Jagjivan Ram (5 April 1908 - 6 July 1986), known popularly as Babuji was a freedom fighter and a social reformer hailing from the backward classes of Bihar in India. Immediately after independence, he worked as the Minister for Labour in free India's first cabinet; he was the youngest cabinet minister in that cabinet. He was an untouchable Indian political leader, founder of the All India Depressed Classes League in 1935. Jump to: navigation, search April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Freedom fighter is a relativistic local term for those engaged in rebellion against an established government that is held to be oppressive and illegitimate. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bihar ( बिहार in Devanagri) is a state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country. ... Untouchable may mean: Dalit (outcaste), formerly or derogatively, populations of India and Nepal outside the caste system The Untouchables, the Treasury agent team led by Eliot Ness Untouchables (album), a KoЯn album Untouchables (band) Untouchable numbers. ...

He held various positions in the cabinets of Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi as well. Importantly, he was the Defence Minister during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Lal Bahadur Shastri (लालबहादुर शास्त्री) (October 2, 1904 - January 11, 1966) was the second Prime Minister of independent Bharat and a significant figure in the struggle for independence. ... Jump to: navigation, search Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (इन्दिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गान्धी) (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was Prime Minister of India from January 19, 1966 to March 24, 1977, and from January 14, 1980 until her assassination in 1984. ... A defence minister (Commonwealth English) or defense minister (American English) is a cabinet portfolio (position) which regulates the armed forces in a sovereign nation. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Bangladesh Liberation War (two other names are also used occasionally) refers to an armed conflict between West Pakistan (now Pakistan) and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) that lasted for roughly nine months in 1971. ...

While loyal to Prime MInister Indira Gandhi for most of the Indian Emergency, Ram left her Congress Party to form the Congress for Democracy party, within the Janata coalition. He was also accused in several corruption scandals, including a sexual harassment scandal. Jump to: navigation, search Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (इन्दिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गान्धी) (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was Prime Minister of India from January 19, 1966 to March 24, 1977, and from January 14, 1980 until her assassination in 1984. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Emergency was a period of Indian history when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency and effectively ruled by decree for nineteen months in 1975-1977. ...

He was the Deputy Prime Minister of India when Morarji Desai was the Prime Minister, from 1977 to 1979. He remained a member of Parliament till his death in 1986, after over forty years as a parliamentarian. The Deputy Prime Minister of India is one of the most significant posts in the Indian government. ... Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (February 29, 1896 – April 10, 1995) was an Indian politician and the first non-Congress Party Prime Minister of India. ... Jump to: navigation, search A prime minister may be either: chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and...

The place he was cremated has been turned into the memorial Samta Sthal. Raj Ghat, Delhi Raj Ghat, a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi is a simple black marble platform that marks the spot of his cremation on 31 January 1948. ...