Jayaprakash Narayan
11 October 1902 – 8 October 1979
Jayaprakash Narayan was an Indian independence activist, theorist, and political leader popularly known as JP. Remembered for leading the mid-1970s opposition movement against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, he called for total revolution and was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna.
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Life events
Born in the village of Sitabdiara in present-day Bihar.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgStudied at several American universities where he was influenced by Marxist ideas.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHelped establish the Congress Socialist Party within the Indian National Congress.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgJailed for his role in the 1942 Quit India Movement and became known for a dramatic prison escape.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgJoined Vinoba Bhave's land-gift movement and devoted himself to Gandhian social work.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSpearheaded a nationwide opposition movement calling for total revolution, catalyzing the Emergency and its aftermath.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDied in Patna; he was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1999.
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