Editing Vinoba Bhave (section)

==Criticism==
[[V.S. Naipaul]] has scathingly criticised Bhave in his collection of essays citing his lack of connection with rationality and excessive imitation of Gandhi. Even some of his admirers find fault with the extent of his devotion to Gandhi. Much more controversial was his support, ranging from covert to open, to the Congress Party's government under Indira Gandhi, which was fast becoming unpopular. He controversially backed the [[Indian Emergency]] imposed by Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]], calling it ''Anushasana Parva'' (''Time for Discipline''). [[Jayaprakash Narayan]] in his prison diary during the emergency sarcastically wrote about the meaning of Anushasan Parva.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dandavate |first1=Madhu |title=Jayaprakash Narayan: struggle with values: a centenary tribute |date=2002 |publisher=Allied Publishers |location=New Delhi |isbn=9788177643411 |pages=224–225 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bzydyhfwNnoC&q=vinoba+bhave+emergency+indira&pg=PA1}}</ref> Congress party opponents at that time had coined the derogatory term "Sarkari Sant (Government Saint)" to describe him. Noted Marathi writer [[Pra Ke Atre]] publicly criticised him and mocked him by writing an article titled "Vanaroba" which is a disambiguation of the name "Vinoba" and means [[monkey]].