<P> Jayaprakash Narayan ( listen ( help info ) ; 11 October 1902 -- 8 October 1979 ) , popularly referred to as JP or Lok Nayak ( Hindi for The People 's Leader ) , was an Indian independence activist , theorist and political leader , remembered especially for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi , for whose overthrow he called a `` total revolution '' . His biography , Jayaprakash , was written by his nationalist friend and an eminent writer of Hindi literature , Ramavriksha Benipuri . In 1999 , 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 Patna airport is also named after him . The largest hospital run by the Delhi government and the teaching hospital of the famous Maulana Azad Medical College , Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Hospital , is also named after him . It was formerly called Irwin hospital . There is also a park in his name , situated on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg , in New Delhi , just opposite to Maulana Azad Medical College . On August 1 , 2015 , the Chhapra - Delhi - Chhapra Weekly Express was renamed as `` Loknayak Express '' in his honour . </P>
<P> Jayaprakash Narayan ( listen ( help info ) ; 11 October 1902 -- 8 October 1979 ) , popularly referred to as JP or Lok Nayak ( Hindi for The People 's Leader ) , was an Indian independence activist , theorist and political leader , remembered especially for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi , for whose overthrow he called a `` total revolution '' . His biography , Jayaprakash , was written by his nationalist friend and an eminent writer of Hindi literature , Ramavriksha Benipuri . In 1999 , 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 Patna airport is also named after him . The largest hospital run by the Delhi government and the teaching hospital of the famous Maulana Azad Medical College , Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Hospital , is also named after him . It was formerly called Irwin hospital . There is also a park in his name , situated on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg , in New Delhi , just opposite to Maulana Azad Medical College . On August 1 , 2015 , the Chhapra - Delhi - Chhapra Weekly Express was renamed as `` Loknayak Express '' in his honour . </P>
who is associated with the term loknayak in india
who is associated with the term loknayak in india
Jayaprakash Narayan
Jayaprakash Narayan