BHARAT RATNA
LOKNAYAK LATE. SRI. JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN (October 11, 1902 - October 8, 1979)Loknayak (leader of the masses), was an Indian independence activist and political leader, remembered especially for leading the opposition to Indira Gandhi in the 1970s and for giving a call for peaceful Total Revolution. His biography, Jayaprakash, was written by his nationalist friend and an eminent writer of Hindi literature, Ramavriksha Benipuri. In 1998, he was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in recognition of his social work. Other awards include the Magsaysay award for Public Service in 1965. The airport of Patna is named after him.
Jaya Prakash Narayan College of Engineering imbibes the ethics and principles of this great soul and is the only Professional Institute in the country named after him.
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