‘I am Narendra Damodardas Modi …’ When PM Modi was sworn in as the 14th Prime Minister of the country on 26 May 2014, his name began to resonate all over the world. PM Modi, who is included in the list of world’s most famous leaders, will celebrate his 75th birthday on 17 September 2025. The journey of PM Modi, from a common preacher in Gujarat to the Chief Minister of Gujarat and then the Prime Minister of the country, is very inspiring. PM Modi was born on 17 September 1950 in Vadnagar, a small town in Gujarat. His childhood was spent in extreme poverty. He used to sell tea at Vadnagar railway station with his father Damodardas Moolchand Modi. At the same time, his mother Hiraben was an ordinary housewife. PM Modi was the third child of his parents’s four siblings.
How was PM Modi’s childhood?
According to PM India, “Prime Minister Modi’s school friends say that he was very ambitious since childhood. He was fond of reading books. He used to participate in the debate competitions in the school. He used to study for hours in the local library. He was also fond of swimming since childhood.”
September 17, 1950: Narendra Damodardas Modi was born in Vadnagar, Gujarat. He was third among six children.
1965- War broke out between India and Pakistan over Jammu and Kashmir. Modi served tea at Vadnagar railway station.
1971- Modi joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. To join the war during the Bangladesh War, senior BJP leader participated in the Jana Sangh Satyagraha in Delhi under the leadership of late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
1974 – Modi participated in protests against the economic crisis in Gujarat.
1975 – Modi was appointed General Secretary of Gujarat Lok Sangharsh Samiti. It was an RSS committee that coordinated protests against the Emergency in Gujarat. Soon, RSS was banned. Modi was forced to get underground in Gujarat and to avoid arrest, he often traveled disguised, once disguised as a monk and once the Sikh.
A picture of Prime Minister Modi in puberty
1978 – Modi became the divisional campaigner (regional organizer) of the RSS and oversees activities in Surat and Vadodara.
1979 – Modi worked for RSS in Delhi, where he researched and written on the RSS history of Emergency.
1980 – BJP established.
Prime Minister Modi with a picture of Swami Vivekananda
1983- Modi has made an MA in Political Science as an external student from Gujarat University. Did. Has received the title of.
1987- Modi joined BJP.
Prime Minister Modi addressing a public meeting
1988- Modi was appointed General Secretary of Gujarat BJP.
December, 1992: Babri Masjid was demolished in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The protesters claim that this mosque was built on the birthplace of Lord Rama. More than 2000 people were killed in the subsequent riots.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Amit Shah
1995- BJP won 121 seats out of 182 of Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Modi was made BJP General Secretary.
October 7, 2001- Keshubhai Patel resigns as Chief Minister of Gujarat due to earthquake. Modi became the successor of Patel and became the longest Chief Minister of Gujarat.
February 24, 2002: Modi defeated Ashwin Mehta of Congress in the Gujarat Assembly by -election from Rajkot Second Constituency.
February 27, 2002 – After a rally organized to demolish the Babri Masjid site, a train carrying Hindu pilgrims from Ayodhya was set on fire in Godhra, Gujarat.
February 2002 – Riots erupted after the Godhra incident. More than 1000 people were killed, most of whom were Muslims. Modi was criticized local and internationally for not taking adequate steps to stop the riots while Chief Minister.
April 2002 – Modi submitted his resignation at the BJP’s National Executive meeting in Goa, but was not accepted.
22 December 2002 – Modi takes oath for a second term as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
2005 – The US State Department refused to give a travel visa to Modi due to religious intolerance, causing an uproar in India.
July 2007 – Modi completed 2,063 days consecutive days as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, making him the longest living person in this post.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his mother Hiraben Modi
2007 – BJP won 117 seats in Gujarat assembly elections. Modi became the Chief Minister for the third time.
2008 – After the protest by farmers, Modi persuaded Tata Motors to move his factory from West Bengal to Gujarat to make a nano car.
22 October 2012 – British High Commissioner James Bevan meets Modi to discuss business and investment. With this meeting, after the killing of three British citizens in the 2002 Gujarat riots, Britain’s ten -year diplomatic boycott came to an end.
December 2012 – Modi becomes the Chief Minister of Gujarat for the fourth consecutive time. The BJP won 115 seats out of 182.
January 7, 2013 – European Union Ambassadors had lunch with Modi at the German Ambassador’s residence in New Delhi. A decade -old informal boycott of Modi ended with this lunch.
June 9, 2013 – Modi was declared BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
2014 – BJP won a majority with 282 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. Modi won from Vadodara and Varanasi.
May 18, 2014 – America lifted the decade -old visa ban on Modi. President Obama invited him to Washington.
26 May 2014 – Modi sworn in as the 14th Prime Minister of India after the BJP’s landslide victory.
September 25, 2015 – BJP government launched ‘Make in India’ campaign by promoting India as the most preferred global manufacturing center.
October 2, 2014 – Prime Minister Modi launched India’s biggest cleanliness campaign, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
2015 – Digital India campaign was launched to provide electronically available to government services through better online connectivity.
November 8, 2016 – In his address to the nation, Prime Minister Modi announced that 500 and 1000 rupee notes would be discontinued with immediate effect.
June 1, 2017 – Goods and Services Tax implemented. GST replaced federal and state taxes.
February 14, 2019 – 40 CRPF personnel were killed in a terrorist attack in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. Jaish-e-Mohammed took responsibility for this attack. Modi ordered an attack on the terrorist camp in Balakot, Pakistan before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
May 20, 2019 – Prime Minister Modi printed on the cover page of Time magazine.
May 30, 2019 – Modi gives BJP another victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Modi was sworn in as Prime Minister for a second term.
August 1, 2019 – Three Divorce Bill passed in Parliament. This law makes the practice of triple talaq a punishable offense among Muslims.
August 5, 2019 – Modi government canceled Article 370 giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Opposition leaders including Omar Abdullah, Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were detained. Internet and mobile communication remained closed for months.
November 9, 2019- The Supreme Court ordered the Government of India to build a trust for construction of Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya. Now this land will be owned by the Government of India and after the formation of the trust, it will be transferred to the trust.
December 11, 2019- Lok Sabha approved the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), under which citizenship was given to religiously tortured minorities except Muslims. Demonstrations took place across the country.
February 2020- 53 people were killed in the riots in North East Delhi. Riots raged over CAA.
June 15, 2020- At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a violent clash between Indian and Chinese forces along the Line of Actual Control in the Galwan Valley.
September 20, 2020- Three agricultural laws were passed in Parliament. Farmers of Punjab and Haryana are traveling towards Delhi demanding the withdrawal of these laws.
June 10, 2021- The second wave of Kovid-19 epidemic in India led to 6,148 deaths in a single day. The Supreme Court pulled up the central government to reduce the supply of oxygen in hospitals.
July 8, 2021- An independent investigation conducted by several media institutions has revealed that Israeli spyware Pegasus was used to target 300 Indian phone numbers, including journalists and opposition leaders.
November 9, 2021 – Prime Minister Modi announced that the government will withdraw controversial agricultural laws.
June 24, 2022 – The Supreme Court rejected allegations of ‘big conspiracy’ against former Chief Minister Narendra Modi and 60 others by Zakia Jafri, widow of Congress leader Ehsan Jafri, who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
December 9, 2022 – Clash between Indian soldiers and PLA on LAC in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh.
September 2023- The 18th G-20 summit was successfully held on 9-10 September 2023 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. It was the conclusion of all G20 processes and meetings organized throughout the year among ministers, senior officials and civil societies.
January 22, 2024- Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
May 29, 2023- Modi inaugurated the new Parliament House of India.
June 4, 2024 – Modi comes to power for the third time, but the BJP loses its majority in the Lok Sabha for the first time in a decade. The BJP got 240 seats, which is less than 272 majority figures. A coalition government of NDA colleagues is fully prepared to form the government.
June 9, 2024 – Modi will take oath as Prime Minister for the third consecutive time, this achievement was achieved by Jawaharlal Nehru only before him.
August 6, 2024 – Modi government decided to withdraw its budget proposal to remove the indexation profit on long -term capital gains (LTCG) tax from the sale of non -listable assets.
