for the music category, analyzing the contestants, ARR should get this one too
On Jan 15, 2008 8:21 PM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > NDTV to reveal 'Indian of the Year' on Jan 17 > Tuesday - Jan 15, 2008 *Televisionpoint.com Correspondent | New Delhi* > NDTV is all set to reveal the 'Indian of the Year', which salutes people > who have helped build brand India while excelling in their field of > expertise, at a ceremony on January 17 in New Delhi. > > To widen the scope, the awards have been divided into seven categories > this year. In thte politicians category the nominees include APJ Abdul > Kalam, Prakash Karat, Manmohan Singh, L K Advani, and Mayawati. In the > sports category, the nominees include Vishwanathan Anand, M S Dhoni, > Biachung Bhutia, and Sania Mirza. In cinema category the nominees include > Shah Rukh Khan, Rajnikanth, Shilpa Shetty, and Himesh Reshammiya. > > In the global Indian category, the nominees include Indira Nooyi, Arun > Sarin, R K Pachauri, and Mira Nair. The business category nominees include > Tulsi Tanti, Kumaramangalam Birla, K P Singh, Azim Premji, and Mukesh > Ambani. The music category nominees include Vishal-Shekhar, Sukhwinder > Singh, Pritam, and Metro band, Sunidhi Chauhan, and *A R Rehman*. There is > also a category of unsung heroes for which the nominees are Irom Sharmila, > Auto Raja, and Indian soldiers. > > The winners of 'Indian of the Year' awards are chosen through a rigorous, > multi-layered process. The NDTV editorial board starts the process by > shortlisting nominees in each category after painstaking research. The > nominees are then made public, and 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 such as Sir Mark Tully > (former BBC South Asia correspondent and Indophile), Kiran Karnik, Shobha > De, Shekhar Gupta, and former Chairman of ISRO Dr K Kasturirangan, among > others. > > Dr Prannoy Roy, Chairman, NDTV said, "The NDTV Indian of the Year award > has recognised excellence and contribution by Indians in various facets of > our society that have 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." > > http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2008/newsfullstory.php?id=1200397844 > -- > regards, > Vithur > > A.R.RAHMAN - THE ABODE OF DIVINE MUSIC > >
