Jayaprakash Narayan

Jayaprakash Narayan
Born	Jayaprakash Narayan Srivastava (1902-10-11)11 October 1902 Sitab Diara, Bengal Presidency, British India (present–day Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died	8 October 1979(1979-10-08) (aged 76) Patna, Bihar, India
Other names	JP, Jay Prakash Narayan, Lok Nayak
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin (M.A., sociology) Ohio State University (B. A., behavioural science) University of Iowa (CHE, discontinued) U.C. Berkeley (chemistry, discontinued)[1][2]
Occupations	Activist theorist politician
Political party	Indian National Congress Janata Party
Movement	Quit India, Sarvodaya, JP Movement
Spouse	Prabhavati Devi
Relatives	Brajkishore Prasad (father-in-law)
Awards	Ramon Magsaysay Award (1965) Bharat Ratna (1999) (posthumously)

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 independence activist, theorist, socialist and political leader. 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 Magsaysay award for public service in 1965.