Vinoba Bhave

In January, 1959 Vinoba reached Ajmer Sharif during the course of his nationwide tour. He made obeisance at Durgah of Sheikh Salim Chisti. He spoke to the congregation—‘The message of Islam is sublime. It does not discriminate between rich and poor. The charging of interest is forbidden. It provides an ideal framework for democracy. I […]

Vinoba wanted to remove the difference between the exploiter and the exploited. He believed that the two classes emerged because of the general tendency to shirk the labour. He wanted to devalue the importance of money and shift all value to the labour.He experimented. The name of his experiment was ‘Kanchmukti Yoga’. Vinoba wrote—‘The use

The sojjourn at Pavnar brought improvement to the health of Vinoba. But his spirit was in pain. Because to weaken the independence struggle of Indians, the wily British was playing communal card. They were applying divide and rule formula. The communal passions of bigotic Muslim and Hindu fanatics were being raised. The country was being

He had done some contemplation on service in Dhulia jail and felt that India was the land of villages. Without the upliftment of villages the country could not make progress.He believed that the rural population was the living manifestation of Lord Shiva. Serving the rural folks, thus, meant worshiping Shiva. Meanwhile, the government had confiscated

The situation was becoming tense. The rule of British tyranny was digging in. The draconian laws were being imposed on Indians. Gandhiji knew that without confronting British with a fierce opposition Indians could not hope to get any concessions from the rulers. So, he organised Dandi March and broke the Salt Act in defiance. It

On 13 April, 1923 on the occasion of National week a procession was taken out in Nagpur with national flag (Congress flag) held aloft symbolically. The police tried to stop the procession but the Congress workers pushed on. The police charged on the workers and the workers were arrested en-masse and the flag got trampled

Vinoba returned to Satyagraha Ashram on dot at the completion of one year break; Gandhiji remarked, “You had gone on as one year leave to further your study of Sanskrit. Exactly after one year you come back as promised. I had even forgotten that you were supposed to be back at this hour to honour

Gandhiji used to call his place ‘Satyagraha Ashram.’ For some time Vinayak stayed on in the ashram. Then, an irresistible desire to learn Sanskrit seized him. He consulted Gandhiji about it and asked for a year’s break. Gandhiji agreed. There was also the fact that lately Vinayak had not been keeping well. He left ashram

During his stay at Kashi, the day of the inauguration of newly built Kashi Hindu University arrived. The funds for the university were provided by rich men, kings and princes of India. The inauguration ceremony was organised by Pundit Madan Mohan Malviya scheduled on 4 February, 1916. It was attended by the Viceroy Lord Harding,

In 1901, Vinayak grew up to six years of age. He went through the traditional sacred thread ceremony.The initial education started at home. To begin with Vinayak was orally told about the basic values of the religion he was born in. Then, he was taught the letters of his mother tongue, Marathi.His father Narhari and

Most of the great ones of our country come from humble backgrounds and rose to heights. Those who came from higher social backgrounds they went through severe humbling experiences to gain sublime heights.Early life & educationVinoba Bhave had a humble background.He was born to Narhari Bhave and Rakhumai on 11 September, 1895 at Gogada village