Narendra Modi - Indian's Pride

Narendra Modi's full name is Narendra Damodardas Modi. He was born on September 17, 1950 in a middle-class family in Vadnagar, Gujarat. His father's name was Damodardas Mulchand Modi and mother's name was Heeraben Modi. As a child, he used to help his father with his tea stall at a railway station.

He was associated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) since the age of eight and served the mission. In 1987, Narendra Modi joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) where he officially entered politics. He was appointed as General Secretary of BJP in Gujarat. In October 2001, BJP won elections and appointed Narendra Modi as Chief Minister of Gujarat, where he served for 14 years. In 2014 elections, he was announced as one of prime ministerial candidates by BJP. Narendra Modi was announced as India's 14th Prime Minister on May 26, 2014.

As a Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi managed a steady growth of Indian economy by increasing foreign investment from many countries. He emerged as a confident leader and a bold administrator as evident from his speeches, policies and schemes. He also reduced corporate taxes and custom duties on many goods. His successful campaigns included Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Digital India campaign, 'Housing for all by 2022' campaign, and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

In September 2014, he initiated 'Make in India' campaign to promote growth manufacturing of products in India. To eradicate black money and use of fake currency, demonetization of 500 and 1000 rupee currency was undertaken under his leadership with an aim to stop corruption and terrorism in India in November 2017. Narendra Modi is also credited with the introduction of Goods and Service Tex (GST) in July 2017.