THE RISE OF NAMO AND NEW INDIA
India is a huge populous country of nearly one and half billion people and with cultural diversity and ethnic differences. One can imagine how difficult it would be to reform the law and society of such a country. It is PM Narendra Modi who undertook this risky task of bringing about radical reforms. His government has dealt with several complex and sensitive issues. Because of which he enjoyed vast popularity not only among his voters but also among all contemporary politicians of the world.
But as the Corona Virus spread its tentacles in India, he got backlashed not only nationally but also at global level. Overlooking every reform by PM Modi, every mouthpiece is talking about the broken healthcare infrastructure. But the fact of the matter is that 36 years after independence, India got its first National Health Policy in 1983. While since 2014, after coming to power, Modi govt tried to rectify many policies. The Modi government has kindled national consciousness in people and their enthusiasm for manufacturing and self-reliance. It has worked to the advantages of workers, of farmers and of producers, discouraging money launders and tax dodgers. Infrastructure expansion projects and clean-India movement have changed the look of the country. The Modi government defines a job as a piece of work that someone does to earn their living and to contribute to the economy rather than an opportunity to enjoy privileges.
The book ‘The Rise of NaMo and New India’ charts India’s 7-year history of NDA rule, covering all these developments that the country witnessed between the years 2014 and 2020.
It is a unique book on politics as it is divided into two sections: the first part is written in prose, and the second mostly in verse. The book opens with a prayer of invocation for divine guidance; then it casts light on election campaigns in 2014 and 2019, reflecting the socio-political changes between the years 2014 and 2020, echoing public opinion and drawing a distinction between the political parties.
The second section includes a brief biography of PM Narendra Modi, talks in detail about his schemes, about the laws introduced and reformed by his government and about his unquenchable thirst for development and reconstruction of the country. It briefly surveys the spread of Coronavirus, features the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony for the grand Ram temple, discusses Sino-India border conflict and explains certain new laws.
One of its sub-sections contains a group of poems commemorating a few of our great fathers — APJ Abdul Kalam, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Bhimrao Ambedkar and many alike and their unique contributions; another one crystallizes our lasting problems.
The book maintains that social life and political life are different things — a politician cannot be measured merely in terms of moral values. If someone is too good, they will not make a good premier. However, a nationalist can make a good Prime Minister.
