TOP TEN INDIAN PERSONALITY
1. Narendra Modi:
After putting Gujarat on the world map, Modi built his pan-India appeal and created an image of a decisive leader and an entrepreneur who can pull the nation out of economic woes. The 15th Prime Minister of India is also the second most-followed leader in the world with over six million followers on Twitter. The social media-savvy politician became the first to interact with citizens through live chat on the internet. Ranked as the 15th most powerful person in the world by the Forbes magazine, the ‘Development Man of India’ has already created a compelling case for the global companies to come and invest in India.
2. Kailash Satyarthi:
A devout campaigner against child labour, Kailash Sharma or Satyarthi (bearer of truth) is only the second Indian winner of the Nobel Peace Prize after Mother Teresa. The founder of the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement), Satyarthi started working as a child rights activist when the country did not have many. He has directly contributed towards protecting the rights of more than 83,000 children from 144 countries. Satyarthi has been the subject of many a documentaries, talk shows, and awareness films.
3.K. Radhakrishnan:
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman and Padma Bhushan Dr. Radhakrishnan created and unleashed a historical moment when Mars Orbiter became first Indian spacecraft to enter Martian orbit in a maiden attempt. In December recently, he also guided ISRO to blast its heaviest ever rocket GSLV Mark-III, paving the road to manned space missions.
4.Amit Shah:
The existing president of BJP and PM Modi’s confidante, Amit was ranked among top 3 in the 2014 100 Global Thinkers’ decision-makers category circulated by Foreign Policy magazine in the U.S. The magazine applauded his ‘otherworldly understanding’ in building hype around Modi and steering BJP
5. Sachin Tendulkar:
The master cricketer is also the youngest recipient of the Bharat Ratna award. Tendulkar also became the first person without an aviation background to receive the honorary rank of group captain by the Indian Air Force. The only player to score more than 30,000 runs in all forms of international cricket, Tendulkar also holds the world record for playing the highest number of Test and ODI matches. Forbes ranked him as the 51st richest sportsman in the world for the year 2013 and also the world’s highest-paid athletes for the same year with total earnings estimated to be $22 million.
6. Amitabh Bachchan:
The 72-year legendary screen icon recently won the International Icon of the Year award at the recent Sansui-COLORS Stardust Awards. A social media pro, his Facebook following crossed 18 million on Facebook and 12 million on Twitter. His upcoming Wazir promises a great action thriller flick for all his fans.
7. Mukesh Ambani:
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh led Yahoo India’s 2014 search list of finance newsmakers. Despite a tough economic environment, he managed to grow his business exponentially and is mulling to invest over Rs.1.5 lakh crores in new ventures ahead. His recent decision to soft launch Reliance Jio this year in 4G segment is seen as a game-changer in the telecom world. The takeover of Network 18, India’s large media conglomerate has also signalled its intentions to consolidate its interests in media market.
8. Sachin and Binny Bansal:
Founders of now-famous e-commerce store Flipkart, Sachin and Binny Bansal took its valuation to over $11 billion this month. After cornering an additional $700 million this month, speculation is rife that Flipkart may go public. The Bansals acquired fashion etailer Myntra in May and sparked a storm in October when their Big Billion Day Sale over Rs.600 crores within 10 hours.
9. Baba Ramdev:
Besides being a yoga guru and a strong proponent of Ayurveda, Baba Ramdev is also a business maven. Owner of a business empire worth Rs.2,000 crore, Ramdev’s net worth is greater than many corporate honchos. A prominent face of the anti-corruption movement, Ramdev is one of the nine people invited by Modi to join the ‘Clean India’ campaign. He has recently announced his plans to open 500 schools to revive Gurukul system of education in India.
10. Virat Kohli:
The Indian captain holds the unique record of scoring the fastest century by an Indian batsman. A naturally aggressive batsman, Kohli is looked upon as the next big thing in Indian cricket after Tendulkar. Ranked as the 2nd most marketable athlete in the world by a sports magazine, Virat Kohli overtook Dhoni in terms of brand value after signing a Rs.10-crore deal with Adidas. Virat recently surpassed the cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar as the most followed sportsperson on Twitter.
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