Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal
Bahadur Shastri – the man of principles, was born on October 2, 1904.
He was the second Prime Minister of the Independent India. Shastri was a
follower of Mahatma Gandhi and his thoughts were greatly influenced by
him. He gave a slogan ’Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan’ and it became relatively
popular and is remembered, especially by the agrarian community even
nowadays. He served as the Railway Minister too.
Childhood
Lal
Bahadur Shastri was born to Ramdulari Devi and Sharada Prasad
Shrivastava, in Moghalsarai, United Province (Uttar Pradesh) in a
Kayastha family. He lost his father when he was only a year old. He grew
up at his maternal grandfather’s place. Even without his father, he
grew up learning virtues like boldness, love of adventure, patience,
self-control, courtesy, and selflessness.
