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The Renouncer-King: Narendra Modi’s Poetry and the Hindu Leadership Style

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By Niladri Chatterjee, Arild Engelsen Ruud, Deva Nandan Harikrishna, Guro Warhuus Samuelsen
| Taylor & Francis Online
Abstract In three poetic publications, Narendra Modi presents himself as a renouncer-king and lays out what we refer to in this article as a ‘Hindu leadership style’. The image that emerges from the poems is that of a leader who is both spiritual and worldly, a seeker of divine favour and insight who at the same time is seeking political power. In line with his spiritual quest, his poems repeatedly underline detachment as an ideal—including from popular adoration.
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