India, Sept. 14 -- Last week, while addressing India's Gen Z and Gen Alpha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose to speak in Hindi. He could have chosen Gujarati, as the event was being organised in Vadodara. However, Modi wanted to reach a larger audience. Hindi, thus, was the right choice.

This is the reason he chose Varanasi along with Vadodara as a perfect option from where to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. After winning both seats, he chose Varanasi. The corridors of power believe all roads to New Delhi pass through Uttar Pradesh - before Modi, Uttar Pradesh has given seven PMs to the country.

The importance of Hindi and the Hindi belt is acutely articulated by politicians from the non-Hindi-speaking parts of the country. Afte...