The Nominations...
Name: Chander Dhanda
Email: chdhanda@yahoo.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: India is safe in his hands. A man for all seasons, a good human being, an honest and true leader, a man with vision.
Name: Naresh Kumar Agarwal
Email: nwal@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sonia Gandhi
Reason why: Was in the news most of this year. The laziest politicians were activated in trying to keep her out of power.
Name: Ravi Prasad
Email: skstech@satyam.net.in
Nomination: Sir M Vishveshwaraya
Reason why: The builder of modern India.
Name: abhijit sanzgiri
Email: apsanzgiri@hotmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: There is no one greater than him.
Name: abhinav paracer
Email: aparacer@ndf.vsnl.net.in
Nomination: Narayanamurthy
Reason why: For the brilliant market capitalisation of Infosys.
Name: arun k s
Email: rockies@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Anil Kumble
Reason why: For his splendid performance in the match against Pakistan in New Delhi.
Name: S Venkatesan
Email: venkatesan100@hotmail.com
Nomination: The Indian soldiers who died during the Kargil war
Reason why: I think they deserve the vote more than anybody else as they laid down their lives for the country.
Name: kishor
Email: papneja@bom6.vsnl.net.in
Nomination: Army chief V P Mallik
Reason why: For the way he handled the Kargil crisis, the way each and every officer/ jawan who died was respected and for the manner in which he handled the politicians during the crisis.
Name: jabbar
Email: jab_bar@usa.net
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He broke the usual incumbency factor by getting re-elected as prime minister.
Name: Dr B Ravindran
Email: immunol@dte.vsnl.net.in
Nomination: Dr A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why: The reasons are too obvious. The importance given to a nation by other countries and the power it wields depends only on its military strength and no single individual contributed more to the country in this respect than Dr Abdul Kalam.
Name: Anirudh Singal
Email: suryap@nde.vsnl.net.in
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: For good handling of the Kargil crisis.
Name: Vikram Sharma
Email: v_sharma@indiatimes.com
Nomination: Late Capt Vikram Batra
Reason why: One of the heroes of the Kargil war, he led his team to two great victories over militants in key positions and then sacrificed his life while attempting the third. He motivated his team and set a true example of leadership by leading from the front. In fact, all the Indian soldiers are the `Men of the year'.
Name: pradeep kabra
Email: pradeep_kabra@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For his vision for Andhra Pradesh and for motivating his people to make that vision a reality.
Name: T N Prasad
Email: prasadthumburi@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He led India along the path of victory in a turbulent year.
Name: harshesh parekh
Email: harshesh_parekh@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: A very good cricketer.
Name: nikunjbinani
Email: nikunjbinani@hotmail.com
Nomination: N R Narayanamurthy
Reason why: Simply because he has shown that hard work, foresight and above all, honesty, do pay.
Name: Vijay Kumar
Email: guddu@rocketmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He has every intention of improving the conditions in his state and is working towards it..
Name: Vijay Prashad
Email: vijay.prashad@trincoll.edu
Nomination: The peasant in Orissa
Reason why: Our unhappy world is forever blessed to have some among us who can be symbols of human creativity and endurance. Despite the cyclone the peasants of Orissa will build back the coastline and revive their lives. For instance, after the tidal wave hit Andhra Pradesh, there was so much devastation. It was the will of the fisherfolk and the peasants which revived that region.
Name: Sundar
Email: sundarv@rediff.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: For being a flawless and straightforward politician.
Name: A Rajasekhar
Email: rajasekhar_a@hotmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For having touched the common man's life in Andhra Pradesh and for all that he did in Orissa after the cyclone.
Name: pranay
Email: pranayj@hotmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: He not only led India to freedom but also redefined what a struggle can be all about.
Name: vishwanath.s
Email: vishwanaths@rediffmail.com
Nomination: N R Narayanamurthy
Reason why: He restored investors' confidence in the capital markets by contributing more than any other Indian corporate, by upholding the shareholder's values and by ensuring total transparency in accounting disclosures. He is the market leader at present. His company Infosys is the first to issue ADRs and to list its shares in the US stock exchange -- NASDAQ. If the Indian IT companies are enjoying high valuations today, it is because of Narayanamurthy's service to the industry and to the capital market.
Name: vigneshkarthic
Email: vigneshkarthic@usa.net
Nomination: Dr A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why: The architect of a powerful Bharat!
Name: santosh varalwar
Email: santosh37@yahoo.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: For his comeback against all odds, he is a great hope for India.
Name: Anirudha Kabra
Email: anirudhakabra@bol.net.in
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: Because he led us in our freedom struggle and used non-violence to win us freedom.
Name: k s kasi
Email: kailash@md2.vsnl.net.in
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: A leader who India needs most in the present scenario.
Name: srinivasan
Email: srinis@aptech.ac.in
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For his imagination, his farsighted and well meaning activities, for bringing about revolutionary changes in Andhra Pradesh and for becoming a trend setter.
Name: rimmalapudi suryaraju
Email: rimmalapudi@rediffmail.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: The only politician in present day politics to have a clean image.
Name: Vamsee
Email: vamsee_sql@usa.net
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: For tackling the Kargil issue efficiently.
Name: A Chandramouli
Email: chandramouli_a@rediffmail.com
Nomination: The Indian soldier
Reason why: For the bravery with which he defended the country.
Name: Rajesh Sadani
Email: rajeshsadani@yahoo.com
Nomination: N R Narayanamurthy
Reason why: He showed Indians how to succeed in the software business and how to be globally competitive.
Name: Prakash Balakrishnan
Email: praxnair@crosswinds.net
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: For teaching us the positive power of non violence, compassion and tolerance and for paying with his life for the above ideals.
Name: sajeev rambob
Email: ram@yahoo.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: There is not a single politician in India who is more committed and more hard working than him.
Name: Gagan
Email: hollywood7777@hotmail.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: He is a charismatic and an inspirational leader.
Name: Shanmugam Subramaniam
Email: shan@cybernex.net
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: For handling Kargil crisis efficiently.
Name: Uma M Murugan
Email: umamurugan@yahoo.com
Nomination: Jayalalitha
Reason why: A dynamic and powerful woman with a definite personal and political agenda. She shoots high just as she stoops low!
Name: K Gnanapriya
Email: kgnana_priya@hotmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For bringing about an IT revolution in Andhra Pradesh and thereby setting an example for other leaders.
Name: naveen
Email: naveen82@yahoo.com
Nomination: Martyrs of Kargil.
Reason why: For making the supreme sacrifice in the interests of the nation.
Name: Abhishek Mall
Email: akm103@hotmail.com
Nomination: Subhas Chandra Bose
Reason why: It is only thanks to him and of course Mahatma Gandhi that we got our freedom.
Name: navneet shukla
Email: swanav143@yahoo.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He is working selflessly for the betterment of the country. He has proven to the world that India is as strong as any of the developed nations in the world.
Name: Anand N Koodagi
Email: anandkoodagi@yahoo.com
Nomination: The Indian jawans
Reason why: They are the real heroes of the year.
Name: chindam ashok
Email: chindamashok@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Subhas Chandra Bose
Reason why: If his plans had succeeded India would have got independence well before 1947.
Name: Arvind Kumar Singh
Email: azorictica@rediff.com
Nomination: Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For his vision, commitment and ability to take constructive decisions at short notice. His grit and determination to do well for his state have put Andhra Pradesh well on the road to development.
Name: SANJAY WADHWA
Email: SANJSU@VSNL.COM
Nomination: Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Reason why: He is god's avatar come down to earth so that man can realise that divinity is present within himself and that he should abide by the five principles of truth, right conduct, peace, love and non-violence.
Name: yashaswini
Email: yashu_rao@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He has had to face tough times, first the re-election, then Kargil and now the hijacking. Despite these pressures he has always done his best for the country.
Name: ASHEESH
Email: ASHEESH29@USA.NET
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: He changed the destiny of millions of people by allowing the Partition. He is single handedly responsible for the tensions in the sub continent.
Name: jayakar
Email: jayakarhegde@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: For successfully guiding the country into the new millennium.
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Nomination: Rahul Dravid
Reason why: He played superbly throughout the year.
Name: Manjunath
Email: manjunatht@rediff.com
Nomination: N R Narayanamurthy
Reason why: For taking India into the global market.
Name: s ananthalakshmi
Email: ananthalakshmi@vsnl.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: He fought for our freedom and won it without shedding a drop of blood -- with his philosophy of non-violence.
Name: Ashutosh Kumar Jha
Email: ashutoshjha@hotmail.com
Nomination: The Indian soldier
Reason why: Showed exemplary courage and in his line of duty.
Name: D T Raju
Email: rajudt@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He gave a much-needed semblance stability to this country.
Name: Neetu Gusain
Email: n_gusain@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He is efficient, honest and can deal with any kind of situation. I think he is the only man who can make India a powerful nation in the years to come.
Name: P L Sreenivasa Rao
Email: pl_sreenu@yahoo.com
Nomination: N Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For his reforms which have a human face.
Name: Dipankar Chakrabarti
Email: dipanc@yahoo.com
Nomination: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi
Reason why: For their Grand Slam victories.
Name: Shruti K P
Email: shruti_tnt@rediff.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: When he lost the vote of confidence by a single vote, he and his team didn't give up hope and he returned to power in the re-election. He is one of the few honest and loyal politicians the country has today and he definitely has the calibre to lead us into the next millennium.
Name: SUMIT KHEMKA
Email: steelal@hotmail.com
Nomination: Narayanamurthy, Infosys chief
Reason why: He had the vision to look into the future the way no other Indian has done before. He had the courage to dare. Even NASDAQ toasts his deeds.
Name: Ramesh Malhotra
Email: rkmalhotra@usit.co.in
Nomination: The Indian programmer
Reason why: The Indian programmer has proved to the world that he/she can deliver and deliver with quality. The Indian programmer has made the world look up to India in respect.
Name: Balaji Gupta K
Email: kcc_gpd
Nomination: Mother Teresa
Reason why: She devoted her life to the service of mankind.
Name: rajesh towar
Email: raj_karega_99@yahoo.com
Nomination: Indian soldiers
Reason why: For their sense of commitment and patriotism.
Name: SANJAY
Email: desaisanjay@rediff.com
Nomination: Dhirubhai Ambani
Reason why: He is one of the biggest industrialists of the millennium.
Name: RAJ
Email: RAJ_ARYAN@ONEBOX.COM
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: He handled the Kargil conflict well.
Name: KRISHNA REVURU
Email: revuru@usa.net
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: The best administrator India has produced. In fact, I strongly feel that he should be the prime minister for two consecutive terms. He will make this country a paradise on earth so much so that no Indian will want to leave the country and settle elsewhere!
Name: Bhalchandra Kulkarni
Email: bkulkarn@yahoo.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He brought the BJP as a central force to change the existing political scenario and also gave a new unity to the nation in the wake of the Kargil conflict.
Name: Sathyam Karyala
Email: sathyam@netscape.net
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: One of the only politicians who seems to be doing something for his state.
Name: praveen
Email: jp@nettlinx.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: He is the only leader with vision.
Name: arunachalam jambunathan
Email: arunpadma
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: He fought against all odds including problems within his party to form an alternative to the Congress party which is on the decline.
Name: prasad
Email: prasad_pn@rediffmail.com
Nomination: M K Gandhi
Reason why: Simply because he showed the world the power of peace.
Name: pankaj nagpal
Email: pankaj_nagpal@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: He is a great batsman, the backbone of the Indian cricket team.
Name: Deep Raj
Email: deepr@iname.com
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: He led India very ably during the Kargil crisis. He showed a maturity and vision which is not very characteristic of Indian politicians.
Name: Chinto Sharma
Email: Chinto@indiatimes.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: He continues to play despite his back problem, he returned to play the World Cup matches after his father's demise and went on to become the captain of the Indian cricket team.
Name: Ajay Kumar Gupta
Email: ajay_kumar_gupta@hotmail.com
Nomination: Munshi Premchand, writer
Reason why: He shook the foundations of society with his writings.
Name: andrea lobo
Email: andrealobo72@hotmail.com
Nomination: Mahatma Gandhi
Reason why: For his revolutionary concept of non-violence and for having the courage to fight for India's independence.
Name: r varatharajan
Email: rvaratharajan@yahoo.com
Nomination: Narayanamurthy, Infosys
Reason why: For revolutionising the IT industry.
Name: sunil thomas
Email: suniltk@hotmail.com
Nomination: Naraynamurthy, Infosys
Reason why: For his vision.
Name: Vijaya Sampath
Email: vijaya.sampath@indal.com
Nomination: N R Narayanamurthy
Reason why: He changed the face of Indian business. His clear thinking, Gandhian values and modern outlook on business make him the role model for the future middle class Indian with high aspirations and a higher sense of patriotism. The earlier division of Indian industry into multinationals and business houses has now lost its relevance.
Name: Saravanan
Email: saravanan@unicomp.com.sg
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: A leader with a tangible vision who can effectively lead his people into the new millennium.
Name: A Jayanti
Email: jayanthi@giasbgc.vsnl.net.in
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: When India was in a condition of absolute political instability he obtained the confidence of the people and put the country on to a developmental mode.
Name: meghana jain
Email: meghanatj5@yahoo.com
Nomination: Mother Teresa
Reason why: She taught us all lessons in humanity and love and respect for our fellow human beings.
Name: krina
Email: krinakm@vikram.svrec.ernet.in
Nomination: The jawans who fought in Kargil
Reason why: For the sacrifices they have made in the interests of the nation.
Name: girish
Email: girish67@hotmail.com
Nomination: Amartya Sen
Reason why: For winning the Nobel Prize.
Name: vl
Email: vl@nimbus.ee.iitm.ernet.in
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For setting a new trend in politics -- that of working towards the betterment of your people.
Name: Maroof
Email: saiyedmh@sebi.gov.in
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He has provided good leadership to his party as also direction to the nation by devising policies and taking initiatives which have helped the country stage a great economic recovery. Despite having an assortment of coalition partners with varied ideologies and aspirations, he has not only managed to continue to hold them together but has also elicited their support for his government's policies.
Name: Anil
Email: mosteligible@rediff.com
Nomination: Mother Teresa
Reason why: Is there anyone who has done more service than her to children, to the poor, orphans, helpless and homeless people?
Name: anindya acharya
Email: anindya.acharya@usa.net
Nomination: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Reason why: He was the real hero of India's independence movement. He fought from outside India and tried to kick the British out of Indian soil.
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