2nd OCTOBER - THE SHADE WE HAVE BEEN LIVING IN AND WHY IT IS TIME TO RISE UP
2nd October is celebrated nationwide as Gandhi Jayanti for the past 70 years. What the majority of the nation has forgotten to celebrate and remember is the birth of a stalwart of India's development, prosperity, and security. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on 2nd October 1904, 35 years after Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born. Shastri Ji was an activist right from a young age and grew up in a society led by Gandhi and his followers towards an ' ahimsa way ' of achieving freedom. It is indeed true that Shastri Ji was influenced by some of the principles of M.K. Gandhi and took to politics and freedom struggle due to the mesmerising speeches. In 1930, Shastri Ji formally became associated with the Congress Party and later became president of the Allahabad Congress Committee. After independence, Shastri ji served crucial roles under the Government of Jawaharlal Nehru. He served as the Minister of Railways, Minister of Transport and Communication, and Minister of Commer