INDIAN LEADERS
LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI
| Date of Birth | October 2,1904 at Varanasi, U.P |
| Father | Sharda Prasad |
| Mother | Ramdulari Devi |
| Married | May 16,1928 |
| Wife | Lalmani |
Life of Shastriji :
| - In 1926 joined LalaLajpatRai's servants of people society |
| - He worked for upliftment of Harijans. |
| - He was third president of "Servents of People Society" and was in the post till his last breath. |
| - In 1937 he was elected to U.P Legislative Assembly. |
After Independence :
| - He was police and Transport Minister. |
| - In 1952 he was made Railway Minister. |
| - In 1957 was made Transport minister and later minister of commerce and industry |
| - In 1961 he was made home minister. |
| - In 1964 he was made P.M of India after Nehru's death. |
Contributions :
| - As railway minister he removed wide differnces between first and third class. |
| - He improved the
transportation by putting long railway lines.
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Contributions as P.M :
| - It was in his region that revolution in food production was given utmost importance with his slogan "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan" |
| - He provided with good seeds to farmers and gave wonder boons to even common farmer. |
| - With a strong will
this iron man tracked the Indo-Pak war and gave them a slapping reply.
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Jail :
| nine years in jail during freedom struggle. |
Death : January 11, 1966.
This little man though had a small and infamous period freedom struggle emerged as a great wall for India after independence. His realistic views and his specialistic reach to a common man made him work in the angle of development of country. He laid a firm foundation to build our nation. He will always hold a place in people's hearts for his contributions.
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