Name:Rakesh Koshy
Email:i_luv_india@hotmail.com
Nomination:Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Reason why:Because he has risen India to status and power. Here is my tribute to him: http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MISSILES/
Name:Kumbaji Gangaram
Email:kganga@hotmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:Hi-tech politician who is honestly working for the
development of his state.
Name:S venkataraghavan
Email:venkataraghavan@rediffmail.com,dindiz@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sonia Gandhi
Reason why:Because she managed to prove that she was after all an INDIAN.
Name:Neal
Email:emneal@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sonia Gandhi
Reason why: She's the single-handed
inspiration behind a rather
out of the politics party.
It's all a new begining in her
case.
Name:P S HARIHARAN
Email:ps_hariharan@yahoo.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:He gave a free hand to our scientists to demonstrate their achivements. He is silently fulfilling the promises made in the Joint Action Programme chalked out by the coalition. He is braving the assault from coalition parties, his own party and external powers, and remains a staunch secularist in a communal party.
Name:Anil Reddy
Email:reddy_anil@hotmail.com
Nomination:A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why:The quiet mastermind and 'glue' for the
Indian missile and satellite programmes. Thanks primarily him, the Pokhran tests
were possible with such efficiency. His book
Wings of Fire convinced me of his greatness.
He endeavours for India's muscle power in the
global arena.
Name:Suraj Nagvekar
Email:suraj_nagvekar@hotmail.com
Nomination:Dr Abdul Kalam
Reason why:It's obvious!
Name:Ramasubramania Iyer
Email:ramai_i@hotmail.com
Nomination:A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why:Born in a poor fisherman's
family and rising to such a level, is no mean achievement.
When the intellect of India runs away from India,
he created an institute staying in the country.
His patriotism is infectious.
Reading his interviews on the
Internet from Down under,
makes me feel whether I did
the right thing by leaving
India. I am now in Australia --
get inspiration from this man.
It is not easy for a man of his
economic background to rise
to this level. I feel Kalam's
rise will signal the end of
hierarchical hegemony and
create a new India.
A leader is one who creates
extraordinary people from
ordinary people. Kalam has
done that.
Name:Vimal Kansal
Email:vimalkansal@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sonia Gandhi
Reason why:Because of her cleverness which has enabled her to befool her party men, and the people of three states in believing that she is actually concerned about the country and she belongs to this country. In fact she is an outsider who will bite India as soon as an oppotunity arises.
Name:Sanjoy Banerjee
Email:sanban@singnet.com.sg
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:A description of his exploits will be a needless repetition of very recent history. His authority remains negligible, his responsibility awesome and his accountability is to the entire nation. On such a thankless mission he has achieved near impossible. For the sake of his job and nation, he has given up his private life (!!) and all this comes from a guy who is just 25! Sachin's greatness lies in the fact that he does whatever he does, being in the pressure cooker atmosphere in India. In this particular aspect no other achiever can come even close to him however great his/her achievement. As Indians we are bound to have a soft corner for this outstanding achiever of our time.
Name:Ravi Konduri
Email:rkkondur@eos.ncsu.edu
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:The only thing to cheer about in our country.
There is no other superstar in this country
who can keep people of all age, religion,
race, sex etc., happy.
Name:Murugan
Email:honeyteq@vsnl.com
Nomination:Amartya Sen
Reason why:The reason is obvious.
Name:Vijay
Email:vbaski@usa.net
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:For all his achievements in the
midst of chaos... He is a role
model for many people now. He
personifies Vivekananda's
preachings -- "work incessantly."
Name:Sudip Roy
Email:v-sudroy@microsoft.com
Nomination:Amartya Sen
Reason why:Being the first Indian to win Nobel Prize for Economics.
Name:Deepak
Email:depkr@hotmail.com
Nomination:Dr Abdul Kalam
Reason why:Dr Kalam is an extraordinary man, who has reached to the top by his amazing talent. He stands as a role model for all
of us. In spite of so many wrongs in present day India, it is hearting to see
some one of his background could raise to such a level is sheer amazing!
Seeing him, I feel confident that we Indains can achieve anything under the sun.
Name:Anil Kumar Gupta
Email:ama.india@vsnl.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:He has shown that by hard work, any Indian can outperform the best in rest of the world.
Name:L Uma Parvathy
Email:lup@srasys.co.in
Nomination:Dr Abdul Kalam
Reason why:His achievements and patriotism.
Name:Furhan
Email:furhan4@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:He broke many records this year.
Name:R Vaidya
Email:vaidya@igidr.ac.in
Nomination:Prof A Sen
Reason why:Obvious. No Indian has achieved what he has in the current year.
Name:Sharath Kumar B
Email:sharath@cdacb.ernet.in
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:Obvious reasons.
Name:Ganesh Ram Balu
Email:gbalu@naa.att.ne.jp
Nomination:Dr Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:For his sincere efforts
towards the development of
AP and for making Hyderabad India's leading cybercity.
Name:Riyad Palia
Email:riyadp@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:The name speaks for itself.
Name:T CHAKRAVARTHI
Email:chakri916@hotmail.com
Nomination:PROF AMARTYA SEN
Reason why:I have been an ardent reader of his articles and presentations in newspapers and other journals since the last four years.
I have been a keen observer of his reoriented priorities in the science of economics. For a poor country like India, with mind boggling diversities of sorts especially in the spheres of economy and politics, his new approach is a fitting
lesson to take few bits from. Though we had other persons from different fields contributing a lot to the nation, the
pragmatic and the practical approach that he advocated is worth crediting him with this award.
Name:Jay nitturkar
Email:Shaku@prodigy.net
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:For raising the self-confidence of Indians around the world, and prestige of India by going nuclear. Until India joined the nuclear club, India was considered a 'soft state,' a wimpy nation of half-naked fakirs and beggars that lacked killer-instinct and the guts to say NO. In short, worthy of being pushed around.
All the damage done by Nehruvian policies to India's image were erased by Atalji.
I don't know about Indians living in India, but here in USA, India's nuclear tests are viewed as the greatest moment of pride, next only to the partition-marred Independence of India.
Only a politician who could risk everything for sake of the nation could do that; it had to be Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
I vote for him as Indian of the Year. Heck, Indian of Century.
Name:monidhruba
Email:moni_dhruba@hotmail.com
Nomination:Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
Reason why:Where there was no hope, she got gold. She did not live up to expectations, but created her own. Who else but her.
Name:Anand Datar
Email:AnandD@start.com.au
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:Sachin is in a class in himself.
He has set standards which only a few can even think of and hardly others can follow.
He has set an example that Indians cannot only compete at the international level but reach at the peak irrespective of the age.
He is one of those who cannot only think but do the thing which he has in his mind.
He has to be the winner be it
cricket or the Rediff
Indian of the Year.
Name:Dipankar Das
Email:dipankard@cmil.com
Nomination:Amartya Sen
Reason why:Prof Sen has been a luminary not only in economics but a visionary who has shed light on various aspects of knowledge systems. He excelled in econometrics initially, then he linked economics to humanitarian philosophies. He has also written extensively to widen Western awareness of India's culture. The Nobel Prize only formalises the stature he has achieved by his own diligence.
Name:Mohan Nair
Email:vmn@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: There is no other cricketer in the world who can match his cricketing abilities. He has always kept the team's interest in mind and his humility is another great factor.
Name:Chandrakanth B N
Email:pairee@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:One person who has taken sports in this country to a different level. He has excelled to give India some superb victories this year and has given his countrymen something to cheer about when we are all starved for some heroes. His exploits have been so great that he is now being compared to Don Bradman.
Name:Peter Ghooi
Email:rilexp.madras@elnet.ems.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:Dr Abdul Kalam
Reason why:For being a proud Indian and dreaming about doing great things for the country.
Name:Ashish Kapoor
Email:akapoor@bom3.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:Amartya Sen
Reason why:The Indian economy is in shambles and an Indian goes on to win the Nobel Prize in Economics.
Name:N Somasundaram
Email:nsomaa@usa.net
Nomination:A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why:I admire this great man of this year. He is the man who proved to the world about the Indian's intelligence and execution of technically high projects, like missiles, hydrogen bomb, and true patriotism. He tries to integrate all divided Indians to unite. I guess no Indians will match with him in this year.
Name:Anil Sharma
Email:asharma@wockhardtin.com
Nomination:Common Man
Reason why:Because in spite of several blows given to the common man by our great politicians, the common man has survived the challenge.
Name:P Venkata Krishna
Email:pvk@cad.delhi.nic.in
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:
I feel the AndhraPradesh CM is the right candidate. He is improving the state at a very fast pace and being a young politician, has innovative ideas and implements the same in a pragmatic way. One can realise this point in the way he brought up information technology in his state.
Unlike other politicians, he is not procedure oriented, i e, he has done the right thing by deviating himself from the National Front and giving support to the BJP. Even with the BJP also, he is maintaining distance and is not interfering with the functions of the BJP government at the Centre. He is an object-oriented politician.
Name:Kumaran
Email:kumaran@wipsys.soft.net
Nomination:Abdul Kalam
Reason why:He has shown great things can be
achieved in India inspite of working in a government with
political and bureaucratic pressures. He will be good role model for pessimistic Indian
youth who are bent on going abroad for achievements.
Name:Ashita Bansal
Email:aassh@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:He made a record of runs, he was the one becauseof whom we won many matches. His birthday was great as he made a century. We lost that match but won the series. That's because of Sachin only. Sachin is great and we are proud that we have such a great cricketer with us who can represent INDIA as whole. All cricketers worldwide want to play with him. He is really great. I am and Indian amd I am great because he is also Indian.
Name:Sheetal Prasad
Email:sprasad@ee.oracle.com
Nomination:The common people of India
Reason why:In spite of all the dirty happenings around them, they still are clinging on to hope.
Name:Vikram Sivakumar
Email:metastud@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:No Indian has ever had such an impact
as Sachin has. There are very few Indians who
can boast of being so popular and acclaimed
worldwide as Sachin is.
And the kind of year he has had --
breaking all records. For me he is a spontaneous choice
for Indian of the Year.
Name:Pranav Shah
Email:pashah@yahoo.com
Nomination:A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why:A P J Abdul Kalam is my nominee for the
Person of the Year because of
him and his team's of hard work and ingenuity.
He (They) was not given clear blueprints and all the
material necessary, but an alternative was found and a
bomb developed. I, therefore,
commend Abdul Kalam and his colleagues
for their hard work. They have showed
other countries that we can protect ourselves
and are no slouches.
Name:Purva Sangani
Email:purva_d@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:In a year where India
has seen crime escalate, corruption on the rise, politicians
making hay while the country cried,
this man has provided us with something to be proud of, has
given us some hope for the future
at least in cricket.
Name:Chetan Dikshit
Email:native_indian@yahoo.com
Nomination:The Indian voter
Reason why:In spite of being repeatedly rebuffed, this individual with the 'never give up hope' attitude turns up to cast his hope.
If leadership is courage then the Indian voter has it.
Name:Cyril Rebello
Email:rebel5@emirates.net.ae
Nomination:Amartya Sen
Reason why:Besides being Indian, and winning
the Nobel Prize, I think his work
in economics has helped a lot in
making us understand how we can help the developing world rid
itself of poverty and unemployment.
Name:Abhijit
Email:a-ranade@usa.net
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:This is one person who has consistently put up a good performance. Indians world over have had many happy days because of this person.
Name:Ram Iyer
Email:ramiyer@mbox4.singnet.com.sg
Nomination:Sonia Gandhi
Reason why:Thanks to her, we have a chance of getting a stable government, after two lots of incompetent people -- and the way she is going about it, shows panache and savvy at the very least while giving us Indians one bunch of rulers.
Name:Nipun Bansal
Email:nipunbansal@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:This guy not only broke various records but also placed us on top in the cricket world. These days when our country is down in everything then why not in sports, at least someone is there who is world famous and makes the country known.
Name:Anurag Sood
Email:anurag_s@satyam.net.in
Nomination:Amartya Sen
Reason why:He has done India proud by preaching the benefits of welfare economics and getting recognition in an increasingly capitalistic western world. Moreover, his decision to retain his Indian citizenship should be an example for other successful Indians outside India to bring home or to the roots the fruits of success.
Name:Nisha Dutt
Email:nishadutt@hotmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:Well his name comes to my mind first because maybe a politician doing so much for a state is not expected, I think people in India have stopped expecting from politicians now. In the last one decade or so Indian politics has gone to the dogs and one politician no matter what his vested interests are is doing something
for the people. This comes as a pleasant surprise. I do wish other politicians would learn something from him, and each one in his small way can make a big difference if we have enough political will.
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