Bihar Movement

Bihar Movement

Bihar Movement was a movement initiated by students in the Indian state of Bihar in 1974 and led by the veteran Gandhian Socialist Jayaprakash Narayan against misrule of and corruption in the government. By 1975 it had attracted a mass following amongst all sections of the population in Bihar and in some other states. It is also called "total revolution".

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* [http://www.liberalsindia.com/freedomfirst/ff452-04.html Jayaprakash Narayan, "An Open Letter to Mrs. Indira Gandhi", December 5 1975]
* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/10/11/stories/2002101103560900.htm "JP: the prophet of people's power", The Hindu, October 11, 2002]


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