Vinoba Bhave


| name = Vinoba Bhave | image = Vinoba Bhave 1983 stamp of India.jpg | caption = Bhave on a 1983 stamp of India | birth_name = Vinayak Narahari Bhave | birth_date = (1895-09-11)11 September 1895 | birth_place = Gagode, Pen, Bombay Presidency, British India
(present-day Maharashtra, India) | death_date = 15 November 1982(1982-11-15) (aged 87) | death_place = Pavnar, Wardha, Maharashtra, India | other_names = Acharya | known_for = Individual Satyagraha, Bhoodan Movement | nationality = •  British India (1895-1947)
 India (1947-1982) | education = | alma_mater = Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda[1] | awards = | honours = Ramon Magsaysay Award (1958)
Bharat Ratna (1983) | website = vinobabhave.org }}

Vinayak Narahari Bhave, also known as Vinoba Bhave (pronunciation; 11 September 1895 – 15 November 1982), was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights. Often called Acharya (Teacher in Sanskrit), he is best known for the Bhoodan Movement. He is considered as National Teacher of India and the spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi. He was an eminent philosopher. He translated the Bhagavad Gita into the Marathi language by him with the title Geetai (meaning 'Mother Gīta' in Marathi).[2]

  1. ^ Umarji, Vinay (13 June 2016), "Know Your Smart City: Gujarat", Business Standard
  2. ^ "Geetai". www.vinobabhave.org.