Shastri : An epitome of Bravery
Be it the Indo-Pak conflict in 1965, where he led the nation very meticulously, or the time when he lost his father when he was not even 2 years old. Lal ‘Bahadur’ Shastri as his name depicts was indeed the man with a brave heart. Surely, He never fulfilled the ‘56 inch wide chest’ criteria to be a charismatic leader yet he did wonders through his actions. Yes, It was L.B. Shastri only, who appealed for a one-day fast every week to reduce the demand for food as the nation was facing food scarcity at that time. And guess what, millions of Indians blindly followed his words and skipped their meals. Not just this, but he also supported the green revolution which made the nation self-reliant, and the white revolution which transformed India from a milk deficient nation to the world’s largest producer of milk, surpassing the USA in 1998. If this is not charismatic leadership and that too in just 2 years (his tenure as PM of India) then I do not know what is. Born on Oct 2, 1904, at Mughalsa...