NEWS: Prime Minister paid tribute to Jayaprakash Narayan on his birth anniversary (11 October).

KEY FACTS

• Born: Sitab Diara, Bihar (11 October 1902).
• Popularly known as Lok Nayak (People’s Leader).
• Freedom fighter; participated in the Civil Disobedience and Quit India movements.
• Formed Azad Dasta, a guerrilla group during the freedom struggle.
• Led the JP Movement (1974), advocating corruption-free governance and decentralisation.
• Opposed the National Emergency (1975–77) and was imprisoned.
• Associated with Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan Movement.
• Book: A Plea for Reconstruction of Indian Polity (1959).
• Awards: Ramon Magsaysay Award (1965); Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1998.