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The Nominations...


Fri Dec 15 14:49:07 2000
Name:Anil
Email:anilvvnn@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason: Hats off to Vajpayeeji, he has carried India to a greater heights inspite of having pressures from enimies as well as from opposition party. I dont have any other words to say. An Indian...


Fri Dec 15 14:50:03 2000
Name:shweta
Email:shwet32@hotmail.com
Nomination:amitabh bachchan
Reason::)..does it need a reason?;)


Fri Dec 15 14:53:04 2000
Name:nivedita bhattacharjee
Email:nive_dita_sis@rediffmail.com
Nomination:karnam malleshwari
Reason:because she brought pride&honour to the indians


Fri Dec 15 14:53:40 2000
Name:Puja Gandhi
Email:pujagandhi@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpayee
Reason:I would definitely vote for him since in the past year he has gone out of his way for our country.He did all he could at his best.The speeches he gave at the White House were phenomenal and also the Lahore trip was I think a big move on his part towards the all time India-Pakistan war.


Fri Dec 15 14:54:58 2000
Name:Vijay
Email:vijay_2000_kumar@yahoo.com
Nomination:The duo of Manmohan Singh and P V Narasimha Rao
Reason:Well, we should not forget that these were the people who were responsible for liberalisation. A big change in the history of India, only years to come will tell, whether it is for the good or for the bad !


Fri Dec 15 14:55:00 2000
Name:Anshul Rawal
Email:anshul_rawal@hotmail.com
Nomination:A.B Vajpayee the statesman
Reason:for his the foreign policies,for putting india on world map,for seriously thinking of solving kashmir issue,for showing the world that finally a government is there which is free from any scandals and for his sincere efforts to lead india to the number one spot in the new millenium.


Fri Dec 15 14:55:38 2000
Name:Vj
Email:vjwpf@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Mani Ratnam
Reason:he has redefined the art of film-making and indisputably is among the very few master film-makers living in this country.


Fri Dec 15 14:55:46 2000
Name:Ravi Kumar
Email:iduriravi@rediffmail.com
Nomination:P.V.Narsimha Rao
Reason:For his globlisation policies .


Fri Dec 15 14:56:50 2000
Name:Sandip Das
Email:sandip.das@philips.com
Nomination:Saurav Ganguly
Reason:Proved to be an inspirational leader --- led from the front when chips were down. Believed in youths and built confidence in them to make a new team around the nucleus. Good motivator and thinks differently.


Fri Dec 15 14:58:09 2000
Name:Anshul Rawal
Email:anshul_rawal@hotmail.com
Nomination:A.B Vajpayee the statesman
Reason:for his foreign policies, for putting india on world map, for seriously thinking of solving kashmir issue, for showing the world that finally a government is there which is free from any scandals and for his sincere efforts to lead india to the number one spot in the new millenium.


Fri Dec 15 14:58:41 2000
Name:Ravi Kumar
Email:iduriravi@rediffmail.com
Nomination:P.V.Narsimha Rao
Reason:For his globlisation polcies .


Fri Dec 15 15:00:03 2000
Name:Sivakumar
Email:siva@extol.com.my
Nomination:Vajpayee,Naidu,Abdul Kalam,Padmanaban
Reason:1. Mr. Vajpayee Now India need this kind of leadership atleast for next 10 years 2. Mr. Chandrababu Naidu Wow.. What a CM, I am proud about him, Every State Needs this kind of CM atleast for 5 years 3. Dr.Abdul Kalam Yes He proved that India can achieve anything in Science. India Needs him forever 4. General Padmanaban Our Honourable and Respectable Army Chief, Often i used to wonder about him, India Needs him for next 5 years atleast.


Fri Dec 15 15:00:29 2000
Name:chandrakanth.D
Email:chandrakanth_d@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Narayana Murthy of Infosys
Reason:If any person has put india on the Global map at its Highest peak that even countries like germany which neglected indians are now recognising them and are inviting them and the IT sector's growth has also forced many countries to pull back their sanctions which were enforced in the wake of the Pokhran nuclear tests.


Fri Dec 15 15:06:20 2000
Name:Sethu Thiagarajan
Email:rajan@tp.edu.sg
Nomination:Rangarajan Kumara Mangalam
Reason:He is one of the young talented Ministers. He became a powerful man in BJP in short period even though his roots are from congress. But badluck we lost him.


Fri Dec 15 15:07:25 2000
Name:srinath
Email:srinath_nlr@rediffmail.com
Nomination:atal bihari vajpayee
Reason:Succesful in Leading india with a fragile coalition


Fri Dec 15 15:09:44 2000
Name:rajesh thakur
Email:rajeshthakur2@hotmail.com
Nomination:N. CHANDRABABU NAIDU
Reason:he knows how to strike fine balance between poor and rich.


Fri Dec 15 15:10:58 2000
Name:jiten
Email:jitender29@rediffmail.com
Nomination:atal bihari vajpayee
Reason:because he is the person who is deeply interested in bringing peace to the kashmir valley. he also tackled the opposition in parliament very bravely. he is an honest person


Fri Dec 15 15:12:08 2000
Name:Rahul Apte
Email:apterahul@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan
Reason:A true Superstar, and a dignified peron. Again, he has proved it!


Fri Dec 15 15:13:22 2000
Name:Sanjog Bhatkuly
Email:infinity@goatelecom.com
Nomination:AMITABH BACHAN
Reason:For rising against all odds to make KBC most successful show for the partcipants, aspirants and himself.


Fri Dec 15 15:13:41 2000
Name:Ivan DSouza
Email:ivanbdsouza@yahoo.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan
Reason:He has battled against all odds to truimph for the umpteenth time.


Fri Dec 15 15:14:33 2000
Name:Paras Bhatia
Email:parasbhatia@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A B. Vajpayee
Reason:He has developed strong relations ever with the USA.


Fri Dec 15 15:16:32 2000
Name:Mayank Singhvi
Email:mayank@blbfinwiz.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan
Reason:The eternal being......has the ability to make a person laugh all the way...or cry...... The greatest ever.......


Fri Dec 15 15:17:01 2000
Name:Shreyans
Email:shahrulz316@rediffmail.com
Nomination:karnam malleshwari
Reason:cause she had made the people of india proud by becoming the first indian woman to win an olympic medal


Fri Dec 15 15:17:05 2000
Name:Nagendra Parakh
Email:parakh@sebi.gov.in
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Reason:He has Transformed Millions of life through Art of living Programmes. Peoples are stress free, Calm, and cheerful in their life. He not only teaches to make one own's life happy but he also emphasise that everyone should make life of all the persons near him happy by extending any seva the need


Fri Dec 15 15:18:29 2000
Name:R.Purushothaman
Email:naidu_purush@yahoo.com
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason:he strives hard to make the Indian people to breath fresh air who were long affected by politics , Redtapism. Also by working against the inefficiency and corruption. to all this evils.


Fri Dec 15 15:18:34 2000
Name:Swapnil Shah
Email:swapshah@chequemail.com
Nomination:Hrithik Roshan
Reason:He came with a bang and took the country by a storm. He was one "good"news for Indian film industry. He is one actor who was offered Hollywood roles & he turned them down for lack of dates !!!


Fri Dec 15 15:19:07 2000
Name:manu singh
Email:jainbhavna_2000@yahoo.com
Nomination:AB Vajpayee
Reason:AFTER HE BECAME THE PM.THE POLITICAL SITUATION HAS BECOME BETTER


Fri Dec 15 15:19:33 2000
Name:Amit Sharma
Email:tinku_amit@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A.B.Vajpayee
Reason:Because of his leading abilities he is been able to maintain the govt.with so many partners of different ideology.


Fri Dec 15 15:19:33 2000
Name:S.NATARAJAN. MUMBAI-16
Email:snat123@rediff.com
Nomination:SHRI. CHAGHAN BHUJPAL Dy.C.M. Maharatra state.
Reason: SIR, shri.chaghan Bhujpal Deputy Chief Minister of Maharastra state is the real HERO of the society. He has taken control of the govt.in turn the social scenario at the commercial capital of India i.e. MUMBAI CITY. to see the peaceful atmosphere prevails in the society.So I nominate him.


Fri Dec 15 15:20:58 2000
Name:rakesh tandon
Email:goldeyes@bom5.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:amitabh bachchan
Reason:he has bounced back and taken centre stage again and no one can match upto him.


Fri Dec 15 15:24:44 2000
Name:Ravi
Email:vrc_reddy@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Farooq Abdullah
Reason:For his patriatism & Sacrifying his own interests for country ichoose J & K Chief Minister as my choice


Fri Dec 15 15:25:44 2000
Name:Jayatheerhta
Email:vsjay@yahoo.com
Nomination:Azim Premji.
Reason:For making the world look up to India with his business policies. Excellent business mind.


Fri Dec 15 15:26:09 2000
Name:shashank sharma
Email:shashank_sash@rediff.com
Nomination:atal bihari vajpayee
Reason:the best p.m. we have had in years


Fri Dec 15 15:27:47 2000
Name:VijayKumar
Email:vijayanaidu@chequemail.com
Nomination:A.B.Vajpayee
Reason:He is the one who is leading the country towards the light,in which many of the previous leaders could not do. he is making us to be proud to be an INDIAN...... obviously he is the one and only choice of mine.


Fri Dec 15 15:28:00 2000
Name:R.Vijayaraghavan
Email:vijayragvan@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Medha Patkar
Reason:For leading a fight with the Govt.Authorities against the Sardar Sarovar project. She is leading a group of poor, illiterate village people and helping them to secure a good future.


Fri Dec 15 15:29:31 2000
Name:chaosananda
Email:chaosananda@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee,PM India.
Reason:He has managed to bring stability and respect for India. He has India progress in all direcction in his mind more than anyone up there! His presence as the PM will make sure we move ahead in our development and bring back the glory for India.


Fri Dec 15 15:30:45 2000
Name:ADITYAPOLASANI
Email:ADITYAPOLASANI@ONEBOX.COM
Nomination:AMITABH BACHCHAN
Reason:" AMITABH MEANS THE LIGHT THAT NEVER DIMNISHES". HE IS THE ICON OF INDIAN CINEMA.THOUGH HE HAS ACHIEVED GREAT SUCESS HE HAS ALSO SEEN FAIR AMOUNT OF FAILURES.LIKE THE SLANGING ON THE BOFORS CASE,MISSWORLD CONTROVERSY, A.B.C.L DEBACLE AND HIS MOVIE FAILURES,BUT HE HAS SHOWN TO THE WORLD THAT HE IS A FIGHTER AND HE HAS RISEN LIKE A PHONEIX FROM THE ASHES EVERY TIME THE PEOPLE HAVE WRITTEN HIM OFF.WE HAVE TO TAKE EXAMPLE FROM HIM THAT WHATEVER THE FAILURES MAY BE WE SHOULD NEVER GIVE UP.THE GREATEST THING ON HIS PART IS THAT HE HAS payeeD BACK THE DEBTS THOUGH HE COULD HAVE AVOIDED BY REFERRING TO THE B.I.F.R. AS MANY BUSINESS MEN DO, AND TODAY HE IS FULFILLING THE LIFES OF MANY MIDDLE CLASS CITIZENS THROUGH THE K.B.C SHOW. SO AMITABH DEFINITELY DESERVES THIS AWARD.


Fri Dec 15 15:31:34 2000
Name:smita yadav
Email:smitay@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A .B Vajpayee
Reason:He is simply fabulous! He is india Pride..


Fri Dec 15 15:31:40 2000
Name:L. Pramod
Email:pramodls@yahoo.com
Nomination:Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:The only person who can save India. Future of INDIA.


Fri Dec 15 15:32:00 2000
Name:prakash
Email:shipsgs@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A B Vajapayee
Reason:For emerging as sole leader who can run the country by being suitable to everyones need[political parties]


Fri Dec 15 15:32:10 2000
Name:uday
Email:vuday1@yahoo.com
Nomination:Mr. Chandrababu Naidu
Reason:The appreciation just starts, if u take the name of him. For the fact, how a politician earned so much fame in and out of the country; who has become the role model of every politician with his ideological views and vision. The way he did put his place(Andhra pradesh/Hyderabad) in the world map; making the world recognise the importance of Indian IT profs. I think he is simply the Great. HE IS THE BEST SUITED PERSON FOR THIS.


Fri Dec 15 15:34:57 2000
Name:sandeep
Email:skgskgskg@yahoo.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:His able leadership, effective foreign policies and strong decisions on economic front despite the small say he has in the coalition government. He also undertook good steps to enable the Indian IT-industry to be world class.


Fri Dec 15 15:37:56 2000
Name:Maunesh Kumar Sahoo
Email:maunesh_sahoo@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:Able leader who has successfulluy continued his good jobs as a prime minister if India. In his leadership India has reached new heights not only in technology, but in Indo-US relations, Solving the Kashmir issue and acquiring the nuclear weapon ... not for destruction but as a self-defensive measure. Really an able and Honest leader!! Keep going Mr. Vajpayee.


Fri Dec 15 15:40:03 2000
Name:polyvivek
Email:polyvivek@rediffmail.com
Nomination:sachin tendulkar
Reason:he is an extraordinary cricketer blaster,allrounder


Fri Dec 15 15:40:13 2000
Name:npchandrasekhar
Email:npchandrasekhar@hotmail.com
Nomination:N Chandrababu Naidu
Reason:Think deep and all of us know the reason why.He is our link to the future.


Fri Dec 15 15:40:45 2000
Name:Dr. Neeraj Kumar
Email:neeraj@md2.huji.ac.il
Nomination:Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:I will say that he is A.B. Vajpayee because of his diplomacy on Kashmir and generosity and honesty towards Indian people and country. Although, we can't discreminate others but my first choice is Vajpayee.


Fri Dec 15 15:40:52 2000
Name:Satish Chavali
Email:satish_chavali@hotmail.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan
Reason:He was instrumental in bringing all indians together by his superb performance in Kaun Banega Crorepati!. All are glued on to their TV sets for this program.


Fri Dec 15 15:41:19 2000
Name:Ranjit Lala
Email:ranjitlala@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Mr Amitabh Bachhan
Reason:....Needs no explanation


Fri Dec 15 15:43:44 2000
Name:Abhyshek Gite
Email:Abhyshek@mailcity.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason:for being what he is ... the best in the world and on top of that honest too.


Fri Dec 15 15:44:45 2000
Name:deepak kabra
Email:hitek_hapl@rediffmail.com
Nomination:sri. atal bihari vajpayee
Reason:1.For his announcement on cease-fire in jammu kashmir to bring peace. 2.Successfully handling the issue to petroleum price hike. 3.Successfully handling of divisions in U.P., M.P., Bihar. 4.Respecting and taking care of all the allies.


Fri Dec 15 15:46:41 2000
Name:sabyasachi chakravarty
Email:sachi99@emirates.net.ae
Nomination:sri Atal bihari Vajpayee
Reason:With Weak knees he stands tall over all of us. He has made us overseas indians proud.


Fri Dec 15 15:46:58 2000
Name:salma
Email:salmashabbir2000@rediffmail.com
Nomination:lara dutta,priyanka chopra,diya mirza
Reason:this year these beauties scored a hatrick by winning all 3 international pageants of the year & creating a record the world over.


Fri Dec 15 15:47:52 2000
Name:S S
Email:lonelyhandsomeguy_in@yahoo.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason:great player and genius hes the best player in the world .worlds legend in cricket don bradman also praised him hes so nice to watch and hes gonna create records where it would take a new tendular to born to breake those records ...


Fri Dec 15 15:50:21 2000
Name:Ujval Deep
Email:ujvaldeep@vsnl.com
Nomination:Mr. Narayana Murthy
Reason:Ifosys has become a global player in no way inferior to othr large US corporations. The reason - this man


Fri Dec 15 15:54:13 2000
Name:Sandy
Email:sandy_ks@123india.com
Nomination:Jyothibasu
Reason:He is the real politician


Fri Dec 15 15:55:15 2000
Name:ChackoJoy
Email:chackojoy@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Mr.N.R.NarayanaMoorthy,CEO,Infosys Technologies
Reason:He proved that India is a IT Saavy nation with the best mindsets and best brains.................


Fri Dec 15 15:56:17 2000
Name:TAJUDDIN SHAIKH
Email:taj_rs@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Karnam Malleshwari
Reason:She has proved " Don't say you can do it, Just do it.


Fri Dec 15 15:58:57 2000
Name:radhashivaswamy
Email:radhaswamy@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A.B.Vajpayee
Reason:A scholar,poet and peaceloving personality


Fri Dec 15 15:59:07 2000
Name:Nandini Shankar
Email:nandinishankar@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpayee
Reason:Thank God for small mercies!Where would this country have been without him!! You should not even be asking for nominations.... It can only be our prime minister and nobody else!!


Fri Dec 15 16:00:08 2000
Name:rajeev sharma
Email:rajeev_51@yahoo.com
Nomination:Judges of the apex court
Reason:They gave wonderful decision, on many issues .... like Dr rajkumar case...without giving freedom to terriost!


Fri Dec 15 16:03:32 2000
Name:vyom shah
Email:nightshadow@india.com
Nomination:karnam malleshwari
Reason:She deserves to be the rediff indian of the year because she represents a sportsperson of substance,of pride ,of honour out of a huge population of a billion people Just one from one billion not only makes her special but truly deserving sportswomen, women yes, she is the first women of india to win an olympic medal , olympics ,to win an olympic medal is not only the sucess of the person who achieved the feat but also the sucess of the whole country , india could just produce only one olympic medal winner ,it's a shame, but still if karnam malleshwari would not have been there ,india would not have listed in the medal tally list, india is a developing country and is now giving more importance to role of women in society than ever, if karnam malleshwari is made the rediff indian of the year then she would become role model for many netizens and esspecially women who now needs to be encouraged. Karnam malleshwari is really the symbol of pride,of joy, of sucess,of encouragement,of women. my vote goes to her.


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