The
Vice President Shri Krishna Kant will release the biography
of Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan at a function here tomorrow.
Brought out by Publications Division of the Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting, the book is a tribute to the great leader
in his birth centenary year. The author, Shri Shailendra Nath
Shrivastava, is a former Member of Parliament and was closely
associated with JP’s movement. The Home Minister, Shri Lal Krishna
Advani will preside over the function. The Minister of Information
and Broadcasting, Smt. Sushma Swaraj and the Minister of State
Shri Ramesh Bais will be the guests of honour on the occasion.
It
is almost 30 years since the country woke up to Jayprakash Narayan’s
call for ‘Total Revolution’. "Sampoorna Kranti ab nara
hai, Bhavi itihaas hamara hai"; during the mid-seventies,
this slogan drew millions out on the streets rallying behind
the ‘Loknayak’ in what is also known as our second war for independence.
JP’s life was a life of crusades. First it was the freedom movement
– he was one of the leading lights of the Quit India Movement
– then came a long spell of his association with movements like
‘Bhoodan’ and ‘Sarvodaya’ and finally the tumultuous phase of
the nineteen seventies which was a testing time for the Indian
democracy.
This
book gives an insight into the various phases of this crusade.
It is part of Publications Division’s Builders of Modern India
Series, which includes biographies of important Indian leaders,
who have contributed to the building of modern India. Publications
Division brings to its discerning readers a rich collection
of well-researched and low priced books on subjects ranging
from history to art and culture, biographies, science, flora
and fauna, speeches of Prime Ministers and Presidents, reference
books like India and children’s literature. The Division also
brings out journals like Yojana, Kurukshetra, Employment News,
Ajkal and Bal Bharati. Recently the Division has also forayed
into production of CDs, the first being a multi-media CD on
Mahatma Gandhi based on his collected works. What sets Publications
Division apart from other players in the field is the nature
and subject of its titles-selected with the underlying objective
of preserving national heritage and disseminating information
on issues of national importance. Its books are well-researched,
authentic and excellent reference materials at affordable prices.
