A Great Indian Leader

   Lal Bahadur Shastri



Born: October 2, 1904

Died: January 10, 1966

• Achievements: Played a leading role in Indian freedom struggle; became Parliamentary Secretary of Pandit Govind Vallabh Pant, the then chief minister of Uttar Pradesh; became the Minister of Police and Transport in Pant's Cabinet; appointed as the Railways and Transport Minister in the Central Cabinet; also held the portfolios of Transport & Communications, Commerce and Industry, and Home Ministry in the Central cabinet; became Prime Minister of India in 1964; led India to victory over Pakistan in 1965 war.

• Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of independent India. Though diminutive in physical stature he was a man of great courage and will. He successfully led country during the 1965 war with Pakistan. To mobilize the support of country during the war he coined the slogan of "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan". Lal Bahadur Sastri also played a key role in India's freedom struggle. He led his life with great simplicity and honesty and was a great source of inspiration for all the countrymen.

• Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on October 2, 1904 at Mughalsarai, Uttar Pradesh. His parents were Sharada Prasad and Ramdulari Devi. Lal Bahadur's surname was Srivastava but he dropped it as he did not want to indicate his caste. Lal Bahadur's father was a school teacher and later on he became a clerk in the Revenue Office at Allahabad. Though Sharada Prasad was poor, he lived a life of honesty and integrity. Lal Bahadur lost his father when he was only one. Ramdulari Devi raised Lal Bahadur and her two daughters at her father's house

9 June 1964 – 11 January 1966
President	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Preceded by	Gulzarilal Nanda
Succeedde by	Gulzarilal Nanda
Born	2 October 1904 Mughalsarai, United Provinces,British India
Died	10 January 1966 (aged 61) Tashkent, Uzbek SSR
Birth name	Lal Bahadur Srivastava
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Lalita Devi
Occupation	Academic, Activist
Religion	Hindu