Tue Dec 19 00:10:39 2000
Name:rajeev kumar
Email:rajeevcivil@hotmail.com
Nomination:shri ravi shankar (art of living)
Reason:he is the fellow who is beyond definition.
he has done lot for the welfare of people and different from the remaining people.
Tue Dec 19 00:13:46 2000
Name:Dr Rupjyoti Choudhury
Email:rup_c@vsnl.com
Nomination:Mr Atal Bihari vajpayee
Reason:With a coalition Govt having survived the year. His knee gave away but after surgery came back again witha bang,making a daring effort to bring peace in Kashmir by announcing ceasefire. Diplomatically America also had to notice us.
Tue Dec 19 00:15:18 2000
Name:Gireesh Kumar M
Email:gireesh_m@email.com
Nomination:Atalji
Reason:His vision on India and Leadeship skills
Tue Dec 19 00:15:25 2000
Name:aditya sood
Email:smokerings@yahoo.com
Nomination:Medha Patkar
Reason:In an India where public service is increasingly less of a virtue there lies hope in the likes of Ms Patkar.
Tue Dec 19 00:17:52 2000
Name:David
Email:aomeren2@aol.com
Nomination:A.B. Vajpayee
Reason:I am sure the country of India is not easy to govern with numerous political groups, economic inequality, and rampant injustice to name few. I congratulate him for making effort to reconnect with the USA. India cannot stay back and watch the world go by. India must become a major player in the market economy. Stable and aggressive economic development is the answer to poverty.
Tue Dec 19 00:35:08 2000
Name:Dhananjay
Email:ddendukuri@yahoo.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason:A beacon of light in the senseless world of Indian politics. Has brought to the forefront issues which actually concern this country and its people. While we're on that topic, my vote definitely does not got to Atal bihari Vajpayee who's government can congratulate itself for succesfully destroying the last shreds of secularism which were holding India together.
Tue Dec 19 00:35:50 2000
Name:Vipin Sethi
Email:vipinsethi@hotmail.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachan
Reason:A superstar who was being
sidelined because of his age,
proves his star power and
mettle one more time.
One more time, he is popular
with people of all ages,
one more time.
What a comeback!!!!
Tue Dec 19 00:37:46 2000
Name:Srini R Damera
Email:damera@hotmail.com
Nomination:chandra babu naidu
Reason:Being one of the popular political figures in the country,introduced IT revolution to the ground level i.e. to the roots of local governing bodies.Great administrative skills with a vision for the future. Helped NDA to have a majority in the Lower house and there by ensuring the stability for the government to save larger embarassment both inside and outside india.
Tue Dec 19 00:42:13 2000
Name:Dhivya
Email:Dhivyaakilan@hotmail.com
Nomination:Indian Prime minister A.B.Vajpayee
Reason:He is successful in leading our country. He is not able to perform his duties efficiently because of the coaliation government. Let us hope his party will get majority in the next election.
Tue Dec 19 00:48:24 2000
Name:v.m.b.venkatesan
Email:vmb_venkat@usa.net
Nomination:A.B.VAJPAYEE
Reason:leading the greatest democratic country in the world succesfully irrespectively ,the once demolished country by congress which shattered(ruled) for half century
Tue Dec 19 00:49:31 2000
Name:Kiran Kumar Reddy
Email:kiranr@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason:A true sportsman, humble and unassuming. The world of cricket has never seen anyone like him since Don Bradman. Beacuse of him, Indian Cricket has achieved new heights. Hats off to this great son of the soil!
Tue Dec 19 00:49:58 2000
Name:Ankit
Email:ankitmittal@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Mr Amitabh Bachchan
Reason:The living legend, the only superstar, BIG B. No one has ever gained such a massive popularity among Indians everywhere in the world and no one will be able to do so, ever. The Superstar of the MILLENIUM is the national ICON. What a deadly comeback, now giving young ones, a run for their money. Hats off to the legend.
Tue Dec 19 00:52:21 2000
Name:Rama Venkataraghavan
Email:ramavic@hotmail.com
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpayee
Reason:The man who strives Selflessly to take India to new heights; a man with a vision and a ray of hope for a developed India.
Tue Dec 19 00:59:24 2000
Name:Murugan Kannan
Email:kmurugan@yahoo.com
Nomination:Vishwanathan Anand
Reason:It was not an outstanding year
for us. There were few moments
like Malleshwari, Vajpayee's US Visit.
However, we have been forgetting one person for a looooong time.
Vishy has been in top 2-3 for almost a decade. He still does not get
the popularity enjoyed by the cricketers and cine stars.
He is the bobby fisher of India. There are so many
rising chess stars and GMs in India because of him.
Anand has been having an outstanding year so far.
He just reached the finals of the world championship.
Lets start the new millennium by giving the first award to one who deserves the most.
Tue Dec 19 01:06:30 2000
Name:Amarnath Jasti
Email:anjasti@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Kargil Heros
Reason:I want to naminate eaach and every sodier fought for for our country during kargil war. They were not only succeded in winning the war but they made every indian to keep there heads above. They should be declared as "Rediff Indian's' of Year".
Tue Dec 19 01:16:03 2000
Name:pavithra
Email:pavi_15@hotmail.com
Nomination:Malleswari
Reason:bcos she won a medal for india at the olympics which hasnt seen such performances for a long time. for a country troubled with allegations of match-fixing, corrupt politicians, her win came as a breath of fresh air.
Tue Dec 19 01:17:22 2000
Name:Anand
Email:anandaj@bol.net.in
Nomination:Shri Shri Ravishankar
Reason:He has let the world know the power of Indian spiritualism. Moreover, he has ensured good health and attitude in masses. His teachings are a boon to the new age and the breathing exercises are just apart from the world. He also participates in matters of nationals interest and poor appraisal.
Tue Dec 19 01:23:12 2000
Name:Sanjay Talwar
Email:st@india.com
Nomination:Malleswari
Reason:As an Indian and a nation of billion, performed a feat no one else as did ever before.
(p.s: AB's KBC is a clone of 'Who wants to be a millionaire?' which is shown in more than 20 countries with a big following wherever it is aired with the same nuances, gestures and settings including the 'Final Answer?')
Tue Dec 19 01:30:18 2000
Name:Rahul Khushoo
Email:rahul.khushoo@usa.net
Nomination:Prime minister Atal Beharee Vajpayee
Reason:He is leading India towards a dream we all indian had ever dreamt of. He is the guy who can really fulfill our dream of better and best india.
Tue Dec 19 01:34:50 2000
Name:Vishwas Patel
Email:seasons@vsnl.com
Nomination:Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:Stability, good effective goverence, brilliant foreign policy(almost decimated Pakistan), Oppurtunist(IT sector) etc. etc.
Tue Dec 19 01:40:06 2000
Name:amit
Email:amitsaha@india.com
Nomination:Mr. Vajpayee
Reason:For leading India towards prosperity and happiness
Tue Dec 19 01:50:53 2000
Name:Sudarsan Ramanujam Iyengar
Email:sudaraj@usa.net
Nomination:Soldiers in the Borders
Reason:We are alive because of these great heros who are sacrificing their life and family. Languishing in odd climatic conditions keeping one goal in mind to save the nation from all possible threats in the border. Hats off to these great men.
Tue Dec 19 01:58:45 2000
Name:Tarun Arora
Email:tarunar@usa.net
Nomination:Dhanraj Pillai
Reason:Quite a strange choice folks... but I feel my man of the year would be Pillai... Malleswari did well to achieve a bronze but this guy single handedly brought India so close to a semi-final berth in a team sport. Well he gave his best inspite of all the mud slinging in IHF. He stands tall. I wonder if would find a sportsperson like him in near future.
As they say ... wining is not all that counts... I would reward Dhanraj for his efforts!
Tue Dec 19 01:59:47 2000
Name:omkarcpathak
Email:omkarcpathak@reiffmail.com
Nomination:shree atal bihari vajpayee
Reason:i adore this man for astuteness in handling various difficult situaions like when he just told ram mandir was and is national sentiment opposition was enraged as if they dont want ram mandir to be built but he handled the situation exceptionally well. he is the best indian of present time
Tue Dec 19 02:01:24 2000
Name:Mr. Krishna Bhatnagar
Email:donomkt@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Veerappan
Reason:He made us realise what we need to improve
to keep the law and order in the country.
Law-and-order enforcement system of any state
or country decides the fate of that country.
I suggest more and more people to think in this
direction... -Bhatnagar
Tue Dec 19 02:14:15 2000
Name:chakri
Email:ck2000@hotmail.com
Nomination:Karnam Malleshwari
Reason:She made india proud with the bronze medal when the rest of the team failed.
Tue Dec 19 02:34:52 2000
Name:Umamaheswaran
Email:umakesh@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpayee
Reason:Good leadership skills.
Very good foreign policy.
Tue Dec 19 02:51:20 2000
Name:Sreekanth Kala Reddy
Email:skreddy@mailcity.com
Nomination:Chandra Babu Naidu
Reason:With his innovative ideas he has brought hyderabad on the world map. There's a drastic improvement in the infrastructure after he took over. He was the first to realise the importance of IT, and because of him there are a lot of job opportunities in cyberabad.
Tue Dec 19 02:57:30 2000
Name:Cricket Fan
Email:fida@cricket.com
Nomination:Prem Panicker
Reason:For successful in bringing back interest in the game of cricket by his commentary
Tue Dec 19 03:05:54 2000
Name:venkat sampath
Email:venki3v@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason:Only Indian who makes us feel proud, for being an Indian.
Tue Dec 19 03:15:22 2000
Name:reddymalla ramesh
Email:ramesh_reddymalla12@rediffmail.com
Nomination:chnadrababu naidu
Reason:Getting an image of hitech state CM and elected 2nd time and progressing daily by his new ideas and this time on sundays calling some of the good personalities in different areas and taking the good suggesions from them to make his dream of "swarnadhra pradesh" and vision 2020
Tue Dec 19 03:15:51 2000
Name:Chakra Venkat
Email:chakra_v@hotmsil.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:He is the only PM who brought India to the World's notice favourably. Non corrupt and non controversial a soft man with a good thinking brain. Under him India will attain its highest peak of glory. God belss him with a long life for the sake of India!!
Tue Dec 19 03:19:00 2000
Name:Joseph Korah
Email:korahj@tvratings.com
Nomination:M Night Shyamalan
Reason:Movie Director
Tue Dec 19 03:27:51 2000
Name:kannan
Email:arut.kannan@linklaters.com
Nomination:APJ Abdul Kalam
Reason:probaly the most humble, simple, brilliant, hardworking scientist of this generation produced by india
Tue Dec 19 03:34:19 2000
Name:Nitesh Singhal
Email:niteshsinghal@yahoo.com
Nomination:Hrithik Roshan
Reason:I know lot many will opt for the hi tech software professionals in silicon valley (i too have just started a career here) but i name hrithik just b'coz at least he managed to make people smile..a simple smile...may we add amishapatel too
Tue Dec 19 03:55:42 2000
Name:Mandar Deo
Email:mandar@psu.edu
Nomination:Atal bihari Vajpeyee
Reason:He is keeping the government of so many different ideolgies stable. And has to face both in-party pro-hindu groups and anti-hindu oppositions at the same time.
Tue Dec 19 04:05:30 2000
Name:kutta
Email:kutta@kutta.com
Nomination:Deepa Mehta
Reason:For fighting the good fight.
Tue Dec 19 04:17:26 2000
Name:Kamal
Email:kamalbvs@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Infosys Narayana Murthy
Reason:He changed the life style of all indians by software
Tue Dec 19 04:17:46 2000
Name:Geetha Naik
Email:geethanaik@yahoo.com
Nomination:A B vajpayeeji
Reason:
He is the real son of India
and a true politician in the current politics
of india
Tue Dec 19 04:23:12 2000
Name:Prabhjot Gill
Email:pgill@bigfoot.com
Nomination:Hirithik Roshan
Reason:His first movie alone created enough sensations all over India to declare him Indian of the Year.
Tue Dec 19 04:26:43 2000
Name:rajesh
Email:sunrays71@hotmail.com
Nomination:chiranjeevi
Reason:Because he is a megha star
Tue Dec 19 04:33:02 2000
Name:Raj
Email:raj420@hotmail.com
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason:He is cool.
Tue Dec 19 04:36:25 2000
Name:Pratap Rudrasimha
Email:khaidi@usa.net
Nomination:Karnam Malleswari
Reason:First Indian woman to win an olympic medal for India. A stupendous effort that makes all Indians feel proud. Undoubtedly the Indian of the year and the Indian of the decade 1991-2000.
Tue Dec 19 04:38:20 2000
Name:Ravi
Email:ravender@hotmail.com
Nomination:Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:He made every Indian in India as well as abroad proud. He strengthened our ties with both the superpowers(America and the former superpower Russia). He led India into the Millenium. He repulsed foreign intrusion(Kargil) and is keeping the terrorism in Kashmir under control. His offers for peace to the enemy(bus journey and unilateral Ramzan ceasefire) are noteworthy. He did not let his ill health to cause hinderance to his duty. I could go on and on.........................
Tue Dec 19 04:39:23 2000
Name:vivek viswanathan
Email:vn528@hotmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:He's brought some respect to the 'politician' and esp. to the PM's chair...
Tue Dec 19 04:49:03 2000
Name:N K
Email:ayushi_sri@yahoo.com
Nomination:Narayan Murthy
Reason:Showing the world that a world
class company can be built in
India and with Indians, and
pioneering the concept of sharing
the wealth created, with the
employees who helped create it,
in India where most other
competitors have the top guys
filling their pockets at the
expense of employee's hard work.
Tue Dec 19 04:55:51 2000
Name:jaymin
Email:patel_jaymin@yahoo.com
Nomination:Indian Jawan
Reason:It is really pity that we think of bachchan and tendulkar, but keep on forgetting the thousands of Jawans who still fight with enemies in severe most conditions !!!! Big SHAME for all of us
Tue Dec 19 05:02:52 2000
Name:Deepika
Email:Deepika_G@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan
Reason:He and his KBC got talked about the most. And just about everyone had nice things to say. He really made TV a worthwhile watch
Tue Dec 19 05:10:52 2000
Name:R K Nair
Email:rknairindia@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason:No other better person to the coveted post
Tue Dec 19 05:20:56 2000
Name:abc@yahoo.com
Email:abc@yahoo.com
Nomination:Karnam Malleshwari
Reason:for ending drought in getting olympic medal in an individual event.
Tue Dec 19 05:46:52 2000
Name:P N Purandare
Email:taniva@bom3.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:Mr Amitabh Bachhan
Reason:1-Sustainability.
2-An icon acceptable by all walks of society.
3-Not return to politics.
4-Very graceful & a thorough gentleman.
5-Excellent counselling skills.
6-Entertainer-par excellence.
7-A very humane person.
8-Very dignified.
9-Thoroughbred.
10-International acclaim.
Tue Dec 19 06:01:38 2000
Name:Somaraju
Email:somarajuk@hotmail.com
Nomination:Narayana Murthy
Reason:He is the person who gave confidence that Indians can be successful enterpreneurs in IT industry. I strongly feel that many will follow him to build India which is economically strong and India with people who can raise their heads before the other nationales..
Tue Dec 19 06:04:52 2000
Name:Prashant Sathyamangalam
Email:sprashant@mailexcite.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason:The only person who is sensible and intelligent to be a prime minister in view of the degradtion of politics.
Tue Dec 19 06:12:35 2000
Name:ghuman singh
Email:groundzerohog@yahoo.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason:Mr. Naidu is the only
indian politician who does
not make the NRIs embarrased
to talk of him. He is the only one with a modern, approach in tune with the
developed world. Pity he
is not the PM
Tue Dec 19 06:21:06 2000
Name:venu
Email:kvgpln@yahoo.com
Nomination:NARA CHANDRA BABU NAIDU
Reason:He gave a different definition to an Indian Politician by his Deeds and made other Chief Ministers Emulate him and thus he is helping in the development of India.
Tue Dec 19 06:26:49 2000
Name:VIKRAM
Email:VVATHSAVAI@HOTMAIL.COM
Nomination:KARNAM MALLESHWARI
Reason:Only INDIAN who put indian
flag on the olympics medal
list . hatsoff to her .
Tue Dec 19 06:47:16 2000
Name:Karthik
Email:karthikj@indya.com
Nomination:Mr.Chandra Babu Naidu
Reason:Even though I'm not from AP, I feel so glad to see a responsible politician with vision for his state. I think all other political leaders should learn a lot from him.
Indian of the year - Mr.Chandra Babu Naidu
Tue Dec 19 06:51:45 2000
Name:Abhay Kulkarni
Email:abhaysk@excite.com
Nomination:Narayana N R Murthy
Reason:The Infosys CEO was the only person in the entire country to look up to. India continued to perform miserably in sports (with the exception of some V Anand). The politicians got even more corrupt. Murky deals like the kidnapping and release of Rajkumar, Kargil fiasco took place. Our growth was once more stifled. In this chaos, INFY was the only place to provide the inspiration to all the Indians. And my vote goes to the leader of that company.
Tue Dec 19 06:58:29 2000
Name:Harish
Email:harish_bc@rediffmail.com
Nomination:S M Krishna
Reason:for handlingVeerapan case efficiently and also improving IT in bangalore,India
Tue Dec 19 07:37:44 2000
Name:Balaji Ganesan
Email:gbsabf@yahoo.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason:PATRIOTIC CRICKETER AMONG BAD FIXERS. HE PLAYS CRICKET NOT PLAYING WITH CRICKET.
IF OLYMPICS HAS CRICKET, WE CAN DEPEND ON HIM FOR A GOLD MEDAL.
Tue Dec 19 07:37:46 2000
Name:Ameet Panchal
Email:apanchal@pepejeansindia.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason:For keeping alive the hopes of millions of coutrymen in cricket, by being honest and performance speaks.
He has been a sincere person giving joy and hope to millions of Indians bringing together people, irrespective of their community, caste, religion.
Tue Dec 19 08:07:10 2000
Name:jatin
Email:jatinjames@hotmail.com
Nomination:varsha bhosle
Reason:well one of the only columnists
who writes about problems
which most othe
pseudo-secular journalists pretend do not exist
Tue Dec 19 08:13:15 2000
Name:SUMIT
Email:sumitc_2000@yahoo.com
Nomination:Amartya Sen
Reason:
Rare person in Indian history
who got international recognition in
commerce and economics.
The ruling of the world is longer
done through the old process of
direct power holding but indirectly
through economic controls.
In this scenario,an economic recognition ,
in international level,assumes
even larger importance.
Tue Dec 19 08:20:06 2000
Name:jithendra
Email:jithendravummidi@rediffmail.com
Nomination:VISHWANATHAN ANAND
Reason:THE MOST CONSISTENT SPORTSPERSON
Tue Dec 19 08:26:55 2000
Name:Ravi P
Email:ravkant@hotmail.com
Nomination:Karnam Malleshwari
Reason:For getting an olympic medal to India.
Tue Dec 19 08:40:31 2000
Name:Vandana Sharma
Email:vandana_dimpy21@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Karnam Malleshwari
Reason:Because She shows victory of indian lady in all the world
Tue Dec 19 08:44:50 2000
Name:Shailendra
Email:shailu@yahoo.com
Nomination:Azim Premji
Reason:For bring glorry to India by making WIPRO a global leader in Information Tech.
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