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Who of the following had initiated the 'Bhudan' Movement after Independence of India?
The correct answer is Acharya Vinoba Bhave. Bhudan MovementIt is a Non-Violent land distribution movement in which landlords donate one-sixth of the land to the poor or landless. Acharya Vinoba Bhave initiated the Bhudan 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. 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. Acharya Vinoba Bhave?The famous Bhudan Movement was initiated by him. He is considered as the spiritual successor of Mohandas Karam Chand Gandhi. He was chosen by Gandhi to be the first individual Satyagrahi in 1940. He was the first Indian to win the international Ramon Magsaysay Award, for Community Leadership.
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