motivational story of lal bahadur Shastri
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Motivational Story of Lal Bahadur Shastri
Bharat Ratna Lal Bahadur Shastri, who gave the slogen “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan”, a great freedom fighter, leader of Indian National Congress Party and the second Prime Minister of independent India.
Shastri was born on 2nd October, 1904 in Mughal Sarai, Uttar Pradesh (British India). His father was a school teacher, but he passed away when Shastri was very young. Shastri’s mother took him to her parents home, Mirzapur.Because of poor financial condition, he used to walk 8 miles and swim across the Ganga river everyday to reach school and to avoid the expense of boat.Lal Bahadur went to Varanasi for higher education after completing his primary education from Mirzapur. He loved to read books of Guru Nanak Dev.In 1921, at age of 17, Shastri joined non-cooperation movement by Mahatma Gandhi, against British Government. He boycotted school and did not appear in examination. Because of his participation in this movement, all of his relatives except his mother were against him.
Lal Bahadur was strictly against caste system, that’s why he dropped his surname. In 1926, he got the title of Shastri after completing his graduation from Vidyapeeth, Varanasi.
In 1928, he married Lalita Devi. He refused to accept dowry as he was strictly against of this evil system. But because of continues pressure of his in laws, he only accepted a charkha and a few yards of Khadi.The freedom fighter became secretary of Congress Party in 1930. And in the same year he became President of Allahabad Congress Committee.
He played vital role in Salt Satyagraha Movement and was imprisoned for two and half years in 1930. He was also imprisoned untill 1946, for active participation in Quit India Movement. Shastri was appointed as Police and Transport Minister in Pandit Govind Vallabh Pant’s cabinet and Parliament Secretary of Pant in Uttar Pradesh in 1947.
Lal Bahadur Shastri was the first minister who used jets of water to disperse crowd instead of lathi charge as Minister of Police in Uttar Pradesh.
In 1951, he was selected as General Secretary of All India Congress Committee. In 1952, he was appointed as Minister of Railways and Transport in central cabinet by Pandit Nehru.