Happy Birthday PM Narendra Modi: Lesser Known Facts About India's Prime Minister

Priyanka Soam
Sep 17, 2024

First PM born after independence

Narendra Modi is the first Prime Minister ever to be born in Independent India.

Education

Narendra Modi completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1978 and his Master’s degree from Gujarat University in 1982.

Book On Emergency

PM Modi has written a book in Gujarati language sequencing events of the 1975 emergency.

Global Recognition

In 2014 PM Modi was ranked 15th in the Forbes Magazine list of most powerful people and "Person of the Year" by Time magazine.

Followers

PM Modi is the most followed personality of India on the social media platform 'X' with over 102 million followers.

Follower Of Swami Vivekananda

PM Modi is a follower of the teachings of Swami Vivekananda and often visits ashrams founded by Vivekananda: the Belur Math, Advaita Ashrama, and the Ramakrishna Mission.

RSS Involvement

After the 1971 war, PM Modi became a full-time campaigner for the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh).

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