biography
pronunciation:
[bahvay]
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| lived:
| (1895–1982)
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| biography:
| Land reformer, born in Gagode, Gujarat, W India. Mahatma Gandhi took him under his care as a young scholar, an event which changed his life. Distressed in 1951 by the land hunger riots in Telengana, Hyderabad, he began a walking mission throughout India to persuade landlords to give land to the peasants. He was claimed to be the most notable spiritual figure in India after the death of Gandhi. |
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