2. LAL BHADUR SHASTRI
Lal bhadur was the second prime minister
of the republic of India and a significant
figure in the Indian independence
movement.
Lal bhadur shastri was born on 2
October 1904 at mughalsarai, British India
3. EARLY LIFE
Lal bahadur was born in Mughalsarai, united
provinces.
india to Sharada prasad Srivastava, a school teacher,
who later became a clerk in the revenue office at
Allahabad.
His mother's name was Ramdulari Devi.
His father died when he was only a year and a half
old.
4. EARLY LIFE
As a boy, lal bahadur loved reading books and was fond of Guru
nanak’s verses.
He revered bal Gangadhar Tilak, the Indian nationalist, social
reformer and freedom fighter.
After hearing a speech of mahatma Gandhi at Varanasi in 1915,
he dedicated his life to the service of the country.
He also dropped his surname Srivastava as it indicated his caste
and he was against the caste system.
During the non-cooperation movement of mahatma Gandhi in
1921, he joined processions in defiance of the prohibitory order.
He was arrested but let off as he was a minor.
5. LIFE AFTER MARRIAGE
In 16 may 1928, shastri married Lalita
Devi of Mirzapur.
In spite of the prevailing hefty dowry
tradition, shastri accepted only a charkha
and a few yards of khadi as dowry.
In 1930, he threw himself into the
freedom struggle during mahatma
Gandhi's salt satya graha. He was
imprisoned for two and a half years.
6. PRIME MINISTER
Jawaharlal Nehru died in office on 27 may 1964 and left a void. Then
congress party president k.kamaraj was instrumental in making shastri
prime minister on 9 June.
Lal bahadur shastri showed rare quality of courage and determination
during''INDIA-PAKISTAN”war.
During the 22-day war with Pakistan, Lal bhadur shastri created the
slogan of “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” (“HAIL THE SOLDIER, HAIL THE
FARMER”) , underlining the need to boost India's food production.
7. DEATH AT TASHKENT
After the declaration of ceasefire Shastri
and Pakistan President Muhammad Ayub
Khan attended a summit in Tashkent ,
organised by Alexei Kosygin. On 10
January 1996, Shastri and Khan signed
the Tashkent declaration
The next day Shastri, who had suffered
two heart attacks earlier, died
supposedly of a heart attack at 1:32
am. He is the only Indian Prime
Minister to have died in office overseas.
8. MEMORIAL
Shastri was known for his honesty and humility throughout
his life.
He was the first person to be posthumously awarded the
“Bharat Ratna”
A memorial “Vijay Ghat” was built for him in Delhi.
Today Lal bhadur shastri memorial run by Lal bhadur shastri
national memorial trust.
