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- In 1956, Lal Bahadur Shastri resigned from his post, following a train accident that killed around 150 passengers near Ariyalur in Tamil Nadu.
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Sep 2, 2015 · Why did Chavan and Shastri, who swatted away western pressure and gave a free hand to the Indian military, cave in? The problem was army chief Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri.
Sep 17, 2024 · Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian statesman, prime minister of India (1964–66) after Jawaharlal Nehru. He died of a heart attack after signing a ‘no-war’ agreement with President Ayub Khan of Pakistan and was succeeded as prime minister by Indira Gandhi, Nehru’s daughter.
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On 8 August 1942, Mahatma Gandhi issued the Quit India speech at Gowalia Tank in Bombay, demanding that the British leave India. Shastri, who had just then come out after a year in prison, travelled to Allahabad. For a week, he sent instructions to the independence activists from Jawaharlal Nehru's home, Anand Bhavan. [22]
- I. Appeasement of Non-Hindi Speaking States
- II. White Revolution
- III. Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan – Green Revolution
- IV. Sirima-Shastra Pact
- V. Repatriation of Indians from Burma
- VII. Indo-Pakistan War and Tashkent Agreement
During the Indian Freedom Struggle, there was mass mobilisation under the leadership of Gandhi for the replacement of the English language to Hindiand regional languages. The intention behind this was to bridge the gap between the elite class and the common folk, in a bid to associate them towards constructive works in nation building. The Nehru re...
A significant section of India’s population are largely agrarian, with dependencies on agricultural produce and cattle milk production for their livelihoods. The milk industry, according to Dr. Verghese Kurian, is the only industry that allows a marginalised family to earn a small amount of cash everyday; requiring a small amount of investment in p...
The British Raj in India saw the nation being reduced from a net exporter of food to a net importer in 1919. Moreover, the food shortages in the Bengal Famine of 1943 caused the estimated deaths of between 1.5 to 3 million people due to starvation. Following the partition of India by the British, Punjab was split between both the nations. Punjabis ...
The Sirima-Shastri Pact was bilateral agreement signed between India and Ceylon (Sri Lanka) which focused on the citizenship of Indian workers in Ceylon. The pact was signed by Ceylon’s Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaikeand Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on October 30th, 1964. The issue at hand went back to pthe re-independence colonial rule ...
Between 1948 and 1962, Burma (Myanmar) had a democratic, Parliamentary government. It was, however, plagued with widespread conflict and internal struggle. The political and ethnic tensions weakened the Burmese government, following constitutional disputes as well. By 1958, the Prime Minister of Burma, U Nu was forced to accept military rule, under...
The Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 highlighted one of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri’s greatest moments as leader of the nation. The war was initiatied when Pakistan laid claim to half of the Kutch Peninsularin a skirmish against the Indian Army. Shastri said that, while India had no intentions of causing trouble with its bordering neighbours, and t...
Dec 1, 2022 · Lal Bahadur Srivastava, or Shastri Ji as India knows him was a humble yet strong statement who guided India through tough times. He served the country in various roles and was one of the most down-to-earth personalities of our history. Shastri promoted White Revolution and Green Revolution.
Aug 3, 2023 · Although the declaration received mixed reactions in India, Shastri believed it was a necessary step to achieve stability in the region. Tragically, Lal Bahadur Shastri's sudden demise on January 11, 1966, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, soon after signing the declaration, marked a deeply sorrowful moment in Indian history.
Oct 2, 2022 · ‘Vijay Ghat’ established in Delhi in honour of Lal Bahadur Shastri. During his short tenure as a Prime Minister, Shastri Ji was able to plough India out of many difficult situations. There is no doubt that Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri was a great leader, a man of great integrity and competence.
