Sport & public life · 1902–1979

Jayaprakash Narayan

A restless political life spanning socialism, Sarvodaya and the democratic mobilisation associated with Total Revolution.

Known forPolitical thinker and movement leader
Life1902–1979
RegionSaran and India

Jayaprakash Narayan moved through several political traditions rather than remaining inside one party identity. His later leadership helped turn a Bihar student agitation into a national democratic confrontation.

The profile should preserve both his moral authority and the debates around the movement he inspired.

Connected subjects

HistoryThe JP Movement↗