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Remembering Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of India. He joined the freedom movement in the 1920s and served as a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress. Inspired by Gandhi and Nehru, he led the country during the tough times of Indo-Pakistani war of 1965. He was one of the most stellar leaders India has ever had. His worldview and democratic policies made him a champion - both domestic and international.
Shastri was born on October 2, 1904 and his date of birth coincides with that of his idol, Mahatma Gandhi. Lal Bahadur Shastri played a pivotal role in shaping India's future in external affairs and introduced a slogan "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan" (Hail the soldier, hail the farmer). This became widely popular during the 1965 Indo-Pak war.
On his 111th birth anniversary, we bring to you 10 interesting facts about Lal Bahadur Shastri:
1. He was born as Lal Bahadur Varma. When he graduated from Kashi Vidyapeeth in Varanasi, he was given the title Shastri
2. Shastri went to jail for taking part in Gandhi's non-cooperation movement. But, he was let off as he was still a minor of 17
3. After Independence when he was appointed as the transport minister, Shastri introduced the provision of female drivers and conductors in public transportation
4. During his tenure as the minister of police, Shastri introduced the rule of spraying jet water to disperse crowd instead of lathi charge
5. Shastri also took part in the Salt March. He was jailed for over two years for this
6. As the Home Minister, Shastri introduced the first committee on Prevention of Corruption
7. After Nehru's death, it was Indira Gandhi who was first asked to take the Prime Ministerial charge. Indira decline and Shastri took the charge
8. Shastri also promoted the White Revolution, a nationwide campaign for increasing milk production. He supported the Amul milk cooperative based at Anand, Gujarat and created the National Dairy Development Board
9. He also made the Green Revolution a national phenomenon to boost demand and propel India's food production
10. On January 10, 1966, Shastri signed the Tashkent Declaration with the Pakistani President Muhammad Ayub Khan to end the 1965 war. The next, at 2:00 A.M, Shastri died due to a heart attack. However, according to his physician Dr R. N. Chugh, Shastri had no sign of cardiac weakness before. Mystery still looms over the death of India's second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/lal-bahadur-shastri/1/488526.html
Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of India. He joined the freedom movement in the 1920s and served as a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress. Inspired by Gandhi and Nehru, he led the country during the tough times of Indo-Pakistani war of 1965. He was one of the most stellar leaders India has ever had. His worldview and democratic policies made him a champion - both domestic and international.
Shastri was born on October 2, 1904 and his date of birth coincides with that of his idol, Mahatma Gandhi. Lal Bahadur Shastri played a pivotal role in shaping India's future in external affairs and introduced a slogan "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan" (Hail the soldier, hail the farmer). This became widely popular during the 1965 Indo-Pak war.
On his 111th birth anniversary, we bring to you 10 interesting facts about Lal Bahadur Shastri:
1. He was born as Lal Bahadur Varma. When he graduated from Kashi Vidyapeeth in Varanasi, he was given the title Shastri
2. Shastri went to jail for taking part in Gandhi's non-cooperation movement. But, he was let off as he was still a minor of 17
3. After Independence when he was appointed as the transport minister, Shastri introduced the provision of female drivers and conductors in public transportation
4. During his tenure as the minister of police, Shastri introduced the rule of spraying jet water to disperse crowd instead of lathi charge
5. Shastri also took part in the Salt March. He was jailed for over two years for this
6. As the Home Minister, Shastri introduced the first committee on Prevention of Corruption
7. After Nehru's death, it was Indira Gandhi who was first asked to take the Prime Ministerial charge. Indira decline and Shastri took the charge
8. Shastri also promoted the White Revolution, a nationwide campaign for increasing milk production. He supported the Amul milk cooperative based at Anand, Gujarat and created the National Dairy Development Board
9. He also made the Green Revolution a national phenomenon to boost demand and propel India's food production
10. On January 10, 1966, Shastri signed the Tashkent Declaration with the Pakistani President Muhammad Ayub Khan to end the 1965 war. The next, at 2:00 A.M, Shastri died due to a heart attack. However, according to his physician Dr R. N. Chugh, Shastri had no sign of cardiac weakness before. Mystery still looms over the death of India's second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/lal-bahadur-shastri/1/488526.html
