Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd (TCGL), through an official partner, is offering a day-long tour that costs Rs. 600 per head, to Vadnagar in Mehsana district. The package is called "'A Rise From Modi's Village" and is reportedly a huge hit with tourists. A visit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthplace Vadnagar and a tour of the railway station where he sold tea as a boy are now part of a tour package offered by the Gujarat Government's tourism agency.

The tour begins from Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar and includes a visit to PM Modi's ancestral house in Vadnagar, where he was born. Tourists are taken to the primary school "Vadnagar Prathmik Kumar Shala" where the PM studied. They also get a chance to see the Vadnagar-based high school where PM Modi, performed various roles in dramas in his early age. The tour also has a visit to the tea stall owned by the PM's father where Mr Modi used to sell tea as a boy. Other attractions include Buddhist archaeological sites in Vadnagar and a visit to Sharmistha Lake, "where Modi's childhood began with an adventure of catching a crocodile."

By Premji