(Encyclopedia) Shastri, Shri Lal BahadurShastri, Shri Lal Bahadurshrē läl bähäˈd&oobreve;r shäsˈtrē [key], 1904–66, Indian political leader. He joined Mohandas Gandhi's noncooperation movement in…
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