Lal Bahadur Shashtri- The Man Who Quit Education, Surname, And Money For Nation

2nd October, an important date in the history of India as Gandhi Jayanti and Lal Bahadur Shashtri Jayanti falls on the same day. It might be a sheer coincidence but it was the country’s fate that two main leaders were born together though at different times. Gandhi is well known for his contribution but few know about India's second PM.  Unfolding all rare facts about Lal Bahadur Shashtri that will let you know him better.

Un-Heard Facts About Lal Bahadur Shashtri On His 117th Birth Anniversary

1. Dropped His Surname At Young Age

3. Gave Up His Salary As Prime Minister

Shashtri decided to contribute every single penny he earned to feed the country. He also motivated people for fasting and growing crops in their homes. He stopped taking the salary, skipped meals along with his family, and did farming at his home. The 1965 war was also the time when he coined the slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan”

4. Shashtri Saved India From Pakistan

6. Who Killed Shashtri? An Unanswered Question Forever

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The end of the 1965 war led to the mysterious death of Lal Bahadur Shashtri. Nobody knows who killed Shashtri. His death is not assumed as natural rather believed as murder. Some believe that he was poisoned while others say he died due to cardiac arrest.

His wife, Lalita Shashtri, also believed in poisoning theory but neither doctors nor the Government confirmed the same. Surprisingly, officials did not conduct a post Partum of Shashtri’s body which raises several questions.

Questions that were never answered by the Government make his death a mystery forever.
This is the reason why many say the Government has forgotten him. Lal Bahadur Shashtri Jayanti is a day to remember his endless contribution to India's independence and development.