Narendra Damodardas Modi ( born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who is the 14th and current Prime Minister of India, in office since May 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014, and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is a Hindu nationalist and member of the right-wing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Narendra Modi always had the utmost zeal and enthusiasm to serve and help the people in need. As a young boy, Narendra Modi offered his services voluntarily to the soldiers at the railway stations during the Indo-Pak war in 1965. He also served affected people during the 1967 Gujarat floods. Modi started working in the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation’s staff canteen. Eventually from there he became a full-time proponent and campaigner, commonly called a ‘pracharak’, of the RSS. Modi later underwent training at the RSS camp in Nagpur. It is a prerequisite for any RSS member to take up the training course for holding any official position in the Sangh Parivar. Narendra Modi was given charge of the student wing, which is better known as Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). His contribution to the Anti-emergency movement impressed senior political leaders. As a result of this, he was eventually appointed the regional organiser of the newly-formed Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat.
In 1987, the RSS deputed Narendra Modi to politics by recommending his candidature in the BJP. Modi’s efficiency was recognised and he rose to prominence after managing the Ekta Yatra for Murli Manohar Joshi.
In 2016 Modi won the reader’s poll as TIME‘s Person of the Year. In previous years, he had received top ranking as one of the most influential political figures in the world in both TIME and Forbes Magazine. He is only second to President Obama for having the most social media followers as a political figure. With high favorability ratings among Indian voters, Modi has a reputation for actively engaging citizens through social media and encouraging his own administration to stay active on its platforms.
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| Name | Narendra Damodardas Modi |
|---|---|
| Nick Name | NaMo |
| Date Of Birth | 17 September 1950 |
| Birth Place | Vadnagar, Bombay State, India |
| Age | 63 Years |
| Zodiac Sign/Sun Sign | Virgo |
| Height | 5 Feet 7 Inches (5′ 7″) |
| Hobbies | Doing Yoga, Reading |
| Weight | 78 kg 172 lbs in Pounds |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Profession | Indian Politician |
| Political Journey | • In 1988, BJP elected him Organizing Secretary of Party's Gujarat Unit. • In November 1995, he was elected National Secretary of BJP. • In May 1998, he became the General Secretary of BJP. • On 3 October 2001, he became the Chief Minister of Gujarat for the 1st time and retained the post till 2014. • He was appointed to BJP Parliamentary Board on 31 March 2013. • On 26 May 2014, he was appointed the 14th Prime Minister of India. |
| Awards and recognitions | Gujarat Ratna, conferred by Shri Poona Gujarati Bandhu Samaj e-Ratna award by the Computer Society of India Best Chief Minister, according to a 2006 India Todaysurvey Personality of the Year Award (Asia) for 2009 by the fDi magazine Featured on the cover of Timemagazine (Asia) in March 2012 |
| School | Higher Secondary School, Vadnagar, Gujarat |
| Educational Qualifications | Masters Degree in Political Science |
| College | Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India University of Delhi, New Delhi, India |
| Guru | Asaram Bapu |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| House Address | 7 Race Course Road, New Delhi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Home Town | Gandhinagar, Gujarat |
| City | Gandhinagar, Gujarat |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Fathers Name | Damodardas Mulchand Modi |
| Mothers Name | Heeraben |
| Brother Name | Soma: A retired health officer. Now runs an old-age home in Ahmedabad. Prahlad: Runs a fair-price shop in Ahmedabad. He is also an activist fighting for the interests of fair-price shop owners. Pankaj Modi: Works in the information department, Gandhinagar. |
| Wife/ Spouse | Jashodaben Chimanlal Modi |
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