Hindi Awards Indian Of The Year 2012

Indian of the Year award is organized by CNN-IBN to honor Indians who worked tirelessly for strengthening the foundation of India’s society. Their achievements and contributions are honored. The awards are given in various categories of Global Indian, Public Service, Entertainment, Business, Sports, and Politics. The award was started in 2006. Behind the concept, are the journalists, Sagarika Ghose, and Padmashri Rajdeep Sardesai. Indian of the Year 2012 award ceremony was held in Delhi on 12 December. Faisal Khan Faisal Khan was born in 1999 in Mumbai. His father >> Read More... and Soumya Rai performed at the event. Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi is a film actress of Indian origin an >> Read More... was the Guest of Honour. Jury Members for Indian of the Year are Soli Sorabjee, Harish Salve, Kunal Bahl, Kiran Mazumdar –Shaw, Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair, Leander Paes Padma Shri Leander Paes was born and brought up in >> Read More... , Deepak Parekh, and Kiran Karnik. Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand is an Indian Chess Grandmaster, >> Read More... , a chess maestro, became the Indian of the Year 2012. He also bagged the Indian of the Year in Sports as he is the India’s most successful chess master, and also has been the world champion since 2007.

Manohar Parrikar Manohar Parrikar is a renowned statesman and leade >> Read More... , Goa’s Chief Minister, became the Indian of the Year in Politics for being the main reason behind BJP’s win in Goa. Dr. Yusuf Hamied Bio coming soon... >> Read More... became the Indian of the Year in Business for running Cipla, which is profitably the most conscious (socially) pharmaceutical company in the World. Irrfan Khan Irrfan Khan is a noted Bollywood actor who started >> Read More... became the Indian of the Year in Entertainment for his brilliant performance in ‘ Paan Singh Tomar Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ and also to be included in international cinema with movies like ‘The Life of Pi’ and ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’. Dr. Devi Sheety became the Indian of the Year in Public Service for being a cardiac surgeon. He runs the world’s most economical and largest heart and health care institute, Narayana Hrudayalaya with a motive to provide good quality of healthcare services with dignity.

Winners of Special Achievement award were Aamir Khan Aamir Khan or Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan is Bolly >> Read More... & Team Satyamev Jayate, MC Mary Kom, and Tessy Thomas Tessy Thomas is an Indian scientist and Director G >> Read More... & Team DRDO. Team Satyamev Jayate and Aamir Khan became the winner for using the medium of television for Satyamev Jayate and its format to shed light on social issues which are present in India till now. MC Mary Kom was given the award as she overcame all the challenges and found a place on the Olympic podium. Tessy Thomas and Team DRDO were given this award for motivating women to choose a career in Science, and also for being an unlikely face in defense research’s world.

Tessy is known as Missile Woman and Agniputri as she regards missiles to be instruments of peace due to their deterrence value. Heroes of Rezang La, 1962 were given Lifetime Achievement Award for their heroic stand at Rezang La to save a Ladakhi village on 18 November 1962, during India-China war. The persons included were Ram Chander Yadav, Mamchand, Asharam, Nihal Singh, Ram Chander, Gaje Singh, and Shaitan Singh. They belonged to the C Company, 13th Battalion of the Kumaon Regiment, which was led by Late Major Shaitan Singh.