CNN-IBN Indian of the Year – 2009
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CNN-IBN Indian of the Year, the biggest and the most credible award of the nation, honoured Indians whose endevours stood beyond the ordinary this year and in the process, built brand India. The pinnacle of Indian achievement, the award adheres to the unparallel four-tier process, standing resolute for the resilience and trust of a billion free Indian minds.
RAHUL GANDHI (Winner) in POLITICS
For energising the Congress and being the key strategist behind the party’s revival in Uttar Pradesh.
SAINA NEHWAL (Winner) in SPORTS
For taking Indian badminton to unprecedented heights by becoming the first Indian woman to win a Super Series title.
THE SATYAM REVIVAL TEAM (Winner) in BUSINESS
For deft handling of a crisis triggered by the monumental Satyam scam, and preventing loss of faith in Indian businesses.
A R RAHMAN (Winner) in ENTERTAINMENT
For winning the Oscar and proving he is one of India’s biggest influences on world music.
PRATHAM (Winner) in PUBLIC SERVICES
For their outstanding contribution in the field of universal literacy and education amongst children.
CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2009
Winners of Special Awards – Completing 50 years in cinema – Kamal Haasan
NOMINESS IN POLITICS CATEGORY
MAMATA BANERJEE
For breaching the Red Citadel and scripting the Left’s worst performance in West Bengal.
NAVEEN PATNAIK
For politically bold, risk-taking decision making and not losing an election in over a decade.
P CHIDAMBARAM
For providing the most decisive and visible turnaround performance in the UPA’s second innings in the critical Home Ministry.
PRANAB MUKHERJEE
For skilful handling of one of Indian economy’s worst recessionary and turbulent phases.
RAMAN SINGH
For leading BJP to an impressive win in Chhattisgarh and subsequent tough handling of the Naxalite problem.
NOMINESS IN SPORTS CATEGORY
BHAICHUNG BHUTIA
For being the only world class player in the Indian football team and captaining a successful defence of the Nehru Cup.
GAUTAM GAMBHIR
For being the year’s most consistent Indian batsmen in all three forms of the game and winning the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award.
LEANDER PAES
For reaching four Grand Slam finals in 2009 and winning 2 of them — the French Open and the US Open — at age 37.
PANKAJ ADVANI
For winning the World Professional Billiards title and becoming the only man to hold both the world amateur and professional titles at the same time.
For achieving two firsts for an Indian boxer — winning a World Championship medal and becoming the world number 01 in his category.
NOMINESS IN BUSINESS CATEGORY
C K PRAHLAD
For enlightening the world with his “bottom of the pyramid” theory which has played out remarkably across Asia.
PAWAN MUNJAL
For almost managing to achieve the impossible target of selling four million bikes by March, despite a downturn.
R H PATIL
For setting up NSE, one of the most transparent, efficient and effective stock exchanges anywhere in the world.
TEAM CAIRNS
For remarkable achievement in ensuring India’s biggest oil discovery since Bombay High in the 1970s.
Y V REDDY
For ensuring his level-headed approach to monetary governance saved India in the worst possible economic climate.
NOMINESS IN ENTERTAINMENT CATEGORY
Amitabh Bachchan
For being 68, yet daring to play a 13-year-old in Paa, for producing a regional film like Vihir and entertaining India for 40 years
For consistent leadership in it’s very first year of existence and re-writing the rules of entertainment television.(will have to disclose that Colors is part of Network 18)
KATRINA KAIF
For being the most consistent and reliable hit machine in one of Bollywood’s worst year
PRINCE GROUP OF ORISSA
For scripting a remarkable story of casual labourers in remote Orissa turning into acclaimed TV stars.
RANBIR KAPOOR
For achieving the tag of being one of the most bankable young stars with two consecutive hits.
NOMINESS IN PUBLIC SERVICES CATEGORY
ANNA HAZARE
For consistently carrying out campaigns against corruption in public life and the importance of strengthening RTI.
ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS
For outstanding contribution in making the Indian electoral process more transparent and fair.
DR DEVI SHETTY
For outstanding contribution in providing affordable, high quality cardiac care for the masses.
ECOSPHERE SPITI
For pioneering a unique collaboration of locals and professionals to save Spiti’s ecology.
NAAZ FOUNDATION
For their relentless fight to ensure equal rights for homosexuals, forcing an amendment of the criminal law.
Source : http://www.indianoftheyear.com
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