Swati Dandekar (sitting, second from left)
Iowa Congresswoman, India Abroad Person of the Year 2002, Chairwoman of the Jury
Swadesh Chatterjee (sitting, first from left)
Former national president, Indian American Forum for Political Education
Mallika Dutt (sitting, third from left)
Founder, Breakthrough
Anil Kakani (sitting, fourth from left)
Legislative Assistant to Senator Hillary Clinton
Dr Krishna Reddy (standing, first from left)
President, Indian American Friendship Council
Varun Nikore (standing, second from left)
President, Indian American Leadership Initiative
Kapil Sharma (standing, third from left)
Vice President, Madison Governmental Affairs, Washington, DC
Tunku Varadarajan (standing, fifth from left)
Editorial Features Editor, The Wall Street Journal
Dr Madhulika S Khandelwal (standing, sixth from left)
President, Asian American Center, Queens College, New York
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Photograph: Paresh Gandhi
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India Abroad Person of the Year: The complete coverage