Mr.Narendra Modi, born at Vadnagar, Mehsana district in North Gujarat born
on September 1950 in a small town. Shri Modi was brought up in a culture of values
like generosity, benevolence and social service which can be seen installed in him.
Even as a boy in the Indo-Pak war of the mid sixties, he had volunteered to serve
the Indian soldiers during transit at railway stations. He also helped people affected
by the flood in Gujarat in 1967. He was elected as the student leader of AkhilBhartiyaVidhyarthiParishad
(All India Students’ Council) due to his excellent organizational capability and
a rich insight into human psychology. He has also played prominent roles in various
socio-political movements in Gujarat.
Since his childhood days he was confronted with many difficulties and obstacles,
but he transformed all the challenges into opportunities by sheer strength of character
and courage. This was particularly seen when he joined the college and University
for higher education where his path was filled with harsh realities of life and
painful toil. But as a true solider he has confronted all the bullets in this battle
of life. Once he has taken a step forward he never looks back. He refuses to drop
out or be defeated. It was this commitment in his life, which enabled him to complete
his post graduation in political science. He started working with the RashtriyaSwayamsevakSangh
(RSS), a socio-cultural organization with stern a focus on social and cultural development
of India which imbibed in him the spirit of selflessness, social responsibility,
dedication and nationalism.
Shri
Narendra Modi in his tenure with the RSS played several important roles
on various occasions including the 1974 Navnirman anti-corruption agitation and
harrowing19 months(January 1977 to June 1975), a ‘state of emergency' when the fundamental
rights of Indian citizens were strangled. Modi showing the path of the true spirit
of democracy kept alive the fundamentals by guiding covert operations for the entire
period and fighting a spiritual battle against the fascist ways of the then central
government.
In 1987 he joined the BJP and entered mainstream politics. Within just a year, he
was elevated to the rank of General Secretary of the Gujarat unit of BJP. By this
time he had already acquired a reputation in the party for being a highly efficient
organizer. He took the challenging task of making the party cadres with right intent
after which the party started gaining political mileage and formed a coalition government
at the Centre in April 1990. Though this partnership short lived and fell apart
within a few months, but the BJP gained hold of Gujarat and came to power with a
two-third majority on its own in Gujarat in 1995. Since then, the BJP has been director
of Gujarat.
Due to his work from 1988 and 1995, Shri Narendra Modi now recognized as a master
strategist and had successfully gained the necessary groundwork for making the Gujarat
BJP the ruling party of the state. Shri Modi in this period was entrusted with the
responsibility of organizing two massive and crucial national events for the BJP
First was the Somnath to AyodhyaRathYatra (a very long march) of Shri L.K. Advani
and Kanyakumari to Kashmir in the north (the southern part of India), similar to
March These two highly successful events handled by Shri Modi are regarded as the
reason for the ascent of the BJP to power in New Delhi in 1998. In 1995, ShriModi
(a rare distinction for a young leader) was appointed the National Secretary of
the party and given the charge of five major states in India. In 1998, he was promoted
as the General Secretary (Organization) of BJP, a post he held until October 2001,
when he was chosen to lead the state of Gujarat as Chief Minister of Gujarat which
is one of the most prosperous and progressive states of India.
At the time of some period
Narendra Modi hand over some of the responsibilities
of state level units having some part of its units and some of sensitive crucial
states of Kashmir and north eastern states. He was the only person taking the responsibility
against the party in org states in meanwhile working at national level. In the party
Narendra Modi is the important person and played the main role on eminence
occasions. During this period he traveled extensively throughout the world and interacts
with renowned leaders of many countries. These experiences not only helped him develop
a global approach but also his passion for serving India in the community of nations.
