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Jayaprakash Narayan
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Indian independence activist and political leader
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Jayaprakash Narayan (1902–1979) was an Indian politician, social worker, and freedom fighter. Born in Ballia, he held citizenship in the British Raj, the Dominion of India, and India. He was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Ohio State University, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Iowa. Narayan was a member of the Indian National Congress, the Janata Party, and the Congress Socialist Party. He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award and the Bharat Ratna.
He was married to Prabhavati Devi and spoke Hindi. Narayan wrote in English and authored works including *To my Communist friends*, *A plea for reconstruction of Indian polity*, *India and Pakistan*, *New perspectives*, and *One week with Vinoba*. He died in Patna.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1902
- Died
- 1979
- Works
- 57
Top works
- Chātroṃ kā bīca
- Samatā kī khoja meṃ
- The message of Kancheepuram Sarvodaya Sammelan
- To my Communist friends
- A plea for reconstruction of Indian polity
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- India
- Active from
- 1955-12-01
Discography
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,984x
- Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
· 2022 · cited 13,914x
- Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean
· 2015 · cited 11,005x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,998x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,802x
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Key facts
- 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 )
- 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)
- Occupations
- Activist theorist politician
- Political party
- Indian National Congress , Janata Party
- Movement
- Quit India , Sarvodaya , JP Movement , Bihar Movement
- Spouse
- Prabhavati Devi
- Relatives
- Brajkishore Prasad (father-in-law)
- Awards
- Ramon Magsaysay Award (1965) Bharat Ratna (1999) (posthumously)
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Encyclopedic overview
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 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.
Early life
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