Lal Bahadur Shastri Biography & Early Information
Lal Bahadur Shastri Biography & Early Information.
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| Lal Bahadur Shastri |
Early Life: Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on 2 October 1904 in Mughalsarai, Uttar Pradesh. His father was Sharda Prasad and his mother was Ramdulari Devi. Lal Bahadur's surname was Srivastava but he changed it as he did not want to mark his caste. Lal Bahadur's father was a school teacher and later he became a clerk in the Income Tax Department of Allahabad. Despite being poor, Sharda Prasad was known for her honesty and decency. Lal Bahadur was only one year old when his father died. Thereafter, Ramdulari Devi raised Lal Bahadur and his two daughters at their father's house when Lal Bahadur was six years old, an interesting incident happened.
One day while returning home from school, Lal Bahadur and his friends went to a mango orchard which was on the way to their house. His friends climbed the tree to pluck the mangoes while Lal Bahadur remained standing below. Meanwhile, the gardener came and grabbed Lal Bahadur and started scolding and beating him. The boy Lal Bahadur requested the gardener that he was an orphan so let him go. Showing pity on the boy, the gardener said "Since you are an orphan, it is most important that you learn better behavior." These words left a deep impression on him and he vowed to behave better in the future. Stayed at home till the age of 10. By then he had passed the examination of class VI. He went to Varanasi to pursue higher education.
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| Lal Bahadur Shastri Statue In Mumbai |
Political life: When Mahatma Gandhi started the non-cooperation movement against the British government in 1921, Lal Bahadur Shastri was only 17 years old. He left his school when Mahatma Gandhi called upon the youth to come out of government schools and colleges, offices, and courts and sacrifice everything for freedom. Although his mother and relatives suggested not to do so, he remained firm on his decision. Lal Bahadur was also arrested during the non-cooperation movement but was released due to his young age. After his release from jail, Lal Bahadur studied philosophy for four years at Kashi Vidyapeeth. In the year 1926, Lal Bahadur attained the title of "Shastri". After leaving Kashi Vidyapeeth, he joined "The Servants of the People Society" which was started by Lala Lajpat Rai in 1921. The main objective of this society was to train the youth who would like to dedicate their lives to the service of the country. Lal Bahadur Shastri was married to Lalita Devi in 1927. The marriage ceremony took place in a very simple way. In 1930, Gandhiji called for the Civil Disobedience Movement and Lal Bahadur also joined this movement and asked people to give land to the government. - Motivated for non-payment of revenue and taxes. He was arrested and sent to jail for two and a half years. In prison, he got acquainted with the works of philosophers, revolutionaries, and social reformers of western countries. He was very self-reliant One of his daughters became seriously ill while he was in jail. The authorities agreed to release him for some time on the condition that he would write down that he would not participate in any freedom movement during this period.
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| Lal Bahadur Shastri In Meeting |
Lal Bahadur will be free during his release from jail for some time. Ta was not willing to participate in the movement, yet he said that he would not give it in writing. He believed that giving in writing was against his self-respect. After the Second World War started in 1939, in 1940, Congress started "a mass movement" to demand independence.
Lal Bahadur Shastri was arrested during the mass movement and released after a year. On 8 August 1942, Gandhiji called for the Quit India Movement. He actively participated in this movement. During this time he went underground but was later arrested and then in 945 he was also released along with other big leaders. He greatly influenced Pandit Govind Vallabh Pant with his hard work during the provincial elections in 1946. Lal Bahadur's administrative ability and organizational skills came to the fore during this period. When Govind Vallabh Pant became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, he appointed Lal Bahadur as the Parliamentary Secretary. In 1947, Shastriji became the Minister of Police and Transport in the Pant cabinet. Lal Bahadur Shastri was the General Secretary of the Congress Party when the first general elections were held after India became a republic. Congress party won the election with an
overwhelming majority. In 1952 Jawaharlal Nehru appointed Lal Bahadur Shastri as the Minister of Railways and Transport in the Union Cabinet. The contribution of Lal Bahadur Shastri in providing more facilities to the passengers in third-class coaches cannot be forgotten. He bridged the huge gap between first class and third class in the railways. In 1956 Lal Bahadur Shastri resigned from the post of the minister taking moral responsibility for a railway accident. Jawaharlal Nehru tried hard to persuade Shastriji, but Lal Bahadur Shastri stood by his decision. With his actions, Lal Bahadur Shastri set a new standard of morality in public life. When the Congress came back to power in the next general elections, Lal Bahadur Shastri became the Minister of Transport and Communications and later the Minister of Commerce and Industry Govind Vallabh Pant in the year 1961. After his death, he became the Home Minister. During the Indo-China war in 1962, Shastriji played an important role in maintaining the internal security of the country. In 1964, Lal Bahadur Shastri was unanimously elected as the Prime Minister of India posthumously by Jawaharlal Nehru. It was a difficult time and the country was grappling with great challenges. There was a shortage of food grains in the country and Pakistan was creating problems on the security front. In 1965, Pakistan attacked India. The gentle-natured Lal Bahadur Shastri led the country on this occasion with his wisdom and shrewdness. He gave the slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan" to excite the soldiers and farmers. Pakistan suffered a defeat in the war and Shastriji's leadership was praised. Tashkent for peace talks between India and Pakistan in January 1966 Negotiations took place between Lal Bahadur Shastri and Ayub Khan in AD 3. India and Pakistan signed a joint declaration under Russian mediation. Under the treaty, India agreed to return to Pakistan all the provinces occupied during the war. 10 January The Joint Declaration was signed in 1966 and Lal Bahadur Shastri died of a heart attack on the same night.
