Tata Motors is the only Indian company, across all sections, to have won the award.
Not big on formal education qualifications, the American inventor looked for people with open minds and lots of curiosity!
Mumbai-born Jamshed Bharucha will take charge as president of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, one of the topmost educational institutions in the United States.
Amar Bose last month joined the ranks of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Alva Edison, after the National Inventors Hall of Fame announced his name as one of the seven living 2008 inductees. Dr Bose is only the second Indian American after Dr Rangaswamy Srinivasan, whose invention of ultraviolet surgical and dental procedures resulted in what is known today as LASIK surgery, to be inducted in the Hall of Fame.
He is one of the seven living 2008 inductees and has now joined the ranks of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Alva Edison at the NIHF. He is also the founder, chariman and technical director of the globally renowned Bose Corporation.
It is not difficult to overcome failures. While greats like Thomas Alva Edison, Bill Gates and Walt Disney are well-known for learning from failures, here's the stories of ordinary individuals who too overcame failure and succeeded in their lives.
The year has come to an end and we are looking forward to 2020. While we think back of the events that shaped the year, we couldn't help but think of these awards for these personalities.
Presenting tips and case studies about innovation, management, leadership, growth, technology and investment.
'We'll certainly have Hollywood productions, so why wouldn't we have Bollywood?'
Modi said he was "full of confidence" ahead of his "examination" by 125 crore people, a trait which he wanted students to emulate when they appear for their examinations.
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