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FREEDOM FIGHTER Lal Bahadur Shastri A Major Contribution In India’s Freedom 58 Live examples are great but history is another way of inspiring us. So, here are some facts and life lessons we must know from a man’s biography. The man who is known for his values and ethics. Indians admire this great leader for many reasons and he is Lal Bahadur Shastri. Early Life OF Lal Bahadur Shastri He started to take part in freedom fighting from a very young age. His struggle started from childhood as his father died when he was less than 2 years old and he was the last child of his parents. Though his family was faced with poverty, he had a happy childhood. Lal Bahadur was brought up by his uncle. He was sent to his uncle for studies in Varanasi. WWW.WISHESH.NET | FEBRUARY 2020 He was a hard working and dedicated boy from then- we can say this as he walked the way to school without shoes even on hot summer days. How did he start freedom fighting? Mahatma Gandhi inspired many people with his slogans and fight against British. Lal Bahadur was one of them and when Gandhi ji asked people to join the Non Cooperation Movement.