Short Biography of 'Jai Prakash Narayan (JP Narayan)' (200 Words)

'Jai Prakash Narayan' was born on October 11, 1902 in the village of Sitabdiara, Bihar, India. His father's name was Harsu Dayal Srivastava and mother's name was Phul Rani Devi. His father Harsu Dayal Srivastava was a junior official in the State Government Department. He was married to Prabhavati Devi in 1920.

Popularly known as 'Lok Nayak', Jai Prakash Narayan was a great freedom fighter and political leader. He was a leader (Nayak) of the people (Lok). He was dedicated social worker and took part in the Bhoodan Movement to give land to the poor and landless people of India. He is remembered especially for leading the opposition to Indira Gandhi in the 1970s and for giving a call for peaceful Total Revolution. He was an author too. His essay, 'The present state of Hindi in Bihar' won a best essay award. Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan was awarded posthumously India's highest civilian award, the 'Bharat Ratna' in 1999. He was also awarded by 'Ramon Magsaysay Award' in 1965.

Jai Prakash Narayan died on 8 October 1979 in Patna, Bihar, India. He was a great Indian Hero and will always be remembered as the true patriot and sarvodaya leader of India.