As we celebrate the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the country pays respect to another great freedom fighter, statesman and India’s second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanthi 2021: Lal Bahadur Shastri Born on 2nd October 1904, Lal Bahadur Shastri died at the age of 61. So, remembering Lal Bahadur Shastri, the legend, on his birth anniversary i.e., on 2nd October Every Year. Lal Bahadur Shastri is one of the legends who led India to its freedom, and actively participated in India’s fight for freedom, and served the country even after that.
Born on 2nd October 1904, to Sharada Prasad Srivastava and Ramdulari Devi in Mughalsarai, Lal Bahadur Shastri shares his birth anniversary with Mahatma Gandhi. Lal Bahadur Shastri went to East Central Railway Inter College and Harish Chandra High School, which he left to join the non-cooperation movement.
An Indian Statesman, Lal Bahadur Shastri also served as the second Prime Minister of India. He was the one who led India during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. Shastri’s slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” (“Hail to the soldier, Hail to the farmer”) became a popular slogan during the war. Lal Bahadur Shastri was posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna.
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