| Name(s) |
JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN |
| Date of
Birth |
October 11, 1902 |
| Date of
Death |
October 08, 1979 |
|
Identity |
Indian independence
activist, social reformer and political leader. |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1965: He received the Magsaysay Award for
public service.
- 1970s: He led an
opposition, named Total Revolution, aimed at overthrowing
the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
- 1999: He was posthumously
awarded the Bharat Ratna.
- August 1, 2015: The
Chhapra-Delhi-Chhapra Weekly Express Train was renamed as
"Loknayak Express" in his honour.
- April 08, 1974: He led a silent
procession at Patna. The procession was lathi charged.
- June 05, 1974: He addressed
a large crowd at Gandhi Maidan in Patna and declared it a
"revolution".
- June 25, 1975: Indira
Gandhi was found guilty of violating electoral laws by the
Allahabad High Court. JP called for Indira and the CMs to
resign and the military and police to disregard
unconstitutional and immoral orders. He advocated a program
of social transformation which he termed Sampoorna kraanti,
"total revolution". Immediately afterwords, Indira Gandhi
proclaimed a national Emergency on the midnight of this day
and on that very day, JP, opposition leaders, and dissenting
members of her own party were arrested.
- January 18, 1977: After
continued struggle by JP and his associates, Indira Gandhi
revoked the emergency on this day and announced elections.
It was considered as victory for JP.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He is popularly referred to as JP or
Lok Nayak.
- His biography, Jayaprakash, was written by his
nationalist friend and an eminent writer of Hindi
literature, Ramavriksha Benipuri.
- The Patna airport is also named after him.
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