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Section sizes

Section size for Lal Bahadur Shastri (27 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	5,213	5,213
Early years (1904–1920)	3,605	3,605
Early activities (1921–1945)	5,707	8,879
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	16,579
Domestic policies	1,905	1,905
Economic policies	6,940	6,940
Jai Jawan Jai Kisan	1,860	1,860
Foreign policy	1,117	1,117
War with Pakistan	3,406	3,406
Family and personal life	4,851	4,851
Death	2,877	2,877
Awards and honours	430	855
State honours	425	425
Legacy	5,268	11,923
Memorials	6,655	6,655
In popular culture	4,430	4,430
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	71,191	71,191

Variety of English

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

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

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

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

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bharat ratna

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

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]

death in lead

According to various intelligence agencies, he was assassinated by the United States through CIA. This claim is based on the confessions of Robert Crowley, the second-in-command of the CIA's Directorate of Operations (responsible for covert operations), as recorded in the book 'Conversation with the Crow' by Gregory Douglas.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

These are extensively written at the death portion , which is a popular claim on his death which is important. He is the only prime minster of india which has a popluar claim that cia was behind his death , also from various sources.

discuss here before you remove this from the lead. This has been already written in the death section Afv12e (talk) 15:43, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Chronikhiles Afv12e (talk) 15:43, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please familiarise yourself with Wikipedia policy on reliable sources, especially those that pertain to news and individuals. I don't believe any of your sources are reliable. Chronikhiles ^(talk) 06:01, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

i have removed news9live reference and added other reliable sources, including those used at the 'death' section Afv12e (talk) 02:13, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

[1] ttps://www.news9live.com/india/is-cia-responsible-for-deaths-of-lal-bahadur-shastri-and-homi-bhabha-heres-what-a-book-claims-183958

[2] ttps://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/conspiracy-files-the-cia-blew-up-homi-bhabha-s-plane-nailed-shastri-rf9p2c

[3] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/soutikbiswas/2009/08/was_mr_shastri_murdered.html

[4] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20130513171010/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Jaipur/Clear-air-on-Lal-Bahadur-Shastri-s-death-Son/Article1-915545.aspx

[5] ttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/operative-spoke-of-cia-hand-in-1966-crash-report/articleshow/59826686.cms

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