Vinoba bhave: In the 20th Century

In the 20th Century, a frail man named Vinoba Narahar Bhave walked about Seventy thousand kilometers for fourteen years in India and received around forty-two lakh acres (Seventeen lakh hectares) of land in a donation for landless farmers. It was a miracle of compassion and love in the history of mankind. Vinoba gave a new dictum to the world. Science + Spirituality = Sarvodaya (Welfare of all) Vinoba expressed that, we are in the era when service to all human beings should be considered ... Acharya Vinoba Bhave Associates of Mahatma Gandhi"I know of nothing which is of greater value than reading the Gita. And yet, I have found a living person who follows the philosophy of Gita in his own life. He is my master and lives in an Ashram on the banks of Sabarmati river in Gujarat" said Vinoba Bhave , while concluding his fiftieth talk on Gita. Perhaps these were the apt words in which a disciple could pay tribute to his master. Acharya Vinoba Bhave is not known for wasting words ... Learn about the life and work of Vinoba Bhave , a spiritual visionary and Gandhiji's ardent follower. He started the Bhoodan (Gift of the Land) movement and wrote on various topics of religion, philosophy, education and Sarvi. Vinayak Narhar Bhave , who later became known as Vinoba , was born on 11 September 1895 at Gagode, a tiny and predominantly tribal hamlet in the coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra. He spent eight formative years of his life amidst the picturesque beauty of the village. His next thirteen years as a student were spent at Baroda, where his father was employed. As a child, Vinayak was deeply influenced by the rational and scientific approach of his father and deep devotion of his mother. It was ...