Vinoba Bhave

Born:11 September 1895

Died:15 November 1982

He 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 as a National Teacher of India and the spiritual successor of Mohandas Gandhi.
He stayed for some time at Gandhi’s Sabarmati ashram in a cottage that was named after him, ‘Vinoba Kutir’.
He was a scholar, thinker, and writer who produced numerous books.
He was a translator who made Sanskrit texts accessible to the common man.
In 1958 He was the first recipient of the international Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership.
He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1983.

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