Narendra Modi : Biography

Narendra Damodardas Modi
Nationality	Indian
DOB	Sept 17, 1950
Place of Birth	Vadnagar, Mehsana, Gujarat
Religion	Hindu
Education	Did his tutoring from Vadnagar. As per his instructors, he was a normal understudy yet had incredible enthusiasm for level headed discussions.
Spouse Name	Smt. Jashodaben
Mother's Name	Smt. Heeraben
Father's Name	Damodardas Mulchand Modi
Siblings	Pankaj Modi, Prahlad Modi, Vasantiben Hasmukhlal Modi, Soma Modi,
Prime Minister of India	Since 26th May, 2014
Portfolio	Dept of Atomic Energy Dept of Space Mangal Yan
Achievements	Modi is the major force behind Gujarat's position as a global brand and a great industrial destination.

Narendra Damodardas Modi was born to a family of grocers in a town called Vadnagar in Mehsana district of Gujarat. He was born on 17 September, 1950 to Damodardas Mulchand Modi and Heeraben Modi. The couple had six children among which Narendra Modi was the third eldest.

Modi completed his studies against all odds. His saga of struggle began when as a teenager, he, along with his brother, used to run a tea stall near a railway station in Ahmedabad. He did his schooling from Vadnagar and obtained a master's degree in Political Science from Gujarat University. One of his school teachers described him as an average student but a brilliant debater. During his college days, he worked as a 'pracharak' (promoter) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He left home at the age of 17 years and travelled across the country for the next two years.

At a later stage, during the 1990s, when Modi served as the official spokesperson of the BJP in New Delhi, he completed a three-month long course in the US on public relations and image management.

One of his brothers, Somabhai, is a retired health officer who now runs an old age home in the city of Ahmedabad. Another of his brothers Prahlad, an activist on behalf of fair-price shop owners, has his own fair-price shop in Ahmedabad. His third brother Pankaj is employed with the Information Department in Gandhinagar.