9 Indians found place in the coveted Time 100 (Most influential people) list. Absence of Sonia Gandhi and Tata/Ambani is a big surprise. So, 9% of world’s influential people are from India. India is really shining! Indians/NRIs in Time 100 list: 1. Manmohan Singh (Leader): Prime Minister of India 2. Sachin Tendulkar (Heroes): Cricketer. He picked for the first time despite having glorious career for past 20 years! 3. Amartya Sen (Thinker): Economist and Noble prize winner 4. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (Heroes): Biocon founder 5. Chetan Bhagat: Best selling author 6. Aishrwya Rai (Alumnae): Bollywood actress. She appeared in the Time 100 list after 6 years 7. Dr Perumalsamy Namperumalsamy (Heroes): Eye surgeon 8. Rahul Singh (Heroes): Paramedic and Social servant 9. Atul Gwande (Thinker): Doctor and writer 10. Sanjit Bunker Roy (Thinker): Barefoot Doctor … [Read more...]
Vote for NDTV Indian of the year
December 1, 2006 by Leave a Comment
NDTV is conducting an online and SMS poll for "Indian of the year". You can vote online by clicking the link below or send an SMS TO 6388. The nominees are: 1. Ratan Tata 2. Sachin Tendulkar 3. Leander Paes 4. Kiran Desai 5. Indra Nooyi 6. Arvind Kejriwal 7. Chaman Lal Mattoo 8. Aishwarya Rai 9. Aamir Khan 10. Munnabhai To vote for Indian of 2006, click here. I vote for Ratan Tata for his dynamic leadership and great aspirations. He turned TATA companies into GLOBAL Tigers by aggressive acquisitions. … [Read more...]
