The Memorial is dedicated to the second Prime Minister, Bharat Ratna Sh. Lal Bahadur Shastri who died, while still in office, in Tashkent in the year 1966. The building is covered on the outside by a big lawn which also consists of an orchard, a badminton court, and a mandap that has Shastriji’s imprints. The lawn was the place where Shastriji met people and discussed various matters. Another section under the shadow of the trees is a more private lawn where he met his officials and did his paper work. The orchard is a symbol of Lal Bahadur Shastri’s popular message for the Nation- ‘jai jawan jai kisaan’. At the back portico, his famous Fiat car (1964 model), purchased by him against a loan from the Punjab National Bank, is displayed.
The building’s inner space is divided into multiple separate rooms, which have now been transformed into display rooms to show the settings in which he lived. The rooms showcasing his belongings reflect his very traditional and humble lifestyle. The interiors consist of a drawing room at the front, an anteroom, a bedroom, and a private verandah at the rear of the building. Some other interior spaces display various other things related to his socio-political life - portraying his initiatives in the direction of foreign relations - through photographs, souvenirs, art objects etc. Another section is wholly dedicated to the display of Shastriji’s personal things including his khadi dresses, a woollen coat gifted to him by Jawaharlal Nehru, a pen, his wooden slippers, and other valuable personal items like a grooming set, clothes, a badminton racquet, and stationery. His wife's personal items like bangles and prayer books are also on display.
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