Lok nayak jayaprakash narayan biography definition

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    Jayaprakash Narayan

    Indian independence activist (1902–1979)

    "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 Sri

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    Birthday of Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan (11 October)

    Birthday anniversary of LoknayakJayprakash (JP) Narayan is celebrated on 11 October every year. He was born this day in the year 1902 in Sitabdiara, a remote village of Bihar. His name “Jayprakash Narayan” means “Victory to the light”.

    Brief Biography

    JP was admitted to the 7th class at the age of nine to one of the school at Patna. He attempted the State Public Matriculation Examination and was awarded a District merit scholarship to Patna College. JP had become “Swadeshi” (indigenous) bygd using handmade village shoes, and used to clean those with Indian mustard oil. This was in contradiction with the British rule at that time. He used to wear “Kurta” and “Dhoti”, made of handmade ämne in village.

    JP got married at the age of 18, to Braj Kishore Prasad’s daughter Prabhavati in October 1920. Prabhavati was sent to live with Kasturba in Gandhi’s ashram at Ahmedabad.

    With the dream of being a part of his nation’s revolt

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    Jayaprakash Narayan

    Jayaprakash Narayan, also known as JP or Lok Nayak (Hindi for “People’s leader”), was an Indian independence activist, theorist, socialist, and political figure. He was born on October 11, 1902, and he passed away on October 8, 1979. In the middle of the 1970s, he led the opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, whose overthrow he had called for a “total revolution,” and for this, he is remembered. Rambriksh Benipuri, a nationalist and author of Hindi literature, wrote his biography, Jayaprakash. In 1999, in honour of his contributions to society, he received the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour in India. The Magsaysay award for Public Service from 1965 is among the other honours.

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