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Correct Answer: Option (C) — Pochampalli
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Standard Reference Verified- The Bhoodan Movement was initiated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave in April 1951 at Pochampalli (in the Nalgonda district of present-day Telangana, then part of Hyderabad State).
- The movement started when a local landlord, Vedire Ramachandra Reddy, donated 100 acres of land to landless Dalit families after Vinoba Bhave appealed on their behalf.
Pochampalli is universally famous as the birthplace of the Bhoodan (Land Gift) Movement.
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