-‘Abode of Love’ is now available at Rajpal & Sons
New Delhi, March 26, 2014: Charismatic, a great orator, successful Chief Minister of Gujarat and the most promising PM candidate is probably how one would sum up Narendra Modi. The launch of ‘Abode of Love’, a collection of short stories written by Narendra Modi reveals a hitherto unknown, sensitive and emotional aspect of his personality. Through the eight short stories that comprise this book, readers will get a glimpse of a writer skilled at unravelling the underlying layers of human relationships in the most perceptive way. .
These stories were written during 1975-77 when Emergency was imposed in the country. Rashtriya Sevak Sangh, the organization for which Narendra Modi worked, was banned and Modi had to go underground. This experience of the underground movement turned out to be a period of nurturing Narendra Modi’s many latent emotions and talents. “I had never even remotely thought of writing anything or becoming an author, but the responsibility thrust on me taught me how to write.”
Narendra Modi’s belief is that a mother’s love is the source of all love and there is no other greater love. The different kinds of love we experience in our life, whether the love between two friends, the love of a teacher for his student, or even the love between a husband and wife, are all reflections and shades of a mother’s love.
Exclusively published by the leading publishing house Rajpal & Sons, Abode of Love provides a never-before-seen window into the author’s persona and is a sincere attempt to understand the complexities in a relationship at the same time celebrating mother’s love that is endless and absolute.
Speaking on the release of the book, Ms. Meera Johri, Managing Director, Rajpal & Sons, said, “We continue the proud tradition of being the exclusive publisher of numerous books of former presidents and prime ministers. It is a matter of great honour and pride to be the exclusive publisher of Narendra Modi’s book whom we consider the most promising PM candidate. Needless to say, Narendra Modi has emerged as one of the strongest political personality of recent times and has managed to leave an indelible mark on the youth of our country who are the torchbearers of tomorrow.”
Elucidating about the book, she said, “His writing style is simple and straight from the heart which is bound to captivate the readers. It has already generated an astounding response from book readers across India and other parts of the world reflecting the enormous popularity that he enjoys. We have pre-orders of more than 2500 copies of the book in just 5 days, even before the release of the book”.
Originally written in Gujarati, the stories have been translated into English and Hindi. Priced at Rs. 165 in India, the book is available at all book stores and can also be ordered online through iMusti.com. iMusti.com, a global leader of digital entertainment and content provider is the exclusive seller for North America and Canada and one of the primary sellers of India for this book.
Rajpal & Sons is India’s leading and most recognized literary publisher. Its list of authors includes former Prime Ministers and Presidents of India such as Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, P.V. Narsimaha Rao, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, I. K. Gujral and Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, in addition to other contemporary giants like Jaswant Singh, Dr. Amartya Sen, Khushwant Singh, and the Dalai Lama.