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The Nominations...


Wed Dec 20 07:49:25 2000
Name:naveen
Email:naveen22@usa.net
Nomination:chandrababu naidu
Reason:because he has put india in the world of internet and technology that nobody has done it....he has got computers into the ruling of govt.


Wed Dec 20 07:52:46 2000
Name:Lt Mallikarjun
Email:ltmallikarjun@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpayee
Reason:He is the person who has given India a destination and earnest effort made to restore peace in Kashmir valley


Wed Dec 20 08:16:59 2000
Name:Harsha Puttagunta
Email:puttagunta_h@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A.B.Vajpayee
Reason:simple, he is the man who can take India to the heights....


Wed Dec 20 08:17:25 2000
Name:Shekhar Khaladkar
Email:shekhar_kh@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Mr. A.B.Vajpeyee (PM-India)
Reason:The man of destiny by isolating the pakistan from the rest of world. Who's contribution to make our foreign policy clear. His positive initiative to resolve the kashmir issue makes him great. The man with great tacticts to deal with opposition as well as with NDA allies. Man with a poetic heart. He is one of the top 10 politicians who influenced world.


Wed Dec 20 08:22:18 2000
Name:KRISHNA BHAT
Email:BHATK85@YAHOO.COM
Nomination:A. B. VAJPAYEE
Reason:LEADERSHIP


Wed Dec 20 08:24:05 2000
Name:Ratna Amin
Email:jeter02000@hotmail.com
Nomination:Lura Dutta
Reason:For winning the beuty contest a little while back with the little speech she gave on the rights of women.


Wed Dec 20 08:52:04 2000
Name:S.Vedavalli
Email:vedaramya@yahoo.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravishankar
Reason:He is making a big difference to the human mind whereever he goes and making this planet a better place to live in the present and future.


Wed Dec 20 09:02:00 2000
Name:Anand
Email:anandn@in.ibm.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:1. Making BSNL 2. Coming out with new laws on DTH, Disivestment etc 3. Keeping the alliance together 4. Fighting for country in spite of poor knee problme 5. Upswing in US ties with India And much more


Wed Dec 20 09:02:11 2000
Name:ankit jajodia
Email:milleniumkid@rediffmail.com
Nomination:atal bihari vajpayee
Reason:because it was under his prime ministership that india became a nuclear power ; the conditions in kashmir improved and various developments took place


Wed Dec 20 09:10:44 2000
Name:amudha
Email:amudha_mn@yahoo.com
Nomination:sachin
Reason:the little with a sizzling bat and a golden arm and of course the man who holds the indian flag fly high


Wed Dec 20 09:12:45 2000
Name:ganeshkumar
Email:gan1975@chequemail.com
Nomination:Mr. A.B.Vajpayee
Reason:He is one of the bestprimeminister i have seen, a man is judged by his actions and success when the pressures is on. and Mr. Vajpayee having pressures from all quarters he has done fantastic execution of his profile, with all pressures and milestone in US-INdo relation and ceasefire in kashmir and developments in kashmir. So my Indian of the Year is our beloved primeminister Mr. A.B.Vajpayee.


Wed Dec 20 09:13:38 2000
Name:shajan
Email:slshajan@yahoo.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachan
Reason:Made a marvellouus come back


Wed Dec 20 09:37:48 2000
Name:Gautam Reghunath
Email:gautam.r@india.com
Nomination:Hrithik Roshan
Reason:He stormed into the box office with no star point about himself but he was able to take the nation by suprise with his tremendous hit debut film!!


Wed Dec 20 09:51:09 2000
Name:Atul Agarwal
Email:atul_agarwal_me@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sri Atal bihari Vajpayee
Reason:He is the only LEADER among the NON-ENTITIES frequenting the political spectrum of our country. His bold initiatives in Kashmir and Kargil are the first by anybody. He also has tried to touch the untouchable Ayodhya even in the face of these pseudo-secularists who will bend backwatds to appease, though symolically, without really caring for betterment of our minority brethren where it is really due to them in the field of education.


Wed Dec 20 09:53:24 2000
Name:Varadan
Email:krsvaradan@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravishankar
Reason:For his exemplary service to mankind


Wed Dec 20 09:54:32 2000
Name:Hari Prasad
Email:hari_dim@yahoo.com
Nomination:karnam malleshawari
Reason:Its her b coz our country got enlisted in the list of names of the medal winning country in the first Olympic of the new mellenium. Much to a surprise of everyone in a male dominated society with almost all the departments being corrupt and we being the forerunners in the population rating, it was a woman who made a difference.


Wed Dec 20 09:57:19 2000
Name:ajay shad
Email:ajayshad@yahoo.com
Nomination:A B VAJPAYEE
Reason:The only MAN in the political space of India other than Sonia Gandhi! Sonia received her party presidentship in Inheritence, ABV worked inside and outside the parliament for close to her age! Other than Shastri and Nanda he is the only PM without a financial scandal to his name.


Wed Dec 20 10:05:20 2000
Name:Kishore Kumar
Email:priyakk@netscape.net
Nomination:Chandra Babu Naidu.
Reason:Because he proved a good politician can make a real good change, which this country needs at this time. Also, he has become a role model for other CMs of neighbouring states.


Wed Dec 20 10:26:38 2000
Name:Adhi Srikanth
Email:oragadam@yahoo.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason:Going global; Man with a vision.


Wed Dec 20 10:26:51 2000
Name:Narendra Karambelkar
Email:narendrak@hotmail.com
Nomination:Armed Forces !
Reason:They help in making our borders safe. They die today to give us a better tomorrow.


Wed Dec 20 10:32:33 2000
Name:Swami muthuraman
Email:pvivek@u.arizona.edu
Nomination:sachin tendulkar
Reason:There no reason left to be consider as a reason to include in the reasons for nomination. He rocks. Touch Wood.


Wed Dec 20 10:37:17 2000
Name:kjsdhfkhs
Email:jsjsj@jsgadj.com
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason:He is simply the best


Wed Dec 20 10:38:49 2000
Name:ashakirans
Email:ashakirans@yahoo.com
Nomination:priyanka chopra
Reason:at such a small a very small age she has made herself worth a complete woman being the top most woman in the world


Wed Dec 20 10:41:40 2000
Name:pupu
Email:pupu@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Karnam Malleswari
Reason:Only winner in a country of this size. It may be a bronze but she was hardly a favorite unlike hockey, tennis etc. However, she overcame all odds to win a medal.


Wed Dec 20 10:46:25 2000
Name:Satish C. Misra
Email:misra@estart.com
Nomination:Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:Put India on the world's map regarding economic, social, cultural, IT profession, beauty, peace and many other fronts inspite of many problems India faced. He pioneered coalition governance and provided a model to the world that coalition governance can exist and lead a nation to prosperity and peace.


Wed Dec 20 10:55:02 2000
Name:santanu bhattacharjee
Email:santanub123@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal B Vajpayee
Reason:In the last decade, this is the first time when we had a degree of political stability. This political stability is essential for economic growth of the country. The person wholly & solely responsible is Atal B Vajpayee. My vote is for this great person.


Wed Dec 20 11:07:00 2000
Name:Virendra Limba
Email:sha_cust@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:He is a person who always running at true way & doing his best for country without any acceptation


Wed Dec 20 11:13:16 2000
Name:Arvind Shende
Email:arvind_shende@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Shri Atal Bihar Vajpai, the Prime Minister of India
Reason:The only person who made the difference in India, whether politics or privatisation of public sector or running the government with allies gunning on varied matters or let it be relations with Pakistan. Mr Atal Bihari Vajpai made the difference. Not only he tried to keep the government running through his allies parties he many times hammered them, knowing fully well that allies do not have any choice. With his knee operation and then running his office from the Hospital, keeping Ayodhya issue alive by remarks which he should not have made, he had made himself seen and heared all around. Let it be Bill Clinton or Putin he was there to takeup the issues with them. Now he looks more of politician than just a Hindi poet. Kudos to him.


Wed Dec 20 11:14:39 2000
Name:shrikant
Email:shrikant_2001@yahoo.com
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpayee
Reason:Without doubt the greatest prime miniter ever. The nuclear bomb and the clinton visit to india has had the most positive and broad impact on indian image abroad and a positive one indeed.


Wed Dec 20 11:19:01 2000
Name:krishnkant
Email:krishnkantu@rediffmail.com
Nomination:N.VITTHAL
Reason:HE TRIED AND YET TRYING TO BREAK CURRUPTION..hIS WORK WILL EFFECTS TO EVERYSPHERE OF OUR COUNTRY.


Wed Dec 20 11:23:43 2000
Name:SUSHIL PATLE
Email:SUSHIL_PATLE@REDIFFMAIL.COM.
Nomination:KARNAM MALLESHWARI
Reason: She is the only person who win medal in the last millenium olympic. all over india the fever of cricket is spreading very fast, but nothing has been obtained. But she give new way for sports man of the india . so I vote to Miss karnam malleshwari. "DIRECT DIL SE"


Wed Dec 20 11:28:26 2000
Name:Sunny Koka
Email:Sunny@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Manoj Prabhakar
Reason:For fighting a single handed battle in exposing corruption in Indian Cricket and BCCI.


Wed Dec 20 11:32:36 2000
Name:Chithra Devi
Email:chitradevi@silverline.com
Nomination:Mr.Narayanamoorthy(the IT giant)
Reason:Person who has exposed the indan brains abroad, Person who has shown excellent management capacities, person of hard working. Best of all brought Clinton and Bill gates to India which was not possible before


Wed Dec 20 11:39:16 2000
Name:Revathi
Email:rsrevathi@yahoo.com
Nomination:Chandra Babu Naidu
Reason:Innovative governance and administration


Wed Dec 20 11:42:32 2000
Name:A.V.M.REDDY
Email:AVMREDDY@SILVERLINE.COM
Nomination:Our beloved Prime Minister Vajpayee
Reason:Respectable person, never cares for ill health, brought so many changes, challenging personality


Wed Dec 20 12:15:01 2000
Name:DIPANKAR BANERJEE
Email:dipankar_banerjee@rediffmail.com
Nomination:K Malleshwari
Reason:for bringing bronze from Sydney Olympic


Wed Dec 20 12:15:49 2000
Name:Bhavana
Email:bhavu2000@yahoo.com
Nomination:Azim Premji
Reason:We all know about Azim Premji's superb achievements. He has proved that you can be rich by using your head and not by being corrupt !!!(Politicians please take note!).What makes him stand out is his humility and simplicity inspite of being the richest man in India. Moreover, his focus on quality and standards is a shining example for other companies to follow.


Wed Dec 20 12:57:22 2000
Name:Rajeev.S
Email:rajeevsad1@rediff.com
Nomination:Jyothi Basu
Reason:Efficient statesman and politician who ruled West Bengal to bring the state to the present flourish.


Wed Dec 20 13:03:00 2000
Name:Sachin
Email:zen1002@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpaee
Reason:A Small Light in Darkness.


Wed Dec 20 13:07:31 2000
Name:anisha nandi
Email:nandianisha@rediffmail.com
Nomination:karnam malleshwari
Reason:because she comes across as the only person amongst the herd of politicians and celebrities as a genuine individual to have really worked hard for her achievement and made india proud, so what if it was only a bronze .it was an HONEST EFFORT.


Wed Dec 20 13:33:16 2000
Name:Anil
Email:anil_gaddi@yahoo.com
Nomination:Narayan Murti - Infosys
Reason:Brought ne w economy in INdia


Wed Dec 20 13:39:19 2000
Name:sunil patil
Email:sunilpatil21@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Karnam Malleshwari
Reason:Only Woman Who Save The Face Of One Billion Indians


Wed Dec 20 13:43:21 2000
Name:ankush
Email:mrlovalova@rediff.com
Nomination:azim premji
Reason:he's got brains !!!!...


Wed Dec 20 13:51:34 2000
Name:mohan
Email:mohankumar@angelfire.com
Nomination:Rajinikanth
Reason:He is excellent in his acting and style and "SUPER STAR" of Indian cinema


Wed Dec 20 14:02:43 2000
Name:ch.hanumantharao
Email:chhanumantharao@usa.net
Nomination:Narayana Murthy of INFOSYS
Reason:for his vision, leadership and humanity


Wed Dec 20 14:03:51 2000
Name:Sriram Ranganathan
Email:sriramranga@mailmetoday.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan
Reason:In an otherwise listless year, Big B gave the Indian public fodder to use their brains and encouraged a lot of Indian media interest in quiz shows as against insipid game shows on cinema...his sheer personality and warmth have drove this change and that is really heartwarming for the future generations of this country. This also shows that brand image can be used very effectively in focussing public attention on the good, finer aspects of life. Kudos to Big B for taking this up in the interest of this nation which suffered Kargil, Kandahar and the ill effects of Kalyug!


Wed Dec 20 14:07:23 2000
Name:sudhir
Email:sudhirkhetarpal@yahoo.com
Nomination:K.Malleshwari
Reason:olympic medal


Wed Dec 20 14:12:06 2000
Name:Adit
Email:aditc@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Hrithik Roshan
Reason:Because he is the man with the most number of fans


Wed Dec 20 14:12:16 2000
Name:aban batliwala
Email:batliwala@icici.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravishankar
Reason:As THE Champion for Human Values, not just for India but for the whole world. Only one who Promised his commitment & offered a prayer for the cause at World Religion Meet in NOv.2000 in STATES.


Wed Dec 20 14:15:04 2000
Name:anbu
Email:asanbu@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Karnam Malleshwari
Reason:its the attitude that matters


Wed Dec 20 14:19:34 2000
Name:aneesh varma
Email:aneeshvarma@rediffmail.com
Nomination:sachin tendulkar
Reason:has continued to score runs and lead India to victories among the ruins of the match fixing scandal. He has come out clean and as a national hero for he never indulged in malpractices to better his standings.


Wed Dec 20 14:27:14 2000
Name:Varadan
Email:krsvaradan@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Reason:For his exemplary service


Wed Dec 20 14:32:29 2000
Name:Raghunath
Email:kraghunath@yahoo.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Reason:The founder of the Art of Living has had a tremendous impact on the lives of all those people whom he has touched. The Sudarshana kriya discovered by him is probably the single most effective tool to help people deal with their problems(both emotional and physical) effectively. His talks are inspiring and any interaction with him are truly wonderful.


Wed Dec 20 14:44:25 2000
Name:s.s.nathan
Email:sspnathan@usa.net
Nomination:mr.vajpayee
Reason:bright and good humoured and talented p.m., that I have ever seen with this much courage and generosity.


Wed Dec 20 14:54:28 2000
Name:P.Prabhakar Rao
Email:parupudi@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Saurav Ganguly
Reason:He is one of the Most Dedicated captains ever India had and under his stewardship India could record some Wins.


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