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Who donated hundred acres of land to Vinoba Bhave in 1951 that encouraged Bhave to start "Bhoodan Movement"?

Who donated hundred acres of land to Vinoba Bhave in 1951 that encouraged Bhave to start "Bhoodan Movement"? Correct Answer Vedre Ramachadra Reddy

The Bhoodan Movement or Land Gift Movement was a voluntary land reform movement in India, started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1951 at Pochampally village which is now in Telangana, India, and known as Bhoodan Pochampally.

Mahatma Gandhi declared Vinoba Bhave as his spiritual heir. He also participated in Satyagraha as one of the foremost satyagrahis. He was one of the votaries of Gandhi’s concept of gram swarajya.

  • After Gandhiji’s martyrdom, Vinoba Bhave undertook padayatra to spread Gandhiji’s message that covered almost the entire country.
    • He travelled and introduced his ideas widely all over India. Some zamindars, owners of many villages offered to distribute some villages among the landless.
    • It was known as Gramdan. However, many land-owners chose to provide some part of their land to the poor farmers due to the fear of the land ceiling act.
    • This Bhoodan-Gramdan movement initiated by Vinoba Bhave is also known as the Bloodless Revolution.

It all began on April 18th 1951, which we now know as the historic day this movement began. Vinoba Bhave stepped into the Nalgonda district, which was the epicentre of communist activity in the region. He stayed at Pochampalli, a village with about 700 families who gave him a hearty welcome. He visited the ‘untouchables’ or Harijan colony, where they asked for 80 acres of land for 40 families. As documented in history, while the discussion was going on, Ram Chandra Reddy who was the local landlord, got up and exclaimed, “I will give you 100 acres for these people.” It encouraged Bhave to start "Bhoodan Movement".

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