Lal Bahadur Shastri (2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) played a pivotal role in shaping India’s future in external affairs and introduced a slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan.”
Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti is celebrated on October 2 every year. His birthday coincides with that of Mahatma Gandhi. Most people know only about Gandhi Jayanti on this day. However, it is fit to mention that both the two great heroes born on this day dedicated their lives to the larger cause of the nation.
He is known as a ‘simple man with an exemplary lifestyle.’ He died on January 11, 1966, after the Tashkent agreement which was signed between him and the then Pakistan president, Ayub Khan.
