Thu Dec 14 18:22:30 2000
Name:archana
Email:callmearchie@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A.B.Vajpayee
Reason:'coz he has kept up his straight foward attitude despite changing days.he has proved to be a true indian under all trying circumstances.
Thu Dec 14 18:24:55 2000
Name:ravi teja
Email:sairaviteja@rediffmail.com
Nomination:karanam malleshwari
Reason:bcos she is the only one to make the country proud by winning a medal , with a country of 2nd largest population.
regards,
raviteja
Thu Dec 14 18:25:38 2000
Name:Diggy Choudhari
Email:diggy@india.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Reason:For spreading so much knowledge
and joy through the amazing Art
of Living courses
Thu Dec 14 18:32:23 2000
Name:gaurav kawatra
Email:coolfact@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Mr. ATALBIHARI VAJPAYEE
Reason:BECAUSE HE IS ONLY PRIMEMINISTER WHO IS DOING SOMETHING FOR DEVELOPING INDIA IN ALL THE AREAS AND I BELIEVE THAT HE WILL MAKE INDIA TO BE PROUDFUL IN THE WORLD IN EVERY FIELD.
Thu Dec 14 18:35:45 2000
Name:Suresh
Email:sureshkumar@mail.com
Nomination:PM. VAJPAYEE
Reason:Everybody reliased our potential because of our
PM.
Thu Dec 14 18:36:44 2000
Name:Kalyan
Email:kalyan13@indiatimes.com
Nomination:Abdul Kareem
Reason:Abdul Kareem, father of Shakeel Ahmed, who had been killed in an ambush eight years ago by, had the courage to stand-up against the rotten system.
The thing which he did could have only happenned in Films, but he made it possible in Real life.
Thu Dec 14 18:39:48 2000
Name:mohan singh
Email:mohanr@rocketmail.com
Nomination:shri L.K. Advani
Reason:I appreciata Advaniji more than vajpayeeji as i appreciate Patel than Nehru. Being a statesman looks easier than being a tough man and stick to his ideology even at the time of trouble and Advaniji has done all that.
If he belongs to RSS, he proudly says that. As an example it is tougher to say that we will not release terrorirst for exchange of hostages and face the wrath of the people for the sake of the country. Tough actions make a country great and I want to see my country great and powerful , so that everyone understand, listen and respect us outside India.
with regards
mohan singh
London
Thu Dec 14 18:44:01 2000
Name:Vijay Paritala
Email:vijay_paritala@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A.B.Vajpayee
Reason:He is the only PM with lot of patience and he has dealed the issue of kargil with lot of courage and patience and intelligence. He would have proven the best PM of india if BJP has won a total majority.
Thu Dec 14 18:44:02 2000
Name:shruthinaik
Email:shruthinaik@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:He has been the better P.M of India.
Thu Dec 14 18:46:24 2000
Name:Madhusudhan
Email:madhuboyina@rediff.com
Nomination:Karnam malleshwari
Reason:PROUD TO GET A SINGLE MEDAL IN OLYMPICS FOR A COUNTRY WITH 100 CRORE POPULATION
Thu Dec 14 18:54:35 2000
Name:payal doshi
Email:payalrdoshi@rediffmail.com .
Nomination:sachin tendulkar
Reason:sachin is the best sportsperson today india have
till date .due to even match fixing scandal his credibility not even once was doubted.he is a great ambassador of india and true role model for youngsters and old.
Thu Dec 14 18:55:35 2000
Name:P. Talwar
Email:pantalwar@hotmail.com
Nomination:Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:ABV is the greatest Indian alive:
1. He has put India on the righteous path.
2. He (along with NDA parties) stopped the Congress and Sonia to come to power-which would have been disastrous for the nation and the Indians
3. He gave permission for the nuclear blasts
4. Has a clean core team of ministers and is himself very straight-forward, clean & honest
5. For reviving hinduism in India and catching the missionaries involved in unethical work and conversions in India
6. Finally, for making every Indian proud of their country and motherland...hats off to Shri Vajpayee, his patience & his perseverence which has made him stay in opposition from 1950's to late 1990's-spending almost 50 of his 75 years in opposition.....we Indians should be proud to have him on our side...
Thu Dec 14 18:59:07 2000
Name:dinesh singh
Email:dineshsingh68@usa.net
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpayee
Reason:He has brought stability to the country and has been able to bind it together. And, very importantly, he has brought a certain dignity back to the PM's office, which has not been seen since '85 when Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as PM.
Thu Dec 14 19:02:37 2000
Name:Raj Joshi
Email:raj1999@lycos.com
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpayee
Reason:A true statesman who thinks about India even in his dreams and has achieved so many things in such a small period in office despite of being hassled by the unruly and undemocratic and truly non-secular parties like Congress and he is managing the coalition govt so well.
The image of India has improved due to him. India is poised to become the IT superpower and also a major global player in the years to come under his leadership. He is definitely the personality everyone would like to emulate. I wish him a great life and let Indians give him more chances to continue to do great things for India. I wish him all the best. I love him.
Thu Dec 14 19:06:00 2000
Name:amitabh bendre
Email:amitabhbendre@rediffmail.com
Nomination:amitabh bachchan
Reason:2000 IS HIS YEAR, does anybody need a reason for that?
Thu Dec 14 19:06:51 2000
Name:shikha gandhi
Email:shikha_gandhi@usa.net
Nomination:shri shri ravi shanker
Reason:he's torch bearer for harmony ,peace&love
Thu Dec 14 19:08:12 2000
Name:Pradeepta K Panda
Email:pkp@ipc.iisc.ernet.in
Nomination:Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:He has shown that with consensus and sincerity you can run a 22-party coailation govt.Also given the country new direction in economy. Made us proud of a politician.
But it is his integrity in todays society which not only took him will way ahead of others but set an example too.
Thu Dec 14 19:10:20 2000
Name:Sandeep Srivastava
Email:s_srivastva@mailcity.com
Nomination:Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:He is the only one in our whole history who has a courage to take the decision not to make it pending.....
Thu Dec 14 19:12:26 2000
Name:Raj Singh
Email:rajcs@hotmail.com
Nomination:A. B. Vajpayee
Reason:He is a living legend. He brought pride to India and every Indians.
He is a man to has really brought recognition to India in the eyes of World.
He is a man to can fulfill dreams of every Indian to be happy, walk with pride and be proud of being Indian.
Thu Dec 14 19:13:02 2000
Name:viplove gandhi
Email:omagynr@vsnl.net.in
Nomination:shri shri ravi shanker
Reason:he's spritual leader of distinction&who is spreading message of peace &love&indian culture throughout the world
sudarshan kriya devised by him has helped millions across the world to feel the divine.
Thu Dec 14 19:13:03 2000
Name:Munish Dev
Email:munish_dev@yahoo.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:This man has left no stone
unturned. With his truly charismatic
image, he has made the whole world
understand our stand. May it be our
Nuclear Strength or Peace keeping
forces, or even Kargil. He has
even impressed opposition party leaders.
Thu Dec 14 19:17:15 2000
Name:Manish Agarwal
Email:manish_agar@hotmail.com
Nomination:Saurav Ganguly
Reason:Played good cricet
Thu Dec 14 19:17:54 2000
Name:Vishal Shenoy K
Email:vishal_karla@yahoo.com
Nomination:Shri Atal bihari Vajapayee
Reason:The most powerful politician on date.The PM who brought india's Glory back.Truly one of the best leader in the world.hats off atalji..
Thu Dec 14 19:22:01 2000
Name:balu
Email:balasubramanian_s@hotmail.com
Nomination:LK Advani
Reason:Dynamic leader we had after Sardar Patel
Thu Dec 14 19:23:38 2000
Name:mani
Email:manian_s@hotmail.com
Nomination:LK Advani
Reason:Best & Bold home minister after Patel
Thu Dec 14 19:24:02 2000
Name:Rajankasturi
Email:Rajankasturi@rediff.com
Nomination:Shri.A.B.Vajapayee
Reason:A cool personality, with vision to handle not only NDA,but also oppositon and neighbours.. The supreme country like USA has to change their views almost 100% and the credit goes toABV. may his tribe increase and achieve prosperity to India ie.BHARATH..Rajan
Thu Dec 14 19:24:27 2000
Name:T.Jayakumar
Email:jayakumar_th@hotmail.com
Nomination:A.B.Vajpayee
Reason:When he took over, India was not a strong player internationally. He exploded the nuclear bombs and proclaimed India as a nuclear country. Pakistan's misadventure in Kargil was given a fitting reply. The restraint shown by the country was lauded by the world. The post Pokhran economic sanctions of the west was of no use as the economic growth especially the booming IT power of India made everyone to forget about the past and join hands with us. Soon we witnessed a bee-line of international leaders like Clinton and Putin visit India. All this was possible only due to the able leadership of a dedicated and noble person called A.B.Vajpayee.
Thu Dec 14 19:29:02 2000
Name:diptee deshpande
Email:dips_virgo@yahoo.com
Nomination:AMITABH BACHCHAN
Reason: He is the versatile actor in the Hindi film industry earlier and even today and always be.At this point of age also he has given a mind blowing performance in Mohabbatien.
He is the heart of Kaun Banega Crorepati. The way he presents the show,the respect he shows to each and every paerticipant though he being the no 1 actor of this film industry.
I think he is the best to be the Rediff Indian of the year.
Thu Dec 14 19:30:01 2000
Name:L Brahma Prakash
Email:lbprakash@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan
Reason:for making learning in vogue againg; for making millions go back to books, to GK and motivating people to read and learn more; for creating an interest among the young to know more, to be inquisitive;
Thu Dec 14 19:31:09 2000
Name:Rajneesh De
Email:ronnied39@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Saurav Ganguly
Reason:For bringing back our national pastime to where it was
Thu Dec 14 19:31:51 2000
Name:Sunil
Email:gss127@hotmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason:Despite of all oppositions, managed to take AP on fast track. He also gave more importance to the larger interests of the country and supported the governement.
Thu Dec 14 19:31:59 2000
Name:Ronnie
Email:ronnied39@yahoo.com
Nomination:Saurav Ganguly
Reason:Captain par excellence
Thu Dec 14 19:33:53 2000
Name:Narendra A.B
Email:abnaren@sasken.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpeyi
Reason:For his great leadership, vision.
Thu Dec 14 19:34:02 2000
Name:senthill.E.S.
Email:senthills@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Our ATALJI(A.B. Vajpayee)
Reason:He bore all the pains of some of the worst times and also succeeded in raising India's image in the world.
MAY HE TAKE INDIA TO THE SUPER POWER STATUS IN HS LIFE TIME
Thu Dec 14 19:36:31 2000
Name:vijay anand
Email:jkvijay@yahoo.com
Nomination:a.b.vajpayee
Reason:good, strong, stern, able administrator
Thu Dec 14 19:36:43 2000
Name:RAvinder Gupta
Email:ravi33024@hotmail.com
Nomination:L K Advani
Reason:The best Home Minister after Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel
Thu Dec 14 19:37:01 2000
Name:JEELANI
Email:jilani_jil@rediff.com
Nomination:AMITABH BACHCHAN
Reason:
HE PROVES THERE IS NO SUCCESS WITHOUT HARDWORK
Thu Dec 14 19:39:03 2000
Name:Ashok
Email:tirushal@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu nadiu,CM of Andhra
Reason:The Man with Vision who we were very much proud to have in India. Expecting him to be the future PM to cope up with the IT trends.
Thu Dec 14 19:40:43 2000
Name:smitha joseph
Email:c_smithageorge@rediffmail.com
Nomination:AMITABH BACHCHAN
Reason:The fact that every one tries to clone him only proves his popularity.
Thu Dec 14 19:46:29 2000
Name:Aakash
Email:pramyb7@yahoo.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan
Reason:The Ultimate actor the world has ever produced.A legend of all time.He has such a charisma that what ever he does people will follow.
Thu Dec 14 19:51:08 2000
Name:Sayantan Das
Email:hjbrl@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Jyoti Basu
Reason:He knows where to stop.Amidst the dirty political scenario of the country , he set an example of a politician without any lust for power.
Thu Dec 14 19:54:34 2000
Name:sarathy
Email:sarathy5@rediff.com
Nomination:mr.a.b.vajpayee
Reason:He is very simple man and he is gentleman he is every time working for indian
Thu Dec 14 19:54:43 2000
Name:cyriac scaria
Email:cyriacs@hotmail.com
Nomination:Mr.Pranoy Roy-NDTV,STAR NEWS
Reason:Pranoy is the man who shows the nation how to do business with mnc's without loosing the basic ethos and self respect of the country. secondly he has shown the corporate world about the ways and means to nurture talent and fearless minds. moreover he is the symbol of quality in life and profession.
Thu Dec 14 19:56:35 2000
Name:Som Khanna
Email:som.khanna@nrc.ca
Nomination:Varsha Bhosle
Reason:For her well reseached and daring comments.
She is "Jhansi KE Rani" of this century.
Keep-up good work,Varsha.
Thu Dec 14 19:57:08 2000
Name:dr.sudhakar reddys.s
Email:sudhakarreddys@hotmail.com
Nomination:atalbihari vajpayee
Reason:he is the greatest prime minister india ever has in history of its independence,he is the most capable of running the country even with 20 more coalition partners with different ambitions.
Thu Dec 14 19:58:12 2000
Name:Manek Manghnani
Email:manekm@hotmail.com
Nomination:Shri Shri Ravi Shankar
Reason:he helps in spreading the message of love & peace during these turbulent times
Thu Dec 14 19:59:24 2000
Name:Amit Vyas
Email:amvy@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan
Reason:He is used to rising from the ashes ,i think this is his nth comeback to limelight.The populace seems not to have enuff of him.The man of the century AMITABH BACHCHAN
Thu Dec 14 20:00:55 2000
Name:Kiran Vuppala
Email:kiran_vuppala@hotmail.com
Nomination:Chandra Babu Naidu
Reason:He's the man India needs if we even have to come close to being a superpower both on the political front as well as on the Information Superhighway....
Thu Dec 14 20:01:04 2000
Name:praveen
Email:apkumar@rediffmail.com
Nomination:P.V Narasimha Rao
Reason:The Reason behind today's IT sucess in India is Mr. Rao. He took the India into International IT industry.
Thu Dec 14 20:02:29 2000
Name:Jyoti Rao
Email:jyorao@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bacchan
Reason:For sheer charisma.For getting us to watch, a if you see it logically, an utterly juvenile show,day after day,week after week,month after month as if he has hypnotized us.
Thu Dec 14 20:03:24 2000
Name:Shipra Agarwal
Email:shipraagrawal@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Azim Premji
Reason:For pivoting indian economy.For his simplicity and down to earth personality.For his humility and modesty.
Thu Dec 14 20:03:34 2000
Name:Raghavendra M.J.
Email:raghavmj@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A.B. Vajpayee
Reason:Great personality, honoured everywhere across the world.
A person with lot of patience
and a great patriot, and has the ability to lead the country in any critical circumstances. We salute for his honesty.
Thu Dec 14 20:07:31 2000
Name:Manoj Yadav
Email:precious_20_in@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan
Reason:Once Again he has shown what a persona he is. He has taken country by storm with KBC. He is un-doubtely most popular person with Sachin Tendulkar just behind him.
Thu Dec 14 20:07:54 2000
Name:narendar kantem
Email:kantem@hotmail.com
Nomination:ABVP
Reason:ABVP -That is Atal Bihari Vaj Payee.He is the only living (legend) politician to have place in ONE BILLION -INDIANS. And he proved INDIA IS
SUPER POWER in all i.e BRAIN to BENCH.
MAY GOD BLESS INDI & ABVP.
Thu Dec 14 20:16:27 2000
Name:Gagan
Email:gagan@hotmail.com
Nomination:A. B. Vajpayee
Reason:I nominate, amongst all the Indians, Vajpayee as not only the Rediff Man of the Year but also the the first Millennium Man of the 21st Century.
Mr. Vajpayee has been the most successful PM of India in its most turbulent period of her existence. I call it the most turbelent because India is passing through a stage of Macro and Micro Economic reforms. Economic reforms are the most difficult process for any country, for we have seen many prowling economic tigers of the past either lying dead or wounded. Also he is put in a situation where he had to cobble up a majority in the Parliament amongst 25 odd political parties, each party having its own internal dissensions of various magnitude.
He should also be praised and admired for the courage that he has shown in offering to build a peace bridge to the tattered Pakistan whose existence is ebbing on the ongoing Kashmiri claim.
The best way for Indians to further disintegrate the Pakistan is by offering peace to her because Pakistan as a nation survives only on the hardcore hatred for India. Once they have nothing to quarrel with India, Pakistan ceases to be a nation. No one understands with absolute clarity than Vajpayee.
He has also been successful in formulating a foreign policy which is accepted and condoned by the major nations in the world including the European Unions, Russia, China, USA in addition to scores of smaller countries.
I wish him all the success in his efforts to find a solution to the contentious issue of Ayodhya which is being used by most of the politicians in India as a political tool to bank on votes.
Now Vajpayee has either directly or indirectly sounded the nation as to which side of the faction he is inclined to lean. By doing so he has thrown a challenge to all those Sonias, Mulayams, Basus, Jaipals, to categorically say which side of the faction they are willing to side with.
They are now obliged to offer the nation an alternative to Vajpayee's suggestion or accept it to close the issue once for all.
No one has any right to hold the nation to ransom without offering alternative. If they have no alternative, they should accept what others have to offer and start concentrating on other areas of nation building.
Thu Dec 14 20:16:28 2000
Name:G.S.
Email:gs@mail.com
Nomination:P.M. A.B. Vajpayee
Reason:..because he is the only one fit to be called an Indian king since independence.
After an almost never-ending wait, there's finally a respectable PM for India.
He may have his weaknesses and may be allied to rightists, but India today has never had more respect coming towards it from the outside world.
Thu Dec 14 20:18:02 2000
Name:Rajeshwar Rao Vadheraju
Email:rvadheraju@quark.stpm.soft.net
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason:I nominated him for only one reason that he changed a bit and still trying to change the ATTITUDE of the people and politicians.He speaks about politics whenever elections are round the corner which the current generation is thinking of.
He is dynamic and WORKA HOLIC.
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