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.