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The Nominations...


Tue Dec 12 00:01:25 2000
Name:Saroj Shah
Email:tanvi56622@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Reason:Increasing awareness and spiritual awakening in the masses all over the world for love,peace and human values


Tue Dec 12 00:14:32 2000
Name:Matthew Wright
Email:matthew44@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Reason:For promoting human values throughout India and the world. For leading and inspiring charitable projects, through selfless and devoted work everywhere.


Tue Dec 12 00:17:35 2000
Name:Kshitij Chitransh
Email:supershot@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan
Reason:With the cricketers disappointing the nation and the politicians also disappointed, other than p.m. A.B. Vajpayee who thru. his tactics including the ramzan ceasefire call did keep the hope floating.Amidst such a dull and lukewarm yr. there was only one man who,despite all the criticism for starting his comeback with a series of flops, bounced back hitting the bull's eye with kaun banega crorepati & a super duper hit in mohabbatein ,he surely is the indian of the yr., for not only the above reasons but also for showing true courage of fighting the odds,a true quality of an indian.


Tue Dec 12 01:28:28 2000
Name:smitha
Email:smitha_15@angelfire.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shanker
Reason:He has been a great path shower for a lot of lost people like myself who had forgotten the essence of life and its value. He has been a great guru and a model for all to see! Ever-smiling and humourous, he has shown that life is too precious to throw away like a broken pot. The pot can be mended and he has shown the technique.


Tue Dec 12 01:30:52 2000
Name:nishi
Email:nishi999@mailcity.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shanker
Reason:He is doing the most for the upliftment of the poor.He is teaching human values to the world......he's made people conscious of the environment...and helped them in cleaning the environment.His breathing technique Sudarshan Kriya has healed and transformed thousands of people all over the world.


Tue Dec 12 01:45:54 2000
Name:charan puneet
Email:highlander45@rediff.com
Nomination:Jaswant singh,
Reason:The much talked about clinton visit ,the confidence of various developed nations in india on kashmir&the indian efforts to go for nuclear weapons is a result of his efforts.


Tue Dec 12 02:46:26 2000
Name:Chitra Bhatia
Email:bhatiac@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Reason:His unconditional love for every souls on this planet. Transformed millions all over the globe by his words of wisdom and unspoken love.


Tue Dec 12 06:45:48 2000
Name:nandakumar
Email:viknk@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason:Managed to hold on to the reins of power by suitably pulling the strings of all alies and ensuring that the country did not go into another political turmoil, despite his weak knee problem.


Tue Dec 12 07:35:54 2000
Name:T.W. UNNIKRISHNAN
Email:unnidurg@goa1.dot.net.in
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Reason:Simply because He was able to bring into the millions of hearts, the most scarce feeling now-a-days: LOVE TO SELF, LOVE TO FELLOW BEINGS, LOVE TO THE NATURE, LOVE TO THE UNIVERSE, AND ABOVE ALL OFFERED HIMSELF TO ALL.


Tue Dec 12 09:22:07 2000
Name:Christina Clemens
Email:gentlefoods@aol.com
Nomination:SriSriRaviShankar
Reason:He teaches peace, love and oneness for all people and his spirit is very beautiful and moves thousands of people to the light of divinity. He teaches the truth and is truly a great guru!Jaiguru Dev


Tue Dec 12 09:36:22 2000
Name:amarnath
Email:tipirineniamare@rediff.com
Nomination:chandrababunaidu
Reason:best chief minister in indian states


Tue Dec 12 09:51:21 2000
Name:vinoth
Email:jvinoth@yahoo.com
Nomination:S M Krishna
Reason:He has succeeded in bringing Bangalore back to the IT path. He was able to market Bangalore as the IT capital of India to the world. He has handled the Veerappan crisis well


Tue Dec 12 10:06:18 2000
Name:Gopal
Email:gopalkis@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason:known to all indians who are true to india i need not to specify again.


Tue Dec 12 10:13:11 2000
Name:C S Murty
Email:murtycs@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:The man who could to a great extent be successful in running the complex country, INDIA, with more than 15 parties with almost different ideologies. It also goes to his credit to see that Congress dying on its own contradictions and inexperience. Could move the mood of the country from one subject to another without harming the general interest of the country.


Tue Dec 12 10:18:52 2000
Name:muralidhar.a
Email:muralidhar_a@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A.B.Vajapayee
Reason:for his successful us visit & for his work to solve the Kashmir problem


Tue Dec 12 10:30:02 2000
Name:Anirudh Kajaria
Email:anirudhkajaria@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sourav Ganguly
Reason:He has been the person whom you would not call weak-kneed! Though the Indian team fared miserably for most of the year and their wins have been nothing to write home about, the Indian captain has displayed an aggression and discipline that speaks of the hidden thunder that we possess. India performed impressively at Nairobi but then came up with an abyssmal performance at Sharjah. There have been ups and downs but the real plus point is that Ganguly has displayed an aggression and sent out a message to the rest of the world that Indians are no pushovers. He has also conveyed a message to the youngsters in the country that to play for India, you need to give your best and play with pride. Vande Mataram.


Tue Dec 12 10:43:28 2000
Name:tirsuresh
Email:tirsuresh@rediff.com
Nomination:Mr. Vajpayee
Reason:plenty which can't be explained within a short space. 1. for his perfect way of handling the co-alition govt.


Tue Dec 12 10:58:36 2000
Name:Subhash
Email:bansi2000@sify.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bacchan
Reason:When the newer stars, shine and invariably burn away, he stands tall !!! The magnetism, charm, and persona continues to pull people from right across India. Even from Pakistan and USA !!!!


> Tue Dec 12 11:28:34 2000
Name:Jaina Doctor
Email:jaina_d@yahoo.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Reason:For his outstanding work on human values & his outstanding charitable projects such as the 5H program for rural India.


Tue Dec 12 12:11:10 2000
Name:cyril castelino
Email:castelinoc@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bhachhan
Reason:He showed the way for Indian Television's success. He is a real genius. Both in big screen and small screen no individual can beat him.


Tue Dec 12 12:20:05 2000
Name:Vaishali
Email:vrshah00@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Hrithik Roshan
Reason:He's the best and has set the nation on fire!


Tue Dec 12 12:26:18 2000
Name:srikumar
Email:srikumar@reva-ev.com
Nomination:veerappan
Reason:HE PROVED TO THE WORLD THE NEXUS BETWEEN CRIMINALS AND THE POLITICIANS. HE PROVED TO THE WORLD THE INEFFICIENCY OF THE SYSTEM IN INDIA. HE PROVED TO THE WORLD THAT CRIME ALWAYS PAYS.


Tue Dec 12 12:42:17 2000
Name:paresh malhotra
Email:pareshmalhotra@yahoo.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason:He is great


Tue Dec 12 12:42:40 2000
Name:Manan Bhasin
Email:manan_bhasin@hotmail.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan
Reason:For achieving heights of stardom not known to man before this yr. for getting the "actor of the millenium" and for capturing the attention and love of billion indians by his stint on TV. and yes...for being the first indian star to make it to"Madame Tussauds" he is the indian of the millenium!!


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