Later Life and Death
Vinoba spent the later part of his life at his ashram in Paunar, Maharashtra. He controversially backed the Indian Emergency imposed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, calling it Anushasana Parva (Time for Discipline).
However, in his end days he was very much against the then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as she had ordered shootout of sant samaj who did gherao of Parliament against cow slaughter. It was under this depression that Vinoba Bhave end his life. He died on November 15, 1982 after refusing food and medicine for a few days.
Indira Gandhi cut short her visit to attend the funeral of Brezhnev and came back to attend the funeral of Vinoba Bhave.
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