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India today is one of the most highly advanced countries in the developing world. It manufactures almost every conceivable item – from pins and needles to highly sophisticated machinery, ships, aircraft, tanks and missiles. In the realm of information technology, it ranks among the top nations too. India has successfully accomplished a ‘green revolution’ in agriculture and has a well-established political, administrative and judicial structure. But The ...
The life of Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904-66), India’s second prime minister and successor of Jawaharlal Nehru, is the absorbing saga of a little man who, while suffering the regours of poverty in early life, rose to political eminence on the strength of moral principle. When Shastri died, he left no house, no land, and no money. But he did leave behind an example which is morally inspiring. In an age riddled with political corruption, his career of exemplary ...