Editing Vinoba Bhave (section)

===Brahma Vidya Mandir (BVM)===
The Brahma Vidya Mandir was founded in 1959 in Paunar, Maharashtra and is one of the ashrams established by Bhave. It was created for women to become self-sufficient and practice non-violence within the community. They used Gandhi's beliefs, which was heavily influenced by the ''Bhagavad-Gita'', to aid in agricultural practices that were non-violent and produce sustainable food. The community performed prayers as a group every day, reciting from the [[Isha Upanishad]] at dawn, the [[Vishnu Sahasranama]] at mid-morning, and the ''Bhagavad-Gita'' in the evening. As of today, there are around 25 women who are members of the community and several men have also been allowed to join the community.<ref name=sanford/>

BVM's existence demonstrates how a self sufficient community can apply non-violence and radical democracy to their own social and geographic context in food production. One mainstream narrative is that large-scale agriculture is "inevitable, necessary, and the sole possibility of feeding the world" and relies on expensive technology.  However, BVM rejects this narrative and continues to use Gandhian principles in agriculture such as nonviolence. It is a small community in India and does not hold much influence to promote its beliefs and practices in the mainstream. Most agricultural practices in India has adopted US-style consumerism. BVM is still important as its ideals can help shape agriculture for the better and focus less on profit.<ref name=sanford>{{cite journal |last1=Sanford |first1=A. Whitney |title=Gandhi's Agrarian Legacy: Practicing Food, Justice, and Sustainability in India |journal=Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture |date=3 April 2013 |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=65–87 |doi=10.1558/JSRNC.V7I1.65|s2cid=144900086}}</ref>