Reason:Amte ,the man who dedicated his life for the service to humanity and for the poor ,down-trodden sick people. He inspite of old age has not lost his spirit in helping the poor . Every Indian must be proud of him.
Thu Dec 14 16:51:48 2000
Name:Balakrishnan Sundar
Email:bspillay@yahoo.com
Nomination:A.B.Vajpayee
Reason:The whole nation knows why?
We need leaders like him to propel the nation's pride. Only after he became the PM that every country is looking at us. His initiatives on every aspect is being respected & appreciated worldwide. No one can ever bring so much glory to the nation (after Gandhiji)...
Thu Dec 14 16:52:43 2000
Name:Mahesh Dwivedi
Email:mah_dw@hotmail.com
Nomination:Arundhati Roy
Reason:writer par excelence
Thu Dec 14 16:54:03 2000
Name:Elango.N
Email:nelango@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Indian Army
Reason:Who can forget what happenend in KARGIL??? So no other option. We should be very proud about our Army.
Love India
Thu Dec 14 16:54:38 2000
Name:Solomon
Email:solomon_francis@www.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason:Rediff Indian of the Year - Who else but the little master who has earned us Indians respect and recognition across the world.
Thu Dec 14 17:01:53 2000
Name:Dinesh Jasrapuria
Email:dinesh.jasrapuria@mdspeak.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:Our PM who has shown the world that India has it in it to become an IT superpower. Our PM has really aided the growth of the software industry and also his achievements in maintaining good relations with countries like US, Russia etc. He has been rightly very harsh with a rogue state like Pakistan and even then he had the courage and humility to declare an unilateral ceasefire to give the rogues another chance to improve. All in all he is the person one wishes to salute for making us Indians hold our heads high in front of the world. Hats off to him.
Thu Dec 14 17:03:01 2000
Name:R. Rajamani
Email:rm_r2001@rediffmail.com
Nomination:KARNAM MALLESHWARI
Reason:Because she had won the individual olympic medal, the only medal for India. She is the real rediff indian when compared to worst fellows like azhar!
Thu Dec 14 17:03:25 2000
Name:Shekhar
Email:skr@rediffmail.com
Nomination:ABVajpayee
Reason:Performance.
Thu Dec 14 17:04:22 2000
Name:Anoop Bharadwaj
Email:anoopbharadwaj@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atalbihari Vajpayee
Reason:he's got the stuff. he is pro-active, cares for India
Thu Dec 14 17:08:13 2000
Name:raghavendra kv
Email:raghavendra.kv@bflsoftware.com
Nomination:Prime Minister A B Vajpayee
Reason:taking india to commanding position
Thu Dec 14 17:08:43 2000
Name:Chandrakant Mahadik
Email:c_mahadik@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:In spite of not having majority
in the house he has been
leading the nation very well,
He has been successful in
handling Pakistan Issue
He is taking the INDIA on the
top of the WORLD
Thu Dec 14 17:13:04 2000
Name:Jim Bhakay
Email:jimbhakay@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason:Cause he is imply the best. Tell me a reason why he should'nt be nominated? He is the highest tax payer too. No black money for this great Maharashtrian buddy!
Thu Dec 14 17:14:07 2000
Name:Shashank
Email:shashank_420@hotmail.com
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpee
Reason:A truthful person.......
Thu Dec 14 17:15:27 2000
Name:lakshmi
Email:boms316@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal bihari vajpayee
Reason:Atalji is the best prime minister India has ever seen.Our country has come across a lot of primeministers but Atalji is the one and only one who has and is sincerely toiling for the development of our country.The declaration of Ceasefire in Kashmir shows his deep and geniune concern in solving the kashmir issue.He has taken India to great heights in very short span of 2 years.
Thu Dec 14 17:16:51 2000
Name:Parthasarathy
Email:sarathysv123@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpayee
Reason:thats why because, he has been the one of the few prime ministers of India to tackle problems effectively and efficicently even though he has faced stiff presure from the NDA partners in resolving regional problems and making good relations with other countries especially with the USA. He is also the one who initiated the reform process of the country with the help of NDA partners and the opposition. He is also tring to solve the big issue of the Kashmir thru a peace process
Thanks
Thu Dec 14 17:18:24 2000
Name:sampath
Email:sampath20@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A.B. Vajapayee
Reason:One of the most capable statesman in the country and the manner in which he deals international relations after pokhran and last but not least the manner in which he handles 24 partners of NDA is extradinary...
Thu Dec 14 17:20:05 2000
Name:siddharth
Email:siddharth1981@usa.net
Nomination:A.B.VAJPAYEEJI
Reason:He has run a coalition government with great maturity.Hasn't sacrificed the interests of the nation.Has made everyone say with pride 'IAM AN INDIAN' .Only person fit to be named the 'REDIFF INDIAN OF THE YEAR'.
Thu Dec 14 17:21:40 2000
Name:Picky
Email:heatbolt@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Shahrukh Khan
Reason:Because he is the best actor and put alot of effort in his acting.
Best actor award and he should get the National award for Mohabbatein.
Thu Dec 14 17:22:39 2000
Name:Nagendra Kunkatla
Email:nkunkatla@rediffmil.com
Nomination:Karnam malleshwari
Reason:Without her medal, India will not in medal tally list of countries. She made every Indian proud and relief from medal phobia!!!!
She did this rare achievement after a long battle with world contenders and also with our own dirty Sport politics. She created history in olympics as a first female medal winner Indian
Thu Dec 14 17:24:07 2000
Name:Saba Shopurwala
Email:corinthian123@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Miss India-Universe 2000 , Lara Dutta .
Reason:The lady has what it takes to vow the audiences and Judges of the National as well as International Contest , to coast comfortably home with both the crowns , with aplomb and applause , both well-deserved.Lara Dutta is an icon for not just the woman but the Indian of today , symbolising an eclectic mix of beauty , charm , poise , level-headedness , maturity , strength , grace and of course , intelligence . An awe-inspiring combination , indeed ! May she further do India and Womanhood proud .
Thu Dec 14 17:24:42 2000
Name:Shenbagam srinivasan
Email:jambi123@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:He is the most efficient Primeminister our country has ever seen.
Thu Dec 14 17:25:01 2000
Name:Prabir Patnaik
Email:prabirpatnaik@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachhan
Reason:It is very simple, only the person who conquer the world by nominated for "star of Millennium" and solicited for "Rediffman" only.
Thu Dec 14 17:25:58 2000
Name:Rabindra Panigrahi
Email:rabindra_panigrahi@usa.net
Nomination:Narayan Murthy
Reason:creating and distributing wealth.
If 1% of 100 crore replicate his success, we will be developed country.
Thu Dec 14 17:26:34 2000
Name:Shenbagam Srinivasan
Email:jambi123@rediffmail.con
Nomination:A.B.Vajpayee
Reason:He is the most effecient Primeminister our counrty has ever seen.Above all he is the common mans Primeminister
Thu Dec 14 17:29:25 2000
Name:C.S. Kumar
Email:cskbombay@yahoo.com
Nomination:Vajpayee
Reason:His polices have made a difference in world politics. It is for the first time that America has shown willinginess to brand Pakistan a terriorrist state. Economy is on the up swing
Thu Dec 14 17:30:23 2000
Name:Onkar Joshi
Email:onkar@indiatimes.com
Nomination:Jaswant Singh
Reason:I dont think my nominee will take the prize, but he is the one who deserves a pat on the back for making America smile at India even as the Iraqi foreign minister visits us to discuss economy.
He has juggled the knives well. He has made friends with USA, and hence Fernandes' comment about China being our biggest enenmy is forgiven and forgotten.
So is forgotten the fact that all the BJP guys are supposed to be nationalists, and hence should be kinda reluctant when it comes to opening India's doors to the world, when we know that most Indian goods are nowhere near the world standards.
But this guy has managed to keep both the sides happy, and India is now beautifull sitting on the fence, having its cake, and eating it too, and that too, without being pointed fingers at!
If this guy is not the Indian of the year, then who is?
Thu Dec 14 17:31:07 2000
Name:thehunter
Email:the.hunter@hackers.com
Nomination:The ONE AND ONLY P.M
Reason:A.B.V has shown the world
india is a great nation
Thu Dec 14 17:32:17 2000
Name:adil allana
Email:aadilallana@rediffmail.com
Nomination:AMITABH BACHCHAN
Reason:He has proved time and again, when he started as a struggler with super stars of yesteryears, then as a star, then as a super star and now even as a middle age man - he is terrific.
he really outshined Rajesh Khanna, Dilip Kumar from the 70's to Sharukh Khan and Govinda of today's.
People who try to critisize him or make fun of him on small screen show how low any one can stoop to get a name, they should first try and become what he is or even try to be a contestant for what he is and than talk.
he is surely "THE LIVING LEGEND". he makes us laugh, cry and all our other emotions. even other channels should stop copying KBC. KBC is because Amitabh is in it, otherwise it would also land up in the same mess as one other program is.
i surely feel Amitabh Bachan should not nominated but WIN it.
Thu Dec 14 17:35:41 2000
Name:sanjay
Email:sdeshmukh@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:Prime Minister A B Vajpayee has managed to stay above petty persoanl politics and his cabinet colleagues have generraly not been accused of corruption.
Thu Dec 14 17:38:29 2000
Name:Atul Pingle
Email:atulpingle@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Karnam Malleshwari
Reason:For bringing pride to the country and proving the proverb which i've been hearing right from my childhood--"Where there is a will there is always a way"--
Thu Dec 14 17:40:10 2000
Name:Ash
Email:ash@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari-ji
Reason:Just too good - someone the country needed for all these years ...
Thu Dec 14 17:41:04 2000
Name:Sriram
Email:sriram3_8@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Tamil Nadu CM Dr.K.Karunanidhi
Reason:He is the precious Tamil Nadu CM make the things success after the great CM MGR.
Thu Dec 14 17:41:06 2000
Name:V. Anand
Email:vr_anand@hotmail.com
Nomination:Kamal Haasan
Reason:The great actor from Chennai is the best actor in our country and his performance in films like Hey Ram and Tenali are Phenomenal. Hey Ram has already qualified for Oscars, and we should all wish him the best of luck to win it this time.
Thu Dec 14 17:42:57 2000
Name:suresh
Email:raja_suresh@rediffmail.com
Nomination:karnam Malleshwari
Reason:she is the symbol of india.
Thu Dec 14 17:45:51 2000
Name:Subhash
Email:schandra_100@yahoo.com
Nomination:Medha Patkar
Reason: Selfless, untiring and extremely determined.
Thu Dec 14 17:47:49 2000
Name:Nitin Lath
Email:lathnitin@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachan
Reason:Becoz he entertained us thouroughly
Thu Dec 14 17:49:54 2000
Name:charu
Email:indlawyer@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Hrithik Roshsan
Reason:New Millenium New Star
New ray of hope with a d-t-e Y2K man
Thu Dec 14 17:51:16 2000
Name:C.Jawahar
Email:cjawahar@hotmail.com
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpayee
Reason:He has done several reforms with purpose and great vision.A true nationalist leader.
Privatisation has been his mantra.I wish he continues for another tenure.
Thu Dec 14 17:52:23 2000
Name:archana
Email:archanalk@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:He is the one spot of cleanliness in the sea of dirty corrupt leaders of the nation.
Thu Dec 14 17:54:34 2000
Name:Naveen Aysola
Email:anavin@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Karnam Malleshwari
Reason:Let me put this way- its not fair to include a sportsperson with the politicians,smugglers and so called nationalist leaders. It wouldnt do any justice to the others like Ganguly and Amitabh. Its ridiculous to find Hritik Roshan in the list!!!
malleshwari did the only thing which no Indian could do for a long time and a woman to do it should give the other women the confidence to do something which they think is impossible.
A politician cannot be honest be it with himself, his party, or his people he makes a compromise and dosent do justice to his job which a sportsperson does and that is why they are more popular and deserving than the politicians.
Thu Dec 14 17:56:03 2000
Name:sharma sanjeev kumar
Email:sharmassk@rediff.com
Nomination:atal bihari vajpayee
Reason:the grand old decision maker who is so perfect in balancing the deeds of the country in an environment so against him
Thu Dec 14 17:59:05 2000
Name:Yev
Email:yevsintlaurent@yahoo.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason:Cos he is GOD
Thu Dec 14 18:01:54 2000
Name:Srinivasa Ramayya
Email:ramayyas@redifmail.com
Nomination:Abdul Kareem
Reason:A GreatMan in these Days
Thu Dec 14 18:02:16 2000
Name:Ramanujam
Email:ramanujam_s@rediffmail.com
Nomination:AMITABH BACHCHAN
Reason:I vote him as the rediff
Indian coz he's the Greatest Actor that i've come across
and he is already voted as the SuperStar of the Millenium by the BBC and what else does anybody wants.
Thu Dec 14 18:02:58 2000
Name:Pradyumna Pooskuru
Email:p_pooskuru@rediffmail.com
Nomination:P.V. Narasimha Rao, Ex P.M.
Reason:He along with Mr Man Mohan Singh have guided India into the present strong Economic reforms path. If they have not started these reforms we would have been in the worst financial positions in the world. But I pity him for being involved in various corruption cases. I feel that he be pardoned for the work he has done for the our Nation.
Thu Dec 14 18:05:40 2000
Name:SWACHI
Email:victoria89@rediffmail.com
Nomination:karnam malleshwari
Reason:
she did a great deal for india. she saved india's name in the olympics. every1 should be proud of such an indian girl
Thu Dec 14 18:07:23 2000
Name:RAMESH
Email:ksn666@hotmail.com
Nomination:RAVISHANKAR, ART OF LIVING, BANGALORE
Reason:SHOWS AND LEADS ONE TO "PEACE OF MIND AND HAPPINESS"
Thu Dec 14 18:08:45 2000
Name:Sonam Malik
Email:sonammalik@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A.B. Vajpayee
Reason:He has got USA to bow to India, as compared to all previous Congress Personalities who were not strong enough to know the potential of our country.
Thu Dec 14 18:09:51 2000
Name:varun
Email:varunvenkat@rediffmail.com
Nomination:amitabh bachchan
Reason:he's the most talked about person.
the way he hosts kbc just show
how charming he is.he rose like the
phoenix from the bottom to become once
again the legend that he is.
the very essence of
LEGENDARY
Thu Dec 14 18:10:35 2000
Name:sandeep
Email:sandeep93@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpayee
Reason:He is an able statesman. Ruling over a diverse and huge country like India facing pakistan sponsored terrorist activities in J&K and North east is no easy task.
With all the economic problems, making India one of the fastest growing economies in the World and in answer to the Nuclear threat looming in our neighbourhood , conducting Nuclear tests and making our Nation a nuclear power thus ensuring real deterrence despite International criticism deserves real courage and vision.
Thu Dec 14 18:11:13 2000
Name:desh deepak bhatia
Email:dipaaco@rediffmail.com
Nomination:AMITABH BACHAN
Reason:hE HAS ANCHORED A TV PROGRAMME SO EXCELLANTLY, WHICH HAS IN ITSELF WOKEN THE WHOLE COUNTRY TO EDUCATION AND REALISATION OF THE LACK OF IT.
HE HAS BROUGHT EVERY VIEWER SO CLOSE AND "LOCKED" THAT IT IS NO LONGER 'BORING' AT ANY MOMENT AND NEVER ENDING TO DISCUSS THE LAST NIGHT'S QUESTIONS OR WHO ANSWERED WHEN WHERE AND HOW - IT WAS HIS CHARM AND SINCERE MODESTY THAT HAS 'UNITED'THE COUNTRY AND PEOPLE ABROAD, SOMETHING WHICH NO PERSON ,TV CHANNEL OR PROGRAMME COULD EVER ACHIEVE. iT IS NOT PROGRAMME NOR THE PRODUCTION THAT IS CONGRATULATED. IT IS AMITABH AND HIS SMILE AND STYLE THAT WE ALL ARE FOLLOWING - AS IF HE IS THE 'PIED PIPER' AND WE THE 'RATS' ALL FALLING INTO THE OCEAN / SEA /RIVER OF KNOWLEDGE.
'KBC' and AMITABH BACHAN ARE THE BEST THING TO HAVE 'HAPPENED' THIS YEAR !
Thu Dec 14 18:11:52 2000
Name:Jotti
Email:jotti@startvclub.com
Nomination:Narayan Murthy and Karnam Malleshwari
Reason:Mr. Murthy's vision is very positive. It inspires every Indian. He is not seeking self-glorification as most other people in power. His vision is to give empowerment to the poor people of India.
Karnam Malleshwari should be awarded for the Indian women who come from rural India. She is an inspiration to all especially with the worthless beauty contests around. The struggle and success of the underdog.
Thu Dec 14 18:12:56 2000
Name:viswanath
Email:vish1000@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason:For the first time we have a risk taker in politics. Despite shunning populism and opportunism, he has managed to keep the electorate behind him. He has used the absence of a credible opposition to consolidate himself and his policies positively instead of going after selfish ends.
Thu Dec 14 18:13:18 2000
Name:Rajasekar
Email:rasekar@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A.B.Vajpayee
Reason:He is finding solution to current indian problems like kashmir etc.
Thu Dec 14 18:18:38 2000
Name:Umesh Rao
Email:rao@technologist.com
Nomination:A.B. Vajpayee
Reason:Providing India with a stable,
efficient and progressive
government.
Thu Dec 14 18:19:50 2000
Name:narendran
Email:vnnarendran@rediffmail.com
Nomination:atal bihari vajbayee
Reason:he is one of the strongest pm we had
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