Gramdan movement
E191049
The Gramdan movement was a land reform initiative in India inspired by the Sarvodaya philosophy, encouraging entire villages to voluntarily donate their land into a communal pool for equitable redistribution and collective welfare.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gramdan movement canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land reform movement
ⓘ
rural development initiative ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| aim |
collective welfare
ⓘ
equitable land distribution ⓘ land reform ⓘ village self-sufficiency ⓘ |
| basedOn |
communal ownership of land
ⓘ
trusteeship of land ⓘ voluntary land donation ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
abolition of private ownership of agricultural land within the village
ⓘ
collective management of land ⓘ entire village donating land to a common pool ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
community participation
ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ voluntarism ⓘ |
| focus |
decentralized rural governance
ⓘ
village-level land pooling ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Vinoba Bhave ⓘ |
| goal |
end landlessness
ⓘ
promote cooperative farming ⓘ reduce rural inequality ⓘ strengthen village community life ⓘ |
| ideology |
Gandhian philosophy
ⓘ
Sarvodaya ⓘ |
| implementedIn |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ Orissa ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Sarvodaya
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhoodan movement
Sarvodaya ⓘ
surface form:
Sarvodaya philosophy
|
| legalRecognition | Gramdan laws in some Indian states ⓘ |
| method |
persuasion and moral appeal
ⓘ
village-level consensus ⓘ |
| opposes | concentration of land ownership ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sarvodaya
ⓘ
surface form:
Sarvodaya movement
|
| precededBy |
Sarvodaya
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhoodan movement
|
| promotedBy |
Sarvodaya workers
ⓘ
Vinoba Bhave ⓘ |
| region | rural India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Sarvodaya
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhoodan movement
Gandhism ⓘ
surface form:
Gandhian constructive programme
|
| result | creation of Gramdan villages ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.