Introduction Jayaprakash Narayan (JP) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. He is best known for leading the “anti-Indira Gandhi” movement in the 1970s and calling for a peaceful Total Revolution. Ramavriksha Benipuri, a nationalist friend and prominent Hindi literature writer, authored a biography on Jayaprakash Narayan. Early Life Jayaprakash Narayan was born in Sitabdiara village between Ballia District of Uttar Pradesh and Saran District of Bihar. Harsudayal Naray