What is Jagjivan Ram?
'''Jagjivan Ram''' (5 April 1908 – 6 July 1986), mostly known as Babuji, was an [[Indian people|Indian]] independence activist and politician from [[Bihar]]. He was instrumental in starting the [[All-India Depressed Classes League]], an organisation dedicated to attaining equality for [[Dalit|untouchables]] in 1935. He was elected to [[Bihar]] Legislative Assembly in 1937 after which he organised the rural labour movement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jagjivan Ram & inclusive agricultural growth |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/07/stories/2008020754831000.htm |date=7 February 2008 |author=[[M. S. Swaminathan]] |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=27 June 2018 |archive-date=10 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210053753/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/07/stories/2008020754831000.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Deputy Prime Ministers of India}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ram, Jagjivan}} [[Category:1908 births]] [[Category:1986 deaths]] [[Category:Indian activists]] [[Category:Bihari politicians]] [[Category:Indian Deputy Prime Ministers]] [[Category:Presidents of the Indian National Congress]] [[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]] {{biography-stub}}