The years 2002-2003 being the century year of Jaya Prakash Narayan have witnessed valuable additions to J.P.’s biographical sketches, ideological and critical monographs as well the enlightened readers. J.P.did not write or just the sake of writing but for solving practical problems of social, political and cultural transformation. Human life is not like a watertight compartment. So also J.P.’s ideas are multi-disciplinary and integralist in character. Like Gandhi’s experiment with truth, J.P.’s quest for societal truth was the mission of his life. He never aspired for perfection but he had never fatique to see face to face truth.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ramjee Singh
Ramjee Singh, Professors Ramjee Singh, as Gandhian author and activist needs no introduction in India. His earlier books on Gandhism Relevance of Gandhian Thought, Gandhi and the Modern World, Gandhi and the 21st Century and the Gandhian Vision and some others have been well acclaimed. He has served many institutions with distinction. He has been a former Director of Gandhian Institute of Studies (Varanasi), former Secretary & President of Indian Society of Gandhian Studies, former Vice-Chancellor of Jain Viswa-Bharati Institute (Ladnun) and many national and international academic bodies. He has taught philosophy and Gandhian thought for 50 years and he is still an Emeritus Fellow of the U.G.C. He is a prolific writer and he has authored about 40 books in English and Hindi. At present, he is secretary of Afro-Asian Philosophical association. As a social activist, he had joined Quit India Movement in 1942, suffered imprisonment for 20 months opposing certainment of civil and political rights in India during 1975-1977, and he was elected a member of the House of the People in India in 1977. works for communal harmony and Youth Peace Movement are his best fads. He has traveled all over the world carrying the message of the Mahatma and has represented World Congress of Philosophy (Brigoton, 1985, Moscow, 1993) and Parliament of World's Religions (Chicago, 1993), Capetown, Africa, 1999) and World Congress of Philanthropy (Toronto, 1989). He has worked with Acharya Vinoba Bhave and Jaya Prakash Narayan as a grass-root worker in Bhoodan-Gramdan Movement, Acharya-Kula and Santi-Sena. His permanent address is: Bhikhanpur, Bhagalpur 812001 (Bihar) Tel. No. (0641) 2420305.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Uttam K. Sinha
Uttam K. Sinha, M.A. and M.Phil in Gandhian Though, presently, Research Associate at National Gandhi Museum & Library, New Delhi engaged in research, publication and presentation of documents and books related to Mahatma Gandhi.
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