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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.
Jaya Prakash Narayana (born 14 January 1956) is an Indian liberal politician, activist and a former public administrator. [1] He is the founder and president of Lok Satta Party . He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Kukatpally constituency of Andhra Pradesh in India.
Lok Satta is a classical liberal political party in India, founded by Nagabhairava Jaya Prakash Narayana, a former IAS officer and renowned activist from Andhra Pradesh. [3] 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. [ 4 ]
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. [2] [3]
The Praja Socialist Party, abbreviated as PSP, was an Indian political party. [4] It was founded in 1952 when the Socialist Party, led by Jayaprakash Narayan, Rambriksh Benipuri, Acharya Narendra Deva and Basawon Singh (Sinha), merged with the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party led by J. B. Kripalani (former president of the Indian National Congress and a close associate of Jawaharlal Nehru).
Jayaprakash Narayan and Minoo Masani were released from jail in 1934. Narayan convened a meeting in Patna on 17 May 1934, which founded the Bihar Congress Socialist Party. He was a Gandhian Socialist. Narayan became general secretary of the party and Acharya Narendra Deva became president.
Jayaprakash Narayan was a Gandhian leader in India after independence. [3] When Indira Gandhi was found guilty of violating electoral laws by the Allahabad High Court, Narayan called for her to resign, and advocated a program of social transformation. He asked the military and police to disregard unconstitutional and immoral orders.
Jayaprakash or Jaya Prakash is an Indian masculine given name and surname. Notable people with the surname include: ... Jayaprakash Narayan (1902–1979), ...