• The birth anniversary of Acharya Jiwantram Bhagwandas Kripalani is observed every year on 11^th November.
• Born: In Hyderabad (Sindh, now in Pakistan) in 1888.
• He was a prominent parliamentarian, and crusader for social justice.
• He strongly supported decentralised industrialization, development of rural areas, and employment in small and cottage industries.
• Role in Independence movement:
  • Deeply inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy.
  • He participated in various movements like the Champaran Satyagraha (1917), Kheda Satyagraha (1918), Ahmedabad Mill Strike (1918), and Salt Satyagraha( 1930).

Joined the Congress Party in the 1920s, became President of the Indian National Congress in 1946.

• Key Contributions: Kripalani served as a member of the Constituent Assembly and Chairman of the Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee.
• Post-Independence Politics :
  • He formed the Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party (1951), merged with Praja Socialist Party, and later became an independent member of Parliament.
  • He authored his autobiography My Times and ran the weekly journal Vigil.
• Death: 19^th March 1982.