I n public life, some encounters do more than mark moments; they reset directions. My first meeting with Shri Narendra Modi in 1996 was one such turning point. I entered as a young karyakarta, keen to learn and contribute. I emerged transformed, carrying a living model of leadership—a blueprint that turned politics into purposeful action anchored in clarity, deadlines, and accountability to the last citizen.

The discipline Modi instilled was simple: listen fully, decide sharply, act relentlessly. What struck me first was his extraordinary patience in listening. He absorbs every nuance—often more patiently than the speaker themself. After a brief pause, complex matters are distilled into a handful of clear steps. Meetings with him end not in vague aspirations but with precise metrics and

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