Nara Chandrababu Naidu,also known as Chandrababu Naidu or CBN,is an Indian politician and the current Leader of Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He also served as Chief Minister from 1995 to 2004 and as Opposition Leader from 2004 to 2014 of Andhra Pradesh. He is the National President of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He suffered a major political set back in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections where he won only 23 seats out of the total 175 seats.
Jayaprakash Narayan Srivastava,who is 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 and called for her overthrow in a "total revolution". His biography Jayaprakash was written by his nationalist friend and the writer of Hindi literature Rambriksh Benipuri. 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 Magsaysay award for public service in 1965.
Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu is an Indian politician who served as the 13th vice president of India from 2017 to 2022. He is the first Indian vice president born in independent India. He has also served as the minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation,Urban Development and Information and Broadcasting in the Modi Cabinet.
This article gives an overview of liberalism in India.
Krishan Kant was an Indian politician who served as the tenth vice president of India from 1997 until his death in 2002. Prior to his vice presidency,Kant was the governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997. He was a member of both houses of the Indian Parliament,representing Chandigarh in the Lok Sabha from 1977 to 1980,and Haryana in the Rajya Sabha from 1966 to 1977.
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.
Bandaru Dattatreya is an Indian politician serving as the current governor of the State of Haryana since 2021. He was also the 20th governor of Himachal Pradesh and was the member of Lok Sabha for Secunderabad from 2014 to 2019. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The Bihar movement,also known as the JP movement,was a political movement initiated by students in the Indian state of Bihar against misrule and corruption in the state government. in 1974. It was led by the veteran Gandhian socialist Jayaprakash Narayan,popularly known as JP. The movement later turned against Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's government in the central government. It was also referred to as Sampoorna Kranti.
Lok Satta is a classical liberal political party in India,founded by Nagabhairava Jaya Prakash Narayana,a former I.A.S. officer and renowned activist from Andhra Pradesh. Since 1996,the Lok Satta Movement functioned as a non-governmental organisation,but on 2 October 2006,the movement was reorganised into a formal political party. The party intends to further the causes of the Lok Satta Movement,including a reduction in the size of the cabinet,promotion of the Right to Information Act,and disclosure of criminal records and assets by political candidates. Beginning with the 2009 elections the party has adopted a whistle as their official symbol. On 23 March 2016,the party founder president,Jayaprakash Narayan said that they will not take part in electoral politics for sometime.
Ravi Narayana Reddy was an Indian politician,a founding member of the Communist Party of India,and a peasant leader. He was a leader in the Telangana Rebellion against the rule of Osman Ali Khan,Asaf Jah VII. Reddy was also a philanthropist,social reformer,and parliamentarian. He is renowned in Telangana for fighting on behalf of peasants. Raavi Narayana Reddy also played a critical role in the Andhra Mahasabha as its chairman in 1941.
Lok Satta is a non-partisan movement for democratic reforms in the country of India,led by Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan,a former I. A. S. officer and renowned activist from Andhra Pradesh,India. The movement was started in 1996 with the founding of Lok Satta,a non-governmental organization. In 2006,the movement transformed into Lok Satta Party.
D.V.V.S. Varma was the Working President of the Lok Satta Party for Andhra Pradesh State. He was actively involved in Lok Satta movement from the time of its inception. He has served in various office-bearer positions for the Lok Satta Party. He is also a reputed newspaper columnist and media analyst of political and policy affairs.
Baddam Yella Reddy was an Indian communist politician from Telangana. He was one of the prominent leaders in the Telangana armed struggle against the Nizam regime.
Vasagiri Venkata Lakshminarayana popularly known as JD Lakshmi Narayana,is an Indian retired police officer and politician from Andhra Pradesh. He served as the Additional Director General of Police in Mumbai,Maharashtra. He is known for leading the investigations like OMC Scandal,Emaar Properties,Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy Case,Satyam Scandal and Disproportionate Assets. He had previously held the post of Joint Commissioner of Police of Thane,Maharashtra and before that as Inspector general of police Rank under Y-category security for dealing with high-profile corruption cases. He contested from Visakhapatnam constituency in the 2019 Indian general election from Jana Sena Party. He has resigned from the Jana Sena Party in 2020.
Arambham is a socio economic Telugu talk show hosted by Kiriti Rambhatla in Telugu language. The first season started on the Republic Day of India 26 January 2014 and aired on RVS Television network in Indian states of Telangana &Andhra Pradesh. The guests on the show includes film stars,politicians,bureaucrats,businessmen &sports personalities. Notable personalities who appeared on the show include Jayaprakash Narayan,Lakshmi Manchu,Sekhar Kammula &Kota Srinivasa Rao.
Jana Sena or Jana Sena Party (JSP) is an Indian political party based in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by Telugu film star Pawan Kalyan on 14 March 2014.
K G Kannabiran was a human rights activist and a lawyer of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (AP). He was cofounder and National President of People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL).
The Foundation for Democratic Reforms is a non-profit,non-partisan and independent research institution founded by Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan,an Indian Administrative Service officer turned politician and a political activist based in Hyderabad. It is one of India's leading think tanks and scientific research-resource center for studying,formulating and promoting fundamental reforms in political,electoral and governance spheres and in critical areas of state policy. Established in 1996 and located in Hyderabad,it is recognized by the Department of Scientific &Industrial Research (DSIR),Ministry of Science &Technology,Govt. of India.
Andhra Pradesh,retrospectively referred to as United Andhra Pradesh,Undivided Andhra Pradesh or Ummadi Andhra Pradesh,was a state in India formed by States Reorganisation Act,1956 with Hyderabad as its capital and was reorganised by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act,2014. The state was made up of three distinct cultural regions of Telangana,Rayalaseema,and Coastal Andhra. Before the 1956 reorganisation,Telangana had been part of Hyderabad State ruled by Nizam of Hyderabad,whereas Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra had been part of Andhra State,formerly a part of Madras Presidency ruled by British India.
Venkatesh Geriti is an Indian classical liberal,anti-corruption activist,and social entrepreneur. He is the founder of Swatantrata Center and India's Future Foundation,an educational organization in Hyderabad,and a scholar at Atlas Summit. Venkatesh received the Karmaveer Chakra Award and Global Fellowship Award in 2019 from the International Confederation of Non-Governmental Organizations in partnership with United Nations. He is a member of the Centre for Civil Society and an alumnus of Foundation for Economic Education.,Students For Liberty,Friedrich Naumann Foundation,Liberty International,Atlas Network
