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In a simple Kayastha family, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on October 2, 1904, in Mughalsarai, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Shri Sharda Prasad Srivastava, was a teacher in a school. Mother Smt. Ramdulari was a woman of simple sentimental heart. The people of Lal Bahadur Shastri's family used to call him "Nanhe" affectionately. His father died when he was one and a half years old. Lal Bahadur's maternal grandfather kept him under his protection and nurtured him by teaching good manners in such a situation. Thus the child Lal bahadur Shastri started growing up under the protection of his mother and maternal grandfather. source: hindinews.com Lal Bahadur had learned to live in deprivation and struggle since childhood. His education took place in his maternal house till the sixth grad...