Vinayak Narahari”Vinoba Bhave“, was born on September 11, 1895, Gagode, Bombay Presidency India and died on November 15, 1982, He is one of India’s best-known social reformers.
Acharya Vinoba Bhave was a nonviolence activist, freedom activist, social reformer and spiritual teacher. An avid follower of Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba upheld his doctrines of non-violence and equality.
Vinayaka was the eldest son of Narahari Shambhu Rao and Rukmini Devi. The couple had five children; His father was a trained weaver with a rationalist modern 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.
Vinoba’s contribution to the history of nonviolent movement remains significant. It has to be admitted, however, that the achievement of Bhoodan – Gramdan movement in the material terms was much below the expected target.
Vinoba saw the land as the gift of God like air, water, sky and sunshine. He connected science with spirituality and the autonomous village with the world movement. He regarded the power of the people superior than power of the state. Many of his ideas remain relevant and inspiring in the strife-ridden modern times.
In 1958, he received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership and in 1983, he was awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously.
Vinoba Bhave was a simple and dedicated person who tirelessly worked for the Gandhian ideals of Ahimsa and upliftment of the people.
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