India@2047: A Message from The Architect of Modern India: Nitin Gadkari to the Nation’s Youth and Educators

India today stands at the cusp of transformation — driven by visionary leadership, sustainable infrastructure, and innovation at every level. In this context, my recently published coffee table book, The Architect of Modern India: Nitin Gadkari, released by Garuda Prakashan, pays tribute to a leader whose developmental work is not only transformative but deeply rooted in service to the nation.

This coffee table book reflects Shri Nitin Gadkari Ji’s tremendous work for society, economic development, and empowerment of farmers. It brings out the essence of his inclusive approach — where infrastructure is not just about roads, but about rural connectivity, water conservation, green energy, road safety, waste management, and nation-building at scale. For students, it is a book full of real-world lessons in leadership, sustainability, and innovation.

A Leader with a Vision for All

In The Architect of Modern India: Nitin Gadkari, I have traced his political journey from ABVP to RSS and BJP, and highlighted his collaborative vision with Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji to build India as the world’s No. 1 economy under the vision of 2047 through unmatched infrastructure development.

His contributions include Fastags, Sagarmala, Bharatmala, Setu Bharatam, Parvatmala, and satellite-based monitoring of highways — all designed to make Indian travel faster, safer, and more efficient. He has transformed the lives of rural citizens through Gram Sadak Yojanas, empowered farmers by redefining them as not only Annadatas but also Urjadatas and Bitumen-Datas, and driven the adoption of biofuels, green mobility, and waste-to-wealth models.

A Message to School Leaders, Principals & Educators

Let this coffee table book serve as more than a tribute — let it be a learning tool. I appeal to all school owners, principals, educators, and institutional heads to introduce students to the story of Nitin Gadkari Ji. His model of development is not only about building roads but about connecting people, empowering communities, and preserving the environment.

Let our educational spaces encourage students to think like nation-builders. Let us highlight the kind of leadership that drives social equity, innovation, and economic progress.

A Call to Civil and Mechanical Engineering Students

To students pursuing civil, mechanical, and infrastructure engineering, The Architect of Modern India: Nitin Gadkari offers a blueprint for your imagination. This is a call to you to:

• Design infrastructure that is safe, smart, and sustainable
• Think about biofuels, renewable energy, and eco-friendly road construction
• Innovate in areas such as water conservation, traffic solutions, and road safety
• Develop ideas that improve connectivity in rural and remote regions

Gadkari Ji has shown how engineering can serve the nation. Now it's your turn to take inspiration and lead the next wave of development with purpose and responsibility.

A Wake-Up Call for the Youth

This coffee table book is also a wake-up call for the youth of India — to think big, to think green, and to think ahead. As India prepares to lead the world, our students must carry forward the legacy of innovation, sustainability, and service.

The Architect of Modern India: Nitin Gadkari is more than a visual journey. It is a call to action — to build, to dream, and to lead.

Closing Message

Let every student read this book and understand how one man’s vision can reshape a nation. Let every school discuss how policy and engineering, when rooted in empathy, can bring real change. Let every institution teach that nation-building starts with ideas — and grows with action.

Let us all contribute to a modern, empowered, and inclusive India — just as The Architect of Modern India: Nitin Gadkari has envisioned.

Jai Hind!

(This author is the Co-Founder, Time2Grow Media and Author of the Coffee Table Book The Architect of Modern India: Nitin Gadkari)