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