Gandhi hailed Vinoba Bhave as the model Satyagrahi for his total commitment to truth. He stayed here from 1918 to 1921. Later, he led Bhoodan Andolan a revolutionary movement for land donation in India. Madeleine Slade, a British Admiral’s daughter, was devoted to Gandhi’s ideology which she learnt form Romain Rolland’s book. Gandhi called her Mira. She helped in Ashram activities. She also stayed here from 1925 to 1933.