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#Shastri ji: The man who took a charkha as dowry

#Shastri ji: The man who after loosing his father at the age of 2, walked miles barefoot to school and college.
#Shastri ji: The man who used to tie his books on his head and swim across the river twice to reach school.

#Shastri ji: The man who resigned as Railway Minister, when many people lost their lives in a rail accident, as he held himself responsible
#Shastri ji: The man who walked home everyday, so that he could save the hutments of poor people , which were coming in the way of road widening work.

#Shastri ji: The man who first stood up to Pakistan and came up with Jai Jawan Jai Kisan term.
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Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on 2nd October, 1904 at Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to Sharada Prasad Srivastava and Ramdulari Devi.
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Lal Bahadur Shastri ji's orignal name was Lal Bahadur Srivastava. But he dropped his surname since he was against the caste system.
In 1926, he got the title 'Shastri' in Kashi Vidyapeeth University as a mark of scholarly success.

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#LalBahadurShastri was 3 months old, he slipped out of his mother's arms into a cowherd's basket at the Ganga ghat. The cowherd, who had no children, took the child as a gift from God & took him home. He's parents lodged a complaint with the police, who traced and returned him.
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A detailed thread on the life and facts of #BharathRatna Sri #AtalBihariVajpayee Ji: A visionary, statesman, politician, leader of people, and loved by all. In his political career which spanned several decades, he created a legacy which will ensure that he'll never be forgotten.
A respectable figure & one of the greatest politicians of India. Also known as the “#BhishmaPitamah” of Indian politics,#AtalJi's personality was able to win over not only all the countrymen but also his oppositions. He was a gem of a politician who always put his #country first.
He was born on 25 December 1924 in Gwalior.

His father was Pandit Krishan Bihari Vajpayee.

He was a teacher. His mother's name was Krishna.

He studied at Victoria College, Gwalior, which is now Laxmibai College. He joined the RSS as a student & became a national level debater.
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