{"id":162530,"date":"2024-02-16T12:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T07:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=162530"},"modified":"2024-02-16T12:54:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T07:24:03","slug":"former-bihar-cm-karpoori-thakur-awarded-bharat-ratna-posthumously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/former-bihar-cm-karpoori-thakur-awarded-bharat-ratna-posthumously\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur Awarded Bharat Ratna Posthumously"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Government of India has announced that former Bihar Chief Minister,&nbsp;<strong>Karpoori Thakur,<\/strong>&nbsp;will be posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, the nation\u2019s highest civilian award. This recognition is a significant acknowledgement of Thakur\u2019s contributions to Indian politics and social reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Karpoori Thakur-<\/strong>Life and Political Career<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Karpoori Thakur, born in January 1924,<\/strong>&nbsp;was a prominent figure in Bihar\u2019s political landscape. Known for his deep connection with the backward classes, Thakur\u2019s political journey was marked by his steadfast commitment to social justice. He served as&nbsp;<strong>Bihar\u2019s Chief Minister twice, first from December 1970 to June 1971 and again from December 1977 to April 1979.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Karpoori Thakur-<\/strong>Advocacy for Social Justice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thakur was a strong advocate for the underprivileged, championing the cause of the socially and economically marginalized sections of society. His tenure as Chief Minister was notable for implementing progressive policies, including land reforms and initiatives aimed at the upliftment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legacy of&nbsp;<strong>Karpoori Thakur<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legacy of Karpoori Thakur extends beyond his political achievements. He is remembered for his dedication to social equality and justice. His efforts in addressing the concerns of the less privileged have left an indelible mark on Bihar\u2019s socio-political fabric.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government of India has announced that former Bihar Chief Minister,&nbsp;Karpoori Thakur,&nbsp;will be posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, the nation\u2019s highest civilian award. This recognition is a significant acknowledgement of Thakur\u2019s contributions to Indian politics and social reform. Karpoori Thakur-Life and Political Career Karpoori Thakur, born in January 1924,&nbsp;was a prominent figure in Bihar\u2019s political [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":162531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5230],"tags":[4925],"class_list":["post-162530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-january-2024","tag-awards-honours-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162530"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":162532,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162530\/revisions\/162532"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}