Name: Narendra Damodardas Modi
Born: 17 September, 1950
Place of Birth: Vadnagar, Mehsana (Gujarat)
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Nationality: Indian
Father’s Name: Late Damodardas Mulchand Modi
Mother’s Name: Smt. Heeraben Damodardas Modi
Siblings: Soma Modi Ben, Amrut Modi Bhai, Pankaj Modi Bhai, Prahlad Modi Bhai, Vasantiben Hasmukhlal Modi
Education: SSC – 1967 from SSC board, Gujarat; BA in Political Science a distance-education course from Delhi University, Delhi; PG MA – 1983 Gujarat University, Ahmedabad (acc. to the affidavit before Election Commission)
Political Party: Bharatiya Janta Party
Profession: Politician
Prime Minister of India: Since 26 May, 2014
History was scripted in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan on the evening of 26th May 2014 as Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India after a historic mandate from the people of India. In Narendra Modi, the people of India see a dynamic, decisive and development-oriented leader who has emerged as a ray of hope for the dreams and aspirations of a billion Indians. His focus on development, eye for detail and efforts to bring a qualitative difference in the lives of the poorest of the poor have made Narendra Modi a popular and respected leader across the length and breadth of India.
On birthdays, people usually cut cakes, go out with their friends and family to have fun. But for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his birthday is like any other day is his life throughout the year. He prefers to work on his birthday which falls on September 17.
This year, PM Modi will be in Madhya Pradesh on his birthday where he will release eight cheetahs being brought from Namibia into the Kuno National Park. The wild cats were declared extinct in the country in the 1950s. On the other hand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced to organise various programmes under “Seva Pakhwada” across the country from 17 September to October 2 to mark PM Modi’s birthday.Modi was born September 17, 1950 in Vadnagar, a small and nondescript town in North Gujarat’s Mehsana district. As PM Modi will turn 72 this week, here’s a look at how he celebrated his birthday since he took over as Prime Minister of India in 2014.
From taking inspiration from Modi ji on this special day we have done one activity. We gathered so many students to plant 70,000 trees. The event was very successful. We have also introduced some discounts in online medicine facilities (Digital Medical Service). All the delivery were free that day.
Narendra Modi’s inspiring life journey to the Office of Prime Minister began in the by-lanes of Vadnagar, a small town in North Gujarat’s Mehsana district. He was born on the 17th of September 1950; three years after India had gained its Independence. This makes him the first Prime Minister to be born in independent India. Mr. Modi is the third child born to Damodardas Modi and Hiraba Modi. Mr. Modi comes from a family of humble origins and modest means. The entire family lived in a small single storey house which was approximately 40 feet by 12 feet.
Narendra Modi’s formative years taught him early tough lessons as he balanced his studies, non-academic life to spare time to work at the family owned Tea Stall as the family struggled to make ends meet. His school friends remember that as a child also he was very industrious and had an affinity for debates and a curiosity to read books. Schoolmates recollect how Mr. Modi used to spend many hours reading in the local Library. As a child he was also fond of swimming.
Mr. Modi’s thoughts and dreams as a child were quite removed from how most children of his age thought. Perhaps it was the influence of Vadnagar which once used to be a vibrant center of Buddhist learning and spirituality many centuries ago. As a child also he always felt a strong urge to make a difference to society. He was highly influenced by the works of Swami Vivekananda which laid the foundation of his journey towards spiritualism and which inspired him to pursue the mission to fulfill Swamiji’s dream of making India a Jagat Guru.
He is a ray of hope in the lives of billions of Indians and one of the most popular leaders who mostly focuses on development. Even the slogan of our PM Narendra Modi “Main Bhi Chowkidar” focuses on the dignity of labour and aims to take the support of the working class. He said this slogan because he felt that he is also standing firm and doing his work as the nation’s ‘chowkidar’. Further, he emphasised that every Indian who is fighting for corruption, dirt, social evils, etc. for the progress of India is also a ‘Chowkidar. This way slogan ‘Main bhi chowkidar’ went viral.
