Journalist Tales
Mumbai: India will soon get a first hand preview of Prime Minister,
Shri Narendra Modi’s candid moments and memorable occasions. A coffee table
book titled ‘Narendra Modi – A Visionary
Prime Minister’ containing over 300 rare pictures compiled over a period of
thirty years will be released in Mumbai on August 23. Edited by renowned
Gujrati writer, Shri Aashu Patel and photographed by ace lensman, Shri Dilip Thaker, the book will
be released bilingually in English and Gujrati.
“I can say confidently that
this book is a class apart. Narendrabhai himself will be surprised with many of
the photographs clicked by Dilip Thaker. Photographs of ribbon cutting and speeches
have been published many times. But the moods, temperaments, activities and settings
showcased in the book are stunning. Even if we keep aside the photographic
skills, the range of pictures by itself astonish the senses,” says Aashu Patel
who has edited the book besides having written twenty four other books in
Gujarati including the bestseller ‘Madam X’ which is being made into a movie by
Tigmanshu Dhulia and Anurag Kashyap.
Union Minister for Human Resources Development (HRD), Smt
Smriti Irani will launch the book at a grand function at NSE Ground in the
presence of BJP National Vice President, Shri Parshottam Rupala and Members of
Parliament (MPs) Shri Paresh Rawal, Shri Kirit Somaiya, Shri Gopal Shetty, Smt
Poonam Mahajan and other dignitaries.
“Attended by over ten thousand Gujratis from the city, this
will be one of the largest book launches in the annals of Indian history.
Photographs from the book will be put up for display at an exhibition at the
venue. In addition the programme will have musicals by Falguni Pathak, Preeti-Pinki,
Parthiv Gohil and others alongside entertainment programmes by Dilip Joshi and
cast of Tarak Mehta Ka Ulta Chasma,” says Shri Bhargav Patel, President, Mumbai
Gujarati Cell, BJP who has organized the launch. “The event will reflect every
bit the grandioseness of the subject and the painstaking detailing provided by
the author and photographer while conceiving the book.”
“The project has been very close to
our hearts, especially because we have trailed Mr. Modi’s colorful journey in politics
until eventually, his appointment as the PM of India. So we thought it’d be a
great idea to share some of the little known and lighter shades of our PM’s
life and times with everyone. Hopefully, people will love this book as much as
we’ve enjoyed working on it,” says Mr. Dilip Thaker. “This
coffee-table book is by far my greatest achievement. It has some rare
photographs of Narendrabhai depicting his journey from Vadnagar, a small
village in Gujarat to 7 Race Course in New Delhi,” concludes Mr. Thaker.
The English version of the book is
published by the leading publishing house - Pentagon Press and the Gujarati
version, by Navbharat Sahitya Mandir, one of the largest publishers in Gujrati.
The coffee table book is
the 25th book of writer-journalist, Aashu Patel and the first of
photo-journalist, Dilip Thaker.
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