EVOLUTION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF "JAI JAWAN JAI KISAN"
UPSC GS MAINS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS Write a critical note on the evolution and significance of the slogan " Jai Jawan Jai Kisan ". The slogan " Jai Jawan Jai Kisan " was given by Lal Bahadur Shastri during his prime minister ship. Soon after Shastri took over the prime minister ship of India after Nehru's death, India was attacked by Pakistan in 1965. Also India was suffering from drought year and huge shortage of food grains. Therefore the slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kisan highlighted the significance of soldiers and peasants in the country. While the soldiers were securing the frontiers from her enemy, the peasants were struggling to provide nation with enough food grains. Therefore the slogan, "hail solider hail farmer" signified the national mood of the time. India was surrounded by hostile neighbours on two fronts i.e. China in the North East and Pakistan in the North West. Besides the cold war politics was further complicating the situation in the ...
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