Lal Bahadur Shastri

• Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on October 2, 1904 at Mughalsarai, Uttar Pradesh. 
• Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of independent India. Though diminutive in physical stature he was a man of great courage and will. He successfully led country during the 1965 war with Pakistan. 
• To mobilize the support of country during the war he coined the slogan of "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan". Lal Bahadur Sastri also played a key role in India's freedom struggle. 
• He led his life with great simplicity and honesty and was a great source of inspiration for all the countrymen.

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