Thread by @oyevivekk

Almost every Indian has discussed about Modi's humble beginnings & his subsequent rise in RSS, starting as a simple worker who used to sweep floors and to going all the way to the top. But not many discuss about the intellectual side of Modi who wrote 20+ books.

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Modi has not only Masters degree in Political Science, but also went on to write more than 20 books, most of which are still in publication even today.

Apparently, Modi was inspired by Vajpayee right from his young days, and wished he could also express his thoughts as clearly and eloquently as the poetic Vajpayee.

But the problem was that Modi didn't have a strong foundation in literature or vocabulary because he had left home at a very young age.

That's when took it up as a challenge and pursued his education through part time college despite his hectic work schedule at RSS, and went on to clear Masters of Arts degree from Gujarat University, with first class!

With his new found confidence, Modi then embarked on a parallel journey as poet (apart from his full time RSS responsibilities), and even published a few poems, but soon realized that his strength lay in writing books, and thus quickly took up the role of an author.

...and went on to write various books on current affairs, politics, self help and even narrating his own experiences and his role during various significant events like Bangladesh liberation, emergency, etc.

However, due to rapidly growing responsibilities and his meteorological rise within RSS, Modi couldn't dedicate much time as author after 1980s, and thus after authoring 20+ books, the pace of new books & writings gradually declined.

But despite all these, he still manages to squeeze in time to nurture his intellectual side, and his recent book titled "Exam Warriors", which has become the num1 bestseller in the category of self-help for youngsters, proves that his intellectual capacity is still going strong.

- Guru Prasad

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