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you wish to. The greatest friendship is that of books. Such was
the great scholar, the Man. K. Shastri.

Narendra Modi rose from an ordinary volunteer to become
a Pracharak, then a social representative, then the Chief Minister
of Gujarat state and then the Prime Minister, and even on this
high post, he has availed himself time to describe these great
noble personalities. He remembers the people who have
inspired the society. I am acquainted with Narendrabhai Modi
for a long time. He possesses a sense of respect towards me,
and I too possess goodwill for him. He remains a good example
in politics. Often, people live in their glorious present time of a
few years, but it is amply proven by the personal life of Narendra
Modi that the symbols of authenticity can be displayed even in
the present times. He remains cautious to manifest them. When
an individual treads on the path of truth, it is a matter of
difficulty for those who walk the path of untruth.

The rising sun is bound to bring gloom to the owl; if you
set down to please the owls, you cannot please the Sun God. I
feel it good that he befriends the Sun God in order to please
Him; and if during this course, some owls are displeased with
him, he rarely cares for them, because the life of an owl is short,
while the life of the Sun is eternal. The scope of an owl is
regional, but that of the Sun is all-pervading. We are aware that
when India experiences night, it is daylight in America. The
Sun never accepts dark. Narendra Modi too is a spirited traveller
of light. He is treading his path courageously.

Narendra Modi has written this great treatise. I offer my
good wishes to the writer. May God will that the writer within
him keeps alive, while his politics should influence the country
from one corner to the other. May God assign him great
responsibility than the responsibility that he has been assigned
presently, so that the country is set in the right direction, the
society is strengthened, the evil are terrorized and the gentle
are protected.

I am greatly pleased to write the introduction to this book
of Narendra Modi. Recalling the life sketches of great people is
a matter of satisfaction for me too. He could have got it written