10 Lines on ‘Lal Bahadur Shastri’
- Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on 2nd October 1904 at Mughal Sarai town in Uttar Pradesh. His father Sharda Prasad was a man of very limited means.
- He was hardly two years old when he lost his father. After his father’s death, his mother left for her parent’s house.
- After receiving a primary education at Mughal Sarai, he went to his uncle at Varanasi and joined Harish Chander High School.
- Thereafter he joined Kashi Vidya Peeth at Varanasi and passed his examinations in the first division.
- He offered Satyagraha and was sentenced to imprisonment at different times. In all, he had to spend almost eight long years in internment.
- As prime minister, he had to face a multitude of problems. In fact, he assumed the office of Prime Minister immediately after the death of Jawahar Lal Nehru.
- During the Indo-Pak war, Lal Bahadur Shastri showed rare quality of courage and determination. His speeches during the war inspired the people of India.
- They were galvanized. He gave the slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kissan”. The slogan instilled in the forces a triumphant spirit.
- He died on 11th Jan 1966. The tragic news of his death at Tashkent spread-like a wildfire. Now Vijayghat stands memorial to this heroic man.
- Lal Bahadur Shastri was truly a great man who gave less importance to himself and more to institutions.
