Who was Vinoba Bhave ?

Following the Pochampally episode, Bhave took the Bhoodan movement to other parts of the country such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Orissa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and so on. People contributed significantly to Bhoodan to the point that some gave all of their land to the villagers as Gramdan.

The success of Bhoodan let Bhave to start other programmes such as Sampatti-Dan (Gift of the Wealth), Shramdan (Gift of the Labour), Shanti Sena (Army for Peace), Sarvodaya-Patra (the pot where every household gives daily handful of grain) and Jeevandan (Gift of Life).

In 1969, he returned to Paunar. His quest for inner spiritual force led him to renounce his worldly activities. He observed a year of silence from December 25, 1974 to December 25, 1975. During this time, his spiritual pursuits intensified as he withdrew from the other activities.