NEW DELHI: Singer KJ Yesudas was honoured with the outstanding achievement award for being India?s celestial singer having recorded over 50,000 songs in a five-decade career by CNN-IBN.

The award was part of sixth edition of the CNN-IBN?s annual Indian of the Year Award.

The team of Sony?s ?Kaun Banega Crorepati? and its host Amitabh Bachchan received the award for redefining the genre of reality television and an outstanding presentation style.

The guests of Honour included former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabji; Mark Tully; former Chief Justice of India Justice JS Verma; former cricket captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth; Major General Lacchaman Singh Lehl, Commodore Vijay Jerath - Vir Chakra and Brij V Mahalingam.

Awards were also given away in other categories including political, public service, business, Indian of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award among others.

CNN-IBN, IBN7 and IBN-Lokmat Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai said, "CNN-IBN Indian of the Year is an earnest effort to appreciate the tasks undertaken by these gifted luminaries and their allegiance in making India shine. They have been effective instruments of change in bringing India into the new age. We congratulate all the winners for their extraordinary contribution to the country."