A month earlier, I had posted about the qualities one wants to see in our leader - trying to figure out what all a leader should possess.
Finally, after the world's largest democratic exercise, we have a new government, and a new leader in place.
It's time to bid a 'quiet' (sic) goodbye to Dr. Manmohan Singh, and usher in the man of the moment: Narendra Damodardas Modi - India's 15th Prime Minister, and the one man who almost single-handedly spearheaded BJP to victory.
It is no mean feat that in this era of coalitions, a party has won absolute majority by itself, making its presence felt in virtually every nook and corner of the country.
Among the things that renowned British economist Jim O'Neill has said that India desperately needs, is a leader who is "good on economics".
While we have had one such distinguished economist as our leader in his immediate predecessor, what sets Modi apart from others is his decisiveness and out-of-the-box thinking.
The fact that he has won an outright victory and a decisive mandate, should serve him in good stead. This verdict allows him to implement all his ideas, vision and plans in the most uninhibited manner possible.
It might be too early to predict but his performance in these years might just catapult him from a leader to a statesman, and be counted as among the all-time best PMs / leaders that we have ever had.
He can be hard-nosed or liberal, quiet or rambunctious, risk-taking or cautious - all upto him.
The glory is his to squander.
But one thing is for certain - of all the available options the Indian electorate had - being Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, and Narendra Modi - it is NaMo who fits the bill of who and what India wants as of today, from its leader.
All the best Narendra Modi...hum sab unke gunn gaane wale hain..
Ab chinta kis baat ki hai....aakhir ab to achche din aane wale hain!!
Finally, after the world's largest democratic exercise, we have a new government, and a new leader in place.
It's time to bid a 'quiet' (sic) goodbye to Dr. Manmohan Singh, and usher in the man of the moment: Narendra Damodardas Modi - India's 15th Prime Minister, and the one man who almost single-handedly spearheaded BJP to victory.
It is no mean feat that in this era of coalitions, a party has won absolute majority by itself, making its presence felt in virtually every nook and corner of the country.
Among the things that renowned British economist Jim O'Neill has said that India desperately needs, is a leader who is "good on economics".
While we have had one such distinguished economist as our leader in his immediate predecessor, what sets Modi apart from others is his decisiveness and out-of-the-box thinking.
The fact that he has won an outright victory and a decisive mandate, should serve him in good stead. This verdict allows him to implement all his ideas, vision and plans in the most uninhibited manner possible.
It might be too early to predict but his performance in these years might just catapult him from a leader to a statesman, and be counted as among the all-time best PMs / leaders that we have ever had.
He can be hard-nosed or liberal, quiet or rambunctious, risk-taking or cautious - all upto him.
The glory is his to squander.
But one thing is for certain - of all the available options the Indian electorate had - being Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, and Narendra Modi - it is NaMo who fits the bill of who and what India wants as of today, from its leader.
All the best Narendra Modi...hum sab unke gunn gaane wale hain..
Ab chinta kis baat ki hai....aakhir ab to achche din aane wale hain!!
