Acharya Vinoba Bhave received the first donation of land under the Bhoodan Movement at
- A.Ramgarh
- B.Garhwa
- C.Hyderabad
- D.Pochampally
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, Pochampally. On 18 April 1951, at Pochampally village in Nalgonda district of the then Hyderabad State (now in Telangana), landowner V. Ramachandra Reddy offered about 100 acres to landless Dalit families, and this became the first gift of the Bhoodan Movement. Vinoba Bhave, a close follower of Gandhi and the first individual satyagrahi of 1940, was touring the Telangana region, which was then disturbed by a communist-led peasant uprising. The gift gave him the idea of asking landlords across India to donate a part of their land voluntarily. The movement later grew into Gramdan, in which whole villages pooled their land. Pochampally is also famous for its ikat silk sarees. Option A is wrong because Ramgarh in Jharkhand is known for the 1940 Congress session, not the first Bhoodan gift. Option B is wrong because Garhwa is a district of Jharkhand with no link to the first donation. Option C is wrong because Hyderabad was the state, while the gift was made at the village of Pochampally. Exam tip: Bhoodan began at Pochampally, 18 April 1951; Gramdan followed.
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