Jayaprakash Narayan
Politician
1902 – 1979
Who was Jayaprakash Narayan?
Jayaprakash Narayan, popularly referred to as JP or Lok Nayak, was an Indian independence activist, social reformer and political leader, remembered especially for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, for whose overthrow he called a "total revolution". His biography, Jayaprakash, was written by his nationalist friend and an eminent writer of Hindi literature, Ramavriksha Benipuri. In 1999, he was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in recognition of his social work. Other awards include the Magsaysay award for Public Service in 1965. The Patna airport is also named after him.
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- Born
- Oct 11, 1902
Saran district - Also known as
- JP Narayan
- Jayaprakash
- Lok Nayak
- Parents
- Spouses
- Prabhavati Devi
(1920/10 - )
- Prabhavati Devi
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- Ohio State University
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- University of California, Berkeley
(1923/01 - )
- Lived in
- Bihar
- Died
- Oct 8, 1979
Patna
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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