The Nominations...

Name: Madugula Hari
Email: madugula@usa.net
Nomination: N Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: A good politician who has contributed positively to the development of society.

Name: G V S S RAO
Email: satyagvss@satyam.net.in
Nomination: N Chandababu Naidu
Reason why: Finally we have a politician who thinks about the future and tries to implement his policies. This provides a ray of hope to the people who have only been subjected to the negative side of politics over the past 50 years.

Name: Sangita Ganesh
Email: saini143@hotmail
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: For having taught us what non-violence and compassion is all about.

Name: srinivasarao davuluri
Email: srinivasaraodavuluri@yahoo.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: A simple man who terrorised the Britishers through non-violent means and got us our freedom.

Name: Uday Kiran
Email: kiran_uday@usa.net
Nomination: The Indian jawan
Reason why: I think the people who really made a difference this year were those unknown but brave soldiers who fought in Kargil. We have had super politicians, charming filmstars and super sporting talent all through the year. But then today, if we as a country are able to march ahead with our heads held high, it is because of our soldiers who have never let the country down.

Name: Timsi Rathi
Email: timsirathi@hotmail.com
Nomination: Mother Teresa
Reason why: For all that she did for the downtrodden.

Name: Nitin Sawale
Email: nitinsawale@hotmail.com
Nomination: Amartya Sen
Reason why:For winning the Nobel Prize.

Name: Aditya Kandarpa
Email: aditya_834@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: For taking India forward in many fields. He may have lost the vote of confidence but returned to power with a wider margin, he put Pakistan in its place with the victory at Kargil. The Sensex is soaring and the rate of inflation is falling because of the good work being done by him and his team. He has proved to his detractors that he is here to stay.

Name: ishaan dave
Email: ikhd@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Chhatrapati Shivaji
Reason why: He was not only a brave warrior but also a shrewd politician and a good ruler. It was he who taught us that we should be united if we are to fight outsiders.

Name: Prabhat
Email: pvaish@yahoo.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: He personifies hope.

Name: ravi kotru
Email: kotru@aol.com
Nomination: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Reason why: This century will be identified with this man. He was an intuitive genius who recognised the Indian attribute of `pacifism' and used it as a political weapon.

Name: murali sajja
Email: msajja@yahoo.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: A man with vision, he has transformed Andhra Pradesh into a model state. His response to Orissa after the super cyclone was exceptional. Other politicians will soon follow in his footsteps.

Name: S J ANTHONY
Email: advith@vsnl.com
Nomination: Mother Teresa
Reason why: For her love for and service to the poor, old and neglected.

Name: Sameer Puranik
Email: puranik@ip.eth.net
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He has taken the country to new heights, at least as far as the IT sector is concerned.

Name: Mayank Kanodia
Email: mayank_k@iname.com
Nomination: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati
Reason why: The laurels they have brought to Indian tennis by ranking first in the men's doubles, has made every Indian proud.

Name: Benson Issac
Email: issacko@vsnl.com
Nomination: Medha Patkar
Reason why: For her constant and untiring struggle for human rights in the Narmada Valley.

Name: Arvind
Email: darvind
Nomination: A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why: Nation's pride and neigbours' envy!

Name: Parimal
Email: darvind@vsnl.com
Nomination: Jayalalitha
Reason why: The epitome of arrogance, selfishness and greed, she along with Laloo Prasad Yadav represent the worst aspects of Indian politics.

Name: kalyani
Email:
Nomination: Sonia Gandhi
Reason why: She withstood all the pressures from the BJP and won both the seats -- Amethi and Bellary -- with a massive margin.

Name: Somakala
Email: somakala@yahoo.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: For dealing with crisis situations effectively, being a source of inspiration to soldiers in the battlefield as also for the manner in which he handled his alliance partners without succumbing to the pressures exerted by them and yet giving due respect to their demands.

Name: rajaram
Email:raj_django
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: The epitome of humility who taught us how effective his philosophy of ahimsa can be.

Name: ANSHIKA
Email: chikuniku@hotmail.com
Nomination: Amartya Sen
Reason why: For excellence in economics.

Name: Pankaj Mehra
Email: pankajmehra@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Swami Chinmayananda
Reason why: For making such a significant difference to the religious scenario in the country and for preaching tolerance towards all.

Name: MURTUZA .F.
Email: MURTUZA83@YAHOO.COM
Nomination: Subhas Chandra Bose
Reason why: For his guts and courage.

Name: Rizwan Mirza
Email: mirzart@vsnl.com
Nomination: N Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He has shown the dirty Indian politicians that you can win only if you perform well. His ideas and schemes should be implemented throughout the country.

Name: Atul M. Ramaiya
Email: ramaiya@vsnl.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He has given the country the stability it so badly needed.

Name: Diwakar Shankar
Email: p_diwakar@hotmail.com
Nomination: Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes
Reason why: For their excellent performance in the international tennis courts.

Name: kiddo
Email: baadshah_kiddo@yahoo.com
Nomination: Shah Rukh Khan
Reason why: He has proved that you can get what you want if you work towards it.

Name: Nitika
Email: nitika@mailcity.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: For leading India through triumph and despair with grace and composure.

Name: Rama Kumar
Email: rksuraneni@yahoo.com
Nomination: Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: A dynamic, attentive and innovative administrator.

Name: moulik shah
Email: moulikshah@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He has not only improved the Indian economy, but has also demonstrated to the rest of the world that India is a global power not to be trifled with. It is under his regime that the US has finally realised that they should improve bilateral relations with India.

Name: Shriprasanna Bavadekar
Email: sdbavadekar@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: For his great leadership qualities.

Name: V.N. PRABHAKAR
Email: prabhuasi@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: A great individual, both in his personal and public life. He single-handedly enthused the entire Indian population to revolt against the British rule but in a peaceful manner.

Name: vidya
Email: vidyab@wiphyd.ge.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For doing what he believes in and for ensuring that Andhra Pradesh doesn't lag behind when it comes to development.

Name: Prasanna Limaye
Email: limaye@india.hp.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: For ensuring that the Indian economy continues to progress despite the hurdles put in its path by the various political parties.

Name: sandeep mandala
Email: sandeepmandala@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He has provided us with a stable government.

Name: Aditya Gurushankar
Email:gaditya@hotmail.com
Nomination: Men and women of India's defence forces
Reason why: Theirs was the greatest sacrifice this year.

Name: shazia alam
Email: alam@ndf.vsnl.net.in
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: He had vision, was a dedicated, intelligent and strong-willed leader who gave up the option of spending his life in Africa and chose instead to fight for his country's freedom. It was he who fulfilled the dream of his countrymen -- that of becoming a free nation.

Name: nomita
Email: pashkarnik@hotmail.com
Nomination: CaptVikram Batra and the others who fought at Kargil.
Reason why: They sacrificed their lives so that we can stride into the next millennium and enjoy all that it has to offer.

Name: venu
Email: padarthi.venu@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: The greatest person to have been born in this country.

Name: Hemant Misra
Email: h.misra@mudra.com
Nomination: M K Gandhi
Reason why: Restored pride and individuality to a nation that had been subjugated for centuries. He defined a new, peaceful yet effective weapon for confrontation -- ahimsa or protest using non-violent non-cooperation. An individual who devoted his life entirely to his country, was honest, devoted and completely non-partisan. He was a beacon of hope for millions of rudderless souls.

Name: Bijoy Mohan
Email: yobij@yahoo.com
Nomination: N R Narayanamurthy
Reason why: In a year that gave birth to a rare feeling of optimism regarding India's place in the world economic order thanks to the booming IT sector, this man who represents India's home-grown IT industry is the ideal choice.

Name: vasanth C
Email: vacchu@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: His doctrine of non-violence is still portrayed as one of the best methods to pursue peace and prosperity.

Name: Rahul Sudame
Email: rahulsudame@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: The most trustworthy prime minister we have had. The manner in which he is doing his job is admirable, especially his ability to coordinate between his alliance partners.

Name: surya
Email: suryamr@yahoo.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: He is the father of the nation.

Name:D Shankara Rao
Email: dsrao@chequemail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: We Indians have seen him as an extraordinary parliamentarian, mesmerising speaker and a humble and patriotic Indian before 1999. Even though he was the prime minister in 1998, we have not seen him truly performing as one despite Pokhran. But Kargil has changed it all. Today we can say we have a PM who is a patriot, an excellent orator, an honest politician (a rare commodity) and above all, a very good strategist and an effective administrator. He has changed the attitude of all the major powers in the world towards India to make it far more positive.

Name: K Dubey
Email: kailashji@yahoo.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: For the nuclear tests and the way he handled Kargil.

Name:c handramohan kuncham
Email: kcmohan@rediffmail.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: We managed to throw the Pakistani infiltrators out of the country under his leadership. His successful comeback to power is also admirable.

Name: Kaushal Parikh
Email: pparikh@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Yukta Mookhey
Reason why: She has done a great job for our nation by winning the Miss World title.

Name: nakulsrikumar
Email: nakulsrikumar@yahoo.com
Nomination: The unknown soldier
Reason why: He selflessly sacrificed his life and limb during the nation's hour of need.

Name: James J Nampalam
Email: njamez@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: He kept alive the spirit and hopes of Indians in the cricket fields, the game being almost a religion in our country.

Name: Poornima Jayadev
Email: poornima.kumar@bflsoftware.com
Nomination: Narayanamurthy, Infosys
Reason why: He created a revolution in the software industry and the share value of infosys has touched Rs 10,000 this year!

Name: Rupa
Email: rupa_b@satyamonline.com
Nomination: Dr Abul Kalam
Reason why: He made every Indian proud by giving India world recognition with the nuclear tests at Pokhran.

Name: ashok choraria
Email: akcneha@yahoo.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: This honest and daring man has taken some good decisions when it came to our national security and economic and external affairs policies. A clean politician who has enhanced our country's name, fame and glory!

Name: R RAGAHVAN
Email: pilotdo@vsnl.com
Nomination: N R Narayanamurthy
Reason why: He has proved to all of us that successful empires need not necessarily be inherited, they can be built by us and we can still coexist with humility and with our value systems intact. I cannot think of anyone else who has made a greater contribution to capitalism and who is still inspired by Mahatma Gandhi.

Name: makesh
Email: mac_72@rediff.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: We owe all that we are today to him.

Name: Raadhika.B
Email: raadix@yahoo.com
Nomination: The Indian armed forces
Reason why: They valiantly defended our country in Kargil, something for which we should be indebted to them.

Name: uttiya dey
Email: uttiya2000@yahoo.com
Nomination: Subhas Chandra Bose
Reason why: A true Indian at heart, he made the ultimate sacrifice in trying to win freedom for his country.

Name: Vasudev.Kamath
Email: vasudev_kamath@rediffmail.com
Nomination: JRD Tata
Reason why: He played a major role in developing the country's industrial sector.

Name: Baldy
Email: Baldy@123india.com
Nomination: Naresh Goyal
Reason why: The man behind Jet Airways, he has shown the world what Indian hospitality is all about and has revealed the ugly face of national carriers.

Name: vidhyapoorna
Email: vidhya_poorna@rediff.com
Nomination: Our defence personnel
Reason why: For their victory against Pakistan in Kargil.

Name: DEBASHIS DEY
Email: debashisdey@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Indira Gandhi
Reason why: For giving India a new dimension.

Name: santhosh
Email: santhoshgr@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He is the only honest prime minister independent India has seen after Lal Bahadur Shastri.

Name: himmath jain
Email:
Nomination: Kabir Mulchandani
Reason why: The business tycoon of the contemporary world, he has changed the rules of marketing with his innovative schemes for selling AIWA, AKAI and other brands.

Name: Joy Banerjee
Email: joybanerjee_83@yahoo.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For having made Andhra Pradesh the progressive state it is today.

Name: anurag
Email: anurag_dixit@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: A charismatic yet down-to-earth leader, his emphasis on good governance and basic reforms have paid off.

Name: Adimoorhty Mahadevan
Email: mahadevan@usa.net
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: A pioneer and leader of modern India.

Name: GAURANG R. MISTRY
Email: g_mistry@hotmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: For winning us our freedom.

Name: nitin
Email: nitinjee@vsnl.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: For the finesse with which he handled various issues, be it Kargil, Orissa or the bus ride to Pakistan.

Name: Lakshman
Email: Lakshmana.Pandian@penske.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: What India needs right now is an Indian who can take full advantage of the IT boom and bring in foreign revenue. And this is exactly what Naidu is doing. He is probably the only Indian whom Bill Clinton is keen on meeting during his visit to India next year.

Name: shweta ahluwalia
Email: shweta_jims@usa.net
Nomination: Subhas Chandra Bose
Reason why: Helped our country win freedom and proved to the Britishers that we Indians can also fight for our freedom.

Name: S. Nagesh Kumar
Email: snageshkumar@rediff.com
Nomination: Narayanamurthy, Infosys chief
Reason why: Hailing as he does from a middle class background, he has established a world class software institution, Infosys. India will not miss out on the IT revolution that is presently sweeping the world if we have more Narayanamurthys.

Name: sunny
Email: mmtsingh@jla.vsnl.net.in.
Nomination: Amitabh Bachchan
Reason why: For continuing to retain his position at the top, the emperor of Indian cinema.

Name: Venkatraman Subramanian
Email: venkat@insightsol.com
Nomination: N Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: The technology savvy chief minister was booed by his antagonists as only pandering to the technology-oriented class. But he proved them wrong with his sweeping victory in the Assembly elections. Also, his democratic commitment towards the BJP-led government at the Center wins him another plus point. Even the opposition leaders now congratulate him much to the consternation of the Congress. He is destined to do much more for India -- to make India a more vibrant and economically sound nation.

Name: Debjani
Email: debjani_rajat@hotmail.com
Nomination: Azim Premji
Reason why: Because he is a revolutionary wealth creator for the country. Through his organisation, Wipro, the sole surviving truly Indian IT company from the last decade, he has redefined business by making it a truly ethical company.

Name: Sreekala Nair
Email: sree_kala@yahoo.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: A thorough gentleman who upholds Indian values, he proved to his countrymen and to the world his grit and determination with the way he handled the Kargil crisis. He is the messiah for India and Indians.

Name:subbu
Email:subra27@rediff.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: Despite facing a personal tragedy -- the death of his father -- he returned to play for his country during the World Cup. We did lose the cup but his sense of duty and responsibility win him my vote.

Name:Krishna Rao Madiddipati
Email: rao@caymanchem.com
Nomination: Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He has proved that it is possible to be a politician and a statesman simultaneously. In an era when Indians are viewing politicians with utter contempt, Naidu has shown the electorate and the other politicians what being a good politician is all about. No other politician in the history of independent India has shown us how to use politics for the betterment of the people. Sure, there have been political scholars, great public servants, and even gentleman politicians. But only Naidu has been patient (to wait for his turn), clever (to create opportunities and strike when the iron is hot), brave (who else would have dared to oppose NTR and put an end to populist programmes?), and forward thinking (need one point out his vision 2020?). He not only deserves the title of `Indian of the year' but should be called `Indian of independent India'. The revolution he is creating is no less prominent or important than the independence movement led by Mahatma Gandhi.

Name:Pratin Durkal
Email:pdurkal@neosoft.com
Nomination: Atal Behari Vajpayee
Reason why: For successful handling of the Kargil conflict and for providing a stable government.

Name: M.Ganapathy Ramachandran
Email: mgrmgr@netzero.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: Instilling confidence in the people and for being reelected as the prime minister.

Name: Sai Gautam
Email: venkraman@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Behari Vajpayee
Reason why: He has not let down the masses and is the right leader to lead us into the new millennium.

Name: Manikandan C
Email: cmanikandan@yahoo.com
Nomination: Narayanamurthy, CEO, Infosys
Reason why: For being a remarkable achiever, for his meteoric stock market debut in the NASDAQ and for his proactive attitude towards profit sharing with fellow Infosys-ians.

Name: karan arora
Email: hcarora@ndf.vsnl.net.in
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: The cricket maestro.

Name: Eswar
Email: eswaraprasadhkr@mailcity.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He handled the various trials and tribulations faced by the country well and is all set to make India a super power in the new millennium.

Name: Aarthi Harihar
Email:Atulkul@nda.vsnl.net.in
Nomination: Amartya Sen
Reason why: For winning the Nobel Prize and doing India proud.

Name: Chinmayi Sripada
Email:ritham@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He saw to it that we came out victorious after the Kargil war, went ahead with nuclear testing to ensure our safety. What else can one expect from a leader?

Name: PRASAD T.S.R
Email: prasadtumati@yahoo.mail
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He has proved that a true leader is one who works for the people and shows concrete results and not one who makes empty promises and surfaces only at the time of elections.

Name: p srinivasa rao
Email: pappala@usa.net
Nomination: Jayalalitha
Reason why: She showed us what an egoistic leader can do for the country -- only create problems and bring in mid-term elections.

Name: Bhuwan
Email: bmpandey@hotmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: Apart from a few populist policy decisions just before the elections, everything he has done so far is what the people of our country need. Senior politicians of other parties have started swearing by him and are trying to follow in his footsteps.

Name: Rajesh Sengupta
Email:rajeshsengupta@yours.com
Nomination: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Reason why: Because he taught Indians to lay down their lives for their motherland.

Name: Girish
Email: Manjeshwar@rediff.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: I am enjoying my freedom because of his contribution to the nation.

Name: Deepak Chari
Email: bartsson@yahoo.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He was the first prime minister to have handled a war-like situation -- Kargil -- professionally and emerged triumphant. Given some more time, he can do India a lot of good in the new millennium.

Name: K T Ram Prasat
Email: contactram@hotmail.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: For the successes at Kargil and Pokhran.

Name: DIPTI VORA
Email: dhvu@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Dhirubhai Ambani
Reason why: He put India on the world business map.

Name: AMIT VARDE
Email: varde_amit@yahoo.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: Simply a great person! It is impossible to find another person with so much faith in himself and in the power of truth.

Name: yogesh agrawal
Email: yogesh agrawal@hotmail.com
Nomination: Lokmanya Tilak
Reason why: For his role in the freedom movement.

Name: raghav arora
Email: ragsarora@hotmail.com
Nomination: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi
Reason why: For making a mark in world tennis.

Name: C S Rao
Email: csr@epc.ltindia.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: For coming out triumphant in two elections.

Name: DEEPAK MEHRA
Email:luvme99@hotmail.com
Nomination: Ashok Row Kavi
Reason why: For having spearheaded the gay movement in India.

Name: Manivannan.K.J.
Email: vannan_mani@hotmail.com
Nomination: Ramaraj, CEO , Satyam Infoway
Reason why: He has taken the valuations of Internet companies to skyrocketing levels and taken the infotech world by storm.

Name: ND
Email: ND@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He helped India earn respect in the world.

Name: chakradharrao.p.c.j
Email: chakradharp@yahoo.com
Nomination: Indira Gandhi
Reason why: She taught the Indian voter to value his vote.

Name: kodali
Email: lkodali@rediffmail.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee.
Reason why: Undoubtedly the best politician of the lot we have.

Name: S. MADHUSUDAN RAO
Email: madhu_swamy@hotmail.com
Nomination: N Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He is working round the clock for the development of his state as any CEO would rather than playing politics round the clock as our politicians do.

Name: Samit K
Email: samitnk@rediff.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: India's torchbearer who will lead us into the new millennium.

Name:glsprasad
Email:glsprasad@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Yukta Mookhey
Reason why: She raised our flag in the international arena by beating 93 contestants in the Miss World Contest.

Name: PRASANTH SPAI (STD VI)
Email: paibros@ .md4 .vsnl .net.in.
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He is the best prime minister our country has had and also because he conducted the nuclear tests successfully.

Name: aashish satish tavkar
Email:sigmaintl@ip.eth.net
Nomination: J R D Tata
Reason why: He laid the foundation for today's corporate and modernised India with his innovative ideas and projects.

Name: Navina Haidar
Email: Navina.Haidar@Metmuseum.com
Nomination: Amartya Sen
Reason why: He won honour not only for himself but also for his country and unlike our leaders, he seems to genuinely care for the millions of poor and hungry people in our country.

Name: Vikram Lalvani
Email: vlalvani@hotmail.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: He has proved himself to be the kind of leader this country requires after Indira Gandhi.

Name: DR. PRAKASH CHANDRA CHAUDHARY
Email: pcc1@vsnl.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He was the man behind the Pokhran tests and he taught Jayalalitha a lesson she won't easily forget.

Name: Amit Jain
Email: AYJain@aol.com
Nomination: The jawans of the Indian armed forces
Reason why: For their bravery and valour.

Name: sreekumar.s
Email: sreeku71
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He has reminded us that India should become a developed nation and look forward to a bright future.

Name: Kumar V. Akella
Email: kumar_akella@hotmail.com
Nomination: The Indian soldier
Reason why: For his strong sense of patriotism and dedication to preserving the nation's security.

Name: Shamshad Wahab
Email: shamshad_w@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sonia Gandhi
Reason why: For making waves in the Indian political scenario, for winning both, the Bellary and Amethi seats, for being the first foreign born candidate to run for the prime minister's post, for being the leader of the opposition -- an ideal leader for the twenty-first century.

Name: manoj paprikar
Email: paprikar@giasbma.vsnl.net.in
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: He is the greatest, most honest and sincere politician we have now.

Name: Pravin Jain
Email: pravin101@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar.
Reason why: Because he returned to play the World Cup matches after his father's death. He plays sincerely, not just to make or break records.

Name: MOHAN DADLANI
Email: mgdadlani@rediff.com
Nomination: Swami Vivekananda
Reason why: Swamiji awakened Indians and taught us to be proud of our race. He toured USA and many other countries and where he propagated the greatness of India's culture and heritage. He wrote many books which are guiding millions today and will act as a spiritual lighthouse for many generations to come. He established the Ramakrishna Math and Mission. These two organisations are serving mankind in numerous ways. Swamiji was a saint and a prophet.

Name: atul patel
Email: barodian@yahoo.com
Nomination: Narayanamurthi (Infosys)
Reason why: The first Indian to prove that Indians are second to none, that we are not just followers but are trendsetters.

Name: sagarika ganguly
Email: sagarika_g@rediff.com
Nomination: Priyanka Gandhi
Reason why: For showing the same potential her grandmother did.

Name: Amit Poddar
Email: amitpoddar@yahoo.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: He gave the country much needed leadership and direction. He is a selfless and patriotic man with immense experience in politics.

Name: mikkilineni
Email: padma@bellatlantic.net
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: Man with vision, provides hope for the nation.

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