Lal Bahadur Shastri was a notable Indian politician and freedom struggle fighter during Independence. He became the Prime Minister of Independent India.
Vehemently against the caste system, he dropped his surname �Srivastava�. Also against the dowry system, he merely took a small piece of khadi cloth and a spinning wheel from the bride�s family.
He famously gave the slogan �Jai Jawan Jai Kisan� during the Indo-Pak war of 1965 to signify the importance of farmers and soldiers. He was a follower of Gandhi�s ideology.
Shastri got the most prestigious Bharat Ratna award posthumously in 1966.