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India to Mark Lal Bahadur Shastri’s 122nd Birth Anniversary
India will remember Lal Bahadur Shastri on 2 October 2026.
This will be his 122nd birth anniversary.
The day is also Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday.
Shastri was born in 1904 and grew up in modest circumstances.
He joined India’s freedom struggle as a teenager.
He later became India’s second Prime Minister.
He encouraged soldiers and farmers with the slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan.”
He died in Tashkent in 1966 and received the Bharat Ratna after his death.
India will commemorate Lal Bahadur Shastri’s 122nd birth anniversary on 2 October 2026.
The anniversary coincides with Gandhi Jayanti and falls on a Friday.
Shastri served as India’s second Prime Minister from 1964 until his death in 1966.
During the 1965 Indo-Pak war, he coined the slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan.”
Shastri died in Tashkent on 11 January 1966, one day after the Tashkent Declaration.
- Who
- Lal Bahadur Shastri, India’s second Prime Minister, will be commemorated.
- What
- India will observe Shastri’s 122nd birth anniversary with tributes and public programs.
- Where
- Commemorations traditionally take place at Vijay Ghat in Delhi, along with events at schools, colleges and government institutions.
- When
- 2 October 2026, which falls on a Friday.
- Why
- To remember Shastri’s contributions, including his leadership during the 1965 war and support for food and milk production.
Key facts
- Birth
- 2 October 1904, Mughalsarai, Uttar Pradesh
- Prime ministerial tenure
- Began on 9 June 1964
- Key slogan
- “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan”
- Tashkent Declaration
- Signed on 10 January 1966 by India and Pakistan
- Death
- 11 January 1966, Tashkent, at age 61
- Posthumous honor
- Bharat Ratna, awarded in 1966
- Memorial
- Vijay Ghat, Delhi
Sources
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