Seminar on #116thBirthAnniversary of #JayprakashNarayan

11 October 2018, Amrit Nagar (Hazaribag): A seminar was organized under joint aegis of Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra and Hazaribag Jila Lok Samiti on the occasion of 116th birth anniversary of legendary freedom fighter & Sarvodaya leader Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan aka JP.

Mr. Girija Satish (President, NBJK & National Lok Samiti) has introduced a short life sketch of JP before the audience and praised for his renunciation in service of our nation. JP sacrificed everything for his motherland during the freedom movement and contributed a lot to the independent India with his active leadership on mass related issues like Sarvodaya, Bhudaan, Drought Relief, Peaceful Solution of Naxal Problem, Students Movement, Opposition of Emergency and Strengthening of Grassroots Democracy, he opined. Mr. Girija Satish mentioned about the suffering of imprisoned JP under atrocious British rule and his miraculous abscondence from Hazaribag jail also. JP was deeply concerned with the problems of India and his support to NBJK is unforgettable as he provided Bhudan land and other helps to the organization initially, NBJK President recalled.

Mr. Satish Girija (Secretary, NBJK) said that JP used to believe in common people and led the youths amazingly despite his old age. Also he pointed out about Magsaysay Award (1965) and Bharat Ratna (1999) to JP as an acknowledgment to his immense contribution for a better society. Mr. Prabhu Nath Sharma (Treasurer, NBJK) recollected about simplicity as well as time management of JP and the person behind as Mrs. Jayprabha (his wife) who cared JP, made his life memorable and supported him to maintain lifelong celibacy.

Mr. Pravesh Singh (Asst. Manager-Finance, NBJK) has thrown light over the modusoperandi of the VOs founded by JP and appealed to follow the great personality who devoted everything to make India. The seminar was anchored by Mr. Rajeev Kumar Singh (Program Manager, NBJK) and many people like Messrs Mithilesh Kumar, Arun Verma, Sanjay Sinha, Sudhir Upadhyay, Sumit Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Surendra Kumar, Kishor Prasad, Santosh Sinha have attended the program.