Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second prime minister of India. He was an ocean of inner qualities. He dreamt of making India one of the most powerful countries of the world. He said, ‘‘That we may live or not live, but the flag of our country must furl high, to keep the nation’s head held up high. Our country must become one of the greatest nations of the world.’’
Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on 2nd October 1904 in Mughalsarai town situated in Uttar Pradesh.
He was very independent child by nature. He never depended on others for his work and would do every kind of work by himself. Lal Bahadur was only one and half years old when he lost his father, thus he grew up under the shadow of her mother and grandfather. He got abundant love and affection in his childhood.
He gained admission in ‘Harishchandra High School’ in Benaras. He was a brilliant student. He was loved and adored by everyone in the School. Lal Bahadur was very much influenced by the powerful speeches of Lokmanya Tilak and Mahatma Gandhi. At the mere age of 17, he joined freedom movement called ‘Satyagraha’ and thus was arrested for protesting against the Briitsh rule.
In the year 1927, he got married to Lalita Devi. Lalita Devi was a devoted wife. She never interfered in the political life of her husband and allowed him to serve the nation with true devotion. Lal Bahadur was thrown into prison in the year 1930 and 1932.
In the jail, he would keep only essential things for himself and distributed rest of them to others.
Lal Bahadur Shastri spent nearly 9 years in the prison. In 1964, Lal Bahadur Shastri was appointed as the Prime Minister of India after the death of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
Lal Bahadur Shastri died due to massive cardiac arrest on 11 January 1966 when he was away in Tashkent (U.S.S.R.) to sign the cease-fire treaty with Pak president Gen. Ayub Khan. The whole nation grieved the death of this valiant son of India.
Once Lal Bahadur Shastri commented, “You could attain success through peaceful means and control of mind. Therefore, we must have control over our mind and heart.’’
He shall be always remembered for his fortitude and love for the mankind.
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