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It is believed that the Bhoodan movement started when Vinoba Bhave reached the village of which state to address the problems faced by the landless Harijans?

It is believed that the Bhoodan movement started when Vinoba Bhave reached the village of which state to address the problems faced by the landless Harijans? Correct Answer Telangana

The correct answer is Telangana.

  • Bhoodan/gramdhan movement:
    • Non-Violent land distribution movement in which landlords donate one-sixth of the land to the poor or landless.
    • Bhoodan or Land Gift movement began with Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1951 in Telangana. 

Key Points

  • Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan movement in Pochampalli, Nalgonda Telangana in the 1950s. because communism was at its peak.
  • It brought social transformation and developed
    equality and unity among people. It promoted the capitalistic and democratic principle among people.
  • This movement was to take away land from wealthy landowners and give land to landless people. However, this land cannot be sold by landless people.

Additional Information

  • The benefits of this movement are:
    • ​The initial year of this movement was achieved success in northern India, especially in UP and Bihar.
    • It promoted the Gandhian philosophy of trusteeship that all land belongs to God.

Related Questions

Consider the following statements regarding the Bhoodan Movement It was a voluntary land reform movement, started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave Bhave received the first land donation at Pochampalli village in Telangana Region Jayaprakash Narayan gave up active politics and joined the Bhoodan movement in 1953 Which of the above statements is correct?
Which village is to the North East of village M? I. Village S is to the South East of village Z, which is to the South – West of village B and village B is to the north of village Q. II. Village T is to the North West of village Q which is to the south of village B. III. Village M which is to the North of village S and lies between villages Z and Q and village Z is to the west of village M.
Assertion (A): It cannot be claimed that the incidents of atrocities on and oppression of Harijans have been totally eliminated, but these have gone down substantially as compared to those in the past.
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