Indian of the Year Awards given by CNN IBN

CNN IBN recently conducted their yearly feat of choosing Indian of Year from different walks of life. Recognising the remarkable achievements and contributions of Indians who have tirelessly worked towards strengthening India’s foundation, this 7th edition of CNN IBN award felicitated achievers chosen by jury, which is a group of eminent peolple like former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee, Ace Billiards player Geet Sethi, eminent Danseuse Sonal Mansingh, Mr.Raghav Behal to name a few.
INDIAN OF THE YEAR 2012 & SPORTS:
Viswanathan Anand is CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Award 2012 and in addition to this he also bagged the award in the Sports Category for being India’s most successful chess grandmaster who has been the undisputed World Champion since 2007. Mr.Anand's ever smiling humble face stole hearts of the audience.

POLITICS:
Manohar Parrikar: For being the architect of BJP’s win in Goa and for successfully selling the agenda of hope in a state, which was used to a despairingly low level of politics.

BUSINESS:
Dr. Yusuf Hamied: For running CIPLA, one of the most socially conscious pharmaceutical companies in the world, profitably. While receiving the award Dr.Hamied said that in 1939 Mahatma Gandhi visited his pharma plant and said "any medication is of no use, if it is not affordable to the poorest of the poor." Having following his words, Dr.Hamied's father Khwaja Abdul Hamied and now Dr.Hamied himself keeps working on R&D to make the medicine as much affordable as it could be. It has helped Cipla to make Cancer medicines and HIV AIDS medicines reach to needy people in true sense. 

ENTERTAINMENT:
Irrfan Khan: For an outstanding performance in ‘Paan Singh Tomar’, and for continuing to make a splash in international cinema with films like ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ and ‘The Life of Pi’.






PUBLIC SERVICE:
Dr. Devi Shetty: For being a cardiac surgeon who leads and runs the world's largest and most economical heart care and health care institute, Narayana Hrudayalaya, which is run with the motive of giving quality health care services with dignity.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Aamir Khan & Team Satyamev Jayate: For using the medium of television and the talk-show format to shed light on burning social issues that affect India’s masses.

MC Mary Kom: For overcoming all obstacles to find a place on the Olympic podium. Her achievement brought joy to an entire region that had always been on the fringe of not just sports but Indian society at large. She is an inspiration and a hero.

Tessy Thomas & Team DRDO: For being an unlikely face in the world of defence research and for inspiring women to choose a career in science. Known as the Missile Woman and Agniputri, Tessy regards missiles as instruments of peace because of their deterrence value.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Heroes of Rezang La, 1962: For their heroic stand at Rezang La on November 18, 1962 to save a Ladakh village during the India-China war. The C Company of the 13th Battalion of the Kumaon Regiment, led by Late Maj. Shaitan Singh, fought to last man, last round, and wrote one of the most glorious chapters in the military history of the world.