Question

500 words essay on Lal Bahadur Shastri in English.

Answer 1

‘Lal Bahadur Shastri’ was born on 2nd October, 1904 at Mughal Sarai, Uttar Pradesh, India. His father’s name was Sharda Prasad, who was a school teacher and later became a clerk in the Revenue Office at Allahabad. His mother’s name wasRamdulari Devi. Shastri’s father died when he was only a year old. His mother, Ramdulari Devi, took him and his two sisters to her father’s house and settled down there.From the childhood, he was very honest and laborious.

Shastri ji was educated at East Central Railway Enter College in Mughalsarai and Varanasi. He graduated with a first-class degree from the Kashi Vidyapeeth in 1926. He was given the title Shastri “Scholar”. The title was a bachelor’s degree awarded by the Vidyapeeth, but it stuck as part of his name.

When he was a boy he was drawn towards the national struggle for freedom. He was very impressed by Gandhi’s speech, delivered on the foundation ceremony ofBanaras Hindu University. Afterwards, he became a loyal follower, first of Gandhi and jumped into the freedom movement, during which he had to go to jail several times.

In 1947, when India got independence, Lal Bahadur Shastri got the portfolio oftransport and Home ministry. In 1952, he was given the responsibility of Railway ministry. When Jawaharlal Nehru died, Lal Bahadur Shastri succeeded him as thePrime Minister. He served as Prime Minister for a short period of 18 months. His most famous achievement was victory over Pakistan during the 1965 Indo-Pak war.On January 11, 1966 Shastri suffered a massive heart attack and died while signing Tashkent Agreement at Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union. Lal Bhadur Shastri was a simple man all through his life.  He gave a slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kissan’. His integrity and sincerity are unquestionable. He was awarded the ‘Bharat Ratna’, the highest civilian award posthumously.

Answer 2

Lal Bahadur Shastri' was born on 2nd October, 1904 at Mughal Sarai, Uttar Pradesh, India. His father's name was Sharda Prasad, who was a school teacher and later became a clerk in the Revenue Office at Allahabad. His mother's name was Ramdulari Devi. He was hardly an year old when he lost his father. After the death of his father, his mother took him and his two sisters to her parent's house.

Lal Bahadur Shastri was educated at Mughalsarai and Varanasi. He graduated with a first-class degree from the Kashi Vidyapeeth. He was given the title 'Shastri'. He offered Satyagraha and was sentenced to imprisonment at different times. He joined the Indian independence movement in the 1921. He was deeply impressed and influenced by Mahatma Gandhi. Lastly, India became independent on 15th August, 1947. He became the second Prime Minister of India after Jawahar Lal Nehru. 

Lal Bahadur Shastri showed rare quality of courage and determination during India-Pakistan war. He gave a slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kissan'. He was the first person to be posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, A memorial 'Vijay Ghat' was built for him in Delhi. Shastri was known for his honesty and humility throughout his life. He died on 11th Jan, 1966 at Tashkent, USSR. Lal Bahadur Shastri was truly a great man who gave less importance to himself.