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Jayaprakash Narayan
Sign in to saveAlso known as JP Narayan, Jayaprakash, Loknayak, Jayprakash Narayan, Jaiprakash Narayan, Jai Prakash Narain, Jayaprakash Narayan Srivastava
Indian independence activist and political leader
Key facts
- Born
- Jayaprakash Narayan Srivastava , ( 1902-10-11 ) 11 October 1902, Sitab Diara, Chhapra district , Bengal Presidency , British India (now in Ballia district , Uttar Pradesh , India )
- Died
- 8 October 1979 (1979-10-08) (aged 76), Patna , Bihar, India
- Other names
- JP, Jay Prakash Narayan, Lok Nayak
- Alma mater
- University of Wisconsin (M.A., sociology), Ohio State University (B. A., behavioural science), University of Iowa (CHE, discontinued), U.C. Berkeley (chemistry, discontinued)
- Occupations
- Activist theorist politician
- Political party
- Indian National Congress , Janata Party
- Movement
- Quit India , Sarvodaya , JP Movement , Bihar Movement
- Spouse
- Prabhavati Devi
- Relatives
- Brajkishore Prasad (father-in-law)
- Awards
- Ramon Magsaysay Award (1965) Bharat Ratna (1999) (posthumously)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Ballia
- Place of death
- Patna
- Spouse
- Prabhavati Devi
- Occupation
- freedom fighter
- Educated at
- Patna College
- Political party
- Janata Party
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Award
- Bharat Ratna
- Image
- Jayaprakash Narayan 2001 stamp of India.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1902-10-11
- date of death
- 1979-10-08
- Commons category
- Jayaprakash Narayan
- name in native language
- जयप्रकाश नारायण
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Jayaprakash Narayan Srivastava (listen; 11 October 1902 – 8 October 1979), also known as JP and Lok Nayak (Hindi for "People's leader"), was an Indian politician, theorist and independence activist. He is mainly remembered for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and calling for her overthrow in a "total revolution". In 1999, Narayan was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in recognition of his social service. His other awards include the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service in 1965.
Early life
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