The Nominations...

Sat Dec 16 00:03:36 2000
Name:Saravanavel Padmanabhan
Email:psvel@hotmail.com
Nomination:A.B. Vajpayee
Reason:A real good,clean,true politician and leader of this nation.

Sat Dec 16 00:13:08 2000
Name:Ajay
Email:ajayhm@indiainfo.com
Nomination:Narayan Murthy CEO Infosys
Reason:He is reason for the tremendous growth of the IT in India

Sat Dec 16 00:23:54 2000
Name:Arun Jambotkar
Email:arun_jambotkar@hotmail.com
Nomination:Indian Jawans
Reason:Well the Indians can live in peace because our brothers are fighting on the border with the enemy with great courage..

Sat Dec 16 00:29:24 2000
Name:venkatesh v r
Email:venky73@mailcity.com
Nomination:Prime Minister A B Vajpayee
Reason:No doubts!!! he is the man !!! he is the leader taking India to great heights !!!

Sat Dec 16 00:33:45 2000
Name:Rajesh Kalyanaraman
Email:r_kalyanaraman@hotmail.com
Nomination:Karanam Malleshwari
Reason:Welll..nothing more to be said. The first medal by an Indian lady and the only medal from the Sydney Olympics! Fantastic achievement. Out of 1 billion people. Rest of the nation has to hang its heads in shame.

Sat Dec 16 00:36:20 2000
Name:mrinal ghosh ray
Email:mrinal2k@ rediffmail.com
Nomination:karnam maleswari
Reason:put us in the map of international sports arena

Sat Dec 16 00:36:30 2000
Name:ankur chadha
Email:ankurdd@yahoo.com
Nomination:a b vajpayee
Reason:for his outstanding performance as the prime minister of india

Sat Dec 16 00:38:25 2000
Name:Andrea Gutfleisch
Email:a@Gutfleisch.de
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Reason:He has travelled for 25 years around the globe fostering human values and giving people effective tools to work with to live a better life filled with peace and joy and love. He is the greates blessing to the world today.

Sat Dec 16 00:42:36 2000
Name:Vishaal
Email:vishaal1@aol.com
Nomination:the Indian Soldeir
Reason:After all they are doing to protect the integrity of India and Indian people, no one should ask the reason why, it is high time Indian soldier is chosen as the man of the year...

Sat Dec 16 00:44:32 2000
Name:Manjesh
Email:Kmanjesh@vsnl.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Reason:I havent met a more caring and loving person like him yet.He has not only taken the responsibility of the Country but for upliftment of the whole world.

Sat Dec 16 00:44:37 2000
Name:Manu Agarwal
Email:agarwal_manu@yahoo.com
Nomination:Narayan Murthy of Infosys
Reason:Has proved his team and himself to be the most dynamic business leaders of India in the E-Age.His company is a 'gurukul' for the people like me.Nominations for him for redefining the meaning of business in India and putting Indian Software Industry on the world map.Who knows Software would be as profitable to India as electronics revolution was to Japan a few decades ago.Others companies are doing good too but nothing compared to Infosys.

Sat Dec 16 00:44:43 2000
Name:Karthik Ranganna
Email:kranganna@yahoo.com
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpayee
Reason:Yes, Atalji, it is. He is a sincere politician. He is an important figure this year. He represents true feelings of an Indian. Moderation not extremisim in all aspects. Very intellectual. Stands tall in the entire subcontinent.

Sat Dec 16 00:48:48 2000
Name:Bharadwaj BM
Email:bmbharadwaja@rediff.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:Of late some respect has been restored to the seat of Prime Minister if not the Government of India and Indian polity as a whole; in the eyes of an ordinary Indian citizen. he still seems to walk on the ground and has shown exemplary skills in taking along more than a handfull of collegues along with him .. inspite of all the inner contradictions ... Above all the popular feeling in the country seems to be that of optimism and hope and away from cynicism and skepticism ... that much for the "Feel Good" factor of all our economic experts ... And finally; the right person at the right place .... at the right time ? ..... that only time can answer ...

Sat Dec 16 00:50:03 2000
Name:Sai Mukund Krishnakumar
Email:hyderabadi@visto.com
Nomination:Jaswant Singh
Reason:For single-handedly improving Indo-US ties (Our 'great' PM has done nothing in this regard) and changing the way the world looks at India. Also for bringing in some much needed suave to politics at the center (look at his colleagues - Uma Bharati, Mamata Banerjee, George Fernandes !!)

Sat Dec 16 00:54:10 2000
Name:Deepak Sharma
Email:sharmakdeep@hotmail.com
Nomination:Karnam Malleshwari
Reason:She managed to get the only individual medal for India in the last games, and 2nd overall till now. that too, inspite of ridicules and harsh realities she faced from her own people.

Sat Dec 16 00:56:10 2000
Name:Aaron
Email:n_aaron18@excite.com
Nomination:The Jawan anywhere on India's border
Reason:For their many sacrifices.

Sat Dec 16 00:57:15 2000
Name:Amin
Email:amin2000@excite.com
Nomination:Indian Soldiers on the LOC.
Reason:"This space is not sufficient to describe them."

Sat Dec 16 00:58:01 2000
Name:Athreya
Email:bsubrahmaniyam@hotmail.com
Nomination:Kargil Jawans
Reason:In a diffcult terrain and under hostile conditions doing a thankless job so that people like us can tend to our everyday dreams and life.The superstars and sportsmen would not be able to do what they have if not for this person on the border.

Sat Dec 16 01:12:05 2000
Name:anshuman damani
Email:adamani@rediffmail.com
Nomination:dhiru bhai ambani
Reason:i have no words to describe him , his performance is enough to speak on its own

Sat Dec 16 01:20:06 2000
Name:pras
Email:s_p_kumar_2000@yahoo.com
Nomination:A. B. Vajpayee
Reason:For holding several parties together and running the coalition government in a very apt way.

Sat Dec 16 01:34:07 2000
Name:Sukumar
Email:doddala@hotmail.com
Nomination:Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Reason:When all other leaders and politicians are just fighting for power, playing cheap politics, defeating India's seculariasm, and becoming obstacles for the development of the country, here is the person who is perfectly executing his role as a CM. Even after 5 years of single man's fight, he is not tired, and working with all hopes that every other leader and government officials will really strive for the welfare of the people and the country.

Sat Dec 16 01:39:29 2000
Name:Ravi Kumar
Email:ravikarri@yahoo.com
Nomination:Jawan AND Common Man
Reason:Jawan for taking care of all of us. Common Man for Hoping against hope that the leaders mend their ways.

Sat Dec 16 01:41:16 2000
Name:Rogin Thomas
Email:rogin@indiainfo.com
Nomination:A R Rahman
Reason:Allah Rakha Rahman is the Greatest !!!!!!

Sat Dec 16 01:42:36 2000
Name:Ravin
Email:matrav@hotmail.com
Nomination:karnam malleshwari
Reason:She bagged the medal and included India in the medal tally. Getting medal representing a country where people dont play sports,where kids dont play any games in the school because they dont have facilities and parents dont encourage, it is a miracle. Given the present sporting conditions and the awareness, we may get another middle in the 22nd century.She deserves it. That is the least thing we can do to her.

Sat Dec 16 01:45:42 2000
Name:sai ram
Email:sairampc@rediff.com
Nomination:AMITABH BACHHAN
Reason:Undoubtedly, the true SUPER STAR of India!!!!

Sat Dec 16 01:46:13 2000
Name:sreeram
Email:ca_sreeram@usa.net
Nomination:the kargil heroes
Reason:u could choose sachin or saurav or amitabh,they die on the screens for the country,they play and win at the death,but few fear death as a metaphor.our kargil heroes die only once and its as real as anything.facing death at every turn,they have saved india's borders. if these guys are not voted for,then we really are short sighted....

Sat Dec 16 01:53:03 2000
Name:Sudhir . Bangera
Email:sudhirbhai@chequemail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari vajpayee
Reason:He is simply great.He handled the Kargil episode very well. He is a very good orator and a very good planner of events. We wish him all the luck for the betterment of India.

Sat Dec 16 01:54:32 2000
Name:Kartik
Email:mirth_joy@yahoo.com
Nomination:Karnam Malleswari
Reason:As a tribute to her tremendous spirit and will to do herself and India proud.

Sat Dec 16 01:54:39 2000
Name:vaibhav
Email:vaibhav_shinde@rediffmail.com
Nomination:hrithik roshan
Reason:he is not very good performer he is very very good human being, even bettr than sachin tendulkar

Sat Dec 16 02:02:15 2000
Name:Kumar Rajagopalan
Email:contact_kumar2000@yahoo.com
Nomination:Malleswari Karnam
Reason:Lifting the pride of Indian Women

Sat Dec 16 02:07:31 2000
Name:Roopak
Email:roops@hotmail.com
Nomination:ChandraBabu Naidu
Reason:Cool guy!!

Sat Dec 16 02:08:49 2000
Name:janardhan
Email:janardhan1@hotmail.com
Nomination:The Jawan anywhere on India's border
Reason:The jawans are great patriots. Unlike our politicians, filmstars, cricketers, etc..., they are people of integrity. They put their lives on the line for wages which most people who visit rediff.com wouldn't even work.

Sat Dec 16 02:22:54 2000
Name:Swati Ganu
Email:swatiganu@yahoo.com
Nomination:Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:We can take pride in telling the world that we belong to the country, whose Prime minister is Mr. AB Vajpayee. Inpite of the coalition govt, it is making progress in all the spheres. Imagine if he is given a full control, he can solve Kashmir and Ayodhya. He has the vision for the future India.

Sat Dec 16 02:28:45 2000
Name:Jack
Email:jfkjr@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Aishwarya Rai
Reason:She is the most beautiful lady in the world and also the best actress around.

Sat Dec 16 02:45:45 2000
Name:Kaipa Srinivasa Reddy
Email:kaipasri@hd2.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:N.R.Narayana Murthy, CEO, Infosys
Reason:He seems to be the rare icon of hope for India to be known gloabally.

Sat Dec 16 02:53:15 2000
Name:Manish Kohli
Email:Manish.Kohli@med.va.gov
Nomination:Saurav Kalia from the Kargil war
Reason:Gallant young life given up for the country; mercilessly at the hands of torturing rabid fanatics from across the border.

Sat Dec 16 02:56:36 2000
Name:Deepak Sharma
Email:dks@mailexcite.com
Nomination:Hrithik Roshan
Reason:Kaho na yehi "Indian of the year" Hai...

Sat Dec 16 03:01:50 2000
Name:B R Harish
Email:hari_5@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Reason:A model of selfless service, an embodiment of wisdom and grace and an inspiration to millions of people in more than 100 countries. Don't be surprised that He hails from India, it is just the beginning!

Sat Dec 16 03:11:57 2000
Name:Srikanth Beldona
Email:sbeldona@hotmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason:Simply because he exercises his belief that India has great potential and it needs to be exploited. Against the odds of corruption and nepotism, he has brought growth back on the platform. And please, do not belittle this great nomination on a frivolous TV show and its host. Naidu, Kargil soldiers and Tendulkar and many more have done more than earn such competition.

Sat Dec 16 03:15:26 2000
Name:Arun Biswas
Email:biswasar@egr.msu.edu
Nomination:The Unknown Soldier protecting us
Reason:He gets payeed peanuts,he works in some of the harshest environs of the world,he has to face with his own people turn against him,he has to live with the general incompetence of the top brass(exceptons noted),he knows, that he would probably never be thanked by most of the very people he protects...but he does his job...everytime...

Sat Dec 16 03:26:03 2000
Name:Bharani
Email:bramaraj@bigpond.net.au
Nomination:A.R.Rahman
Reason:Taking the Indian music Across the world and making other people to listen to indian music.

Sat Dec 16 03:30:54 2000
Name:Veerendra
Email:veerendrakumar@123india.com
Nomination:BSF/Security guys and other such public servicemen
Reason: The person who can fit in this, should have been sacrificed some thing for the country or people. None other than the BSF guys and other security men were fit for this. And itz true as far as we respect the value of a human life.

Sat Dec 16 03:39:13 2000
Name:ajay j
Email:jajay@onemail.com
Nomination:K Karunakaran
Reason:The greatest politiican Kerala has ever seen!

Sat Dec 16 03:41:05 2000
Name:Rahul
Email:rahulraj@hotmail.com
Nomination:The Jawan of Indian Army
Reason:For their bravery and will to sacrifice their life to safe guard our country. For fighting in odd conditions and telling the enemy that he doesn't stand a chance to cross Indian borders.

Sat Dec 16 03:41:10 2000
Name:Shahbaz Khan
Email:khansha@hotmail.com
Nomination:Veerappan
Reason:For making us realize how safe we are in India

Sat Dec 16 03:42:25 2000
Name:latika
Email:latika@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Reason:For transforming lives through his technique of Sudarshan Kriya and being a personification of the Divine every minute.

Sat Dec 16 03:44:08 2000
Name:Sugandha Gupta
Email:sugandha@ucla.ed
Nomination:Madhuri Dixit
Reason:She has acted with such brilliance in gajagamini that one feels like standing and applauding the actress' decision to act in a role that has a multitude of dimensions. Gaja gamini is truly a film of its own class especialy in times when bollywod is paying no head to the word crearivity. gajagamini truly tests the viwers intellect and it is definitely a wonderful experience. Not to forget madhuri is also one of the producers of this great saga.

Sat Dec 16 03:45:15 2000
Name:Mehdi Nawaz
Email:mehdin@hotmail.com
Nomination:Manoj Prabhakar
Reason:For bringing to light the Corruption involved in Indian Cricket.

Sat Dec 16 03:47:44 2000
Name:Alish
Email:alish@yahoo.com
Nomination:Madhuri Nene
Reason:for being a great and enterprising actress

Sat Dec 16 04:02:55 2000
Name:Raj
Email:rajjj999@yahoo.com
Nomination:Vajpayee
Reason:Best PM Ever

Sat Dec 16 04:03:18 2000
Name:Thadi mattai
Email:mattait@hotmail.com
Nomination:P V Narasimha Rao
Reason:Credit should be given to him for getting the economy onto the rails....And for taking India int the New millenium.....

Sat Dec 16 04:11:33 2000
Name:sanks
Email:sanks4u@yahoo.com
Nomination:Army Jawans
Reason:Martyrs (or) Heroes, my heart (and) vote for them and their family.

Sat Dec 16 04:27:02 2000
Name:Udhaya Sankar Kannan
Email:udhaik@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Vajpayee
Reason:He is the real Leader. Who have full confident leading the country

Sat Dec 16 04:53:37 2000
Name:Prasanna Reddy Gaddam
Email:gaddam2000@yahoo.com
Nomination:Karanam Malleshwari
Reason:We should proud of her, she is the Person who won the Medal in 2000 olympic Games..We got some fame from Her In the world of Sports..

Sat Dec 16 05:03:59 2000
Name:M.V. Suryanarayana
Email:suryacccm@hotmail.com
Nomination:Md. Azharuddin
Reason:For sucessfully fooling 1 billion of Indian population

Sat Dec 16 05:34:37 2000
Name:Jai
Email:jknair99@yahoo.com
Nomination:Vajpayee
Reason: 1. For the nuclear tests, which radically changed how the world looked at India. 2. For the Lahore Bus ride, which showed how much we love peace 3. Kargil. For giving the proper reply to Pakistan 4. For unilaterally declaring peace and showing how scared the pakistanis are of peace. The Greatest Prime Minister India had.

Sat Dec 16 06:14:56 2000
Name:Saurabh Verma
Email:saurabhv@iname.com
Nomination:NR Narayanmurthy
Reason:For his vision and foresight which has helped build a great company, for his marketing and PR skills which has elevated the image of Indian IT industry and lastly for being the first Indian Businessman to share wealth and show the way to others.

Sat Dec 16 06:33:32 2000
Name:Bindu
Email:bindu@hotmail.com
Nomination:The Indian Jawan
Reason:Immatured citizens of our country raise a hue and cry, destroy public property whenever selfish politicians and film stars are kidnapped. They never bother to acknowledge the SELFLESS services of our jawans.

Sat Dec 16 06:46:20 2000
Name:Rekha Balachandar
Email:rekha_thennavan@yahoo.com
Nomination:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Reason:He has greatly contributed to the well being of countless people all over the world through his organization, Art of Living. This foundation teaches simple techniques to enhance one's self and the society surrounding a person. What better way to honor his service to humankind?

Sat Dec 16 07:03:08 2000
Name:Adi
Email:adi420@yahoo.com
Nomination:A.B.Vajpayee
Reason:In spite of all the turmoils created by pakistan , the opposition parties and some NDA allies, Vajpayee has done a great job. I think of all the PMs' we had he is the best. All previous PMs' belonging to Congress and CPM just ruined India and filled their own personal wallets and breeded corruption. To the outside world , Vajpayee has succeeded in creating a very strong image of India, and am proud of that. Thanks Adi . CA, USA.

Sat Dec 16 07:15:01 2000
Name:chandrasekhar
Email:kcsek@hotmail.com
Nomination:Karanam Malleswari
Reason:Saved India's pride at the Olympics. Proved that Indians can perform under pressure.

Sat Dec 16 07:44:18 2000
Name:Ashok B. Hottin
Email:ashok_bh@yahoo.com
Nomination:Prime Minister Sri. A B Vajpayee
Reason:I appreciate the way he proceeded with the Kashmir Issue.I think no one would have done it i.e allowing cease fire in Kashmir and waiting for the militant's +ve response.And even the way he is proceeding with Ayodya issue is really appreciated one , but the opposition parties try to pull him out because they want to rule thier worst politics.I think if Sri. A B Vajpayee is there for some more 5-10 years in Indian politics definetely our India will have some improvement.I am thankful for the rediff team for giving me this opportunity to express my feelings. Bharat Maata ki jai. Vande Mataram Ashok.

Sat Dec 16 07:44:59 2000
Name:chandan
Email:chakumar@umich.edu
Nomination:Vajpayee
Reason:For daring to blast the a bomb, then daring to ride to Lahore, then daring to fumigate Kargil, and then daring the nation with temple plans..here's one guy with tremendous daring..dont fool yourself into thinking him week kneed

Sat Dec 16 07:45:58 2000
Name:rajeev
Email:rajeev_gupta@infy.com
Nomination:A. B. Vajpayee
Reason:Simply a great man , PM too.

Sat Dec 16 08:00:43 2000
Name:Fahad Safdar
Email:fahadsafdar2000@yahoo.com
Nomination:Sonia Gandhi
Reason:She Is very clever in her politics..

Sat Dec 16 08:05:16 2000
Name:Anil Kumar
Email:anilxxx45@hotmail.com
Nomination:Our PM Hon. Mr. Atal Ji
Reason:Who else can be?? No one other than him can even think about this.

Sat Dec 16 08:13:45 2000
Name:Venu
Email:bl_venu@hotmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji
Reason:Great Leader, great personality. Good administration.

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