Vinoba Bhave was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights best known for founding the Bhoodan land donation movement. He stayed at Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram and was imprisoned for protesting British rule. In 1951, he initiated the Bhoodan movement, walking across India appealing for land donations to the landless poor. He received over 1,000 village donations through nonviolent persuasion. Bhave was a scholar who wrote extensively on religious texts and established several ashrams to promote his philosophy of uplifting all people through nonviolence.