Narendra Modi... Is he an expert in managing his profile?

In my career, I have met many a people whose external appearance and actions portray one thing and in real life are different.
First reaction of mine is that Mr. Narendra Modi may be a gentleman like one of them.
But at the same time, I hope that he is not one of them.

Maybe he did hold a fast, may be he did not. But did he say that he was holding the Navraatri fast? Or was it only the media picking up the issue?
His holding or not holding the fast does not make any difference to me or to the country.

His working for 21 hours a day does. Does he really sleep for only three hours? How does he comeback from US in the night, visit Gandhiji's memorial in the morning, followed by road sweeping, a swearing ceremony and a 1 Km walk?

The next day he is again on the radio talking to people. Whether he was live or not, I don't know. But his voice was very soothing and nice to hear.

I had decided to follow his footsteps. But then I realized that this was not my 'Swadharma' .

Anyways this gentleman is the most impressive prime-minister we have had in decades.
Feeling proud to be an Indian after a very long time!

Two pieces of writings that struck me

Here are two quotes, from two very disparate sources which have struck me.
The first one is from the article in Indian Express Newspaper. The name of the author is Tridip Suhrud (I just love that name! It's got an edge!). The article is about Narendra Modi's upcoming fast. The author then compares his fast with that of Gandhi, who incidentally, was also from the same state. He also points out that when Gandhi conducted his fast not everybody was happy with the use of fasting as a 'tool'.
In this article, the author neither criticizes Narendra Modi, nor does he elevate him to a higher status.
In doing so, at one point the author integrates the politician, his actions, and the perception of the people of the actions of politicians, in one common fluid definition.  He puts in words a global phenomena which many have observed, but few of us could express.
Here is the quote:
"It is inevitable that some of his colleagues, his political opponents and critics would view his intention with suspicion. This inevitability arises out of the very grammar of politics. Simply put, all acts of a political person are political acts. As a political act, it becomes an instrumental act, an act that is false in the sense that it seeks to achieve something other than what is declared to be the purpose. As an instrumentality, the only ground of judging it would be in the future."
You could find the article here. Please read the article it is quite interesting.

The other quote is from the NASA Newsletter. I advise that every young boy/girl above the age of 12, should sign up for this newsletter.
The newsletter, which you can find here, is about NASA's Kepler mission finding a planet with two suns.
 The article, at the very end, presents the views of John Knoll, a Visual Effect Supervisor of distinct repute. The movie is mentioned here because it had in one of its features shown a planet with two Suns. The quote strikes me for it's eloquence.
Here is the quote:
"Working in film, we often are tasked with creating something never before seen," said visual effects supervisor John Knoll of Industrial Light & Magic, a division of Lucasfilm Ltd., in San Francisco. "However, more often than not, scientific discoveries prove to be more spectacular than anything we dare imagine. There is no doubt these discoveries influence and inspire storytellers. Their very existence serves as cause to dream bigger and open our minds to new possibilities beyond what we think we 'know.'"
Keep Dreaming!