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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. He is mainly remembered for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and calling for her overthrow in a "total ...
Nonviolent resistance, or nonviolent action, sometimes called civil resistance, is the practice of achieving goals such as social change through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, satyagraha, constructive program, or other methods, while refraining from violence and the threat of violence. [1]
Civil Servant, Political reformer. Known for. Lok Satta Movement, Political commentary. 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 ...
Bharat Jodo Yatra (lit. ' Unite India March ') was a mass movement [1] [2] which was held by the Indian National Congress ("the Congress" or INC as short form). [3] Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi orchestrated the movement by encouraging the party cadre and the public to walk from Kanyakumari at the southern tip of India to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, a journey of 4,080 ...
Bharat Ratna (1983) Website. vinobabhave.org. Vinayak Narahari Bhave, also known as Vinoba Bhave (pronunciation ⓘ; 11 September 1895 – 15 November 1982), was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights. Often called Acharya (Teacher in Sanskrit), he is best known for the Bhoodan Movement. He is considered as National Teacher of India ...
Maulana Azad. Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al- Hussaini Azad ((listen ⓘ); 11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian independence activist, writer and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. Following India's independence, he became the First Minister of Education in the Indian government.
Awards. Bharat Ratna (1957) Govind Ballabh Pant (10 September 1887 – 7 March 1961) was an Indian freedom fighter and the first chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Alongside Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabh Bhai Patel, Pant was a key figure in the movement for India's Independence and later a pivotal figure in the Indian Government.
B. R. Ambedkar. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Bhīmrāo Rāmjī Āmbēḍkar; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal ...