lal bahadur shastri ppt
- 1. LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI -THE FREEDOM FIGHTER & POLITICION
- 2. LAL BHADUR SHASTRI Lal bhadur was the second prime minister of the republic of India and a significant figure in the Indian independence movement. Lal bhadur shastri was born on 2 October 1904 at mughalsarai, British India
- 3. EARLY LIFE Lal bahadur was born in Mughalsarai, united provinces. india to Sharada prasad Srivastava, a school teacher, who later became a clerk in the revenue office at Allahabad. His mother's name was Ramdulari Devi. His father died when he was only a year and a half old.
- 4. EARLY LIFE As a boy, lal bahadur loved reading books and was fond of Guru nanak’s verses. He revered bal Gangadhar Tilak, the Indian nationalist, social reformer and freedom fighter. After hearing a speech of mahatma Gandhi at Varanasi in 1915, he dedicated his life to the service of the country. He also dropped his surname Srivastava as it indicated his caste and he was against the caste system. During the non-cooperation movement of mahatma Gandhi in 1921, he joined processions in defiance of the prohibitory order. He was arrested but let off as he was a minor.
- 5. LIFE AFTER MARRIAGE In 16 may 1928, shastri married Lalita Devi of Mirzapur. In spite of the prevailing hefty dowry tradition, shastri accepted only a charkha and a few yards of khadi as dowry. In 1930, he threw himself into the freedom struggle during mahatma Gandhi's salt satya graha. He was imprisoned for two and a half years.
- 6. PRIME MINISTER Jawaharlal Nehru died in office on 27 may 1964 and left a void. Then congress party president k.kamaraj was instrumental in making shastri prime minister on 9 June. Lal bahadur shastri showed rare quality of courage and determination during''INDIA-PAKISTAN”war. During the 22-day war with Pakistan, Lal bhadur shastri created the slogan of “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” (“HAIL THE SOLDIER, HAIL THE FARMER”) , underlining the need to boost India's food production.
- 7. DEATH AT TASHKENT After the declaration of ceasefire Shastri and Pakistan President Muhammad Ayub Khan attended a summit in Tashkent , organised by Alexei Kosygin. On 10 January 1996, Shastri and Khan signed the Tashkent declaration The next day Shastri, who had suffered two heart attacks earlier, died supposedly of a heart attack at 1:32 am. He is the only Indian Prime Minister to have died in office overseas.
- 8. MEMORIAL Shastri was known for his honesty and humility throughout his life. He was the first person to be posthumously awarded the “Bharat Ratna” A memorial “Vijay Ghat” was built for him in Delhi. Today Lal bhadur shastri memorial run by Lal bhadur shastri national memorial trust.