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Vinoba Bhave
Vinayak Narahar Bhave, also known as Vinoba Bhave (ⓘ; 11 September 1895 – 15 November 1982), was an Indian philosopher and an advocate of nonviolence and human rights. Often called Acharya (teacher in Sanskrit), he is best known for the Bhoodan land reform movement, and is considered as the spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi.
Bhave was born in Gagoji, and was the eldest of five children and was brought up by his grandfather. Influenced by his mother's religious values, he developed an early interest in spiritual texts such as the Bhagavad Gita. After being inspired by Gandhi, he abandoned formal education and joined Gandhi’s Sabarmati Ashram in 1916. He actively participated in various programmes promoting khadi, village industries, and sanitation.
Bhave became involved in the Indian independence movement, engaging in civil disobedience against the British Raj. He was imprisoned several times, and he spent his time in prison writing books and studying various Indian languages. In 1940, Gandhi recognised him as the first individual Satyāgrahi. Beyond the independence movement, Bhave pioneered social reforms, most notably the Bhoodan movement in 1951, where he persuaded large landowners to donate their land to the poor. He also founded the Brahma Vidya Mandir in 1959, promoting self-sufficiency, non-violence, and sustainable agriculture.
Bhave was a prolific writer and scholar, and he authored several books. He interpreted and translated several religious texts across multiple languages, including the Bhagavad Gita into the Marathi under the title Geetai. His teachings combined spiritual knowledge with non-violence, and practical service, and gained wide recognition and influence across India. In 1958, he was the first recipient of the international Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 1983.
Vinayak Narahar Bhave was born on 11 September 1895 in a small village called Gagoji (present-day Gagode Budruk) in Kolaba in the Konkan region of what is now Maharashtra. Vinayaka was the eldest son of Narahar Shambhu Rao and Rukmani Devi. The couple had five children; four sons named Vinayaka (affectionately called Vinya), Balakrishna, Shivaji and Dattatreya, and one daughter Shanti. His father was a trained weaver with a modern rationalist outlook and worked in Baroda. Vinayaka was brought up by his grandfather, Shamburao Bhave and was greatly influenced by his mother Rukmini Devi, a religious woman from Karnataka. Vinayaka was highly inspired after reading the Bhagavad Gita, at a very young age.
A report in the newspapers about Gandhi's speech at the newly founded Banaras Hindu University attracted Bhave's attention. In 1916, after reading a newspaper piece by Mahatma Gandhi, Bhave threw his school and college certificates into a fire on his way to Bombay to appear for the intermediate examination. He wrote a letter to Gandhi and after an exchange of letters, Gandhi advised Bhave to come for a personal meeting at Kochrab Ashram in Ahmedabad. Bhave met Gandhi on 7 June 1916 and subsequently abandoned his studies. Bhave participated with a keen interest in the activities at Gandhi''s Sabarmati ashram, like teaching, studying, spinning and improving the lives of the community. His involvement with Gandhi's constructive programmes related to Khadi, village industries, new education (Nai Talim), sanitation and hygiene also kept on increasing.[citation needed]
Bhave went to Wardha on 8 April 1921 to take charge of the Ashram as desired by Gandhi. In 1923, he brought out Maharashtra Dharma, a Marathi monthly which had his essays on the Upanishads. Later on, this monthly became a weekly and continued for three years. In 1925, Gandhi sent him to Vaikom, Kerala to supervise the entry of the Harijans to the temple.[citation needed]
Bhave was arrested several times during the 1920s and 1930s and served a five-year jail sentence in the 1940s for leading non-violent resistance to British rule. The jails for Bhave had become the places of reading and writing. He wrote Ishavasyavritti and Sthitaprajna Darshan in jail. He also learnt four South Indian languages and created the script of Lok Nagari at Vellore jail. In the jails, he gave a series of talks on the Bhagavad Gita in Marathi, to his fellow prisoners. Bhave participated in the nationwide civil disobedience periodically conducted against the British and was imprisoned with other nationalists. Despite these many activities, he was not well known to the public. He gained national prominence when Gandhi chose him as the first participant in a new nonviolent campaign in 1940. All were calling him by his short name, Vinoba. Bhave's younger brother Balkrishna was also a Gandhian. Gandhi entrusted him and Manibhai Desai to set up a nature therapy ashram at Urali Kanchan where Balkrishna spent all his life.
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Vinoba Bhave
Vinayak Narahar Bhave, also known as Vinoba Bhave (ⓘ; 11 September 1895 – 15 November 1982), was an Indian philosopher and an advocate of nonviolence and human rights. Often called Acharya (teacher in Sanskrit), he is best known for the Bhoodan land reform movement, and is considered as the spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi.
Bhave was born in Gagoji, and was the eldest of five children and was brought up by his grandfather. Influenced by his mother's religious values, he developed an early interest in spiritual texts such as the Bhagavad Gita. After being inspired by Gandhi, he abandoned formal education and joined Gandhi’s Sabarmati Ashram in 1916. He actively participated in various programmes promoting khadi, village industries, and sanitation.
Bhave became involved in the Indian independence movement, engaging in civil disobedience against the British Raj. He was imprisoned several times, and he spent his time in prison writing books and studying various Indian languages. In 1940, Gandhi recognised him as the first individual Satyāgrahi. Beyond the independence movement, Bhave pioneered social reforms, most notably the Bhoodan movement in 1951, where he persuaded large landowners to donate their land to the poor. He also founded the Brahma Vidya Mandir in 1959, promoting self-sufficiency, non-violence, and sustainable agriculture.
Bhave was a prolific writer and scholar, and he authored several books. He interpreted and translated several religious texts across multiple languages, including the Bhagavad Gita into the Marathi under the title Geetai. His teachings combined spiritual knowledge with non-violence, and practical service, and gained wide recognition and influence across India. In 1958, he was the first recipient of the international Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 1983.
Vinayak Narahar Bhave was born on 11 September 1895 in a small village called Gagoji (present-day Gagode Budruk) in Kolaba in the Konkan region of what is now Maharashtra. Vinayaka was the eldest son of Narahar Shambhu Rao and Rukmani Devi. The couple had five children; four sons named Vinayaka (affectionately called Vinya), Balakrishna, Shivaji and Dattatreya, and one daughter Shanti. His father was a trained weaver with a modern rationalist outlook and worked in Baroda. Vinayaka was brought up by his grandfather, Shamburao Bhave and was greatly influenced by his mother Rukmini Devi, a religious woman from Karnataka. Vinayaka was highly inspired after reading the Bhagavad Gita, at a very young age.
A report in the newspapers about Gandhi's speech at the newly founded Banaras Hindu University attracted Bhave's attention. In 1916, after reading a newspaper piece by Mahatma Gandhi, Bhave threw his school and college certificates into a fire on his way to Bombay to appear for the intermediate examination. He wrote a letter to Gandhi and after an exchange of letters, Gandhi advised Bhave to come for a personal meeting at Kochrab Ashram in Ahmedabad. Bhave met Gandhi on 7 June 1916 and subsequently abandoned his studies. Bhave participated with a keen interest in the activities at Gandhi''s Sabarmati ashram, like teaching, studying, spinning and improving the lives of the community. His involvement with Gandhi's constructive programmes related to Khadi, village industries, new education (Nai Talim), sanitation and hygiene also kept on increasing.[citation needed]
Bhave went to Wardha on 8 April 1921 to take charge of the Ashram as desired by Gandhi. In 1923, he brought out Maharashtra Dharma, a Marathi monthly which had his essays on the Upanishads. Later on, this monthly became a weekly and continued for three years. In 1925, Gandhi sent him to Vaikom, Kerala to supervise the entry of the Harijans to the temple.[citation needed]
Bhave was arrested several times during the 1920s and 1930s and served a five-year jail sentence in the 1940s for leading non-violent resistance to British rule. The jails for Bhave had become the places of reading and writing. He wrote Ishavasyavritti and Sthitaprajna Darshan in jail. He also learnt four South Indian languages and created the script of Lok Nagari at Vellore jail. In the jails, he gave a series of talks on the Bhagavad Gita in Marathi, to his fellow prisoners. Bhave participated in the nationwide civil disobedience periodically conducted against the British and was imprisoned with other nationalists. Despite these many activities, he was not well known to the public. He gained national prominence when Gandhi chose him as the first participant in a new nonviolent campaign in 1940. All were calling him by his short name, Vinoba. Bhave's younger brother Balkrishna was also a Gandhian. Gandhi entrusted him and Manibhai Desai to set up a nature therapy ashram at Urali Kanchan where Balkrishna spent all his life.
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