Question : Who among the following was the founder of the Bhoodan Yajna (Land Gift) movement?
Option 1: Mahatma Gandhi
Option 2: Tarabai Shinde
Option 3: Atmaram Joshi
Option 4: Vinoba Bhave
Correct Answer: Vinoba Bhave
Solution : The correct answer is Vinoba Bhave .
Vinoba Bhave, a follower of Mahatma Gandhi, founded the Bhoodan Movement, also known as the Land Donation Movement, in April 1951. The campaign began impromptu during an evening gathering in a village in Andhra Pradesh, where landowners donated land to the landless. Over the following 20 years, the campaign gave rise to a law known as the Bhoodan Act, which gave the government authority over the distribution of land from the land bank.