Dream of Revolution: A Biography of Jayaprakash Narayan (Record no. 226437)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780670096176 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 920 |
| Author Mark | PRA |
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| Author Name | Prasad,Bimal |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Dream of Revolution: A Biography of Jayaprakash Narayan |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Haryana |
| Name of publisher | Vintage |
| Year of publication | 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 271 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | 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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/> |
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| Subject | Biography |
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| Write Off Books | Lost status | Collection Type | Home library | Current library | Date of Accessioning | Price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | MITSOG | MITSOG | 04/08/2025 | 799.00 | 920 PRA | 14769 | Books |