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s r e e n o P i Of r s e a y r t e s e Y La L a l B ahad ur Shas st t r i Colour this picture Script: Reena Chopra Illustration: Meer Aamir Khan Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India , had great interest in the freedom movement since his childhood. When he grew up, he became an active member of the 'Congress' political party. He was a great follower of Gandhiji. 1 2 r slogan ' Jai a l u p o p e th d in beh ail He i s the man a i l t he Soldi er , H 'H g n i n a e m ', n a Jawan Ja i Kis the Farmer'. He shares his birthday with the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, i.e. 2nd October. 3 He promoted two important movements in the country, i.e., the white and the green revolution, for milk and food respectively. 4 His memorial is known as Vijay Ghat, symbolising the victory of Indo-Pakistan war in 1965 that was led by him. Jun 2018 15