Vinoba Bhave

Vinoba Bhave
Bhave on a 1983 stamp of India
Born	Vinayak Narahari Bhave (1895-09-11)11 September 1895 Gagode, Pen, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Died	15 November 1982(1982-11-15) (aged 87) Pavnar, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	•  British India (1895-1947) •  India (1947-1982)
Other names	Acharya
Alma mater	Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda[1]
Known for	Individual Satyagraha, Bhoodan Movement
Honours	Ramon Magsaysay Award (1958) Bharat Ratna (1983)
Website	vinobabhave.org

Vinayak Narahari Bhave, also known as Vinoba Bhave (pronunciation^ⓘ; 11 September 1895 – 15 November 1982), was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights. Often called Acharya (Teacher in Sanskrit), he is best known for the Bhoodan Movement. He is considered as National Teacher of India and the spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi. He was an eminent philosopher. He translated the Bhagavad Gita into the Marathi language by him with the title Geetai (meaning 'Mother Gīta' in Marathi).^[2]