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Section size for Lal Bahadur Shastri (26 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	5,220	5,220
Early years (1904–1920)	3,595	3,595
Gandhi's disciple (1921–1945)	5,682	8,854
Independence Activism of Lal Bahadur Shastri	3,172	3,172
Political Career (1947–1964)	36	5,062
State minister	1,324	1,324
Cabinet minister	3,702	3,702
Prime minister (1964–1966)	1,351	16,500
Domestic policies	1,901	1,901
Economic policies	6,940	6,940
Jai Jawan Jai Kisan	1,860	1,860
Foreign policies	1,119	1,119
War with Pakistan	3,329	3,329
Family and personal life	4,852	4,852
Death	12,273	12,273
State honours	342	342
Legacy	5,539	12,194
Memorials	6,655	6,655
In popular culture	4,431	4,431
See also	83	83
References	15	2,851
Footnotes	30	30
Citations	29	29
Sources	2,777	2,777
Further reading	1,796	1,796
External links	2,187	2,187
Total	80,240	80,240

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Variety of English[edit]

The header of the Talk section claims that the article is written in Indian English with its "own spelling conventions (colour, travelled, centre, analysed, defence)".

This comment is inaccurate,in particular with regard to spellings. The examples must have been given by an American. These spellings are used everywhere in the English-speaking world except in the USA. Dori1951 (talk) 19:08, 24 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of "ji" suffix in name[edit]

I have deleted the honorific suffix "ji" in Shastri's name on the three occasions I saw it in the the Early Years section and the one in the Jai Jawan Jai Kisan section. The main reason is better compliance with a NPOV. It is also not widely understood outside the Subcontinent and could be confusing for readers unconnected with the region.

For the same reason I deleted an instance of the use of "Shri" where it did not appear to be a quote. Dori1951 (talk) 19:08, 24 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In popular culture[edit]

A film named "The Taskhent Files" directed by Vivek agnihotri depicts the conspiracies about his death and unfolds several harsh truths about the then Indian government Umang Madhogaria (talk) 15:47, 11 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion[edit]

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Portrait of Lal Bahadur Shastri in the Central Hall of the Parliament.jpg

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bharat ratna[edit]

lal bahadur shastri was the first bharat ratna(posthumously) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.74.111.57 (talk) 04:58, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Legacy[edit]

The boxed quote appears five lines after it should, and splits the third paragraph. Prisoner of Zenda (talk) 12:09, 2 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]