Jayaprakash Narayan or JP was widely known as Lok Nayak or people s hero. His JP Movement, launched in the 1960s, made him an outspoken voice for justice in Independent India too. Seven little-known stories from JP s life, and two obituaries in Western papers that talk about his ideology and closeness with Mahatma Gandhi.
The template of the movement that the socialist stalwart led against the Indira Gandhi government remains an inspiration for the Opposition as it gears up to take on the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections.