Acharya Vinoba Bhave

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  • September 13, 2021
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Acharya Vinoba Bhave

Part of: GS-I: Personalities in Indian national movements

Context: PM pays tributes to Acharya Vinoba Bhave on his Jayanti

  • An Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights
  • Often called Acharya (Sanskrit for teacher), he is best known for the Bhoodan and Gramdaan Movement.
  • He is considered as a National Teacher of India and the spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi. 
  • He was an eminent philosopher. The Gita has also been translated into Marathi language by him with the name as Geetai means mother Geeta

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