Narendra Modi has a reputation of being a hard taskmaster and strict disciplinarian but he also combines strength and tenderness in an amazing way all the same.
Modi is the man who has great faith in education as a means of integral human development and progress to take the society far beyond the encircling darkness, gloom and poverty. He emphasises the spread of education especially that of girls who have so far been largely neglected.
Modi has profound interest in technology and science, Modi has sculpted Gujarat into an e%u2011governed state and has fostered several innovative applications of technology. Initiatives such as Swagat Online and Tele Fariyad have brought in e-transparency and put the citizens in direct contact with the highest office in administration. It is so rare to find a chief minister lending such an attentive ear to the grievances of the common man and ensuring that the issues get resolved in a definite time frame.
Modi is both a realist and an idealist with robust optimism. He has imbibed the noble view that not failure but low aim is a crime. He values clarity of vision, sense of purpose and diligent perseverance as essential qualities for achievement in any walk of life. Concern for his land and people has been uppermost in his mind.
