Lal Bahadur Shastri Achivements
- He Laid the foundation stone for Bal Vidya Mandir, a prestigious school in Lucknow, on November 19, 1964.
- He Opened the Central Institute of Technology Campus in Tharamani, Chennai, in November 1964.
- He Opened the Chennai Port Trust’s Jawahar Dock in November 1964.
- He Laid the foundation stone for the Almatti Dam in Karnataka.
- He Approved the development of nuclear explosives as suggested by Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha.
- He Opened the Plutonium Reprocessing Plant in Trombay in 1965.
- He Opened the Sainik School Balachadi in Gujarat.
- He Established the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute to promote scholarly activity between India and Canada.
- He was Awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously (highest civilian honor).
- A memorial was established in Delhi in his honor named “Vijay Ghat”.
Lal Bahadur Shastri Biography
Lal Bahadur Shastri the second prime minister of India, was born on October 2, 1904, in a Kayastha family of Mughalsarai, Uttar Pradesh. He served as sixth home minister of India from 1961 to 1963. He became the second prime minister of India from 1964 to 1966. He gave the slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kishan” which emphasized the importance of both soldiers and farmers to build and develop a nation. He is always remembered for his simplicity and great leadership during the Indo-Pak War of 1965 earned him the nation’s respect.
In this article, we will see about Lal Bahadur Shastri’s biography in detail.