A great politician and a social worker, Jayprakash Narayan is also Known as "LokNayak".
Jayprakash Narayan was Born on 11th October 1902 in Ballia, UP and died on 8th October 1979 in Patna, Bihar.
He went to America for Higher studies and he studied Karl Marx's theory due to which he became Marxist but after returning back to India he joined the Congress party in the influence of Mahatma Gandhi and became a Socialist.
He was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1965 and posthumously he was awarded the highest civilian award "Bharat Ratan" in 1999.