While I was in Delhi for a couple of days, I visited a few places. There was nothing on the agenda. The agenda was to visit the Lotus Temple, but due to an extraordinary long queue there the day plan had to be diverted and I did some local sightseeing, mostly visiting the government side area, where all the parliament buildings and ministers home are there. A rickshaw fellow approached us asking if he could take us around. I did not have much of clue, so with my family we fixed up with him to take us around the prominent places of that area.

Our first stop was this Lal Bahadur Shastri Museum, he took us to the stop and asked us if we were interested to visit. My reply was an instant yes. I like to visit historic sights and this man Lal Bahadur Shastri was one of the most important person in the freedom fight against the britishers.

From Outside this place does not look like a museum, it looks like a home only as if someone is still living in there. This place was Lala Bahadur Shastri's home from 1952 to 1966, he was the Prime Minister of India for a around 1.5 years, a very simple man, which you can see from his house itself. While many other people of power lived in big mansions during that time, he lived in this very simple home. At the age of 16 itself he joined Gandhiji in the freedom fight for India. We had a chapter of him in our history text books and his heroic stories are inspiring. During his fight he was jailed multiple times and history books say that he spend together almost 9 years in jail.

The difference between him and other leaders of that time was that he always worked very quietly. He was never that person who got on the podium and gave speeches, rather he went to villages and would pass on Gandhiji's messages of non-violence. He was not the one to gain limelight and that's why he was very close to Gandhiji also. Like Gandhiji he too fought the britishers with stubborn and quiet non-cooperation movements.

Let me give you a tour of his home Musuem, which is till date retained as is in many parts.

Some of the items already have an explanation on them, like this one. The home also shows certain aspects of India development.

A few items used in inauguration of certain big projects

His personal collectibles

A few things that he received as gifts

That's a handmade cotton spinning equipment used in the olden days to make threads and clothes from cotton

The personal areas of his home. You can see how modestly he lived.

A pose with hubby to take back this memory home

His personal car

He is the man who gave India the slogan of "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan" which means, "Hail the Soldier, Hail the Farmer". He believed that a Farmer's place in the country was nothing less then that of a soldier. In 1965 when there was a war, it was a difficult year for the country. India was facing food crises, in one of the rallies addressing the nation he gave the slogan and said the country needs the soldiers on the border to fight and the country need farmers to fight the hunger war within the country, encouraging farmers to grow more.

He believed that if the Jawan (soldiers) and the Kisan (Farmers) are strong, then India is safe.

Thank you for visiting my blog. 👼🏻👼🏻💖💖🌹🌺🌸

"Unlimited Abundance, Blissful Happiness and Unconditional Love"

Member of

---

---