112th Birth Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri: 5 important things to know

Lal Bahadur Shastri, was the former Prime Minister of the Republic of India and a leader of the Indian National Congress party. He joined the Indian independence movement in the decade of 1920. He was sworn in as the second Prime Minister of India on June 9, 1964. He led the country during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. His slogan of 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' ('Hail the soldier, Hail the farmer') became very popular during the war and even now.

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Prakhar Sharma
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