Jayaprakash Narayan,popularly referred to as JP or Lok Nayak,was an Indian independence activist,theorist,socialist and political leader. He is remembered for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi,for whose overthrow he had called for a "total revolution". His biography,Jayaprakash, was written by his nationalist friend and the writer of Hindi literature,Rambriksh Benipuri. In 1999,he was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna,India's highest civilian award,in recognition of his social service. Other awards include the Magsaysay award for Public Service in 1965.
Rajendra Prasad was an Indian politician,lawyer,Indian independence activist,journalist &scholar who served as the first President of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence Movement and became a major leader from the region of Bihar and Maharashtra. A supporter of Mahatma Gandhi,Prasad was imprisoned by British authorities during the Salt Satyagraha of 1931 and the Quit India movement of 1942. After the constituent assembly 1946 elections,Prasad served as Minister of Food and Agriculture in the central government. Upon independence in 1947,Prasad was elected as President of the Constituent Assembly of India,which prepared the Constitution of India and served as its provisional Parliament.
Gandhi Maidan is a historic ground in Patna,near the banks of the Ganges River,in Bihar,India. The Golghar falls to its west. During the period of 1824–1833,under British rule,it was used as a golf course and horse racing track and was called Patna Lawns. It is spread across 60 acres of land. It has a great political significance as well.
Loknayak is a 2004 biographical film based on the life of Jayaprakash Narayan. It was directed by Prakash Jha. Chetan Pandit played the role of Jayaprakash Narayan and Tisca Chopra played role of Prabhavati Devi,wife of JP Narayan.
Prabhavati Devi Narayan was an Indian independence activist from the present-day state of Bihar,and wife of Indian independence and social activist,Jayprakash Narayan.
Shri Krishna Singh (Sinha) (21 October 1887 –31 January 1961),also known as Shri Babu,was the first chief minister of the Indian state of Bihar (1946–61). Except for the period of World War II,Sinha was the chief minister of Bihar from the time of the first Congress Ministry in 1937 until his death in 1961. Along with the Desh Ratna Rajendra Prasad and Bihar Vibhuti Anugrah Narayan Sinha (A.N. Sinha),Sinha is regarded among the 'Architects of Modern Bihar'. He also led the Dalit entry into the Baidyanath Dham temple (Vaidyanath Temple,Deoghar),which reflected his commitment towards the upliftment and social empowerment of the Dalits. He was the first chief minister in the country to abolish the zamindari system. He underwent different terms of imprisonment for a total of about eight years in British India. Sinha's mass meetings brought hordes of people to hear him. He was known as Bihar Kesari for his lionlike roars when he rose to address the masses. His close friend and eminent Gandhian Bihar Vibhuti A.N. Sinha in his essay Mere Shri Babu wrote that,"Since 1921,the History of Bihar has been the history of the life of Shri Babu".
Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani,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,before joining the economically right wing Swatantra Party later in life.
Basawon Singh or Basawan Singh also known as Basawon Sinha,was an Indian independence activist and a campaigner for the rights of the underprivileged,industrial labourers and agricultural workers.
The JP movement also known as Bihar Movement was a political movement initiated by students in the Indian state of Bihar in 1974 and led by the veteran Gandhian socialist Jayaprakash Narayan,popularly known as JP,against misrule and corruption in the state government. It later turned against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's government in the central government. It was also called Sampoorna Kranti and JP Movement.
Yogendra Shukla was an Indian nationalist and freedom fighter from Bihar. He served in the Cellular Jail,and he was among the founders of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA). Along with Basawon Singh (Sinha) he was among the founder members of the Congress Socialist Party from Bihar.
Satyendra Narayan Sinha was an Indian politician and statesman,participant in the Indian independence movement,a leading light of Jaya Prakash Narayan's ‘complete revolution’movement during the Emergency and a former Chief Minister of Bihar. Affectionately called Chhote Saheb,he was also a seven-time Member of Parliament from the Aurangabad constituency,a three-term Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly,and a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council once. Regarded to be one of India's most influential regional people of the time,his reputation was synonymous with being a strict disciplinarian and tough taskmaster.
Anugrah Narayan Sinha,known as Bihar Vibhuti,was an Indian nationalist statesman,participant in Champaran Satyagraha,Gandhian &one of the architects of modern Bihar,who was the first Deputy Chief Minister and the Finance Minister of the Indian state of Bihar (1946–1957). He was also a Member of the Constituent Assembly of India,which was elected to write the Constitution of India and served in its first Parliament as an independent nation. He also held a range of portfolios including Labour,Local Self Government,Public Works,Supply &Price Control,Health and Agriculture. A.N. Sinha,affectionately called Anugrah Babu,was a very close associate of Mahatma Gandhi during the freedom struggle movement and worked with Bihar Kesari Sri Krishna Sinha to lead the Gandhian movement in Bihar. One of the leading nationalists in the Indian independence movement from Bihar after Dr Rajendra Prasad,he was elected as the Congress Party deputy leader in the state assembly to assume office as first Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister of independent Bihar,and re-elected when the Congress Party won Bihar's first general election with a massive mandate in 1952.
Dilli Raman Regmi was a scholar,iconic political figure and historian of Nepal. He dedicated his life to research,study,writing and politics. He was one of the driving forces behind creating Nepali Rastriya Congress party in 1946.
Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh was an Indian freedom fighter,diplomat and administrator.
Jayant Prasad is a former Indian civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service cadre who served as the Director General of the Delhi-based Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses,a think-tank affiliated with the Indian Ministry of Defence between September 2015 and September 2018.
Uma Shankar Bajpai was an Indian diplomat and a veteran journalist. He was also the director of India International Centre.
Sadaqat Ashram is located in Patna,Bihar,beside the main road of Digha area,on the banks of the River Ganges,almost seven kilometres from the airport. This was one of the residences of Dr. Rajendra Prasad,the first President of India,who lived there after retirement and spent the last days of his life there.
Bhadrakali Mishra was a Nepali politician. In his political career lasting more than 50 years,several of which were in exile,he held numerous ministerial portfolios and was also the Chairman of King Birendra's Raj Parishad Standing Committee after the establishment of multi-party democracy in 1990.
Shanti Kumar Morarjee was a noted industrialist,businessman and close associate of Mahatma Gandhi.
The History of Indian foreign policy refers to the foreign relations of modern India post-independence,that is the Dominion of India (from 1947 to 1950) and the Republic of India (from 1950 onwards).
