What is special about Lal Bahadur Shastri?

Shastri was made Minister of Railways and Transport in First Cabinet of Republic of India on 13 May 1952. He served as the Minister of Commerce and Industry in 1959 and Minister of Home Affairs in 1961. Shastri laid the foundation of Mangalore Port in 1964 as a minister without a portfolio.

What did Lal Bahadur Shastri do to combat the food shortage which has become India’s biggest enemy then?

During the 1964 Pakistan war there was food shortage and the US had threatened India that it would cut off all food supplies. Then Shastri told his family that for a week none shall cook a meal in the evening. He coined the slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ during the war with Pakistan to encourage farmers.

Is Lal Bahadur Shastri freedom fighter?

Lal Bahadur Shastri Death Anniversary: Remembering Lal Bahadur Shastri, freedom fighter, statesman and India’s second Prime Minister, who gave India the slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’. Lal Bahadur Shastri’s public life has left an indelible mark on the country.

What was Shastri’s nickname?

Man of Peace
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Why is Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti celebrated?

Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti is celebrated on October 2. It marks the birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri who served as the second Prime Minister of India. Lal Bahadur Shastri was an important figure during the freedom struggle and rose to prominence after independence. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna.

What is the motto of Indian Government?

The motto “Satyameva Jayate” – Truth alone triumphs – written in Devanagari script below the profile of the Lion Capital is part of the State Emblem of India.

Who was the bravest freedom fighters of India?

Here are the freedom fighters who fought bravely in the Indian Independence struggle.

• Mahatma Gandhi.
• Kunwar Singh.
• Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
• Dadabhai Naoroji.
• Tantia Tope.
• K. M. Munshi.
• Jawaharlal Nehru.
• Ashfaqulla Khan.