Narendra Damodardas Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi (Gujarati: [nəreːnd̪rə d̪ɑːmoːd̪ərəd̪ɑːs moːd̪iː] (
listen), born 17 September 1950) is the 15th and current Prime Minister of India, in office since 26 May 2014.[1][2] Modi, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament (MP) from Varanasi. He led the BJP in the 2014 general election, which gave the party a majority in the Lok Sabha
(the lower house of the Indian parliament) – a first for any party
since 1984 – and was credited for October 2014 BJP electoral victories
in the states of Haryana and Maharashtra.[3]
The prime minister, a Hindu nationalist, is a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)[4][5] and is a controversial figure domestically and internationally;[6][7][8][9] his administration was criticised for its failure to prevent the 2002 Gujarat riots.[9][10] Although Modi's economic policies (credited with encouraging economic growth in Gujarat) have been praised,[11] his administration has also been criticised for failing to significantly improve the human development in the state.
At age eight Modi discovered the RSS, and began attending its local shakhas (training sessions). There he met Lakshmanrao Inamdar, popularly known as Vakil Saheb, who inducted him as an RSS balswayamsevak (junior cadet) and became his political mentor.[24] While Modi was training with the RSS he also met Vasant Gajendragadkar and Nathalal Jaghda, Bharatiya Jana Sangh leaders who were founding members of the BJP's Gujarat unit in 1980.[25][26][27][28]
In accordance with Ghanchi tradition, Modi's marriage was arranged by his parents when he was a child. He was engaged at age 13 to Jashodaben Chimanlal, marrying her when he was 18. They spent little time together and grew apart when Modi began two years of travel, including visits to Hindu ashrams.[18][29] Reportedly, their marriage was never consummated and he kept it a secret because otherwise he could not have become a 'pracharak' in the puritan Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS).[30][31] Although Modi kept his marriage secret for most of his career, acknowledging his wife when he filed his nomination for a parliamentary seat in the 2014 general elections.[32][33]
Although little is known about his early travels, in interviews Modi has described visiting Hindu ashrams founded by Swami Vivekananda: the Belur Math near Kolkata, followed by the Advaita Ashrama in Almora and the Ramakrishna mission in Rajkot. He remained only a short time at each, since he lacked the required college education.[34][35][36] After two years Modi returned to Vadnagar for a brief visit, leaving again for Ahmedabad. There he lived with his uncle, working in the latter's canteen at the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation.[37][38] In Ahmedabad Modi renewed his acquaintance with Inamdar, who was based at Hedgewar Bhavan (RSS headquarters) in the city.[25][26][39] After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, he stopped working for his uncle and became a full–time pracharak (campaigner) for the RSS.[38] In 1978 Modi became an RSS sambhaag pracharak (regional organiser), and received a degree in political science after a distance-education course from Delhi University.[31][40] Five years later, he received a Master of Arts degree in political science from Gujarat University.
listen), born 17 September 1950) is the 15th and current Prime Minister of India, in office since 26 May 2014.[1][2] Modi, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament (MP) from Varanasi. He led the BJP in the 2014 general election, which gave the party a majority in the Lok Sabha
(the lower house of the Indian parliament) – a first for any party
since 1984 – and was credited for October 2014 BJP electoral victories
in the states of Haryana and Maharashtra.[3]The prime minister, a Hindu nationalist, is a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)[4][5] and is a controversial figure domestically and internationally;[6][7][8][9] his administration was criticised for its failure to prevent the 2002 Gujarat riots.[9][10] Although Modi's economic policies (credited with encouraging economic growth in Gujarat) have been praised,[11] his administration has also been criticised for failing to significantly improve the human development in the state.
| Narendra Modi | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| 15th Prime Minister of India | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 26 May 2014 |
|
| President | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Preceded by | Manmohan Singh |
| 14th Chief Minister of Gujarat | |
| In office 7 October 2001 – 22 May 2014 |
|
| Governor | Sunder Singh Bhandari Kailashpati Mishra Balram Jakhar Nawal Kishore Sharma S. C. Jamir Kamla Beniwal |
| Preceded by | Keshubhai Patel |
| Succeeded by | Anandiben Patel |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Varanasi |
|
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 |
|
| Preceded by | Murli Manohar Joshi |
| Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly for Maninagar |
|
| In office 1 January 2002 – 16 May 2014 |
|
| Preceded by | Kamlesh Patel |
| Succeeded by | Suresh Patel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Narendra Damodardas Modi 17 September 1950 Vadnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jashodaben Chimanlal (m. 1968; separated) |
| Residence | 7, Race Course Road |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi Gujarat University |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website Government website |
Early life and education
Modi was born on 17 September 1950 to a family of grocers in Vadnagar, Mehsana district, Bombay State (present-day Gujarat).[13][14][15] His family belonged to the Ghanchi (oil-presser) community, which is categorised as an Other Backward Class by the Indian government.[16] He was the third of six children born to Damodardas Mulchand and Heeraben Modi.[17] As a child Modi helped his father sell tea at the Vadnagar railway station, and later ran a tea stall with his brother near a bus terminus.[18][19] He completed his higher secondary education in Vadnagar in 1967, where a teacher described him as an average student and a keen debater with an interest in theatre.[18][20] An early gift for rhetoric in debates was noted by teachers and students.[21] Modi preferred playing larger-than-life characters in theatrical productions, which has influenced his political image.[22][23]
Modi with his mother, Heeraben, on his 63rd birthday (17 September 2013)
In accordance with Ghanchi tradition, Modi's marriage was arranged by his parents when he was a child. He was engaged at age 13 to Jashodaben Chimanlal, marrying her when he was 18. They spent little time together and grew apart when Modi began two years of travel, including visits to Hindu ashrams.[18][29] Reportedly, their marriage was never consummated and he kept it a secret because otherwise he could not have become a 'pracharak' in the puritan Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS).[30][31] Although Modi kept his marriage secret for most of his career, acknowledging his wife when he filed his nomination for a parliamentary seat in the 2014 general elections.[32][33]
Although little is known about his early travels, in interviews Modi has described visiting Hindu ashrams founded by Swami Vivekananda: the Belur Math near Kolkata, followed by the Advaita Ashrama in Almora and the Ramakrishna mission in Rajkot. He remained only a short time at each, since he lacked the required college education.[34][35][36] After two years Modi returned to Vadnagar for a brief visit, leaving again for Ahmedabad. There he lived with his uncle, working in the latter's canteen at the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation.[37][38] In Ahmedabad Modi renewed his acquaintance with Inamdar, who was based at Hedgewar Bhavan (RSS headquarters) in the city.[25][26][39] After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, he stopped working for his uncle and became a full–time pracharak (campaigner) for the RSS.[38] In 1978 Modi became an RSS sambhaag pracharak (regional organiser), and received a degree in political science after a distance-education course from Delhi University.[31][40] Five years later, he received a Master of Arts degree in political science from Gujarat University.
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