Vinoba Bhave

Vinoba Bhave
Bhave on a 1983 stamp of India
Born
Vinayak Narahari Bhave

(1895-09-11)11 September 1895
Gagode, Pen, Bombay Presidency, British India
(present-day Maharashtra, India)
Died15 November 1982(1982-11-15) (aged 87)
Pavnar, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
Nationality•  British India (1895-1947)
•  India (1947-1982)
Other namesAcharya
Alma materMaharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda[1]
Known forIndividual Satyagraha, Bhoodan Movement
HonoursRamon Magsaysay Award (1958)
Bharat Ratna (1983)
Websitevinobabhave.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.