Question

Who initiated the bhoodan movement ?
(A) Babe ante
(B) Vinobe Bhave
(C) Acharya narendra dev
(D) Khan abdul gaffer khan

Answer 1

Hint - The Bhoodan Movement or Bhoomi Gift movement was a voluntary land reform movement in India started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1951 by Mahatma Gandhi's spiritual successor. Vinoba Bhave undertook a padyatra to spread Gandhiji's message across the country.

Complete answer: The Bhoodan Movement (Bhoomi Gift Movement), also known as the Bloodless Revolution, was a voluntary land reform movement in India. It was started in 1951 in the village of Pochampally by Gandhian Acharya Vinoba Bhave now in Telangana, and known as Bhoodan Pochampally.
The Bhoodan movement attempted to convince the rich landlords to voluntarily give a percentage of their land to the landless people. Philosophically, Bhave was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi's Sarvodaya movement and village Swarajya. The women volunteers gave the message of Bhoodan to all parts of India. Women played an important role in the Telangana peasants' armed struggle, which challenged the feudal system. As their region became free from bonded labor, women also got relief from this suffering.
Landless laborers were given small plots on which they were welcomed for the disposal and development of crops. The Bhoodan Acts were passed stating that the beneficiary had no right to sell the land or use it for non-agricultural purposes or forestry. For example, section 25 of the Maharashtra State Bhoodan Act states that the beneficiary (who must be landless) should use the land only for subsistence farming. If the "owner" failed to cultivate the land for more than a year or tried to use it for non-agricultural activities, the government would have the right to seize it.
Bhave wanted farmers to quit using bulls, tractors or other machines for agricultural purposes. It was called sage-kheti. [What language is it? He also wanted people to stop using money as a donation. After he left, there was a crowd almost everywhere. The movement was supported by the Congress. JP Narayan withdrew from active politics to join the Bhoodan movement in 1953.

So option B is the correct answer.

Note - This movement developed into a village gift or gramdan movement. This movement was part of the Sarvodaya Society (the rise of all socio-economic-political systems), a widespread movement both in and outside India. The movement had lost momentum by the 1960s. Sarvodaya Samaj failed to create a mass movement that would create pressure for social change. However, the movement contributed significantly by creating moral ambition, pressuring the landlords, creating favorable conditions for the landless.