3. Swaraj (Self Rule) is my birthright
This slogan was given by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who was jailed by the British and sent to Mandalay jail. When he was released, and he returned to Pune, his chowkidar couldn't recognise him.
Such was his zeal for Indian independence . He was described by the British as “The Father of Indian Unrest”.
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was one of the first and strongest advocates of Swaraj (self-rule) and a strong radical in Indian consciousness.
Tilak joined the Indian National Congress in 1890. He opposed its moderate attitude, especially towards the fight for self-government.
4. Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan
This inspiring slogan was given by the late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri during the 1965 India-Pak war, which India won, and the Indian army almost reached the outskirts of Lahore.
The slogans means “hail the soldier and hail the farmer”. At that time, India was facing foodgrain shortage and Shastri gave the call to Indians to keep fast for half of the day.
Millions of Indians followed his call. Shastri gave the slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kisan to enthuse the soldiers to defend India and simultaneously cheeried farmers to do their best to increase the production of foodgrains to reduce dependence on import. It became a very popular slogan.
