LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What aspiring politicians can learn from Modi

Once in a wh il e someone comes along and does something that takes the world by storm Inventors, scientists, doctors, engineers, crusaders, sportspersons and others in almost every walk of life frequently produce ' frea k accident: 'divine intervention; 'lucky break; 'odd chance'or 'globe shattering'typ e developments

Research labs, i ncubators and management schools have focussed on how such non-linear but desirable changes can be methodically precipitated by some kind of fo r mula This has led to much intellect, energy and effort being directed at ma ki n g it happen faster and seam lessly

One predominant school of thought advocates creating the right climate and seeding it with the right resources, with reduced oversight but with more mentoring This invol ves a higher yielding ap proach by building self-actualisation opportunities within the environment where collaborators can team up as and how they want

Enter Narendra Modi. Here I want to alert all business schools, management doctr ine developers, aspiring political leaders and wannabe promoters of any change anywhere, that the time to study this is now - h ow an unheard of political incubator that began in the tea-stall -yard of one small boy called Narendra Modi, is about to transform the concept of cr eating a w idely sup p orted political leadership that shows growth and popularity chart busts that any Silicon Va ll ey start -up would ki ll for!

In a world that generally m istrusts politicians to exceed and surpass all measures of success and pop ularity ever statistically recorded, i s indeed a feat. Modi's public meeti ngs in India are quite a spectacle

Before the Ivy League universities get i nterested in studying his nati on revamp formula, I want to h ighlight ten reasons behind Modi's success:

1 He visibly separated his family ftom h i m self- crucial in a h u gely corrupt developing economy where fam ily and cronies get in the way of pub lic welfare

2 He works 18 hours a day, and there are results to show for it.

3 He constantly reminds all of his mission, i e, delivering on hopes and aspirations of the Janata (public), a perfect missi on statement driven home by his team and the bureaucracy repeatedly

4. Not put off by protocols, h e ca lls unto anyone who can deliver, other politica l l eaders, business tycoons, film stars, social do-gooders, media barons, so ldiers, even