PeriodModern Bihar
When1974–1975
RegionBihar and India
The movement that gathered around Jayaprakash Narayan grew from student mobilisation and public anger in Bihar into a larger call for political transformation. Its language of “total revolution” carried moral force while containing many different political expectations.
Understanding the movement requires attention to students, organisers, institutions and disagreements—as well as its place in the path toward the Emergency.
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