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 a Gandhian socialist, environmentalist, mystic and independence activist.
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11 November 1888 Hyderabad, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Sindh, Pakistan)
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Died |
19 March 1982 (aged 93) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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