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J. B. Kripalani

1888 - 1982

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Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani (11 November 1888 – 19 March 1982), popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the Indian National Congress during the transfer of power in 1947 and the husband of Sucheta Kripalani. Kripalani was an environmentalist, mystic and independence activist who was long a Gandhian socialist. He himself founded the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party in 1951, that merged with the Socialist Party (India) to form the Praja Socialist Party the following year. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. B. Kripalani has received more than 659,758 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. J. B. Kripalani is the 15,879th most popular politician (down from 13,486th in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 68th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Pakistani Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, J. B. Kripalani ranks 15,879 out of 19,576. Before him are Léon Mébiame, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Keir Hardie, Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero, Nabu-apla-iddina, and Eligio Ayala. After him are John Prescott, Malu Dreyer, Joseph Nérette, Wilhelmina Drucker, Toke Talagi, and H. R. Haldeman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, J. B. Kripalani ranks 237. Before him are Þórbergur Þórðarson, Andrea Andreen, Axel Janse, Maurice Schilles, Alvah Meyer, and Bob Glendenning. After him are Cathleen Nesbitt, Natalena Koroleva, Eduard Bass, Osvald Moberg, Willis Augustus Lee, and Ferdinand Bie. Among people deceased in 1982, J. B. Kripalani ranks 250. Before him are Gerard Wodarz, Walt Ader, Josef Maleček, Hans Mock, Sheikh Abdullah, and Victor Fontan. After him are Elvio Banchero, Věra Suková, Raúl Fernández, Ivan Mariz, Hans Drakenberg, and Cathleen Nesbitt.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, J. B. Kripalani ranks 92 out of 217. Before him are Shaukat Aziz (1949), Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1690), Birbal Sahni (1891), Muhammad Khan Junejo (1932), Margaret Lockwood (1916), and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (1950). After him are Sadhana Shivdasani (1941), Prem Chopra (1935), Mulk Raj Anand (1905), Shujaat Hussain (1946), Mirza Masroor Ahmad (1950), and Ram Jethmalani (1923).

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Among POLITICIANS In Pakistan

Among politicians born in Pakistan, J. B. Kripalani ranks 36. Before him are Yousaf Raza Gillani (1952), Muhammad Mian Soomro (1950), Muhammad Zafarullah Khan (1893), Shaukat Aziz (1949), Muhammad Khan Junejo (1932), and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (1950). After him are Shujaat Hussain (1946), Ram Jethmalani (1923), Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (1929), Rab Butler (1902), Sartaj Aziz (1929), and Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (1931).

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