Who was the first Indian to receive Magsaysay Award

The first Indian to receive Magsaysay Award

Acharya Vinoba Bhave

Acharya Vinoba Bhave (11 September 1895 – 15 November 1982) was an Indian freedom fighter, social worker and a famous Gandhian leader. His original name was Vinayak Narhari Bhave. He is considered the national teacher of India and the spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi. He spent the last years of his life in the ashram of Ponar, Maharashtra. He started the Bhoodan movement. He was also in controversy for calling the Emergency declared by Indira Gandhi as 'Anushasan Parv'.

Vinoba Bhave's original name was Vinayak Narahari Bhave. Gagoda is a village in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. The Chitpavans here were Brahmins, Narahari Bhave. Mathematics lover and scientific savvy. He was interested in chemistry. In those days the dyes had to be imported from outside. Narhari Bhave used to be engaged in the search of colors day and night. His only tune was that India could be made self-reliant in this matter. His mother Rukmini Bai was a learned lady. Generous-minded, the eight yams were immersed in devotion. It also affected their daily work. If the mind had rested somewhere else, sometimes the salt in the vegetable would have been less, sometimes more. Sometimes I forgot to add asafoetida in the pan of lentils and sometimes lentils were served without giving it a glimpse. The whole house was filled with devotional juice. That's why no one paid attention to these small things. Vinoba was born on 11 September 1895 in the same sattvik environment. His childhood name was Vinayak. Mother used to call her affectionately as Vinya. Apart from Vinoba, Rukmini Bai had two more sons: Valkoba and Shivaji. Valcoba younger than Vinayak. Shivaji is the youngest. The name Vinoba was given by Gandhiji. According to the practice of putting 'Ba' behind the name in Maharashtra. Tukoba, Vithoba and Vinoba..........Read More

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