The Nominations...
Name: Raj_K
Email: electricroute@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sonia Gandhi
Reason why: For providing India with a sensible, constructive Opposition party under her leadership.
Name: sandeshpandit
Email: sandesh@astitwa.co.in
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: The most valuable leader we've had after Indira Gandhi and Pandit Nehru.
Name: saravanan
Email: muttai@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: An able leader.
Name: vinod
Email: vinkhoday@hotmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He is the man who changed Hyderabad to 'cyberbad', he is dynamic, hardworking and is the only politician who implements his plans rather than making empty promises.
Name: DIVISHA JOE
Email: bloody_millennium@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He is a man with class though he lies among dirt. He is a man any Indian will be proud of.
Name: kpsreddy
Email: kpsreddy@yahoo.com
Nomination: Narayanamurthy, chairman, INFOSYS
Reason why: Because of his humility despite earning millions in a short span.
Name: atreyeechakravarti
Email: atreyee@rediffmail.com
Nomination: The brave Indian soldiers
Reason why: Every attempt was made to politicise the Kargil conflict but our soldiers there performed their duty without getting distracted by the politics and in true Indian spirit.
Name: mohit singh
Email: mohit9@hotmail.com
Nomination: C V Raman
Reason why: Besides winning the coveted Nobel Prize, he was highly opposed to brain drain from the country, unlike other eminent Nobel Prize winners of Indian origin.
Name: sunil
Email: vmataram@yahoo.com
Nomination: Kapil Dev
Reason why: Made India proud.
Name: Nadeem
Email: nadeem75@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sonia Gandhi
Reason why: She is the best person who can handle the country at this point of economic crisis.
Name: v mani
Email: mani_consultant@satyamonline.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: Restored the confidence of all strata of the public in the government.
Name: P PARTHIBAN
Email: PPARTIBAN@HOTMAIL.COM
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For transforming Andhra Pradesh to make it a model state.
Name: Manoj Balakrishnan
Email: manoj_balak@dacafe.com
Nomination: Leander Paes
Reason why: He has made Indians proud. Even though he played with Bhupathi, he was the better player.
Name: Palkesh Jain
Email: palkeshjain@usa.net
Nomination: Subhas Chandra Bose
Reason why: A brilliant man with a dyanmic personalty who taught us what true nationalism is.
Name: S ILANGO SAMBASIVAN
Email: sis@igcar.ernet.in
Nomination: Giridhar Gomang
Reason why: Shamelessly voted in Parliament after becoming the CM of Orissa. Totally mismanaged the Supercyclone. A school student would have fared better. A typical "Indian"!
Name: joesidhu
Email: joesidhu@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sunny Deol
Reason why: For his fantastic acting in Border, Ghayal and a host of other good movies.
Name: Akshay Bedarkar
Email: akshay_bedarkar@yahoo.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He has handled several situations like the Kargil conflict etc very well and has provided the country with a stable government.
Name: amit bhatnagar
Email: shubhra@pacific.net.sg
Nomination: The great men of the Indian armed forces
Reason why: Time and time again they have shown that despite all the political anarchy, corrupt officials and the bureaucratic functioning of the system, they are always there to protect the country from both, internal and external threats without ever bothering about their own lives.
Name: P R Srinivas
Email: srinivaspr@iname.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: In the present circumstances there is no one more suitable than him for the vote.
Name: Y R Chowdary
Email: rattu@coolmail.com
Nomination: Mohammad Azharuddin
Reason why: For his never-say-die attitude and humility.
Name: Rajkumar
Email: DRajkumar@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He has proved his efficiency globally as well as nationally.
Name: rajarao c v
Email: raoraja@satyam.net.in
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: For his honesty and for being the best parliamentarian we have had in recent times.We are all proud to have such a great leader once again in our country.
Name: Job Mathew
Email: hmp@techpsrk.net
Nomination: Leander Peas
Reason why: He has been the most consistenly successful Indian. I do not play or watch tennis. Millions in India do not. Many do not know nor care about his religion. But we all identify ourselves with him.
Name: Riyad Palia
Email: riyadp@hotmail.com
Nomination: J R D Tata
Reason why: No one has given the country as much as he has.
Name: Harshita Sharma
Email: harshita47@hotmail.com
Nomination: Soldiers of Kargil
Reason why: Because it was their sacrifice that made us feel secure and enabled us to enter the new millennium proudly.
Name: Hari Kumar T Reddy
Email: haritreddy@hotmail.com
Nomination: Rajiv Gandhi / Indira Gandhi
Reason why: Rajiv Gandhi is the only prime minister who promoted software and industrial growth in the country. Indira Gandhi is the only leader to have led the country for more than three Lok Sabha terms. She lost her life for the sake of the country.
Name: pallavi gandhi
Email: pallavi.gandhi@usa.net
Nomination: All our soldiers
Reason why: Because they saved us from being humiliated.
Name: nishit a desai
Email: dna15@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: He was the great man who got us our freedom. His personality can fascinate anyone in the world.
Name: sreeram iyer
Email: prsreeram@yahoo.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He is leading India into the new millennium after having practiced almost 30 years of clean politics, he has a neat image, he is decisive and has all the characteristics of a great leader.
Name: srinivas naidu
Email: truelies18@yahoo.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He has made politics synonymous with development and has got many other politicians to think likewise.
Name: Suresh
Email: sb_vemulapalli@hotmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He changed the definition of politics. He is a young and dynamic leader and has proved his administrative capabilities in recent years.
Name: P Omathanupillai
Email: omathanu@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He is an able administrator who emerged as a victor in Kargil. He swung into power showing sheer determination and political willpower
Name: murali soundararajan t
Email: muralikalps@satyam.net.in
Nomination: Indira Gandhi
Reason why: For the simple reason that she had the ability, capacity and pragmatism to rule the country/run the Congress sans instability and for her bold decision making capabilities which at times bordered on arrogance.
Name: Tanya Guglani
Email: tanyaguglani@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Yashwant Sinha
Reason why: He is working really hard to bring our economy out of the depression.The future will witness great benefits from all the fiscal reforms he has introduced.
Name: Masooma Saif
Email: masoomasaif@yahoo.com
Nomination: Aamir Khan
Reason why: The best actor in the industry today. And a very good and sober human being.
Name: T Suraj
Email: tsuraj@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: He is the best choice because he performs and delivers the goods for the country more often than anybody else.
Name: RAKESH KHURANA
Email: puspak18@hotmail.com
Nomination: Amitabh Bachchan
Reason why: He is a charismatic person and a very good actor.
Name: Amit Kumar Gupta
Email: amit76_gupta@yahoo.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: After all the ups and downs in the recent past he yet manages to run the country decently . Well, some of his decisions can be criticised but some day someone has to take those harsh decisions.
Name: R Sundara Raman
Email: sundar113@hinduweb.org
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: One, he gave meaningful direction to coalition politics; two, the absolutely mature handling of the Kargil conflict and three, he is one of the tallest leaders in the country today.
Name: nitin
Email: nit786@yahoo.com
Nomination: Jawaharlal Nehru
Reason why: Because of his humaneness and intelligence.
Name: Venki Mahadevan
Email: venkimahadevan@hotmail.com
Nomination: Abul Kalam Azad
Reason why: Invaluable contribution to our country and selfless dedication. We need many more people like him.
Name: rahul
Email: 591957@excite.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: Because of him we are independent today and are using e-mails freely, something which the British would not have allowed us to do!
Name: Sharad Agarwal
Email: sharad_agarwal@hotmail.com
Nomination: Osho Rajneesh
Reason why: He is one man who has tried to help the world understand and raise the level of human consciousness.
Name: Abhishek Sharma
Email: abhi2@rediff.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: Because of his extraordinary batting skill, the best in the world!
Name: satish
Email: satish22_iyer@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: The only person to make india proud because of his talent rather than his association with any influential person.
Name: Zhora
Email: coolkicker@goplay.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: A good PM!
Name: Arjun
Email: Rangarajan
Nomination: The common man and woman
Reason why: This year has not been a particularly extraordinary one and I thought that it might be particularly important and relevant to nominate the common man as the Indian of the year for all that he has had to go through. The reason why India will survive its politicians and corrupt bureaucracy is only because of the resilience of the common man and woman.
Name: V Seetharaman
Email: seethura@rediff.com
Nomination: Indira Gandhi
Reason why: The iron-willed lady who gave tremendous pride to India and really raised the Indian standard of living manyfold. She impressed world politicians with her wisdom and acumen.
Name: Chakradhara Reddy
Email: aarke@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: The prime minister who has taken harsh decisions at the time of crisis like the Kargil war.
Name: Nirmal Kumar C
Email: nxc24@po.cwru.edu
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu and Vajpayee
Reason why: India can do a lot more than what it has always been doing. A politician has never emerged as a true leader capable of leading the country to the next level of economic development. The CEO of Andhra Pradesh (as Naidu likes to call himself) is setting a clear trend. He also got the people's approval in the recent election. And it is thanks to Vajpayee that the NDA, the best possible political formation that India can get at this point of time, has survived.
Name: Amitabh Waghray
Email: amitwag@hotmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: Since he took over as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, he has given the state a new dimension. Thanks to him the state has progressed and can now compete in international markets. India will now be seen as a new global software super power.
Name: R GURUNATHAN
Email: guru_28@coolmail.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: By being re-elected he has shown that he is the only leader whom India can rely on.
Name: Rajendra Rao
Email: Rajendra G Rao@udv.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: A good politician.
Name: gopi prashanth k
Email: gopiprashanth@rediff.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: Though his government lost the confidence vote by one vote, he proved that it was a mistake on the part of the Opposition to have dismissed his government and that the people had the right picture about his government and ministers.
Name: Naushad Anjum
Email: naushadanjum@hotmail.com
Nomination: Shabana Azmi
Reason why: She is the link between commercial and parallel cinema.
Name: naushad
Email: nausha_anjum@hotmail.com
Nomination: Aamir Khan
Reason why: He is the greatest actor ever witnessed by commercial cinema in India.
Name: CHANDU PUGALIA
Email: CHANDU@DATAINFOSYS.NET
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: Confident, stable, wise and the only person capable of leading the country at this point of time.
Name: Nitin Sharma
Email: sharmanitin@inf.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: No other leader or industrialist qualifies for the coveted title. The choice comes down to people who have done something great in their fields and Sachin fits the bill.
Name: ashok kumar
Email: achu_sri@mailcity.com
Nomination: Abdul Kalam
Reason why: Thanks to his efforts we have found a place for ourselves in the elite group of nations.
Name: Kaivalya Vishnu
Email: k_vishnu@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He stood firm and emerged victorious through testing times be it Kargil, economics, the IT boom (he wants to make India an IT super power), diplomacy (his policies have clearly given India a great degree of respect in the world) or politics (he led his party back to power after it was voted out by vested interests). He has vision, dedication and decency, traits rarely found in today's politicians.
Name: Vidyananda Eswaran
Email: vidyananda@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: The greatest technocrat CM a state has had and will ever have.
Name: vijay nathani
Email: vijaynathani@hotmail.com
Nomination: Rajiv Gandhi
Reason why: He had the guts to open up the Indian economy and set a path for the rest to follow.
Name: Mehta Premal
Email: mehtapremal@hotmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: No justification required.
Name: Hitesh Nandha
Email: hnandha@hotmail.com
Nomination: Pandurang Shastri Athavale
Reason why: Changed the lives of millions of people in India and abroad in a positive manner. Recipient of the Templeton Award, the Magsaysay Award and many other awards in India.
Name: Sudhi
Email: sudhi_bs@yahoo.com
Nomination: Amitabh Bachchan
Reason why: For obvious reasons.
Name: Venkat Parameswaran
Email: parmesh@rocketmail.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: Took up charge under adverse circumstances, has had to head a coalition government. He made India proud with his efficient handling of the Kargil situation. He means business and gets things done. Here's wishing him and his team all the best!
Name: Satish
Email: ksatish@mailexcite.com
Nomination: Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For his scientific development policies.
Name: Kannan
Email: gearkay@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He is the man who can take a proud India into the twenty-first century.
Name: Satish
Email: satinan@netscape.net
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: A very simple human being.
Name: dr vijay
Email: navankur@satyam.net.in
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He is the only leader today who has the total faith of all sections of society. He is a sober, gentle and experienced person with a creative and positve approach.
Name: venkataraman sriram
Email: vsr1@hotmail.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: He managed the show well and returned to power despite the odds, did nothing populistic but is a silent performer. People will realise the changes effected by his government. only in the long run.
Name: Dr J Parasuraman
Email: parasuraman@vsnl.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: Came back to power after being defeated. He is the man who is destined to lead us into the next century.
Name: V Lenin Babu
Email: anulenin@netcom.ca
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: At last we have a sensible CM in India who is trying to do something good for the people and develop the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Name: Jaideep Iyengar
Email: jaideep_iyengar@rediff.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He has been re-elected on the plank of good governance, not on populist measures. He is probably the first non-socialistic person to have done so in Indian politics. Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna is copying him. What better tribute than your main Opposition party's CM of another state copying you?
Name: Ramesh
Email: mrc444@mailcity.com
Nomination: A R Rahman
Reason why: He redefined music which in turn redefined the art of movie making -- like picturisation of songs, photography, choreography etc.
Name: justin
Email: justinjerald@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Medha Patkar
Reason why: Raising her voice for the people's rights.
Name: Pakshirajan
Email: dkprajan@hotmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For his IT savvy.
Name: Rajesh Patangya
Email: patangya@hotmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: Struggled for Independence because of which we Indians are where we are today.
Name: b harinath
Email: shanti@hotmail.com
Nomination: Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He is a very good leader. He has worked sincerely for the rapid development of Andhra Pradesh.
Name: dr. mathew k george
Email: georgematthew@usa.net
Nomination: M K Gandhi
Reason why: He preached, practised and personified love to all mankind.
Name: Amrut
Email: gamrut@rediff.com
Nomination: Ramlingaraju of Satyam Computers
Reason why: He has shown to the world that even we Indians are not far behind in realising our dreams.
Name: V Nilakantan
Email: nilakantan.iyer@mailcity.com
Nomination: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Reason why: The true architect of modern India.
Name: shreejith
Email: shreejith007@yahoo.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: His choice doesn't need justification.
Name: vikram uk
Email: ukv_2000@rediff.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He stood strongly against world leaders when he conducted the nuclear tests, held all the parties together during the Kargil war and last but not the least, he gives a thought to subjects that are raised by the Opposition if they are in the interests of the nation.
Name: Immadi Ram Prasad
Email: ramu_i@rediff.com
Nomination: Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: A very good administrator, it is because of his efforts that Andhra Pradesh is such a well developed state today. He has particularly concentrated on the IT sector. He is the future prime minister of India.
Name: Kamal Konidala
Email: kamal_kkl@hotmail.com
Nomination: Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For the way he is leading Andhra Pradesh into a new era and for the political reforms brought by him.
Name: Shyam Nair
Email: studnair@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Rabindranath Tagore.
Reason why: Because of his contribution to literature and his love for children.
Name: Vaibhav Phadke
Email: vaibhavphadke@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Reason why: It is only because of him that we are still known as Indians, otherwise we might well have been slaves of the British! I feel proud to be an Indian today and the credit for this fact goes to Mahatma Gandhi.
Name: Vinay Unni
Email: unni78@hotmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: This man will undoubtedly be chosen as the Indian man of the millennium. I have never seen him nor have I lived during his times like many Indians of my generation, yet I vote for him as will thousands others. Unfortunately, even if a Gandhi is born today, he cannot survive. Free India has no goal today, no goal to ignite a passion that can sustain a Gandhi. No Indian has changed the fortunes of many others for so many generations as has this one man. Gandhi is not a name, he is a phenomenon.
Name: prashanth
Email: shanthatind@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: Plenty! His commitment to his work and his contribution to making India a force to reckon with.
Name: Ayan Kar
Email: ayan_kar@mailcity.com
Nomination: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Reason why: No other person ever has single handedly influenced the poilitical and historical background of this country more than he has.
Name: KANNAN
Email: JAYARAMKANNAN@HOTMAIL.COM
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:Winning the Kargil war.
Name: Krishnan Eswaran
Email: keswaran@yahoo.com
Nomination: J R D Tata
Reason why: Though he was a businessman he never lost touch with reality and was a very humane and down-to-earth person. Also, he managed to place India on the global business map. Hats off to the man!
Name: M Naga Sateesh
Email: sateesh_naga@hotmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For the quick and timely help he rendered to the cyclone hit people of Orissa.
Name: Ujwal Jajoo
Email: yudhisthira.rns@com.bbt.se
Nomination: A C Bhaktivedanta Swami
Reason why: He founded the ISKCON society and spread the the great Indian spiritual culture in the western countries
Name: vishal gosai
Email: vishalgosai@hotmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: He got us our freedom and it is only because of him that we are here building a strong nation which will rule the world in the next century.
Name: aditya julka
Email: aditya_julka@yahoo.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: In this day and age of violence, his meessage of non -violence stands out.
Name: ajayaraj
Email: ajayarajb@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He is the only modern Indian prime minister who successfully regained his position through democratic election after Nehru and Indira Gandhi.
Name: D Bhargav
Email: db@seeyes.co.in
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: Handling of the Kargil crisis, leading the NDF to victory, mature judgement and sagacity.
Name: Atul Singh
Email: bishtatul@indiatimes.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: It is only because of him that we are free today. He united us, he taught us how to struggle against the mighty and cunning Britishers. He is simply great man. He served his countrymen selflessly. That is why he is known the world over as the 'Mahatma'.
Name: A. Uday Chand
Email: udaychand@youpy.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He is the man who is leading us into the twenty-first century showing all the other chief ministers and politicians of modern India how to govern a state.
Name: Ranjith R
Email: ranmd@giasmda.vsnl.net.in
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: A whole lot of talent in such a small head! This little master has captured the hearts of most Indian minds. His high scores in Test cricket and nomination to captaincy of the Indian cricket team make him the greatest Indian of the year.
Name: Satish Rai
Email: rai@hotkey.net.au
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason why: A good man and a good prime minister who is taking India in the right direction.
Name: MANJUNATH
Email: MANJU252@REDIFFMAIL.COM
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: India's greatest achievement is winning freedom from British rule and this could be achieved due to the freedom struggle spearheaded by Mahatma Gandhi. Were it not for him, we would not have got our independence and without independence we would not be where we are today.
Name: Diptesh Shah
Email: diptesh@vsnl.com
Nomination: Narayanamurthy
Reason why: The creation of wealth while holding on to your values, he embodies a unique combination peppered with an urge to better other people's lives.
Name: santhosh thomas, vineeth jalagam
Email: santhoshthomas@yahoo.com,vineeth_j@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Dhirubhai Ambani
Reason why: A man who had seen the extremes of life and who rose to become the demi-god of Indian industry, a fine example for future entrepreneurs.
Name: Ramana Radhakrishnan
Email: ramkay_p@rediffmail.com
Nomination: The Indian jawan
Reason why: For fighting against all odds and proving yet again who the real patriot is.
Name: sarojini balkrishna
Email: adisaro@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For making Andhra Pradesh the state it is today.
Name: b. harishankar
Email: jet_hari@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For making Andhra Pradesh the state it is today.
Name: Rajat Jawa
Email: jawa_rajat@rediff.com
Nomination: M S Gill
Reason why: He successfully conducted the thirteenth Lok Sabha election. No major untoward incident took place during this time, the credit for which goes to him.
Name: Renny V
Email: saloni_9@yahoo.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: Because there has never been another human being as compassionate and selfless, yet so very human!.
Name: kiranmayi
Email: kiranmayi_k@yahoo.co.uk
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: A very good politician.
Name: Arun Kannan
Email: vjkarun@123india.com
Nomination: Subramanian Swamy
Reason why: With a tea party he changed the fate of the nation.
Name: mahendra
Email: m_a_patel@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: He was different from any of our present leaders.
Name: nilesh shah
Email: nilesh_shah111@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He is doing well for the country at the moment.
Name: ganesh chandrasekhar
Email: ganeshsekhar@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: For his statesmanship and mature handling of political issues.
Name: arun
Email: arun_ibm@mailcity.com
Nomination: Nathuram Godse
Reason why: I am proud of him
Name: Priya Hareesh
Email: priyahareesh@usa.net
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: The most able leader we have today, he can take firm decisions.
Name: arun
Email: arun_ibm@mailcity.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: Real good politician
Name: Vishwanath Pargaonkar
Email: vishubp@engineer.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: Great leader, humble person and a believer in peace.
Name: nihit gupta
Email: nihitg@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: He encouraged Indians to fight for freedom.
Name: Kandarp Joshi
Email: kandarpjoshi_2000@yahoo.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: A born leader who showed us the way and brought independence to each Indian.
Name: lakshmi narayana tanikella
Email: tl_narayana@chennai.tcs.co.in
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: For ensuring that India won the Kargil war and for having won the election.
Name: Mahendra Tiwari
Email: t_mahendra@yahoo.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: For the way he handled the Kargil issue.
Name: Vishal shenoy k
Email: vishal_karla@yahoo.com
Nomination: . Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: For the stand he adopted during the Kargil war and for his diplomacy at the international level.. He is truly the powerhouse of Indian politics and the Man of the Millennium as well!
Name: Dr Rishi Muni Dwivedi
Email: divedi@hotmail.com
Nomination: Yukta Mookhey
Reason why: The Indian environment is very close minded when it comes to beauty contests. The contenders encounter a lot of opposition from various sides. Despite all this Yukta has earned herself the coveted title of Miss World. That is what is commendable.
Name: Anand Kamate
Email: anandkamate@hotmail.com
Nomination: N Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: Because he has shown foresight and intelligence by concentrating on development, something which is lacking in most leaders today. It is good to know that other chief ministers are trying to emulate him.
Name: Rahul Roy
Email: roy_rahul@yahoo.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: Honest politician.
Name: ranjeet taware
Email: tranjeet@rediff.com
Nomination: Sharad Pawar
Reason why: The most brilliant person in the current Parliament.
Name: Vishal Pandya
Email: aashu_prem@hotmail.com
Nomination: Yukta Mookhey
Reason why: She has done India proud by winning the Miss World '99 title. She deserved it. All the very best for her future plans!
Name: MANOJ KUMAR VALLABHANENI
Email: Welcome@SatyamOnline.com
Nomination: N Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: Certainly, he is the Indian of the year. He made it in the election with a positive vote and has introduced a healthy trend in politics instead of playing power games at the cost of the public. He is certainly a role model for all other politicians.
Name: arur anand
Email: aaroor@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: The architect of the India for the millennium.
Name: Manjeet Singh
Email: mchagar@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: -He is the role model for an average citizen, a binding factor responsible for the unity in society as it exists today, the one who shoulders the hopes of many.
Name: Shiv Ratan Singhi
Email: vivek11@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: A person with perfect leadership qualities. He is the only current politician who has demonstrated his ability to handle pressure and to take important decisions (Pokhran and Kargil are examples). Under his leadership we are confident that India will emerge as a superpower in the twenty-first century. He has given India an international image.
Name: srinivas akula
Email: akula007@hotmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: A pioneer of sorts, a man to watch out for in the next millennium!
Name: Van Neih Tluanga
Email: vanneih@cal2.vsnl.net.in
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: He is the man who led us from darkness to freedom.
Name: M.Rajan
Email: rajan_sish@yahoo.com
Nomination: Abdul Kalam
Reason why: He demonstrated India's power in the field of atomic research.
Name: Manmeet Singh
Email: manmeet_martinian@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: Finally a leader amongst millions of corrupt politicians! A man with a spotlessly clean image to lead the country into the twenty-first century. He showed determination in war and faith in peace. I voted for him in the elections and now I vote for him again. He is yet to betray the trust we have reposed on him.
Name: Arun K Chemmale
Email: achemma@hotmail.com
Nomination: Indian soldiers who died in Kargil.
Reason why: They selflessly fought for their country and died for the principles we believe in. My salute to them -- they truly deserve to be the men of the century.
Name: kiran kumar
Email: kiran2k@rediff.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: Within a short span of time he has shown that if only our .politicians utilised their time and wisdom effectively, the government.provided them would definitely compete with the likes of the American government. His economic policies, interest in globalisation, the ability to work hard and attract foreigners to India, especially Hyderabad, is admirable.
Name: ananth polepally
Email: mailananth@yahoo.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He changed the way politics is played --..market yourself rather than playing caste and religion politics. For the first time there is a sense of competion between states.
Name: Dr B M GHODESWAR
Email: ghodeswar@hotmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He has set a new trend in governance with focus on accountability in public service and in enhancing the responsiveness of the state, in empowering the people towards economic prosperity and in improving the quality of life of its people.
Name: Sidharth Dassani
Email: commercial_vizag@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Sardar Patel
Reason why: India is what it is because of the iron will of this man. If he had not been there we might have seen many small countries instead of India and the whole of Kashmir might just have been with Pakistan. Hats off to the patriotism and the will of this Iron Man!
Name: kamlesh vijay
Email: kvijay116@yahoo.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He has created a revolution in India's political history by showing the country that things can be managed professionally if there is a political will to do so.
Name: affan
Email: affan82@hotmail.com
Nomination: Mohammad Azharuddin
Reason why: Because he is the best cricketer alive and will be the best forever!
Name: Mohit Chandarana
Email: mohit_chandarana@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Sonia Gandhi
Reason why: Were it not for her, the Congress would have got more seats than they won finally. I really wanted the BJP to come to power to undo the misdeeds of the Congress, which is why I say that Sonia Gandhi made a difference. If it were not for her and her foreign origin, the Congress would have come to power, something which I did not want. Hence my vote for hert.. Sounds ironical, but that's how it is.
Name: muralimohan
Email: cvmmohan@hotmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: I think he is the only CM who worked hard for four years to gain public approval (because he doesn't have charisma,which is the very important factor for any indian political leader) At the time of the general election, he asked the public to vote for his party after evaluating his performance and he returned to power with a handsome margin.
Name: Rajesh
Email: rajeshkp@hotmail.com
Nomination: Mother Teresa
Reason why: She tried to do something which no other Indian wanted to do. She exemplified humility and kindness towards the poor. It takes a lot of courage and self-denial to care for the poor.
Name: sangeet cheema manoj
Email: manojd@satyam.net.in
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: A tactful politician.
Name: mohnish bose
Email: mbose3@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: He is the greatest batsman India has ever produced! This year he has scored his 22nd century, which makes him the scorer of the highest number of centuries the world over. He continues to impress us with both, his delicate strokes as well as masterblasting the opponents out of the game
Name: Purna
Email: purugulla@hotmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: Innovative, daring, dynamic and hi-tech.
Name: Prabhat Kumar
Email: prabhat_k@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: For his simplicity
Name: Surya
Email: suryapj@rediff.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For very obvious reasons. No else deserves the vote more than he does.
Name: chandra sekhar
Email: chanduk7@hotmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: It is largely due to his party's support that the NDA returned to power at the Centre. He is the second most powerful man in India today and, most importantly, every CM in India wants to follow in his footsteps. His powerful administrative capabilities are going to make Andhra Pradesh another Malaysia ('swarna Andhra Pradesh') in next the 20 years.
Name: Dileep Vaidya
Email: jaykunj@hotmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: He not only got us freedom but also made an irreversible impact on the world at large.
Name: Pranav Rastogi
Email: prastogi@usa.net
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: K For the way he handled Kargil.
Name: sanjay chakravarty
Email: sanjaychakravarty@rediff.com
Nomination: Narayanamurthy, Infosys
Reason why: If one man can personify richness with humility and make a mark on the global map, it is the great Narayanamurthy of Infosys. Do I need to say more?
Name: Govardhan Darsi
Email: govardhan99@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: Toppled a dynasty-based party that almost ruined our country before it was too late. We can now hope for a selfless administration and progress.
Name: Bala Balakrishnan
Email: balki@kleer.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: The one and only leader who thinks of taking his home state into the new century. He does not dwell on the past and is a statesman, not a politician. Wish we had a Naidu in my home state of Karnataka too.
Name: Krishna
Email: natarajan_krishna@yahoo.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He is the man who is thinking of taking the country into the next millennium while the rest of the country sleeps.
Name: suman
Email: sumanjupudi@hotmail.com
Nomination: Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He is a man with a vision and has brought great changes in the field of IT.
Name: Sai Tatineni
Email: sstatine@aol.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He achieved what 53 years of independence, 275 chief ministers (25 states) and more than 15 terms of prime ministers did not achieve -- the utilisation of resources for the betterment of life of the citizens of Andhra Pradesh. These resources were available to every one of his predecessors, but none of them used it.
Name: vellaiyappan
Email: vellaiyappan@hotmail.com
Nomination: Jaswant Singh
Reason why: Deft handling of foreign affairs like the CTBT, discussions with the US, talks on Pakistan, discussing nuclear issues with other countries etc.
Name: MakShin
Email: makshin@yahoo.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: Opened up avenues for India in the IT industry which surged like never before last year.
Name: Rajeev Vadakkepatt
Email: rajeev@cspl.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: The prime minister is leading the nation into the new millennium with a high degree of optimism. This has been made possible by the high degree of probity that he has maintained and to his firm commitment to economic reforms.
Name: Pravin S Dhavale
Email: pravin_43@yahoo.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: Indian cricket was without soul before the arrival of Sachin. But after his debut, the life of Indian cricket has changed. He is the pride of India and all Indians should be proud of him. I believe that he is the best cricketer of the decade. Sir Don Bradman is known as the cricketer of the century but as he himself admitted, Sachin plays as well as he (Bradman) does. Sachin, according to Don Bradman, is the junior Bradman..
Name: abhinavmahajan
Email: abhhinavmahajan
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: For his devotion to his work. His achievements like Pokhran and Kargil might have been politically motivated, but they helped India regain its lost image.
Name: Anil K Panjani
Email: scooby@satyam.net.in
Nomination: Laloo Prasad Yadav
Reason why: Best description of Indian politicians.
Name: V.Nandakumar
Email: Nandakumar_venkat@ril.com
Nomination: The Common Man of R K Laxman
Reason why: The common Man of R K Laxman wins my vote for keeeping his cool despite the happenings around him and still maintain good cheer. (A request, do not select the Indian of the year by voting. Go by the justifications given by the voters on the net. Otherwise, the easiest thing is to write to some friends of mine and get me nominated and who knows, perhaps I might become the Indian of the year on the strength of the number of votes I've got.)
Name: Jean Pandian
Email: jean_pandian@hotmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: For the bloodless, non-violent movement to throw out the British, in whose empire the sun never set. Gandhi however, made saw to it that the sun set over the British empire!
Name: Nila Pandian
Email: nilapandian
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: A one-man army who overthrew the mighty British empire and enabled India as a nation to be born
Name: Arun Chandra
Email: arun115@hotmail.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: While his decision to merely defend Kargil (and not launch an offensive against Pakistan) may have been unpopular in some quarters in India, the restraint he exercised was instrumental in our winning international support and recognition for our position on Kashmir...
Name: Chakravarthy V B S
Email: balajisimha@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: For being the Father of the Nation and for winning us our freedom.
Name: Pranav Shah
Email:
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He is the only politician with integrity and someone who seems to genuinely care about what happens in India. I have full belief that he is the best person to lead India into the new millennium.
Name: chanchal
Email: chanchalg@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Medha Patkar
Reason why: For her single-minded devotion to a cause, unwavering in the face of severe attack by the so-called 'system'. An example to follow in the years to come.
Name: aakash jain
Email: aakash4@yahoo.com
Nomination: Sardar Patel
Reason why: A man who was tough and had vision.
Name: gvrsarma
Email: gvrsarma@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: Managed to form a government despite not having won the required majority but by modifying the agenda of the BJP to accomodate other like-minded parties. He is the only person capable of leading India at this point of time.
Name: sreejeya
Email: sreejeya@mailcity.com
Nomination: Abdul Kalam
Reason why: His contribution to the nuclear field.
Name: lama
Email: lama@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: His grace and determination
Name: Sujit Kumar
Email: kumar_sujit@hotmail.com
Nomination: M K Gandhi
Reason why: I have no words to decribe my admiration for a great father of a great nation.
Name: s.Uma maheswaran
Email: msu_mahesh@hotmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: Because he got us the freedom we enjoy today.
Name: ROHIT RUPRAMKA
Email: rohitrup@123india.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: He has supreme control over the economy and the country.
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