InFacts about India-03 October 2021

Lal Bahadur Shastri
(2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) was an Indian politician who served as the second Prime Minister of India.

Shastri was born to Sharada Prasad Srivastava and Ramdulari Devi in Mughalsarai on 2 October 1904, sharing his birthday with Mahatma Gandhi. He led the country during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. His slogan ” Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” became very popular during the war.

The war formally ended with the Tashkent Agreement on 10 January 1966; he died the following day, still in Tashkent, with the cause of his death in dispute; it was reported to be a cardiac arrest but his family was not satisfied with the proffered reason.

He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna.

He promoted the White Revolution – a national campaign to increase the production and supply of milk – by supporting the Amul milk co-operative of Anand, Gujarat and creating the National Dairy Development Board. Underlining the need to boost India’s food production, Shastri also promoted the Green Revolution in India in 1965.

This led to an increase in food grain production, especially in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

VEDIK GYAN:

18 Maha Puranas : Vishnu, Naradiya, Padma, Garuda, Varaha, Bhagavata, Matsya, Kurma, Linga, Shiva, Skanda, Agni, Brahmanda, Brahmavaivarta, Markandeya, Bhavishya, Vamana, Brahma.

Shri Vyasa Maharishi, the narrator of the Mahabharata, is credited as the compiler of the Puranas.

LEARN Sanskrit-
अतिरोषणश्चक्षुष्मानन्ध एव जनः।
atiroṣaṇaścakṣuṣmānandha eva janaḥ।

An exceedingly angry person is blind even when possessing eyes.​

अत्यन्त क्रोधी व्यक्ति आँखें रखते हुए भी अन्धा होता है।

स्वेद : Sweat