Royal Salute

Few would be aware of how influenced VP Singh was by the Bhoodan movement, and by Acharya Vinoba Bhave. In many ways, Acharyaji was a spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi for a new generation of politically-conscious Indians, sensitive to the needs of a newly-independent nation. In 1957, not only did VP Singh begin serious participation inthe movement but donated ancestral land of over 200 bighas in village Pasna in Allahabad district. This well-irrigated fertile land was redistributed through Bhoodan to farmers