V. P. Kashin
Candidate of Historical Sciences Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
India Keywords:, Narendra Modi. Bharatiya janata parties. Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Gujarat. Rashtriya swayamsevak sangh
At the entrance to Gandhinagar, the administrative center of Gujarat, guests are greeted by a portrait of Narendra Modi, whose strong management hand and iron will in a short time turned this western border region into a leader in India's economic development. Unlike Delhi and Mumbai, Ahmedabad, the state's largest metropolis of five million people, with its wide avenues, numerous glass and concrete structures, and billionaire Theta's shopping and entertainment complexes, is bustling with business and no slums. All the residents seem to be middle-class. Even on public transport, they hurriedly open their laptops and vividly discuss stock quotes. Bright charismatic personality and best State Chief Minister in India in 2006 and 2011 (according to the popular India Today magazine) Narendra Modi is considered the main contender for the post of Prime Minister of the country from the opposition National Democratic Alliance, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (Indian People's Party), or BJP.
However, political opponents argue that the state he heads is experiencing many serious problems, and Modi himself should be held responsible for the Hindu-Muslim pogroms of a decade ago and resign.
CHARACTER BUILDING
The son of post-colonial India, Narendra Damodardas Modi was born on September 17, 1950 in Vadnagar, a small town in northern Gujarat. The traditional occupation of the Ghanchi caste, to which the Modi belong, is the production and sale of vegetable oil and other foodstuffs. For a long time, the family of our hero huddled on the outskirts of the city in a clay hut without windows. The only source of light in it was a kerosene lamp.
Like his older brothers, Narendra attended the Bhagavatacharya School. According to teachers, he was a diligent studen ...
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