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J. B. Kripalani

1888 - 1982

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Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani (11 November 1888 – 19 March 1982), popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the Indian National Congress during the transfer of power in 1947 and the husband of Sucheta Kripalani. Kripalani was an environmentalist, mystic and independence activist who was long a Gandhian socialist. He himself founded the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party in 1951, that merged with the Socialist Party to form the Praja Socialist Party the following year. He joined the economically right wing Swatantra Party later in life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. B. Kripalani is the 14,098th most popular politician (up from 15,876th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 92nd in 2019) and the 36th most popular Pakistani Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, J. B. Kripalani ranks 14,098 out of 19,576. Before him are Klavdiya Boyarskikh, Pyotr Saltykov, Sukhdev Thapar, Federico Errázuriz Echaurren, Ulf Andersson, and Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg. After him are Themistoklis Sofoulis, Stanisław Ostrowski, Joaquín Suárez, Jacopo Contarini, Nahas Angula, and Natalia Kuchinskaya.

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Among people born in 1888, J. B. Kripalani ranks 179. Before him are Kakutsa Cholokashvili, Hans von Rosen, Carlo Oriani, Alfred Landé, Juan Antonio Ríos, and Jean Bouin. After him are Marie Rambert, Raquel Meller, Adam Zamenhof, Tom Phillips, Kiichiro Higuchi, and Paul Niggli. Among people deceased in 1982, J. B. Kripalani ranks 179. Before him are Marietta Shaginyan, Vasily Rudenkov, Bernhard Rogge, Eino Penttilä, Hans Mock, and Josef Bradl. After him are Stanisław Ostrowski, Mirabehn, Marie Rambert, Renzo Rossellini, Marie Braun, and Palden Thondup Namgyal.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, J. B. Kripalani ranks 79 out of 217. Before him are Shah Mahmood Qureshi (1956), L. K. Advani (1927), Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911), Fazlur Rahman Malik (1919), Sunil Dutt (1929), and Milkha Singh (1935). After him are Yash Chopra (1932), Prithviraj Kapoor (1906), Nasirul Mulk (1950), Duleep Singh (1838), Art Malik (1952), and Sultan Bahu (1630).

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Among POLITICIANS In Pakistan

Among politicians born in Pakistan, J. B. Kripalani ranks 36. Before him are Farooq Leghari (1940), Taxiles (-400), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (1988), Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1904), Shah Mahmood Qureshi (1956), and L. K. Advani (1927). After him are Duleep Singh (1838), Muhammad Mian Soomro (1950), Maryam Nawaz (1973), Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (1971), Muhammad Zafarullah Khan (1893), and Maleeha Lodhi (1952).

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