Karpuri Thakur

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:arrested gptkb:Emergency_(India)
gptkb:Quit_India_Movement
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Bharat_Ratna_(posthumously_announced_in_2024)
gptkbp:birthDate 1924-01-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Pitaunjhia,_Bihar,_British_India
gptkbp:caste gptkb:Nai_(Barber)_community
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ram_Nath_Thakur
gptkbp:commemoratedBy postage stamp (2010)
statues in Bihar
gptkbp:deathDate 1988-02-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Patna,_Bihar,_India
gptkbp:education gptkb:Patna_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Karpuri Thakur
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Nitish_Kumar
gptkb:Sharad_Yadav
gptkb:Ram_Vilas_Paswan
gptkb:Lalu_Prasad_Yadav
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Jayaprakash_Narayan
gptkb:Ram_Manohar_Lohia
gptkbp:knownFor social justice activism
implementation of reservation for backward classes in Bihar
prohibition of alcohol in Bihar
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Karpuri_Thakur_Medical_College_and_Hospital,_Madhepura
gptkb:Karpuri_Thakur_Museum,_Samastipur
gptkb:Karpuri_Thakur_Sadan,_Patna
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Indian_independence_movement
socialist
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Jan_Nayak
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Karpuri_formula_(reservation_policy)
prohibition policy in Bihar
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Socialist_Party
gptkb:Indian_National_Congress_(early_career)
gptkb:Janata_Party
gptkb:Samyukta_Socialist_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Member_of_Bihar_Legislative_Assembly
gptkb:Chief_Minister_of_Bihar
Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Jagannath_Mishra
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ram_Dulari_Devi
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ram_Sundar_Das
gptkbp:termEnd 1979-04-21
1971-06-02
gptkbp:termStart 1970-12-22
1977-06-24
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Emergency_1975-77
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5