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Jayaprakash Narayan

1902 - 1979

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Jayaprakash Narayan Srivastava (; 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 Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service in 1965. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jayaprakash Narayan is the 390th most popular social activist (down from 235th in 2019), the 487th most popular biography from India (down from 239th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Indian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Jayaprakash Narayan ranks 390 out of 840. Before him are Gaius Hostilius Mancinus, Dimitrana Ivanova, Marianne Hainisch, Dorothy Day, Ryu Gwansun, and Mathew Brady. After him are Ela Bhatt, Hamida Javanshir, Sergei Kovalev, Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, Sophie Liebknecht, and Sumner Paine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Jayaprakash Narayan ranks 175. Before him are Vissarion Shebalin, Andrés Mazali, Miriam Hopkins, Ryu Gwansun, José Miró Cardona, and Sergei Khudyakov. After him are Khuang Aphaiwong, André Patry, Herbert Feigl, Mitrofan Nedelin, Georgette Heyer, and Strom Thurmond. Among people deceased in 1979, Jayaprakash Narayan ranks 146. Before him are Amedeo Nazzari, George Seaton, Ludwig Renn, Ted Cassidy, Henri Anspach, and Evald Ilyenkov. After him are Joan Blondell, Antonina Makarova, Zeppo Marx, Alfred Deller, Sigrid Fick, and Catherine Hessling.

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In India

Among people born in India, Jayaprakash Narayan ranks 487 out of 1,861. Before him are Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (1921), Shashi Kapoor (1938), Sanjay Gandhi (1946), Jai Singh II (1688), N. Chandrababu Naidu (1950), and Sonam Kapoor (1985). After him are Begum Hazrat Mahal (1820), Shibli Nomani (1857), Launceston Elliot (1874), ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni (1540), Ela Bhatt (1933), and Rakesh Sharma (1949).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India

Among social activists born in India, Jayaprakash Narayan ranks 25. Before him are Harilal Gandhi (1888), Anna Hazare (1937), Khudiram Bose (1889), M. N. Roy (1887), Satish Kumar (1936), and Baba Amte (1914). After him are Ela Bhatt (1933), Dhondo Keshav Karve (1858), Ram Manohar Lohia (1910), Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842), Aruna Asaf Ali (1909), and Bhikaiji Cama (1861).

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