Loksatta jayaprakash narayan biography of michael jackson

Indian politician and activist

This article is about the currect Indian politician and activist. For the late Indian freedom fighter and politician, see Jayaprakash Narayan.

Jaya Prakash Narayana (born 14 January 1956) is an Indian liberal politician, activist and a former public administrator.^[1] He is the founder and president of Lok Satta Party.

He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from Kukatpally constituency of Telangana in India.^[2]

He is a physician by training. He served as an officer of the Indian Administrative Service from 1980 to 1996, later took voluntary resignation from the service and started the Loksatta Movement, which had been instrumental in bringing several important national reforms.

He is also the founder and General Secretary of Foundation for Democratic Reforms (NGO), an independent public-policy think-tank and research-resource centre.^[3]

Narayana is also a political reformer and colu