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Stories, Explainers and the Record

Real news, real data and the story so far, on the Bhagwan Shri Narendra Modi Mandir proposal, the law behind it, and the governance record of the man it honours.

Explainer

Modi Mandir Patna: Everything We Know About the Bhagwan Shri Narendra Modi Mandir

Who proposed the Modi Mandir in Patna, what the plan includes, why the Kinnar community wants it, and what happens next. Updated as the proposal moves.

14 October 2026
जानकारी

मोदी मंदिर पटना: भगवान श्री नरेंद्र मोदी मंदिर के बारे में पूरी जानकारी

पटना में प्रस्तावित भगवान श्री नरेंद्र मोदी मंदिर की पूरी जानकारी: प्रस्ताव, योजना, कारण और आगे की प्रक्रिया।

14 October 2026
Feature

Modi Chalisa Meaning: The 40 Verses Recited at the Modi Mandir

A walk through the forty verses of the Bhagwan Shri Narendra Modi Chalisa, from Vadnagar to the G20, and what each section of the Modi Chalisa means.

14 October 2026
Utsav

Seva Sankalp Diwas: Why 17 September Matters at the Modi Mandir

Why 17 September is observed as Seva Sankalp Diwas at the Modi Mandir, how the nation marks the day, and how devotees can take part.

14 October 2026
Explainer

Garima Greh and SMILE Scheme: The Welfare Behind the Modi Mandir

What the SMILE scheme offers, how Garima Greh shelter homes work, the Garima Greh in Patna, and how to apply through the National Portal.

14 October 2026
Feature

Transgender Police in Bihar: The Change Behind the Modi Mandir

How a 2020 court petition led Bihar to recruit transgender constables and, in 2024, three sub inspectors, and why it matters to the Modi Mandir story.

14 October 2026
Explainer

Bihar's Transgender Welfare Board and the Proposal for the Bhagwan Shri Narendra Modi Mandir, Explained

Bihar's Kinnar Kalyan Board passed a proposal on 29 July 2026 to build a Mandir honouring Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Here is what happened, and why.

29 July 2026
Explainer

The Law Behind the Mandir: NALSA, the Transgender Persons Act, and Bihar's Kinnar Kalyan Board

The Modi Mandir proposal sits at the end of a decade long legal journey for India's transgender community, from the NALSA judgement to Bihar's Kinnar Board.

Updated October 2026
Explainer

Ayushman Bharat at Eight Years: What the Numbers Show

Ayushman Bharat, the government's flagship health cover scheme, completed eight years in September 2026. Here is what the latest figures actually say about its reach.

September 2026
Explainer

A Decade of Jan Dhan: How India's Poorest Got a Bank Account

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana set out in 2014 to give every Indian household a bank account. Twelve years on, the deposit numbers tell their own story.

2026
Feature

From Vadnagar to Raisina Hill: The Life of Narendra Modi

Before he was Prime Minister, he was a boy in a small Gujarat railway town. A look at the journey in between.