Jayaprakash Narayan Biography - Birth date, Achievements, Career, Family, Awards

Jayaprakash Narayan was born on 11 October 1902 in Sitab Diara, Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) India. His parents were Phoolrani Devi and Devaki Babu. His father Harsu Dayal was a junior officer in the canal department of the state government, he was the fourth child of his parents.

Jayaprakash Narayan died on 8 October 1979 (age 76) in Patna, Bihar, India, three days before his birthday due to diabetes and heart ailments.

Jayaprakash Narayan participated in the freedom struggle during his student life in Patna. And left Bihar National College with just 20 days left for his exams. And he joined Bihar Vidyapeeth, a college founded by Rajendra Prasad and became one of the first students of Gandhian grace, Narayana Sinha. After finishing the courses at Vidyapeeth, Jayaprakash decided to continue studying in the United States. At the age of 20, Jayaprakash boarded the cargo ship Janus, while his wife Prabhati stayed at the Sabarmati Ashram. Jayaprakash arrived in California on 8 October 1922 and enlisted in Berkeley in January 1923. To pay the fees for his education, Jayaprakash worked in a canning factory to pack fruits., Washed utensils, worked as a mechanic in a garage. In a slaughterhouse, lotion was sold. All these jobs made Jayaprakash realize the difficulties of the working class.

He was a social worker, due to which he is also known as "Loknayak". Jayaprakash joined the Congress party on his return to India in 1929. In the year 1943, both Jayaprakash and Ram Manohar Lohia were arrested. In 1948, he led the Socialist Party of the Congress and later formed the Samajwadi Socialist Party in association with the Gandhian Party. On April 19, 1954 in Gaya, Bihar, he announced to dedicate his life to Vinoba Bhave's Sarvodaya movement. In 1957, he decided to leave politics in favor of Lokniti. In 1953, he played an active role in the merger of Krishak Mazdoor Praja Parties. Jayaprakash Narayan gave the famous slogan of "Total revolution". He was reactivated in politics in the late 1960s. In 1974, in the Bihar movement of farmers, he demanded the resignation of the then state government. He was against the administrative policies of Indira Gandhi. Despite his declining health, he launched a movement against government corruption in Bihar. Under his leadership, the People's Front won the Gujarat state election.

In 1998, Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna of the country's highest honor for his significant contribution to India's freedom struggle. In addition, he was awarded the Magsaysay Award in 1965 for social service. Patna's airport is named after him. He is also named after the Delhi Government's largest hospital, Loknayak Jayaprakash Hospital.