| Name(s) |
Vinayak Narahari "VINOBA" BHAVE |
| Date of
Birth |
September 11, 1895 |
| Date of
Death |
November 15, 1982
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He died on this day after refusing food
and medicine for a few days.
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|
Identity |
Best known for his
unprecedented Bhoodaan Movement |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
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April 1921: While staying at Wardha, he brought out
a monthly in Marathi, named, `Maharashtra Dharma'.
The monthly consisted of his essays on the Upanishads.
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1932: Accusing Vinoba Bhave of conspiring against the colonial
rule, the British government sent him to jail for
six months to Dhulia.
There, he told the fellow prisoners about the different subjects of
'Bhagwad Gita', in Marathi. All the lectures given by him on
Gita in Dhulia jail were collected and later published as a
book.
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October 05, 1940: Mahatma Gandhi introduced Bhave
to the nation by issuing a statement. He was also chosen as the
first Individual Satyagrahi (an Individual standing up for Truth
instead of a collective action) by Gandhi himself.
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April 18, 1951:
His Bhoodan (Gift of the Land) movement, started on
this day, which attracted the attention of the world.
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1958: He was the first recipient of the international
Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership.
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November 15, 1982:
He died on this day after refusing food
and medicine for a few days.
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1983:
He was conferred with the Bharat Ratna
(India's highest civilian awards) posthumously.
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Other Events &
Developments |
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He was an Indian advocate of non-violence and human rights.
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Often called Acharya (Sanskrit for teacher).
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He is considered as a National Teacher of India and
the spiritual successor of Mohandas Gandhi.
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He was highly inspired after reading the Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharat,
Ramayan at a very early age.
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He was a freedom fighter and a spiritual teacher. Vinoba Bhave had
once said, "All revolutions are spiritual at the source. All my
activities have the sole purpose of achieving a union of hearts."
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Vinoba observed the life of the average Indian
living in a village and tried to find solutions for the problems he
faced with a firm spiritual foundation. This formed the core of his
Sarvodaya (Awakening of all potentials) movement.
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He also campaigned against the slaughtering of cows.
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Vinoba Bhave called "Kannada" script as "Queen of World
Scripts".
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A University named after him, Vinoba Bhave University,
which is located in Hazaribagh district there in the State of
Jharkhand.
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