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Jayaprakash Narayan

Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian activist and politician (died 1979)

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Born
October 11, 1902
Died
October 8, 1979
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1902

About Jayaprakash Narayan

Jayaprakash Narayan Srivastava, also known as JP and Lok Nayak, 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. Jayaprakash joined the Bihar Vidyapeeth, a college founded by Rajendra Prasad, and became among the first students of Gandhian Anugraha Narayan Sinha. The Janata Party was voted into power and became the first non-Congress party to form a central government.

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Jayaprakash Narayan timeline

  1. His other awards include the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service in 1965.
  2. In 1999, Narayan was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in recognition of his social service.

The world when Jayaprakash Narayan was born

Jayaprakash Narayan was born in 1902. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jayaprakash Narayan's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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