NAME: NIVETHA SASIKUMAR

COURSE: BNYS

COLLEGE: SONA MEDICAL COLLEGE OF NATURAPATHY AND YOGA

PLACE: SALEM

Lal Bahadur Shastri

 Born: 2 October 1904, Mughalsarai

 Died: 11 January 1966, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
 Party: Indian National Congress
 Children: Anil Shastri, Sunil Shastri, Hari Krishna Shastri, Ashok
Shastri, Suman Shastri, Kusum Shastri, Hari Shastri
 Books: Selected Speeches of Lal Bahadur Shastri, June 11, 1964 to
January 10, 1966
 Education: Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith (1925), Banaras Hindu
University, Harish Chandra Postgraduate College
CONTENTS:

INTRODUCTION

EARLY LIFE OF LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI

EDUCATION AND MARRIAGE

CONTRIBUTIONS IN FREEDOM MOVEMENT

ADHERE TO GANDHI’S PRINCIPLES

POLITICAL CARRER OF LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI

CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION:

Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on 2nd October 1904 at Mughal Sarai in Uttar Pradesh in
India. His father’s name was Sharda Prasad and he was a school teacher. His mother’s
name was Ramdulari Devi. Lal Bahadur Shastri’s father died when he was only one year
old. He has two sisters. After his father’s death, his mother Ramdulari Devi took him and
his two sisters to her father’s house and settled down there. He received the title
“Shastri” Scholar after he completed his study at Kashi Vidyapeeth. As a silent yet
active freedom fighter, he participated in Quit India movement, Civil Disobedience
movement and Salt Satyagraha movement led by Mahatma Gandhi. He also spent
many years in Jail. After the independence, he graced the position of Home Minister
and later became Prime Minister of India in 1964.
EARLY LIFE OF LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI:

He belonged to an agriculturist family where his parents were poor but honest and
dedicated. His father was a school teacher who did no earn much and died when Lal
Bahadur was one year old.

His mother was devastated because now she was left alone with Bahadur and his two
sisters, but luckily her father Hazari Lal took them under his wing, and he brought
them up. He took good care of children and provided warmth and affection to them.
He grew fond of Bahadur eventually and named him ‘Nanhe.’ Bahadur always wore
dhoti. Since childhood, he was a good student and had a sense of responsibility. He
was aware of his financial status and, therefore, never demanded anything.

EDUCATION AND MARRIAGE:

Since childhood, Lal bahadur shastri was very honest and laborious. Lal Bahadur Shastri
was graduated with a first-class degree from the Kashi Vidyapeeth in 1926 then he was
given the title Shastri Scholar. Lal Bahadur Shastri acquired virtues like boldness, love
of adventure, patience, self-control, courtesy, and selflessness in his childhood. In order
to participate actively in the freedom movement, Lal Bahadur Shastri compromised even
with his studies.

Lal Bahadur Shastri got married to Lalita Devi. And both Lal Bahadur Shastri and his
wife blessed with 6 children. The name of their children was Kusum, Hari Krishna,
Suman, Anil, Sunil, and Ashok.

CONTRIBUTIONS IN FREEDOM MOVEMENT:

Lal Bahadur Shastri was drawn towards the national struggle for freedom, when he was a
young boy. He was very impressed by Gandhi’s speech which was delivered on the
foundation ceremony of Banaras Hindu University. After that, he became a loyal follower
of Gandhi and then after jumped into the freedom movement. Because of this, he had to
go to jail many times. Lal Bahadur Shastri was always believed that self-sustenance and
self-reliance as the pillars to build a strong nation. Lal Bahadur Shastri wished to be
remembered by his work rather than well-rehearsed speeches proclaiming lofty promises.
He was always against the prevailing caste system and therefore decided to drop his
surname and after his graduation, he get Shastri surname.

ADHERE TO GANDHI’S PRINCIPLES:

Shastriji shared more than a common date of birth with Mahatma Gandhi. He was
drawn towards the freedom struggle since his childhood. He admired Gandhiji’s
simplicity, leadership, and bravery. In 1921, when he was in 10th standard, he
attended a public meeting in Banaras hosted by Gandhiji and Madan Mohan
Malviyaji.

He was so inspired and moved by his speech that he left his school and heeded Bapu’s
call to join the freedom struggle and became an active member of the congress by
attending anti-government demonstrations and picketing. Later he worked for the
betterment of Harijans under Gandhiji’s tutelage.

POLITICAL CARRER OF LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI:

In 1947, after India got independence Lal Bahadur Shastri got the portfolio of transport
and Home ministry. In 1952, he was given the Railway ministry. When Jawaharlal
Nehru died Lal Bahadur Shastri succeeded him as the Prime Minister for a very short
time of only 18 months. In 1965 war he got his achievements after the victory on
Pakistan. On 11th January 1966, he got a severe heart attack and he died.

Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second prime minister of India. He was a great man as well
as a great leader and was rewarded by “Bharat Ratna“. He gave a famous slogan “Jai
Jawan Jai Kissan”. Lal Bahadur Shastri utilized the time in reading the social reformers
and western philosophers. He was always against the “dowry system” and so refused to
take dowry from his father in law. Lal Bahadur Shastri tackled many elementary
problems like food shortage, unemployment, and poverty. To overcome the acute food
shortage, Shastri asked the experts to devise a long-term strategy. This was the
beginning of the famous “Green Revolution”. Lal Bahadur Shastri was a very soft-
spoken person.
After the Chinese aggression of 1962, India faced another aggression from Pakistan in
1965 during Shastris tenure and Lal Bahadur Shastri showing his mettle and made it
very clear that India would not sit and watch. While granting liberty to the Security
Forces to retaliate he said: “Force will be met with force”. Lal Bahadur Shastri was first
as the Minister for Transport and Communications and then as the Minister of
Commerce and Industry. In 1961 he was the Minister for Home and formed the
“Committee on Prevention of Corruption” headed by of K. Santhanam.

CONCLUSION:

Lal Bahadur Shastri was also known for his simplicity, patriotism, and honesty. India
lost a great leader. He had given the talent and integrity to India. His death was still a
mystery. Lal Bahadur Shastri had political associations is Indian National Congress. He
had the political ideology such as nationalist, liberal, right-wing. Lal Bahadur Shastri is a
Hinduism religion. He was always self-sustenance and self-reliance as the pillars to build
a strong nation.

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