Jayaprakash Narayan

"Loknayak" redirects here. For the 2004 Indian film about him, see Loknayak (film).

Jayaprakash Narayan
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)[1]
Died8 October 1979(1979-10-08) (aged 76)
Patna, Bihar, India
Other namesJP, Jay Prakash Narayan, Lok Nayak
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin (M.A., sociology)
Ohio State University (B. A., behavioural science)
University of Iowa (CHE, discontinued)
U.C. Berkeley (chemistry, discontinued)[2][3]
Occupations
  • Activist
  • theorist
  • politician
Political partyIndian National Congress
Janata Party
MovementQuit India, Sarvodaya, JP Movement
SpousePrabhavati Devi
RelativesBrajkishore Prasad (father-in-law)
Awards

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 Magsaysay award for public service in 1965.

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