Pariksha SaathiPM Pays Tribute to Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan and Nanaji Deshmukh, Both Born on 11 October
On 11 October 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered two public figures who share the same birthday — Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan (JP) and Nanaji Deshmukh. In his message on JP, the Prime Minister said his appeal cut across generations and convinced people that public life could be a means of national renewal; he singled out JP's fearless stand during the Emergency and his concern for good governance and for people at the margins of society. Separately, he described Nanaji Deshmukh as a nation-builder who showed that real change starts at the grassroots, combining political conviction with constructive social work in rural development and community participation. Later that day in Chennai, the Prime Minister again paid tribute to both, calling them Bharat Ratna awardees. Useful background for revision: JP was born on 11 October 1902, gave the call for 'Sampoorna Kranti' (Total Revolution) during the 1974 Bihar movement, and was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1999. Nanaji Deshmukh was born on 11 October 1916 and received the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 2019.
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Learning context
Jayaprakash Narayan (born 11 October 1902) was conferred the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1999, twenty years after his death in 1979. Nanaji Deshmukh (born 11 October 1916) received it posthumously only in 2019, along with Pranab Mukherjee and Bhupen Hazarika — two decades after JP’s award, even though both leaders share the same birth date.
Reference: Padma Awards portal (President’s Secretariat) — Bharat Ratna notifications
Check yourself: did Jayaprakash Narayan and Nanaji Deshmukh receive the Bharat Ratna in the same year?
No — JP’s Bharat Ratna came in 1999; Nanaji Deshmukh’s came only in 2019, a 20-year gap, even though they share a birthday.
Revision task: note what the PM highlighted about each leader’s legacy in today’s tribute, and check it against the Bharat Ratna years above rather than assuming both awards came together.
Test yourself
Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan, remembered by the Prime Minister on 11 October 2026, gave the call for 'Sampoorna Kranti' (Total Revolution) during which movement?
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Answer: The 1974 Bihar movement
JP, born on 11 October 1902, gave the call for Sampoorna Kranti during the 1974 Bihar movement and received the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1999; Nanaji Deshmukh, born on 11 October 1916, received it in 2019.
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