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Leading
personalities and opinion-makers including PM Dr Manmohan Singh,
LK Advani, P Chidambaram, PR Dasmunshi, Kamal Nath, Mani Shankar
Aiyer, KG Balakrishnan, Praful Patel, Sheila Dixit and Murli Deora,
among many others, are expected to grace the event.
This
year, the awards have been divided into seven categories. The nominations
are:
- Leader
- APJ Abdul Kalam; Prakash Karat; Manmohan Singh; L K Advani and
Mayawati
- Sports
- Vishwanathan Anand; M S Dhoni; Biachung Bhutia and Sania Mirza
- Cinema
- Shahrukh Khan; Rajnikanth; Shilpa Shetty; the Chak De girls
and Himesh Reshammiya
- Global
Indian - Indira Nooyi; Arun Sarin; R K Pachauri and Mira Nair
- Business
- Tulsi Tanti; Kumaramangalam Birla; K P Singh; Azim Premji and
Mukesh Ambani
- Music
- Vishal and Shekhar; Sukhwinder Singh; Pritam and Metro band;
Sunidhi Chauhan and A R Rehman
- Unsung
Heroes - Irom Sharmila; Auto Raja and Indian Soldiers
The
winners of the 'Indian of the Year' are chosen through a multi-layered
process. The NDTV editorial board starts the process by shortlisting
nominees in each category before making them public. Once the nominations
are made public, votes are invited through SMS polls, online votes,
opinion polls and TV shows. The results are assessed by Ernst &
Young, the auditors and validators for the awards. Finally, the
jury selects its favourites.
The
awards jury comprises eminent personalities including Mark Tully,
Kiran Karnik, Shobha De, Shyam Benegal, Shekhar Gupta, Mansur Ali
Khan Pataudi, Ramachandra Guha, Justice JS Verma, Justice Leila
Seth, and former ISRO chairman Dr K Kasturirangan.
NDTV
Chairman Prannoy Roy said, "The NDTV Indian of the Year award
has recognised excellence and contribution by Indians in various
facets of our society that has strengthened the foundation of our
nation. We have received a massively encouraging response so far,
and we hope the final awards will celebrate accomplishments across
fields."
Previous
winners of the awards have been Ratan Tata, Sonia Gandhi and Amitabh
Bachchan.
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