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09/10/2021 - History

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October 09, 2021

Despite having power was within his reach, Jayaprakash Narayanan preferred to work at the grassroots, strengthening India’s democratic foundation. Elaborate (200 Words)

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KEY POINTS

·        Jayaprakash Narayan was an outstanding leader of modern India. He was a freedom fighter of great courage and one of the pioneers of the socialist movement in the country.

·        He galvanised support for the Bhoodan movement, worked relentlessly for the poor and the underprivileged and, above all, became a symbol of the national conscience in the fight against corruption

·        His formative years, evolution as a political leader, his Congress-socialist years; how he waged a guerrilla struggle against the British in the Terai region of Nepal.

·        He grew from socialism to Sarvodaya, becoming the leader of resistance against a repressive, anti-democratic regime.

·        This led to the conclusive defeat of the Indira Gandhi government in 1977 and the installation of the first-ever non-Congress government at the

·        Subsequent events brought JP closer to Jawaharlal Nehru, and he became an important leader of the freedom movement.

·        He also became associated with the socialist movement.

·        After India’s independence, Nehru was keen to involve him in the government but JP was not meant for power politics.

·        It is truly a remarkable story about one of the greatest sons of India who personified ethics and morality in the public life of the country.

 

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