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| 100 | _aPrasad, Bimal | ||
| 245 | _aDream of revolution : a biography of Jayaprakash Narayan | ||
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_aPenguin Random House, _b2021 _cHaryana : |
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_axv, 271 p. ; _bill., _c24 cm |
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_d00 _bGRATIS |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 520 | _a Few figures in modern India have enjoyed such acclaim and adoration as Jayaprakash Narayan. And yet, he has been equally vilified for all that went wrong in the unfinished post-colonial movement for freedom and democracy. Jayaprakash Narayan, or JP as he was universally known, epitomized the Marxian and Gandhian styles of political engagement, and famously brought a powerful government to its knees. Throughout his life, he channelled an emotional hunger for transformative politics, jettisoned easy options, shunned power and incubated revolutionary ideas. A comprehensive study of JP's life and ideas-from the radicalism of his thought process at American university campuses in the 1920s to his political coming of age in the 1930s and subsequent disenchantment with Gandhi's leadership; from his infectious confidence about the future of socialism to his seemingly naive plans to outmanoeuvre powerful forces within the Congress; from his fractious friendship with Jawaharlal Nehru to his relentless crusade against the stifling of dissent-The Dream of Revolution, Bimal and Sujata Prasad's rigorously researched biography of JP, dispenses with clichés, questions commonly held perceptions and pushes the limits of what a biographical portrait is capable of Rich in anecdotes and never-before-told stories, this book explores the ambiguities and ironies of a life lived at the barricades, and one man's unremitting quest to usher in a society based on equality and freedom. | ||
| 650 | _aIndia Politics and government 20th century | ||
| 650 | _aBiography | ||
| 650 | _aSocial activists | ||
| 650 | _a Abdullah, Sheikh | ||
| 650 | _aBihar | ||
| 650 | _aCongress | ||
| 650 | _aDr. Sampurnanand | ||
| 650 | _aFree press journal | ||
| 650 | _a Gandhi, Indira | ||
| 650 | _a Gujarat movement | ||
| 650 | _aJana Sangh | ||
| 650 | _aPurna swaraj resolution | ||
| 650 | _aQuit India resolution | ||
| 650 | _a Sarvodaya movement | ||
| 650 | _aTwo-nation theory | ||
| 650 | _aEmergency | ||
| 650 | _aJanata Party | ||
| 650 | _aMorarji Desai | ||
| 700 | _aPrasad, Sujata | ||
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