Lal Bahadur Shastri
(1904-1966)
2nd Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966
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Lal Bahadur Shastri ( 2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) was an Indian politician who served as the second Prime Minister of India. 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.
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2 October 1904 Mughalsarai, United Provinces, British India
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| Died |
11 January 1966 (aged 61) (now in Uzbekistan)
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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