The Nominations...

Name:S Suryanarayan
Email:meenakshi2@hotmail.com
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason why: He has been able to present a better picture of our country before the world audience on the following counts: For one, India is now a nuclear power. Two, he has proved that we will not be intimidated by anybody with the way he handled the Kargil issue. Three, he has been able to demonstrate to the people of the world that despite differences, the roots of democracy are very strong in India.

Name:PARMOD VERMA
Email:NONI_VERMA@USA.NET
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:He is the best batsman we have. His excellent performance is what makes us a world class team.

Name:Rahul
Email:rahul_luvs_u@yahoo.com
Nomination:Urmilla Matondkar
Reason why:She is an excellent dancer.

Name:Kiran Kumar S
Email:susarlakiran@blore.tcs.co.in
Nomination:Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why:He is one personality who not only led India to freedom but also set an example all over the world that every human has a right to voice what is right and what is wrong and can fight injustice. The world could never have been the same without Mahatma Gandhi.

Name:A Srinivas Rao
Email:asrinivas_rao@hotmail.com
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason why:He is a good prime minister and a good politician.

Name:Apurva Nagoree
Email:nagoree@yahoo.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:A good statesman, he has stood by his party through thick and thin, he is honest, moderate, supports liberalisation and respects other democratic institutions. The Lahore yatra he undertook is also praiseworthy.

Name:anand ravindra rao
Email:anandrrao@excite.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan Reason why:He is like a star in the sky which never fades but keeps glowing forever.

Name:SYadhunath
Email:yadhunath@usa.net
Nomination:A R Rahman
Reason why: A R Rahman has been distinct from the others by bringing in hitherto unheard of quality and new dimensions to film music.

Name:nitesh naik
Email:niteshnaik@usa.net
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:A very clean and honest politician.

Name:praveensarda
Email:praveensarda
Nomination: The Indian soldier
Reason why:At a time when everybody is vying with each other for publicity and the leaders of our country are doing all they can to ruin the country, our anonymous soldiers fought to save the country's honour. In doing so they have set an example for all of us to follow.

Name:ravi
Email:ravi1675@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:For making Andhra Pradesh a happening state.

Name:Sridhar Aravamuthan
Email:asridhar@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:Because of his wisdom in handling the Kargil crisis; his political wisdom in handling a bunch of contradictory political leaders and parties and of course, his handsome smile!

Name:Harini H
Email:harini50@hotmail.com
Nomination:Shrikumar
Reason why:His invention of Webserver on a single chip -- acclaimed to be a marvel with its own TCP/IP handshake.

Name:suneet arora
Email:sales@candidworld.com
Nomination:Shrikumar
Reason why:His invention of Webserver on a single chip -- acclaimed to be a marvel with its own TCP/IP handshake and much space to spare.

Name:haresh bhatia
Email:vspl@bom4.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:Shrikumar
Reason why:The world's tiniest web server is the great achievement, as an invention on a single chip -- acclaimed to be a marvel with its own TCP/IP handshake and much space to spare too.

Name:bipin gala
Email:vishalcomputers@crosswinds.net
Nomination:Shrikumar H, Student at UMASS, USA
Reason why:His invention of the world's tiniest web server is praised by the father of the internet, Dr Cerf as the greatest achievement by a youngster. This is an invention on a single chip -- acclaimed to be a marvel with its own TCP/IP handshake with much space left to spare too.

Name:Narendra Shah
Email:narendra@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:Shrikumar H, Student at UMASS
Reason why:The world's tiniest web server made by him is praised by Dr. Cerf as the greatest of achievements by a young Indian. This is an invention on a single chip, and is a marvel with its own TCP/IP handshake with much space left to spare too.

Name:Ketan shah
Email:samkit@bom3.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:Shrikumar H, Student at UMASS
Reason why:He is our editor's son. We were delighted since July, '99. The world's tiniest webserver made by him is a great achievement by a young Indian. This is an invention on a single chip, and is a marvel with its own TCP/IP handshake with much space left to spare too.

Name:prashant shah
Email:AIMAD@bom3.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:Shrikumar H
Reason why: Creator of the world's tiniest webserver. A great achievement.

Name:kirti bhimani
Email:rajavf@bom3.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:Inventer of webserver, Shrikumar
Reason why: The world's tiniest web server -- a great achievement, indeed.

Name:kharabela das
Email:kharabela_d@inf.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:His dynamic personality is the only reason why the NDA was returned to power.

Name:Venugopal
Email:dingop@hotmail.com
Nomination:Shrikumar -- inventor of webserver on a chip
Reason why: The world's tiniest web server is a great achievement. It is bound to offer more benefits and appliances control.

Name:Aashish Jain
Email:aashish.jain@sprintrpg.net.in
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:For his ability to survive in the Indian political scene. He is the epitome of the never-say-die spirit. His achievements may not be visible as yet, but one thing is for sure, that the longer this man stays in the forefront of Indian politics, the better will be India's chances of emerging as one of the leading nations in the new millennium.

Name:Prithwiraj Karmakar
Email:pkarmak@enron.com
Nomination:Yukta Mookhey
Reason why: Yukta has proved that being focussed, determined and confident helps you achieve whatever you strive for.

Name:Tarun Bansal
Email:bansaltarun@hotmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:He is the best politician we have today and is capable of leading the country in the right direction.

Name:Ravi Thatte
Email:rthatte@bigfoot.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:A stable government is all that the enterprising Indians need to make the country prosper. We are way behind even China and there is no reason why it must remain so. Vajpayee is a person who can make a difference to the current state of affairs in the country.

Name:NARESH SONI
Email:soni@vsnl.com
Nomination: Narayanamurthy Reason why:His dedication and hard work have borne fruit and he lives by the principles of simple living and high thinking.

Name:P.SHRINIVASA SHARMA
Email:sharma_srinivas@hotmail.com
Nomination:The common Indian
Reason why:He is the one who chose the political leaders and sent the dirty politicians back home. He is the one who really leads the country

Name:Parvez
Email:funnymail@chequemail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:It is because of him that the BJP came back to power.

Name:RAGHAVANIYENGAR
Email:raghavaniyengar@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Raj Kapoor
Reason why:The most persistent image despite his versatility, remains that of the quintessential Indian who walks through the city squalor in his threadbare Japaani shoes, frayed English pantaloons and a made-in-India heart filled with spirited songs and unbridled optimism. Be it `Awara', `Shree 420', `Phir Subah Hogi' or `Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai', Kapoor's Chaplinesque hero never abandoned his optimism and his desire to articulate the great Indian dream of progress and equality. As a producer-director, he used R K Films, his production company, to make paeans on love, the love denied by class barriers.

Name:Govindarajan
Email:govind_ramu@hotmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:Setting a new trend in economic and technological revolution.

Name:anu anand
Email:anoanand@hotmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:What he has achieved for Andhra Pradesh, no other politician has been able to do for any other state.

Name:Nikhilesh
Email:nikhileshs@inf.com
Nomination:Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why:Because he got us Independence.

Name:Leslie Menezes
Email:lesliejudy@yahoo.com
Nomination:Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why:His penchant for truth, non violence and dignity of human beings.

Name:Rajiva Kumar
Email:kumar_rajiva@rediff.com
Nomination:Mahatma Ganghi
Reason why:He was the only person who had the guts to implement his views . He was a real 'karmayogi'. And he was proved right subsequently.

Name:Siddhartha Sen
Email:sen55@mailcity.com
Nomination:N Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:He showed that a person is not always punished for thinking differently.

Name:sathish
Email:satin@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Subhas Chandra Bose
Reason why:A brave Indian who had good knowledge of military strategy.

Name:Vistasp N Dastur
Email:varunconsol@rediff.com
Nomination:JRD Tata
Reason why:He is the father of Indian aviation. Without him this country would perhaps never have seen a national airline for god knows how many decades!

Name:Kaushik Ghosh
Email:ghose_kaushik@hotmail.com
Nomination:Shah Rukh Khan
Reason why: A combination of various reasons -- his success, fame, charisma etc.

Name:M.K.Khandelwal
Email:lines@mantraonline.com
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason why:He is simply incomparable

Name:Sudipto Sarkar
Email:sudipto_s@hotmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:For having returned to power and that too, in a much stronger position than he was earlier. He was the face of the BJP in the election. He handled the diplomatic side of the Kargil war very well

Name:syed sajid ahmed
Email:sajidahmed98@hotmail.com
Nomination:manoj n shyamalan
Reason why:His movie was amazing, he managed to outwit even the most intelligent of the audience. He is my Indian of the year not because he made $ 300million but because he showed the world that Indians too can make great movies.

Name:vishwas karanth
Email:avishkar@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan
Reason why:For obvious reasons.

Name:Souvik Datta Ray
Email:souvik_dr@yahoo.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:For the cyber boom in Andhra Pradesh as well as for showing other politicians how to govern a state and for being re-elected for second time with a landslide victory. A true CEO!

Name:gvrambabu
Email:gvrambabu@rediff.com
Nomination:Baba Amte
Reason why: A genuine leader who helped leprosy patients. He has been honoured by the government of India for his work.

Name:R Senthilkumar
Email:rskumar_99@yahoo.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:For braving political storms and emerging victorious to lead the nation into the next millennium.

Name:Srinivas Sitaram
Email:srini18@hotmail.com
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason why:He is probably the only prime minister after Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to to stir up national fervor during a natural calamity like the super cyclone in Orissa as well as during a manmade calamity like the Kargil war.

Name:Neena Chaturvedi
Email:shilpichaturvedi@hotmail.com
Nomination:Dr.Subramanian Swamy
Reason why:He changed the course of politics by single handedly toppling the earlier government headed by A B Vajpayee. Though it proved to be a blessing in disguise for the BJP, it was Dr Swamy who ruled the roost throughout 1999 and remained the most controversial person , either loved or hated depending upon one's political leanings.

Name:Ranjan Naik
Email:ranjann@ndf.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajypaee
Reason why:He has guided India through turbulent times.

Name:suresh
Email:sureshkumar@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:An able prime minister.

Name:suresh
Email:sureshkumar2@rediffmail.com
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason why:A nice person.

Name:pallawi Joshi
Email:pallawij@yahoo.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:He handled the Pakistan problem very well.

Name:shreedevi tanksale
Email:shreedevi@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Lokmanya Tilak
Reason why:He was a great leader, one every Indian should be proud of. He laid the foundation for extremist policies during the freedom struggle.

Name:Nosh Nalavala
Email:zenocom@aol.com
Nomination:Meher Baba
Reason why:As a spiritual master he influenced the world with his messages of love and selfless service. He influenced Gandhi's thinking too.

Name:Arjyo Sarkar
Email:sarkar@hotmail.com
Nomination: Bal Thackeray
Reason why:For showing exemplary courage and conviction in tackling pseudo-secularism in this great nation of ours.

Name:L.Thiagharajan
Email:thiagu66@hotmail.com
Nomination:A B Vajpayee
Reason why: Deft handling of the Kargil crisis, tactful handling of Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin issue and the more resolute handling of his new allies, who are now more in number.

Name:Monica Bhatia
Email:monica_bhatia@yahoo.com
Nomination:The Indian soldier
Reason why:He defended the nation this year through so many difficulties, never flinched even in the face of death. He is a true hero, a true Indian.

Name:anbu malar
Email:anbuind@md4.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:.Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:Was able to judge the mood of the people, plan accordingly, cobble together various political parties and emerge as the only prime ministerial candidate to win a majority and form a reasonably stable government which India was looking forward to for quite some time.

Name:prakash
Email:youngstud@bollywoodonline.com
Nomination:Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Reason why:He is simply the best!

Name:T Selvakumar
Email:ktsselva@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: He not only fought for our freedom but also taught the world the paths of satyagraha and non- violence. He proved that even in the twentieth century one can live by the principles of sathya and ahimsa.

Name:asgar
Email:asgar.ansari@usa.net
Nomination:Hakim Abdul Hamid
Reason why:Founder of `Hamdard', established a mega corporate house, a great visionary and educationist.

Name:Anil Patel
Email:patel_anil@hotmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vaypayee
Reason why:After Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel, he is the only leader we have seen who has vision and can steer Indian along the path of success.

Name:venkat Ravi Govindu
Email:vgoivndu@hotmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He proved that it takes a good leader to stand for what he believes in, to envision the future, to work for the betterment of the people who elected him, to lead by example and find innovative ways of helping people help themselves. As for the people, they reward the deserving and this has been a year for the people to realise that it is up to them finally elect a good leader.

Name:k.r.ravi
Email:createravi@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Narayanamurthy, Infosys
Reason why:For his commitment to excellence, hard work, ethically acquired wealth and success, simple lifestyle and generosity. He is truly a role model.

Name:raghu
Email:rakhukahru@yahoo.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: There is no other man right now who can influence the state of affairs in the country more positively than Vajpayee can. He effectively managed to cobble together a grand alliance and take steps towards the fulfillment of the objectives of his government. Besides, of course, his personal credentials are exemplary.

Name:T.Gopinathan
Email:tgopi@VSNL.COM
Nomination:Baba Amte
Reason why: For his continuous concern for other human beings which was translated not in donations or publicity seeking stunts but in sustained work for neglected leprosy patients and for his path-breaking activities in the social sphere.

Name:R Vasudevan
Email:rv_74@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He is the best politician we have with a will to do good for his people.

Name:V.N.Saravanan
Email:sarav007@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:Amidst pressures from coalition parties and threats from neighbouring countries, he leads the nation and has generated hope among millions of Indians to take our country into an new millennium of peace and prosperity.

Name:Ramesh Maharaj
Email:maharaj26@rediff.com
Nomination:Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: The Father of the nation, he paved the way for independence, without which India would not have been what it is today.

Name:d.r.prathima
Email:prathima_d_r@yahoo.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:Because he has vision and is trying to bring radical changes in Andhra Pradesh.

Name:sujata
Email:suchaturvedi@rediff.com
Nomination:The Indian sepoy
Reason why: He is the only one who works! Be it climbing impossible heights in the face of sure death, be it floods, super cyclones or terrorism.

Name:benoy george
Email:benoygt@yahoo.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:He led India out of a messy situation in Kargil. He changed the complexion of his party and of the country. He is the best man to lead India into the next millennium.

Name:Pankaj Agarwal
Email:sscsbs@gw1.dot.net.in
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:Won against the Pakistanis in Kargil.

Name:pavan
Email:pavan_420@yahoo.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:For a great comeback.

Name:SHWETA
Email:canary@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Subhas Chandra Bose
Reason why:He was one of India's greatest freedom fighters. He was the first to have formed a women's army.

Name:bonecrusher
Email:mani_nambiar_2000@usanet.com
Nomination:M K Gandhi
Reason why:I do not agree with his ideology but it is a fact that he was able to influence an entire generation.

Name:chandra shekara N
Email:chandrun@rediff.com
Nomination:Baba Amte
Reason why:He is the best known social worker of the year. He helps the poor and was recently awarded the Mahatma Gandhi Award for social work.

Name:Navneet Kumar
Email:navneet_k@rediff.com
Nomination:Amitabh Bachchan
Reason why:Because his popularity has come down to an all time low!

Name:prabhakar
Email:prabhakara1@mailcity.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:He is the inspiration for a new political philosophy. -- you work for the development of your state, show results and the people will elect you again and again. He has not only earned fame in India but all over the world

Name:Deepali Mittal
Email:deepali_mittal
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:I eat cricket, sleep cricket and am a great fan of Sachin's.

Name:Srikanth Sundaram
Email:ssunda03@ctp.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:He showed how a politician can win elections by dedicating himself to the betterment of the people and the economy.

Name:Ram Kalyan
Email:ramkalyan@usa.net
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For setting a new agenda for India in the new millennium.

Name:ashok gupta
Email:ashokgupta88@netscape.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:He has proved India's point -- we stand for peace and that our being humble does not mean that we are a weak nation. On the contrary, our humility is our strength.

Name:Shailendra
Email:bagsshail@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:A great politician.

Name:rn sharma
Email:rnsharma@vsnl.com
Nomination:Indira Gandhi
Reason why:A great stateswoman, visionary, leader and prime minister.

Name:mahipal reddy
Email:mahipal_reddy@rediff.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:He is the man behind the radical changes that have taken place in Andhra Pradesh. With his vision and good governance, he has transformed Andhra Pradesh into a model state. His efforts paid off when he was re-elected to power. If all the other chief ministers followed his example, India will soon become a global power.

Name:arjun singh
Email:archieshimla@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:For the way he handled the Kargil crisis.

Name:jimit mehta
Email:jimitmehta@hotmail.com
Nomination:Sharad Pawar
Reason why: For wining the election in Maharashtra and giving all of us peace of mind.

Name:manaseer
Email:manaseer@vnplsalem.net.in
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:A very good man and a very good politician.

Name:renu nair
Email:renun18@hotmail.com
Nomination:Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why:He got us independence through non-violence.

Name:DAMLE AMOL ANIL
Email:amoldamle@hotmail.com
Nomination:Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Reason why:He was the pioneer of our freedom struggle.

Name:Mashkoor Alam
Email:mashkooralam@hotmail.com
Nomination:APJ Abdul Kalam
Reason why:India is now technically on par with developed countries because of him.

Name:Newton Rebello
Email:newtonrebello@yahoo.com
Nomination: JRD Tata
Reason why:What India is today is because of the Tata empire.

Name:S.K.CHATTERJEE
Email:angul@ori.nic.in
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:He has created mass awareness that we are Indians after the Kargil conflict and has done us proud.

Name:Ram Kumar Patnaik
Email:rekho_mone@yahoo.com
Nomination:Amartya Sen
Reason why:The Nobel Prize says it all!

Name:vikas rastogi
Email:rastogivikas@yahoo.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:For being re-elected as the prime minister and for defeating the Congress.

Name:SAVITPRASAD KANTAK
Email:KSAVIT@HOTMAIL.COM
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:The term `man of the match' fits him perfectly.

Name:Ambuj Kumar
Email:ambujk@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: With the nuclear tests in Pokhran he has shown the world that Indians don't have to bow our heads in front of any country.

Name:Rajashekhar K
Email:raja@wiphyd.ge.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why:He won all kinds of battles for India in 1999.

Name:Kamal Mehra
Email:kayem@bom8.vsnl.net.in
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:He inspires confidence in 100 crore Indians!

Name:ranjit kumar.m
Email:ranjitkumarm@angelfire.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For the extent to which he has developed Andhra Pradesh. He does not let his partymen get away with mistakes. He is a kingmaker, next only to Kamaraj.

Name:Ravi Pangal
Email:r_pangal@rediffmail.com
Nomination:M K Gandhi
Reason why: The greatest person, living or dead. This century was fortunate that he was born in it.

Name:k.pugazhendhi
Email:pugu@usa.net
Nomination:Kamal Haasan
Reason why:A veteran actor taking Indian cinema to new heights with his acting and his films.

Name:Shri Prakash
Email:sprakash@lot.tatasteel.com
Nomination:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: Of the entire lot of politicians, he talks less and believes in delivering. He wants us to believe that corruption will not ruin the country which was a possibility had someone else occupied the PM's chair.

Name:Anirban Majumder
Email:anirbanm@inf.com
Nomination:Leander Paes
Reason why:He brought a smile to our faces by winning three Grand Slam titles (two with Mahesh Bhupathi). Nobody else did anything that made India proud this year.

Name:w j samuel
Email:samuelwj@rediff.com
Nomination:Gladys Staines
Reason why:She forgave the people who killed her husband and her two sons.

Name:Ajay Devaraj
Email:ajaydevaraj@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:He has proved that performance pays. His dynamism has had a miraculous effect on some of his ministerial colleagues who in the past were prone to goondagiri. He has made us proud to be citizens of India and Andhra Pradesh

Name:lakshmi
Email:luxi_here@yahoo.com
Nomination:Yukta Mookhey
Reason why:She made India proud by winning the Miss World title and will prove to be a good ambassador for our country.

Name:KRISHNAPRASAD
Email:kpp1983@yahoo.com
Nomination:Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why:The greatest cricketer of all time and the backbone of Indian cricket.

Name:R Srinivasan
Email:ramamoorthy_srinivasan@rediffmail.com
Nomination:Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why:Because of his foresight for development.

Name:B.J.GURUPRASAD.
Email:guruprasadb@hotmail.com
Nomination:Mahatama Gandhi.
Reason why: The architect of India's independence. Without independence, India would not have been what it is today. He is the one who laid the foundation stone for the future of India.

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