Lal Bahadur Shastri
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Lal Bahadur Shastri 🇮🇳

लाल बहादुर शास्त्री (Known as "Prime Minister")
Prime Minister, Statesman, Political Leader, Historical Figure
Born 1904-10-02 🇮🇳 Mughalsarai, Uttar Pradesh, India
Passed Away 1966-01-11 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Lifespan 61 years old
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"Jai Jawan Jai Kisan (Hail the Soldier, Hail the Farmer)."

Archival Overview

Icon of ethical governance, modesty, and agrarian development; laid the groundwork for India's food security and dairy self-sufficiency (Amul).

Biographical Record

Lal Bahadur Shastri was an Indian statesman who served as the second Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966. Revered for his exemplary humility and incorruptible simplicity, he led India through the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, coined the immortal national slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan', promoted the White Revolution (dairy) and Green Revolution, and signed the Tashkent Peace Agreement.

Icon of ethical governance, modesty, and agrarian development; laid the groundwork for India's food security and dairy self-sufficiency (Amul).

Key Life Milestones

1965-10-19

Jai Jawan Jai Kisan

Coined the iconic national rallying slogan at Ramlila Maidan, uniting armed defense with peasant agrarian production.

1966-01-10

The Tashkent Declaration

Signed peace treaty in Tashkent with Pakistani President Ayub Khan resolving the 1965 war, hours before passing away.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Vijay Ghat, New Delhi, India
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
GPS: 28.6139, 77.2090
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