''The Monk Who Became Chief Minister : The Definitive Biography Of Yogi Adityanath'' is a

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Yogi Adityanath Yogi Adityanath (born on 5 June 1972 as Ajay Singh Bisht),

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. It is written by

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, an Indian Author and Political Analyst. The book has been published by

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, India and came out on 25 August 2017. The cover of the

was released on 23 July 2017 at an event of CREDAI at

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Summary

The biography has four sections. The first section is about the current role of

Yogi Adityanath Yogi Adityanath (born on 5 June 1972 as Ajay Singh Bisht),

as the Chief Minister of

and his first days in office. The second section discusses his tenure as parliamentarian from the Gorakhpur constituency. It elaborates on his electoral victories, interventions in parliament, controversial speeches, and his thoughts on

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, religious conversion, Hindu Yuva Vahini, and his relationship with the

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. The third sections discusses Yogi's life as

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of Gorakhpur mutt and his yogic routine. Section also talks about the gurus of

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among cows, farms and mountains.

Reception

In August 2017, ''

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'' categorised book in the five books of August reading list. Nistula Hebbar, writing for ''

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'', found the book full of "interesting vingettes" about Yogi Adityanath. She noted that rise of Yogi Adityanath to prominence raised curiosity about him which this book may go some way in fulfilling. Talha Ashraf reviewed work for ''

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''. He noted that author gives a detailed account of Adityanath's record as parliamentarian and administrator against his firebrand image. In addition, he wrote that "it

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praises him for injecting discipline into Lucknow’s bureaucracy, waiving farm loans and cracking down on crime." According to Ashraf, book loses steam when it comes to "so-called

" issue. In his observation, book starts on promising note but fails to give an objective portrayal of leader.

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