The Nominations...

Name:BOBBY PANNAPARA
Email:bobbypanna@hotmail.com
Nomination:APJ KALAM- THE ROCKET MAN
Reason why:HE HAS GIVEN US A SENSE OF PRIDE IN OUR ACHIEVEMENTS. WE, SADLY, ARE VERY CRITICAL OF ANYTHING INDIAN, BUT IF THE WEST ENDORSES IT, WE TAKE PRIDE IN IT. WE HAVE TO START BELIEVING IN OUR FUTURE AND SPARE NO EFFORTS TO MAKE IT GRAND, RATHER THAN HARPING ON OUR PAST GLORIES. INDIANS IN THE PAST EXCELLED BECAUSE THEY WERE THE TREND SETTERS RATHER THAN THE FOLLOWERS AS IS THE CASE NOW.

Name:Suresh Bharathan
Email:sureshbharathan@hotmail.com
Nomination:Amartya Sen
Reason why:It is not everyday that an Indian wins a Nobel Prize!

Name:jacob j. z.
Email:jacobjz@hotmail.com
Nomination:Common Man
Reason why:He has withstood insults, stupidities (controversy over Fire), price rise, overall deterioration of law-and-order, and still stands somewhat tall, with his dignity intact (somewhat)...

Name:Gopinathan
Email:osgopinathan@vsnl.com
Nomination:Committed ordinary Indian
Reason why:We need to recognise such Indians who make a committed attempt to help society without looking for any return -- people like the librarian from Tamil Nadu who works selflessly. No politician qualified for the award.

While Sachin, Anand have achieved a lot, they do not make a difference.

By voting this way, we will be saluting such rare commodities as sincerity, social conscience, commitment and honesty.

Name:yusuf a tambawala
Email:yusuf-tambawala@usa.net
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:Because he is the best cricketer and he has given glory to India.

Name:Arunabh gupta
Email:arunabhgupta@hotmail.com
Nomination:A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why:Quite obvious

Name:Mihir Vaze
Email:msvaze@hotmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:Because he is the one who has singlehandedly brought propriety to AP and also has ensured transparency in his functioning. With his vigour and style of functioning, he has inspired youth like myself.

Name:Anoop Salver
Email:asalver@kpmg.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:He outscored every one in one dayers. He got us victory against the Australians in Sharjah.

Name:Ragothaman Sundararajan
Email:ragoth@breeze.met.uu.se
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:He is one Indian whose exploits on the field have enthused and invigorated all Indians without exception. The kind of face that Indians would like to represent the country in the next millennium. Finally, he is the Best, with a capital B and a quintessential Indian with a capital I.

Name:Raghurami R Etukuru
Email:Etukur@usa.net
Nomination:Abdul Kalam
Reason why:His dreams came true

Name:Mitesh Bohra
Email:miteshb@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:The only sport we have a significant role to play in is cricket. Everybody knows why!!!

Name:siva sankararaman
Email:sivasankararaman@hotmail.com
Nomination:Indian Jawan
Reason why:I would give my nomination to the unnamed Indian jawan standing alone for the pride and glory of his motherland.

He would be my anyday's choice for the Indian of the year.

Name:Anurag Banerjee
Email:a.banerjee@qub.ac.uk
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:Humbled the mightest. The next bet is the onion

Name:Swapnil Gadkari
Email:swapnilgadkari@hotmail.com
Nomination:Dr Abdul Kalam
Reason why:Amartya Sen, Sachin Tendulkar were also good candidates. But the best thing to happen this year was the N-bomb explosion. So Abdul Kalam is the obvious choice.

Name:Sudhir Kumar Arya
Email:sudhirarya@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:For keeping our sports scene alive

Name:Santhosh N
Email:sant@sasi.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:Honest politician

Best orator

Best diplomat

Never abuses anybody

Never gets angry

Great personality

Name:Pankaj Jain
Email:PankajKJain@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:He has done what nobody in the world has done so far.

Name:Anupam Kumar
Email:k_anupam@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:His cricket gives us a pleasure and a sense of pride for the country in the midst of all turmoil.

Name:Bhushan S. Apte
Email:b_apte@hotmail.com
Nomination:Dr A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why:For his invaluable contribution towards making a scientific revolution in India, facing boldly the technology blockade by developed nations and his firm belief in the principles of India.

Name:Mannar Dhandapani
Email:mannar073@aol.com
Nomination:Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:For obvious reasons... For making the world know the potential of Indians in India, and building up trust in MNCs in a short period of time and his plans with a sight on the future.

FOR BEING A RESPECTABLE POLITICIAN!!!!

Name:Balu Nair
Email:balu@iloveindia.com
Nomination:Indian
Reason why:Coming out stronger through the tough times they faced.

Name:ashish gokhale
Email:ashishgokhale@yahoo.com
Nomination:Bal Thackeray
Reason why:Advocates ban against Pakistan playing cricket in India.

Name:Bomma Umakanth Gupta
Email:bommaukgupta@hotmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:He has been doing wonderful job of a businessman-politician and/or politician-businessman. During the year, when the political situation was uncertain, he came up well and done good to the state and ran government like a business. His vision is good and is sincerely putting down in action, slowly and surely. He turned to be a model politician in India at least.

Full marks to Chandrababu Naidu.

Name:S Parikh
Email:saumilp@hotmail.com
Nomination:Dr Amartya Sen
Reason why:Of course, the Nobel Prize and his recognition as a great economist in the world.

Name:Diptarup Chakraborti
Email:dipto@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:Never in its history has one man lifted the colloective morale of a nation like Sachin has. His exploits on the cricket fields has been so incandescent that the performance of all others has just been eclipsed no matter how bright.

His innings in Sharjah aginst Australia and his Test nnings against the same team has been incredible.

My nomination goes out for only one reason. He has given us Indians, who have been burdened with so many troubles a reason to smile and cheer.

Long live the King.

Name:Nageswar Rao Vasireddy
Email:vnrao@iimb.ernet.in
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:In a state where politicians never thought beyond following either Indira Gandhi or later NTR, he has shown state governments too can work with a vision and action plan for overall development. The results are here to see even now: out of the seven so-called fast track power projects, only the two allotted to AP were commissioned.

The power production, investor climate and IT have vastly improved in the state now, solely because of this man's bold and somewhat unpopular decisions. All those unpopular moves were made when he could have easily played "to the galleries" as his father-in-law has done, and thereby increasing wafer-thin popularity with the masses.

Name:Dr Tapan Bhattacharya
Email:tapankuna@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Professor Amartya Sen
Reason why:Not only because he most deservedly received the Nobel Prize, he has been doing yeoman service to theoretical economics dealing with situations germane to we, Indians.

Name:Sreedhar Pelluru
Email:spelluru@microsoft.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:He has hit 9 centuries in one year and helped India to win 5 tournaments this year. He has hit centuries in the finals of all tournaments.

Name:Abey George
Email:ageorge@accelerix.com
Nomination:Amartya Sen
Reason why:For contributions to the economics of developing countries.

Name:R. Gurunath
Email:rgurunath@usa.net
Nomination:Dr A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why:India's nuclear and missile guidance strength comes because of the leadership efforts of this one man... a person who put India in the exclusive club...yes he has my vote :¬)

Name:Udayraj Nair
Email:Udayraj.Nair@us.pwcglobal.com
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason why:For intiating bold economic and political reforms and making progress in bringing about peace in Kashmir and taking the courageous decision of letting India go nuclear and facing boldly US sanctions.

Name:Sanjeev Gupta
Email:sanjeev.gupta@geis.ge.com
Nomination:Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Reason why:India needs heroes, someone who can make them feel that they can do anything that is needed, whatever the situation is, wherever they are.

Today Indians need someone who can make them believe in themselves. Indians need someone who can be honest and dedicated at least to his own work.

Indians need aggressiveness to show the world that they can't be taken for granted.

Sachin is the only one in recent years who has shown these qualities very often. It would have been better if somebody could have shown these qualities in the political or social life of India. But it is the misfortune of India that it lacks people like Sachin in political and social life.

Name:Prakash Choraria
Email:pc53@hotmail.com
Nomination:Prakash Choraria
Reason why:For one, I'm Indian. And second of all, I'm a good person. I guess this is as egotistical as it gets, but that is not my motive. I nominate myself to be the Indian of the year, not for any outstanding achievement in the field of sports, science or perhaps any sphere of life, but because I believe, with all my heart, that I am a good person and a better Indian. I live my life with happiness at every step of the way. These are the reasons why I nominate myself to be Indian of the year.

Name:Raghuveer
Email:raghuveer_b@hotmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He started a new way of professional politics.

Name:Akhil Venkateshwaran
Email:akhilvav@yahoo.com
Nomination:My father, K Venkateshwaran
Reason why:He sacrificed his dream project to rescue the family honour by buying an estate in Kerala which was owned by a relative.The relative was threatening to sell the estate to a Muslim, who would have brought hell into our Brahmin family living next door.

Name:H. Mariappan
Email:hariharm@clarkson.edu
Nomination:Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Reason why:Who else??????

Name:Karthick Chilaka
Email:kchil@andrew.cmu.edu
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:His achievements transcend the boundary of sport. He has chosen a discipline to excel in and has pushed that excellence to heights that others can only hope of achieve. He is a shining star of optimism for the millions of Indians in search of someone to admire. Yes, Sachin Tendulkar deserves to be the Rediff Indian of the year.

Name:Chanakya Ganguly
Email:cg@atl.sita.int
Nomination:A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why:For his inspiring life and committed work for the defence of India and giving a vision.

Name:Shirish Sane
Email:Shirish.Sane@fmr.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:Do I need to explicitly spell out the reasons for nominating Sachin?

Name:Rajendra Hemanth
Email:rajendra@se-tech.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:He is on the right track of giving opportunity and support to what India is best at.

We have a large population and with it the brain power. He is stressing on IT which is one of the best optionsz India has now.

He is taking good care to see that IT will be in the front by strengthing the infrastructure and encouraging educational institutions.

Name:Ashutosh Zade
Email:
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason why: The man who brought some pride to India and Indians after 50 years of cowardice and shamelessness.

Name:Himanshu Jha
Email:hsjha@aol.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:Opting for nuclear testing and standing undaunted after that, clearing all the uncertainties of the Indian nuclear option. An extremely bold step to see the country powerful.

Name:RICHA
Email:richag_@hotmail.com
Nomination:DR A P J ABDUL KALAM
Reason why:BECAUSE HE HAS DONE INDIA PROUD AND ALL OF US PROUD OF OUR COUNTRY AND BECAUSE HE HAS WORKED HARD FOR THE COUNTRY.

Name:kumar.s
Email:kumar3@hotmail.com
Nomination:Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi
Reason why:Last year also their name cropped up, but they didn't win it.This year also they have achieved laurels for india through their performance.

The Nobel committee has recognised Dr Amartya Sen. But these guys need recognition for what they have done for their country by their sheer guts and determination. So my award goes to them.

Name:Muneer Ahmed
Email:ahmedimp@yahoo.com
Nomination:Chandra Babu Naidu (C.M) A.P
Reason why:The only person who has plans and is determined to bring up the technology needed changes into the country. The man, who I believe, is honest enough to do what he promised.

Name:Narsingarao Miriyala
Email:narsing@eyelit.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:He is doing great work for the development of AP and he has set up an example/model for other states to follow.

Name:Shivkumar Singh
Email:shivksingh@hotmail.com
Nomination:Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:He has taken some bold decisions like conducting the nuclear tests at Pokhran and going ahead with 33% reservations for women in legislatures.

Name:rajesh
Email:930550@ovmail.kodak.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:His commitment to the Indian victory and his team is unparalleled. He has shown single handedly that if you believe in yourself, you can do it. Undoubtedly, the Indian of the year.

Name:Puneet Khunger
Email:khunger@yahoo.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:No reason is required

Name:Abhay Baokar
Email:abhay_baokar@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:Amongst the disturbing incidents throughout the year, this person has remained consistent. He has kept Indian cricket (Indian hope, sentiments, and pride ) alive. Despite a gloomy atmosphere in the country, he represent jubiliation.

Name:Roopesh K. Das
Email:roopesh@hotmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:Well, he has shown the potential of IT strength that India has and the way it can be used to benefit everyone. He has also started an IT race among many Indian states and this competition hopefully would go on the path to make India an Economic Superpower. Everything will just follow We need more CEOs...oops... politicians like him

Name:nikhil mogre
Email:nikhil59@yahoo.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:You do not need to explain why.

Name:Balamurali Sundaresan
Email:s_balamurali@rocketmail.com
Nomination:A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why:What many Indians lack is the spirit of being Indian. At a time when many Indians look up to the West for science and technology, Kalam has proved that how such a notion could be wrong. He gave every Indian a sense of pride, confidence which certainly cannot be compared against any other achievements.

Sir (Kalam), I salute thee.

Name:Riz Khan
Email:riz_14@yahoo.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:B'coz of him India won a lot of championships. Everyone is proud of India.

Name:Akhtar H I Bhamla
Email:bhamla@vsnl.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:I have nominated him because he has proved to be the best in his field which is a rare achievement for an Indian. Moreover, he is modest which is apparent from the manner he is always normally out on the ground to greet his teammates coming back after a win although most of the times it his he who has laid the foundation for the win and also that he is senior to most of them apart from being more talented. He has not let his fame and position go to his head.

Talent is a gift of God but modesty is a virtue which one cultivates with great difficulty.

Hence for his super-eminent position in his field, his extraordinary talent and his unbelievable modesty, I nominate him as the Indian of the year.

Name:S K
Email:idg_inc@hotmail.com
Nomination:N Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:For his outstanding effort and vision. For redefining the Indian politician and giving hope that democracy in India can still produce such visionaries.

Name:Mahesh Nair
Email:mnair@ti.com
Nomination:Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Reason why:Proved that he is the best in the world !!

Name:Rajamohan Kartha
Email:rkarthavu@aol.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:Sports Genius. Consistent. Hero of millions. Down to earth. Making Indians proud not only in India but abroad. Became best because of his hard work than help from politicians. Good role model for future generations. Good family man. An all-rounder. I think he's a most deserving candidate.

Name:Paturi Ramakrishna
Email:r_paturi@yahoo.com
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason why:For corruption free non-Congress government. And for reasserting Indian pride by going for nuclear tests. Has the will to do something better for the country without hypocrisy.

Name:s.sreenivas
Email:sreeni_s@hotmail.com
Nomination:N Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:He is the only politician who can think in terms of empowering the people without bothering about cheap vote gathering gimmicks. He is the best thing that has happened to the country after Independence. He deserves to be encouraged.

Name:attupurathu luke
Email:luke@emirates.net.ae
Nomination:Sonia Gandhi
Reason why:She rekindled hope and expectations of the INDIAN MASSES. Moreover, she is quite mature.

Name:Ramesh Khater
Email:ramesh_khater@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sonia Gandhi
Reason why:Sonia Gandhi is the Indian of the year because she is the sole reason behind rejuvenating the dying political party. She not only brought back the glory of the party but also gave hope to all those who don't agree with the ideologies and communalism of the governing party. The chequered history of the Congress was at its lowest ebb in the past 7 years and with the advent of Mrs. Gandhi on the scene, the century-old party is not only able to keep its flock together but also surge ahead with confidence. That's what the LS polls and assembly elections have shown.

Name:Bijan Mohanty
Email:mbijan@hotmail.com
Nomination:Amartya Sen
Reason why:He is the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize in economics.

Name:Dr.Utpal Sheth
Email:svs@bom4.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:Common Middle Class Indian
Reason why:Does it still require to mention why?The common Indian has to be complimented for being tolerant to all the politicians of India who for an election took the onion cause, emerged victorious and then forget about onions and claimed to be a secular party aiming at the votes of the minorities at the cost of the majority taking them for granted.

Name:ravi kishore
Email:kingkp@hotmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:Taking India hi tech.

Name:Rajashekhar K
Email:rajashek@corporate.ge.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the prime minister
Reason why:Doing a great job for India overcoming all kinds of hurdles.

Name:vilas mandlekar
Email:vmandlekar@worldbank.org
Nomination:A P J Kalam
Reason why:For inspiring thousands of young and old Indian scientists and engineers and for preparing India to become a strong and self-confident nation.

Name:Ravi Karthik
Email:ravi.karthik@amd.com
Nomination:The scientists involved in the nuclear tests at Pokhran
Reason why:I would like to recommend the scientists, every one of them who were involved in the makingof the nuclear and hydrogen bombs, for successfully testing them. Though there are others who would like to be recognised, yet I feel that these people have made the rest of the world look at INDIA in awe and they truly truly deserve the REDIFF ON THE NET INDIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD.

Name:
Email:
Nomination:Abdul Kalam
Reason why:This is one patriotic Indian, who, through long years of tireless toil and dedication to the Indian nation, has through mostly indigenous means, developed missile technology to protect India from potential foreign invaders. Not only has Dr Abdul Kalam led the missile development effort for India, but he has also articulated on the how India's peaceful posture has in the past several centuries been exploited by evil foreign powers to capture territory and subjugate Indians.

Dr Kalam has very cogently justified the need for India to guard itself against this possibility in the future and has juxtaposed India's missile programme in this context.

Name:Vasudev G S
Email:gosiva@hotmail.com
Nomination:A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why:His steadfast goal in giving India the much needed boost for self defence. And keeping up to the saying, being prepared is the best form of self-defence. Let never the China debacle ever be repeated.

Name:Praveen Joshi
Email:pjoshi@hotmail.com
Nomination:Abdul Kalam
Reason why:For obvious reasons !!!!

Name:Sanjay Chaturvedi
Email:Sanjay_Chaturvedi@RohmHaas.com
Nomination:The common man
Reason why:I vote for the common man as the Indian of the year because he has braved all the ups and downs through the year (He did not have any choice in most events the repercussions of which were thrust on him).

Name:Raj Kondur
Email:rkondur@mba1997.hbs.edu
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:He's changed our expectations of our politicians with his forward thinking. If only there were others like him.

Name:Anand Kalambur
Email:kanishka@udel.edu
Nomination:Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Reason why:Need i even say why !!

Name:Vamsi Devineni
Email:Vamsi.devineni@SUN.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:Computer Revolution in AP...... Hopes of spreading it round the country.

Name:Sanjoy Moulik
Email:moulik@earthlink.net
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:The only Indian who has made us proud time and again. Professor Sen's Nobel Prize is great, but doesn't help us in any way. Same goes for the nuclear blasts. It is a historic achievement, but India had to pay dearly for it and in the long run may not turn out to be such a good idea. At least it hasn't helped India's cause in the international market.

Sachin Tendulkar, Professor Sen's Nobel Prize and the nuclear blasts -- all made us proud, but India benefitted only from Sachin's heroics in the cricket field.

Name:Prashant Pimpalekar
Email:prashant_pkp@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:Eventhough Sen won the Nobel Prize, the average Indian (more appropriately the Indian youth) empathises more with Sachin Tendulkar than anybody else!!! The little master (who is recently nominated as one of the Top Ten Batsman of all times) truly is the role model for millions of Indians, one bright spot in the otherwise drab story of India Inc!!!

Name:M. V. Guruprasad
Email:gpmysore@michiana.net
Nomination:Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:I nominate Mr Naidu for his leadership and courage in embracing information technology as a tool to change the lives of the common public. In this nation of mediocre and myopic leaders, he stands out for his brilliance and vision; a vision which I believe can transform Andhra Pradesh and, eventually, India. I wish him good luck and, more importantly, electoral success in the future elections.

Name:Murari Gopalan
Email:mgopalan@uiuc.edu
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:He's the greatest cricketer of all times and he has proved that again this year.

Name:sadha
Email:sadhasivam@hotmail.com
Nomination:Vishwanathan Anand
Reason why:The only Indian who is at the peak of his form, but still does not get enough praise.

By nominating him let the people know about him.

Name:Gopal Srinivasan
Email:mailgops@iname.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:For having shown that an Indian can be acknowledged as the Best in the world by the Rest of the world too.

Name:S Ghosh
Email:sghosh@saatchii.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:Performance. Not lamba chowda baat. Symbolic of the way the world is going. Perform or perish.

No other Indian has carried the hopes of so many. No other Indian has sparked the imagination of so many. No other Indian has made us feel good about being an Indian so many times in the same year. No other Indian has made us hold our heads high in the face of such immense competition.

We are a nation of losers. At least somebody changed that -- albeit temporarily -- to say we can also win. If we want to. My vote goes to the young man called Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.

Name:Anil K Singh
Email:linaks@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sonia Gandhi
Reason why:An uncertain starter has now bloomed into a leader who holds promise to bring about a paradigm change in governance of this nation.

Name:Srinivas Kasaraneni
Email:srinu_k@yahoo.com
Nomination:Indian scientists
Reason why:Because they are just ordinary citizens of India who worked in the interests of India and not with any selfish motives (unlike our beloved politicians).

Name:Anil Kumar
Email:anilkumarv@hotmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He gave the stability to the country by giving support to the BJP.

He is the first politician who thinks about the economy, education, industrialisation, environmental safety.

Name:Manoj Singh
Email:manoj9@aol.com
Nomination:President K R Narayanan
Reason why:For being an exceptional President who has been a great statesman. For being the guardian of democracy in India in a very difficult period of coalition governments/politics. He is a very fair person who has seen to it that the Constitution is followed in letter and spirit.

Name:Samir Mokashi
Email:samirsm@bom5.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:For superlative success in cricket.

Name:Ajith Nair
Email:ajith@ricochet.net
Nomination:Abdul Kalam
Reason why:For his leadership in the recent scientific achievements made by India...

Name:Sreekanth
Email:sgade@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sonia Gandhi
Reason why:New flavour in politics.

Name:Kunduvara Balagopal
Email:ba639019@ntu.edu.sg
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:When our country seems to be on a path of self-destruction in virtually every field, here is a man who uses his immense talent and ability to bring a rare cheer to the hearts of every Indian.

Name:Girish V S
Email:vsgirish@hotmail.com
Nomination:George Fernandes
Reason why:The courage to junk well publicised ideology on reforms.

Did more for INDIA and its security forces than any person alive.

Outspoken -- remeber the China episode.

Risen from the political morass and did what was not expected from him (Surprise!!)

Name:Sunil Jacob
Email:sjacob@wipinfo.soft.net
Nomination:Amartya Sen
Reason why:Again showed to the world that an Indian REALLY makes a difference.

Name:Nagaraj Kulkarni
Email:enkay@nicmap.delhi.nic.in
Nomination:Rabri Devi, CM of Bihar
Reason why:She is a woman, illiterate, mother of a dozen, wife of Laloo Yadav, a Yadav. The CBI raided her house and got nothing

Name:Jayesh Shah
Email:jaysys@hotmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:He is the only one who has understood the real power and strength of industries and the IT world. The only PM of India who has the guts to make clear India's stand on the Kashmir issue.

Name:Marc Baptista
Email:marcb@media-arts.net
Nomination:Mario Miranda
Reason why:Politics and economics aside, the ability to look at ourselves with great aplomb and humour, Mario Miranda gets my vote.

Name:Umesh Jain
Email:umesh.jain@citicorp.com
Nomination:Ajay Jadeja
Reason why:I think the Indian of the year has to be a cricketer. Reasons galore / obvious And within cricketers, Jadeja is my choice.

Most consistent -- yes even more than Sachin Tendulkar (though does not match Tendulkar's cricketing skills).

The only player who seems to enjoy what he is doing and sounds encouraging.

A thinking cricketer despite the limitations on skills.

He gives his best all the time -- if not by batting then saving those 20 extra runs that would have definitely been lost had he not been fielding in those positions

Name:Alok
Email:kumaralok@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:Helped India triumph in 5 tournaments and made Indians head high !!!

Name:Anand Udupa
Email:audupa@ee.ucla.edu
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:One truly bright star in a dark year.

Name:Saurabh Mittal
Email:smittal@afl.co.in
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:He is the only person in our country fit to be a prime-minister. He has all the qualities and abilities of a good administrator.

Name:Anjali Nayak
Email:a_nayak@yahoo.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:He plays with a commitment that is rarely seen now-a-days.I hope he does well and keeps up his good work even in the near future.

He is a true Indian. That's what I feel!

Name:Sajeev K V
Email:sajz@yahoo.com
Nomination:A P J Kalam
Reason why:A great visionary.

Name:Yashwant Shenoy
Email:yashwant@bom5.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:Only person who has brought cheer and hope to millions of Indians in an otherwise glum year.

Name:ripudaman lamba
Email:ripu.lamba@ntc.nokia.com
Nomination:A P J ABDUL KALAM
Reason why:This guy's dedication and hard work has contributed to India striving towards self reliance.Without even considering the political implication and world opinion fallout.

We need more such performers and foot soldiers than the leaders and people who just talk.This is my tribute to this karm yogi. Cheers!!!!

Name:Vishal Gupta
Email:vishal@jewelpalace.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:Everything for India has gone wrong this year. The government has not performed well. The economy has suffered due to unwanted things, so Sachin was the only one who has done India proud by A GOOD PERFOMANCE AT the INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.

I think he is an Indian who stands out as the best because he has done India proud.

Name:Vishv Bandhu Gupta
Email:vishu@nde.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:The common man
Reason why:Despite having been offered hopeless options in terms of political parties to be elected in the recent assembly election, he did not swirl from his path, of punishing the inefficient and corrupt at the helm of affairs.

Name:Vinit Tare
Email:vinit_t@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:He is somebody who is 100% Indian, one who makes us feel proud of being and Indian, helps us forget the misdeeds of politicians, the rotten system and corruption all over the country.

No Vote for Mr Sen b'coz he hasn't done anything for the country. Applause for nuclear scientists, but no vote.

Name:Yusuf Pachorawala
Email:pachorawala@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:When he decides to entertain, there is no better show running. I don't feel any other Indian this year had made us more proud.

Why not an award for the disgraceful Indian of the year too? There are many candidates for it

Name:Deepak Garg
Email:gdeepak@in.ibm.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:Running world's largest democracy in troubled times.

Name:SANTOSH PAWAR
Email:santi@mcbl.iisc.ernet.in
Nomination:SACHIN TENDULKAR
Reason why: HE HAS TAKEN INDIAN CRICKET TO GLORIOUS HEIGHTS AND IS THE MOST FEARED BATSMAN IN THE WORLD TODAY. AT 25, HE IS REWRITING CRICKET RECORD BOOKS LIKE NO ONE HAS EVER DONE BEFORE.

ALL CRICKETING PUNDITS, PAST AND PRESENT, RATE HIM THE BEST BATSMAN IN THE WORLD, AFTER SIR DON BRADMAN, INCLUDING SIR BRADMAN HIMSELF. HE HAS SINGLE-HANDEDLY WON MATCHES AND TOURNAMENTS FOR INDIA LIKE NO OTHER INDIAN CRICKETER HAS EVER DONE BEFORE.

HE HAS BROUGHT GLORY TO CRICKET IN GENERAL AND INDIA IN PARTICULAR AND IS RIGHTFULLY "THE INDIAN OF THE YEAR".