{"id":4266,"date":"2018-09-17T13:38:20","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T08:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/?p=4266"},"modified":"2018-09-17T13:38:20","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T08:08:20","slug":"happy-birthday-narendra-modi-ji-narendra-modis-life-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/news\/happy-birthday-narendra-modi-ji-narendra-modis-life-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Narendra Modi ji : Narendra Modi\u2019s life journey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Narendra Damodardas Modi, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), born on September 17, 1950 to a family of grocers in Vadnagar, Mehsana district, is the 15th Prime Minister of India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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As a child Modi helped his father sell tea at Vadnagar railway station,<\/strong> and later ran a tea stall with his brother near a bus terminus. 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.<\/div>\n
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Narendra Modi shows victory sign as he casts his vote during the first phase of the 14th Lok Sabha elections in Ahmedabad. Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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At the age of eight<\/strong>, Modi discovered RSS, and began attending its training sessions. There he met Lakshmanrao Inamdar, popularly known as Vakil Saheb, who inducted him as an RSS junior cadet and became his political mentor.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In 1988, Modi was elected as the organising secretary of the party’s Gujarat unit, marking his entrance into the electoral politics. He rose within the party by helping L. K. Advani organise Ayodhya Rath Yatra in 1990 and Murli Manohar Joshi’s Ekta Yatra in 1991-92.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Senior BJP leader Lal Krishan Advani, former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Shanta Kumar and Narendra Modi during a rally at the Swarn Jayanti Rath Yatra on July 8, 1997. (Source: Express Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Narendra Modi is seen at a work site on the banks of Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Lal Krishan Advani is flanked by former Haryana Chief Minister Bansi Lal and Narendra Modi. (Source: Express Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Modi’s government has branded Gujarat as a state of dynamic development, economic growth and prosperity with the slogan, “Vibrant Gujarat”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Narendra Modi inaugurates Bal Bhog Yojna at his residence.<\/div>\n
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Former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel and Narendra Modi’s BJP government supported NGOs and communities in the creation of groundwater-conservation projects.<\/div>\n
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Political leader Kesu Bhai Patel (l) and Narendra Modi (R).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Modi’s government brought electricity to every village in Gujarat, greatly impacting farmers. (Source: Agency Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Modi visited China, Singapore and Japan to attract the foreign investors to Gujarat. A month after his China visit in 2011, the Chinese government released 13 Indian diamond traders, who were charged with smuggling in Shenzhen, with Modi attributing their release to his diplomacy and statesmanship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif<\/strong> greet each other during the oath taking ceremony of the BJP led government in New Delhi on Monday, May 26, 2014. (Source: Express Photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being welcomed by Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani and Mukesh Ambani<\/strong> on his arrival for the re-dedication and inauguration of HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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U.S. President Barack Obama and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) talk as they have coffee and tea together in the gardens of Hyderabad House in New Delhi January 25, 2015. Obama is visiting India for three days to attend Republic Day celebrations and meet with Indian leaders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugs the new Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Syeed<\/strong> at the swearing-in ceremony,in Jammu on Sunday, March 1, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses for a photo with students during a visit to Queensland University<\/strong> of Technology in Brisbane, Australia on Friday November 14, 2014. (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh during Dussehra celebrations at Subhash Maidan in New Delhi on Friday, October 3, 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prime Minster Narendra Modi taking selfie with President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj during a meeting in Ulan Bator, Mongolia on Sunday, May 17, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi plays with a child during his visit to the Golden Pavilion Temple in Japan on Sunday, August 31, 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi beats a traditional Taiko drum during inauguration of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Japan Technology and Culture Academy in Tokyo on Tuesday, September 2, 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) tries to play a soprano recorder before school children at a music class during a visit at Taimei Elementary School in Tokyo September 1, 2014. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will tell his Indian counterpart Modi at a summit on Monday that Japan aims to double its direct investment in India in five years from some $2 billion last year, the Nikkei business daily reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) enjoys tea cakes during a tea ceremony at the Omotesenke tea hut, one of the main schools for Japanese tea ceremony, in Tokyo September 1, 2014. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will tell his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at a summit on Monday that Japan aims to double its direct investment in India in five years from some $2 billion last year, the Nikkei business daily reported. (Source: Reuters)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they begin a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi talking with his Mongolian counterpart Chimed Saikhanbileg during the Mini Naadam festival in Ulan Bator, Mongolia on Sunday, May 17, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the welcoming banquet for the BRICS Summit, in Xiamen, China (Source: Reuters)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Siachen on the occasion of Diwali on Thursday, October 24, 2014. \"Narendra<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in traditional Naga attire, addresses the gathering during the opening day of the Hornbill festival at Kisama village on the outskirts of Kohima in Nagaland on Monday, December 1, 2014. (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi presenting the book, “Mann Ki Baat – A Social Revolution on Radio” to the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, at Mahatma Mandir Centre in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. (Source: PTI Photo\/PIB)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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