Lal Bahadur Shastri (Hindustani: [laːl bəˈɦaːd ʊr ˈʃaːst ri], listen (help·info), 2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) 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. Deeply impressed and influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, he became a loyal follower, first of Gandhi, and then of Jawaharlal Nehru. Following...
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Lal Bahadur Shastri (Hindustani: [laːl bəˈɦaːd ʊr ˈʃaːst ri], listen (help·info), 2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) 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. Deeply impressed and influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, he became a loyal follower, first of Gandhi, and then of Jawaharlal Nehru. Following...