Lal Bahadur Shastri
Former Prime Minister of India
Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of the Republic of India and a leader of the Indian National Congress party. Shastri joined the Indian independence movement in the 1920s.
Born: October 2, 1904, Mughalsarai
Died: January 11, 1966, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Education: Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth (1926)
Spouse: Lalita Shastri (m. 1928–1966)
Awards: Bharat Ratna
Children: Anil Shastri, Sunil Shastri, Suman Shastri, Hari Shastri, Kusum Shastri
Quotes by Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri
That loyalty to the country comes ahead of all other loyalties. And this is an absolute loyalty, since one cannot weight it in terms of what one receives.
True democracy or the swaraj of the masses can never come through untruthful and violent means.
The rule of law should be respected so that the basic structure of our democracy is maintained and further strengthened.
The preservation of freedom, is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to be strong.
We all have to work in our respective spheres with the same dedication, the same zeal and the same determination which inspired and motivated the warrior on the battle front. And this has to be shown not by mere words, but by actual deeds.
We want freedom for our country, but not at the expense or exploitation of others, not us to degrade other countries…I want the freedom of my country so that other countries may learn something from my free country so that the resources of my country might be utilized for the benefit of mankind.
Sampling out corruption is a very tough job, but I say so in all seriousness that we would be failing in our duty if we do not tackle this problem seriously and with determination. (Source-Many)
