He was the first President of the Republic of India and also the first President to be in power twice.
From Ujjaini’s house in Jagdispur, which at the age of 80 had revolted against the British India Company during the First Indian War of Independence in 1857
He was a pioneer of the Dalit Community and a founder member of the All India Depressed Class League.
It was popularly referred to as JP or Lok Nayak. He was remembered for spearheading the opposition to Indira Gandhi during the 1970s.
He was an academic, prolific journalist, a social reformer, a visionary.
He was a founding member of the Socialist Party Congress in Bihar along with Yogendra Shukla.
He had been an influential supporter of Brahma Samaj. He was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal.