Ever since attaining independence, India has been brokering peace with its neighbour Pakistan but of no avail. The recent carnage in Mumbai of the terrorist attacks in December 2008 has convinced the entire world that Pakistan is the epic centre of Terrorism. The United Nations and the Security Council have imposed a ban on certain terrorist organisations and named individual terrorists.
In this back drop a grateful nation remembers with gratitude when Lal Bahadur Shastri, second Prime Minister of India paid with his life in Tashkent while making peace with Pakistan. When he died, he left no house, no land and no cash. But he did leave behind an example of morally inspiring generations of mankind. In an age riddled with corruption and deep rooted casteisim, his life of exemplary integrity is of great relevance for contemporary India as well as the world.