'We are passing through a very historical moment. The UP election next year and the Lok Sabha election of 2019 will decide the course of India.' 'Maybe the unlettered will save India again because they have inherited a different India and a different idea of India,' says eminent social scientist Achyut Yagnik. After a historic mandate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed two years in office on May 26. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters A chyut Yagnik , the honorary secretary of the Ahmedabad-based NGO, SETU, Centre for Social Knowledge and Action, is a leading social activist and political thinker. At his quiet office in Ahmedabad, he spoke to Archana Masih/ Rediff.com about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress, and his faith in the people of India. Two years into Prime Minister Modi's tenure, what are the changes you notice? There is a contest between the liberal and authoritarian idea of India. There is a controversy about these two ideas. ... » Learn More about ‘Modi thinks “I’m number 1 and up to number 10 there’s no one”‘
