The Nominations...

Name: Rajesh Kumar Burman
Email: rajesh.burman@usa.net
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: He single-handedly took Indian cricket to great heights this year.

Name: Raghav
Email: raghav_vij@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: Because he has done India proud by beating countries like Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka all by himself. He has induced a fighting spirit among Indians.

Name: Sanjay Vaze
Email: vaze@netvigator.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: It's silly to ask someone to give a reason to justify the nomination of Sachin!

Name: Sunil Agrawal
Email: agarsunil@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: Good efforts for Information Technology. Efforts for becoming a nuclear power. Excellent efforts for removing the unsocial elements & ISI network

Name: Deivanayagam M
Email: deiva@rocketmail.com
Nomination: A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why: He is the person who has made India proud by masterminding India's nuclear and missile programmes.

Name: Arvind
Email: arvindd@hotmail.com
Nomination: Vajpayee
Reason why: The most honest politician of the day and the most sincere one.

Name: Shalabh
Email: shalabhb@wipsys.soft.net
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: Reasons r quite obvious if u follow cricket. The "greatest batsman in the universe" had a splendid year with 8 centuries.

Name: Nithin
Email: nithin_m@hotmail.com
Nomination: Amartya Sen
Reason why: Cause he's a Bong

Name: Wasim Rizvi
Email: bombayboys@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: For his master-blaster performance.

Name: Navin K Parwal
Email: technosys@rajasthanweb.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For his commitment towards the development of the country in the field of IT.

Name: Divya
Email: divyaps@usanet.com
Nomination: Dr Abdul Kalam
Reason why: For making Indians feel proud about our country

Name: Dr Anand Pal Singh
Email: anandp@lugo.usc.es
Nomination: Dr Amartya Sen
Reason why: The Nobel Prize in Economics for an Indian is a great achievement at a time when First World countries had imposed economic sanctions on India.

Name: Aruna K A
Email: kalaru@hotmail.com
Nomination: Dr Amartya Sen
Reason why: He is not only the first Indian but also the first Asian who has won the Nobel Prize for Economics. I think he should be voted for the title because he is the first of his kind to have come out with great ideas. He has made us Indians proud!!!! Most of his views are being used by many Third World countries to counter their poverty problems.

Name: Monish Aggarwal
Email: mushroommonu@yahoo.com
Nomination: The Indian Citizen
Reason why: For showing courage to stand to the infighting of these stupid politicians. For surviving.

Name: Manikmurti
Email: manikmurti@yahoo.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: A man who could have been the PM but chose to dream a dream for his state which just proves you can at least try.

Name: Rohit Talwar
Email: trohit@aol.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: He is a good man in bad politics. I think he has the people management skill, which he has shown time and again in handling his multi-party government. He is not one of those politicians who always think that they are right and are adamant on what they think, he is one who is flexible and will accept when he or his colleagues are wrong. It's very difficult to find a person like him in politics. Hats off to him.

Name: Ravi Lalpuria
Email: rheaasia@hotmail.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: First prime minister of our country who is honest, perceived to be honest and also forthright. An idol for the common man. And his nuclear tests which made every Indian blast with pride. Whatever it may have done to Indian finances, it has surely started a just debate on how the CIA works and fails. How can they decide what the world should do, Indian scientists are world class or not?

Name: Ravindra Bhangale
Email: ravindrabhangale@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Reason why: You cannot become a man of year with only one successful day. That leaves only Sachin and Chandrababu Naidu in the ring. Again, only we so-called hi-tech people can appreciate the work of the CEO, AP. But the man who was the man of every day every week and every month in every Indian house and in all levels of people is one and only. Sachin Tendulkar.

Name: Nandita
Email: chiyarani@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: He is the best cricket player and we are proud of him.

Name: P Chandra
Email: prakash@mtagile2.me.uiuc.edu
Nomination: A B Vajpayee
Reason why: Atalji is probably the best PM I have seen after Shashtriji. I have to admire the integrity and honesty of this man and I am sure a lot of Indians includingthe people who do not support the BJP will agree with me. To be able to run the country with such honesty and integrity...

Name: Atul BHobe
Email: abhobe@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: The only Indian who brought us cheer throughout a gloomy year. This Little Master Blaster from Bombay has lighted a thousand lamps every time he enters the cricketing arena wielding his willow like a sword. He started the year with the Australian massacre and is ending it with the New Zealanders down under. Hats off.

Name: Vignesh Dayabaran
Email: vigneshd@yahoo.com
Nomination: A P J Abdul Khalam
Reason why: Obvious

Name: Devulapalli Sridhar
Email: dhar@india.ti.com
Nomination: N Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For trying to create a swarna -Andhra Pradesh and a prosperous India by putting to use the advances in technology. All the other states will have to follow the path shown by him

Name: Baljeet Singh
Email: baljeet100@hotmail.com
Nomination: Amratya Sen
Reason why: Can be off great help to the Indian economy.

Name: Srikanth S.
Email: thesman@hotmail.com
Nomination: A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why: In a stifling environment like ours, the achievements of our scientists are commendable. We have shown to the world, our superior brain power and determination with indigenous nuclear weapons. In my opinion, Dr Abdul Kalam should be the Indian Of The Year for leading a team of dedicated scientists that did the country proud despite unsurmountable odds.

Name: V Suresh
Email: v.suresh@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Dr A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why: He deserves it!

Name: Venkat Viswanathan
Email: venkat_viswanathan@hp.com
Nomination: Dr A P J Abdul Kalam
Reason why: He's proved that Indians too can develop advanced technologies, even in a restrictive environment. He has risen above our typical petty-minded stereotypes. He's a Muslim, but reads the Gita. A technocrat who plays the Veena and writes poetry. A gentle person who create high tech weapons. He comes from an "ordinary" family and yet, he's put India on the technology map. Works 14 hours a day when most people his age would have retired. He's a complete Indian, fills us with hope, and makes us proud to be Indian.

Name: Sunil Gohel
Email: gohel@rediffmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: Breaking the record was not easy. But this man has done it and has done it in style. When he plays India plays. When he fails India fails. This is the wonder.

Name: Himanshu Chawla
Email: h.chawla@usa.net
Nomination: Abdul Kalam
Reason why: He put India on the World Map. Now people pay heed to what India has to say

Name: Prashant
Email: prashantmp@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sachin R Tendulkar.
Reason why: Don't ask why!

Name: Vijay Nair
Email: Nairvijay@aol.com
Nomination: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Reason why: A stable leader in the Centre leads to stability. Vajpayee has weathered various pressures within the country, from his coalition partners, within his party (the RSS) and internationally (nuclear tests) and still maintained his position as a leader of the country. At a time when movies like Fire can create heat in the secular set up of a nation, only a moderate individual within the majority can assure a future for the country as a whole.

Name: Raghu Bhavansikar
Email: raghu@qualcomm.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: Here comes a politician with a vision. He does not flinch from taking tough decisions like dumping populist schemes. He has single-handedly put Andhra Pradesh on the world map. Kudos to him.

Name: B Vijaya Kumar
Email: vijaya_kumar@hotmail.com
Nomination: ChandraBabu Naidu
Reason why: Mr Chandrababu Naidu is said to be the only politician in the world who has the vision of the benefits of IT in state governance and development. In an year of turbulence in the country and the world in the area of politics and economics, he is the only politician who had a clear vision and mission. He is undoubtedly the CEO of AP, where the people are the share-holders.

Name: Manish Kothari
Email: manishkot@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: Lives up to his reputation. Seldom fails to perform. Reliable scoremaker and all rounder. Will not disappoint when others do. Record-maker. Neighbour's Envy, Owner's Pride.

Name: Arjun
Email: arjunkb@yahoo.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: A breed apart from the rest - trying to introduce a measure of total quality management in governance, which hardly any other politician has exhibited so far. An unusual technologically savvy politician. Has managed to stay clear of petty gimmicks to garner vote banks. He has the potential to be a pathbreaker.

Name: Surya Manne
Email: SuryaM@Yahoo.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: Working hard to change the narrow thinking of the people and contributed a lot of innovative administrative measures. Helps the poorest of the poor.

Name: Hiren S Gala
Email: hireng@formail.formation.com
Nomination: Shree A B Vajpayee
Reason why: In spite of many hurdles from within his own ruling coalition and the Opposition, he has remained steadfastly a torchbearer of decency, honesty and truth. If he remains in power as PM for the next 4+ years India would be arriving at the world stage as an upcoming super power.

Name: Subu
Email: paithium@hotmail.com
Nomination: The Common Man
Reason why: Who else is better qualified? With the unrest surrounding India viz the stupid politicians, the hard circumstances, the painful economy, the ever losing sports, the medal for an economist which shines only on the paper... and the list goes on, the common man is the only one smiling and surviving. He does not worry about the nuclear success or the Noble Prize but dreams of finding house and food for his near and dear ones...Kudos to him for surviving and still smiling.... Jai Hind

Name: Madhusudhan Akundi
Email: madhu_akundi@hotmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: The first politician in the country to talk about something other than politics. Known as the CEO of A.P Inc, he has radically changed the way we view things. He breathed a fresh lease of life into the almost bankrupt state of Andhra Pradesh by taking strict measures like the restructuring of the state electricity board, lifting of the failed policy of prohibition, attracting new corporations especially in the info field, and making the state very friendly and responsive to future investments by removing many red tapes which have been plaguing our system. He is a radical chief minister who lets his work speak rather than himself. He set the benchmark for all the politicians in the country. He will always be remembered not only as a politician but also as a great administrator.

Name: Praveen
Email: spa_00@yahoo.com
Nomination: The Indian soldiers in Kashmir
Reason why: They put their lives on the line day and night to protect the rest of us Indians without even a word of thanks from the rest of us. The only mention they get is in cold casualty reports in newspapers. Let us show some respect and appreciation for the efforts of heroes such as Lt Joga Singh and Lt Puneet Nath Dutta who gave their young lives to protect ours. At least recognising the sacrifices of these brave men may help the rest of us to realise briefly the war this country is fighting before we go back to the more important things in life like cricket matches.

Name: Arasu Elangovan
Email: etarasu@hotmail.com
Nomination: Fathima Bhai/Beevi
Reason why: She recently won the UN award for her role model in bringing up a village in Andhra Pradesh. Ghandhiji told India is living in villages. The reality is different. Only if the villages are developed, India will, as a whole. Otherwise we will have to face the PWG of AP, the ULFA of Assam etc.

Name: Srinath Jagannathan
Email: jsrinath@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Reason why: He is probably the only Indian who is doing his job conscientiously and consistently well at that. If the criteria for being the Indian of the Year is contribution towards India's success in the garb of an Indian rather than as an individual, there is very little doubt as to which Indian has excelled. Even as a role model, Sachin is streets ahead of our netas and Nobel Prize winners. The future of India looks towards this man for motivation. He is my Indian of the Year (actually of the decade as well !).

Name: Sudipta Dutta
Email: dutta_sudipta@hotmail.com
Nomination: Prof Amartya Sen.
Reason why: Prof Amartya Sen made us all proud by becoming the 1998 Nobel Laureate in Economics. I am particularly enlightened with his philosophy that explains the cause of famines. Indeed, how down-to-earth does 'economics' sounds from his works. His ideology transcends the obsolete dogmas of East vs West. His focus and concern for the downtrodden of our society, his plea/suggestions for their economic & social escalation, deserves applause. Last but not the least, his devotion towards his profession and country.

Name: Pallavi S
Email: pallavi_seshadri@hotmail.com
Nomination: Deepa Mehta
Reason why: For going where no Indian film producer has gone before and braving the wrath of the conservative masses.

Name: Venkatachalam
Email: vjagadee@ptc.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: He is the great saver of Indian cricket team.

Name: Priyanka Asthana
Email: priya_asthana@yahoo.com
Nomination: Dr A P J Kalam
Reason why: He is one of those who have a burning patriotic spirit to lead India as an emerging nation in the 21st century. He is responsible for making India a self-dependent country

Name: Mohan Dadlani
Email: viveknivas@rediff.com
Nomination: Mr L K Advani
Reason why: He is facing the grave situation in Kashmir and other parts of India. He deserves his country's thanks for doing the best he can under the prevailing conditions.

Name: H Mariappan
Email: hariharm@clarkson.edu
Nomination: Tendulkar/Tendulkar/Tendulkar
Reason why: First I thought I would list three according to merit. Finally the list went like the above. Well... everybody knows why...

Name: Satish Annapureddy
Email: satish@cs.arizona.edu
Nomination: Dr Abdul Kalam
Reason why: A man with the vision to take India from where it is now to where it should be -- a scientifically and technologically advanced country. A man who can do it and make others follow his example. My second choice would be Chandrababu Naidu.

Name: Kiran Reddy
Email: kmerugu@hotmail.com
Nomination: Vajpayee
Reason why: For making the country stand bold by exploding nukes.

Name: Jignesh Naik
Email: GuJuJiGu13@AOL.COM
Nomination: Sachin Tendulker
Reason why: Name one person who have served his country better than Sachin. So what if he is a cricketer or an entertainer? He devotes himself totally so he can bring India victory. That's the true national spirit!!!

Name: Ranjith.R
Email: rkc_ranjith@hotmail.com
Nomination: K R Narayanan
Reason why: It was a tough year for the President. But according to me he has taken the most appropriate decisions. He has indeed made Indians Proud.

Name: Mrs Tina Jackson
Email: falconet@emirates.net.ae
Nomination: Ms Jayabala Ashar
Reason why: She is a symbol to all of India. She faced the greatest adversity brought about through no fault of her own with courage. Her courage and fortitude are well known to many by now -- but cannot be enumerated enough. She is an outstanding beacon of hope to all Indians -- young and old -- of how much life has to offer us in spite of corrupt politicians and jaded bureaucrats who run this country like their personal fiefdoms.

Name: Raghuram Pillarisetty
Email: rag@hotmail.com
Nomination: Chandrababu Naidu
Reason why: For his efforts at redefining what a politician should be and for introducing a new paradigm in working for people.

Name: Amit
Email: amitmohan@email.com
Nomination: Ramgopal Varma
Reason why: For his bold descriptive film about the Bombay Underworld. At a time when crime is spreading to even the general innocent public, Varma has tried to explain the reality behind crime. This reality has never been shown on screen before to such a large audience.

Name: sunil gunjikar
Email: focal@bgl.vsnl.net.in
Nomination: sachin tendulkar
Reason why: wow! do you need reasons as well for a choice like that?

Name: Manish Naik
Email: manishnaik@hotmail.com
Nomination: The Comman Man
Reason why: For not doing anything, for being silent the entire year despite the happenings around him.

Name: A C Sekhar
Email: acsekhar@hotmail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: He is the only one in the world today who is being accorded a praise beyond, country, caste, religion. Aren't we proud to have an Indian decorate this position??!!

Name: Ranjeet K Jha
Email: ranjeetk@niit.niit.co.in
Nomination: Abul Kalam
Reason why: Against the odds he established the credentials of a nuclear state. Proved to the world that if disparity is shown in global affairs, we could raise to the occasion.

Name: Mehul
Email: mehul@poboxes.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: Australia is afraid of him, (ask Shane Warne), England is afraid of him, Pakistan is afraid of him, Zim is afraid of him (poor Olongo), Kiwis has seen his power, S Africa rates him the best...

Name: Umesh Punjabi
Email: umeshpunjabi@hotmail.com
Nomination: Ratan Tata
Reason why: In an era of liberalisation when most industrialists are crying foul, there is this gentleman who has locked horns with global competitors. The vision, the courage and the conviction to redefine "Made in India", the belief in the talent of his people & the choice to be world class in whatever his company does is unparalleled. The small car may be just one expression of this. Looks like we will finally create our own Sony, Panasonic, GM etc.

Name: Supriya Churi.
Email: schuri@bom5.vsnl.net.in
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar.
Reason why: 'Coz he's a "ONE-MAN TEAM"

Name: Aliasgar Raja
Email: aliasgar@collegemail.com
Nomination: Sachin Tendulkar
Reason why: At present, when India is going through the worst phase of recession ever, the only person bringing a smile on the faces of all Indians. Where Politicians, Corporates and Social Elements have failed with all their power and potential, Sachin has done it with the help of his bat to spread happiness and cheer among all alike, No boundaries appreciated except the ones he makes!!!

Name: Amar Madnan
Email: deltascf@bom3.vsnl.net.in
Nomination: The honest Indian
Reason why: In spite of overwhelming odds, this person enters lives much more often than one would expect. I have seen him in government offices, post offices, airports and similar places. It is this person that has kept the country afloat despite the shenanigans of the people who control the system.

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