J.B. Kripalani was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of Independence. Acharya (scholar) Jiwantram Bhagwandas Kripalani was a Gandhian Socialist, environmentalist, mystic and freedom fighter, noted for his incorruptibility and determination. Kripalani joined the All India Congress Committee and became its general secretary in 1928-29. Kripalani was prominently involved over a decade in top Congress party affairs and the organization of the Salt Satyagraha and the Quit India Movement. Kripalani served in the interim Government of India (1946-1947) and the Constituent Assembly of India. ....Read more