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Jayaprakash Narayan
Jayprakash Narayan
Born
Jayaprakash Narayan Srivastava
(1902-10-11)11 October 1902
Sitab Diara, Saran district, Bengal Presidency, British India (present–day 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)[1][2]
Occupations
Activist
theorist
politician
Political party
Indian National Congress Janata Party
Movement
Quit India, Sarvodaya, JP Movement
Spouse
Prabhavati Devi
Relatives
Brajkishore Prasad (father-in-law)
Awards
Ramon Magsaysay Award (1965)
Bharat Ratna (1999) (posthumously)
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 independence activist, theorist, socialist and political leader. 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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