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  • NDTV’s Indian of the Year Awards: A tribute to India’s unsung heroes

    NDTV’s Indian of the Year Awards: A tribute to India’s unsung heroes

    Mumbai: NDTV’s Indian of the Year award, held this year after a gap of several years, was a celebration of the women of India, the millions who have driven real change and who contribute to the have the power to transform India.

    Union minister Smriti Irani, former banker Naina Lal Kidwai, squadron leader Nikita Malhotra, para-athlete Suvarna Raj, tennis icon Sania Mirza, and Delhi’s first Uber driver Shanno Begum received the award on behalf of the women of India.

    The glittering evening saw the biggest faces – from top politicians, and business leaders to film and sports personalities – celebrating the exceptional and paying homage to the unsung.

    India’s Heroes Award went to the team of rat miners involved in the heroic rescue of 41 trapped in a collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel last year. One of the most moving moments of the evening was when actor Sunny Deol walked up to the team and hugged them, wiping tears.

    Vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar started the celebrations by giving away the first few awards, including the Science Icons of the Year, which went to the ISRO team behind the successful Chandrayaan and the Aditya-L1 missions.

    In his address, the vice president urged the media, as a key pillar of society, to contain the “freefall of misinformation”. Using the Citizenship Amendment Act CAA as an example, he said it is a reprieve for persecuted people and does not deprive anybody of citizenship, but a different impression was created. The media, said Mr Dhankhar, must play its role and tackle misinformation.

    Vikrant Massey, who delivered a stellar performance in the superhit film’12th Fail’, won the ‘Actor Of The Year’, the ‘Sports Performance Of The Year’ went to the Indian Women’s cricket team and was awarded by Suvarna Raj (para-athlete & motivational speaker) and Sania Mirza. Sunny Deol, who made a grand comeback last year with his blockbuster-hit ‘Gadar 2’ a remake of his 2001 film, won the ‘Entertainer Of The Year’. The heroes from the Silkayara tunnel rescue operation were also honored with the ‘India’s Heroes’ award.

    The awards honour those who have thought ahead, dared to be different, and redefined the meaning of ‘being a true Indian’.

    Here is the complete list of winners:

    Health Leader of the Year: Dr Yazdi Italia, Padmashree awardee

    Ex-director, Go-NGO Sickle Cell Anaemia Control Program, Govt of Gujarat

    Business Leader of the Year: N Chandrasekaran, Chairperson, Tata Sons

    To accept on his behalf is Mr Kreethivasan, CEO Tata Consultancy Services

    Entrepreneur of the Year: Deepinder Goyal

    CEO & Founder, Zomato

    Innovator of the Year: Peyush Bansal

    Founder, LensKart

    The India First Award: Amitabh Kant

    India’s G20 Sherpa

    Best Performing Small State Award: Pramod Sawant

    Chief Minister of Goa

    Entertainer of the Year: Sunny Deol

    Sports Performance of the Year: Indian Women Cricket Team

    (Represented by: Shafali Verma, Shriyanka Patil, Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav)

    India’s Heroes: The Silkyara Saviours  

    Actor of the Year: Vikrant Massey

    Director of the Year: Atlee

    Climate Influencer of the Year: Prajakta Koli

    UNDP Youth Climate Champion

    Science Icons of the Year: M Srikanth, mission director, Chandrayaan-3 & mission director, Aditya L1

    Dr P Veeramuthuvel, project director, Chandrayaan-3

    K Kalpana, Associate project director, Chandrayaan-3

    Nigar Shaji, project director, Aditya L1

    Social Impact Influencer of the Year: Kusha Kapila (actor, influencer)

    The LiFE In India Award: Gadge Meenakshi

    Sarpanch, Mukhra village, Telengana

    Indian of the Year: Women of India

    Union Minister Smriti Irani, tennis legend Sania Mirza, Squadron Leader Nikita Malhotra, Naina Lal Kidwai, members of the Indian Women’s cricket team, and scientists from ISRO, received the award.

  • 92.7 Big FM’s RJ Balaji honoured with CNN News18 IOTY award by Arun Jaitley

    92.7 Big FM’s RJ Balaji honoured with CNN News18 IOTY award by Arun Jaitley

    MUMBAI: 92.7 BIG FM Chennai’s most loved celebrity radio jockey RJ Balaji who has received immense recognition for his show ‘Take It Easy’ and for his exceptional contribution towards humanitarian causes has added yet another feather to his cap. RJ Balaji received the prestigious award from honourable finance minister Arun Jaitley at the 10 edition of CNN News 18 Indian of the Year Award, for the spirit of selfless volunteerism that the people of Chennai displayed during the marauding floods of December 2015. It is a matter of great pride for Chennai as RJ Balaji has been felicitated with the award that represents the people of Chennai.

    Speaking on the prestigious win, RJ Balaji said, “Nobody imagines for a disaster like this to occur. For the first time, an RJ and an actor teamed up and brought the spirit of the city alive. I am humbled at receiving the Indian of the Year Award. However, this award does not belong to me. It belongs to the lakhs of volunteers who extended their support to the social movement. It belongs to and represents the people of Chennai. The catastrophic Chennai floods were an awakening for not only the people of Chennai; but for the nation too. The Chennai floods were the worst disaster in 100 years and also the best thing that happened to us in decades. We all were wearing a mask being made out of caste, creed, religion, race, money and authority, but all those mask were washed away by the rain and we understood that we are all just humans after all and all that matters is to remain one. It brought out the true spirit and volunteerism of the people in Chennai to help each other at the time of need. It was for this reason that the city was able to bounce back in a week.”

    CNN News 18 Indian of the Year; a property of Indian media house CNN-News18 is an annual award which recognizes contribution of individuals in their respective fields of politics, sports, business, entertainment, public service and global Indian. RJ Balaji has been bestowed upon by the ‘People of Chennai’ award under the ‘Public Service Category’. This award represents the spirit and determination of the citizens of Chennai exhibited during the devastating Chennai floods and how they stood united to manage the catastrophe.

    RJ Balaji demonstrated extraordinary prowess of being a responsible RJ and a citizen when he went out on ground zero to manage the herculean task of providing relief to flood ridden Chennai. He went out of his way to provide assistance and live updates on 92.7 BIG FM’s ‘Take It Easy’ show, and later considering the gravity of situation took matters in his own hands. RJ Balaji, the brain behind ‘Chennai Micro Fund Trust’ along with actor Siddharth and singer Chinmayi, started #ChennaiMicro on twitter. With this began the largest flood relief operation on social media.

    Commenting on RJ Balaji’s efforts a spokesperson from 92.7 BIG FM said, “We are very proud of RJ Balaji, who led a huge and difficult task of managing an outreach to an entire city during the devastating times of the Chennai Floods. Having been bestowed upon by the ‘CNN News 18 Indian of the Year Award’, is an exceptional honor for the city of Chennai. It is also a moment of pride for us as a radio network, being a powerful medium to reach out to the people in times of need as well as to have contributed our support to RJ Balaji and the cause in the best way possible.”

  • 92.7 Big FM’s RJ Balaji honoured with CNN News18 IOTY award by Arun Jaitley

    92.7 Big FM’s RJ Balaji honoured with CNN News18 IOTY award by Arun Jaitley

    MUMBAI: 92.7 BIG FM Chennai’s most loved celebrity radio jockey RJ Balaji who has received immense recognition for his show ‘Take It Easy’ and for his exceptional contribution towards humanitarian causes has added yet another feather to his cap. RJ Balaji received the prestigious award from honourable finance minister Arun Jaitley at the 10 edition of CNN News 18 Indian of the Year Award, for the spirit of selfless volunteerism that the people of Chennai displayed during the marauding floods of December 2015. It is a matter of great pride for Chennai as RJ Balaji has been felicitated with the award that represents the people of Chennai.

    Speaking on the prestigious win, RJ Balaji said, “Nobody imagines for a disaster like this to occur. For the first time, an RJ and an actor teamed up and brought the spirit of the city alive. I am humbled at receiving the Indian of the Year Award. However, this award does not belong to me. It belongs to the lakhs of volunteers who extended their support to the social movement. It belongs to and represents the people of Chennai. The catastrophic Chennai floods were an awakening for not only the people of Chennai; but for the nation too. The Chennai floods were the worst disaster in 100 years and also the best thing that happened to us in decades. We all were wearing a mask being made out of caste, creed, religion, race, money and authority, but all those mask were washed away by the rain and we understood that we are all just humans after all and all that matters is to remain one. It brought out the true spirit and volunteerism of the people in Chennai to help each other at the time of need. It was for this reason that the city was able to bounce back in a week.”

    CNN News 18 Indian of the Year; a property of Indian media house CNN-News18 is an annual award which recognizes contribution of individuals in their respective fields of politics, sports, business, entertainment, public service and global Indian. RJ Balaji has been bestowed upon by the ‘People of Chennai’ award under the ‘Public Service Category’. This award represents the spirit and determination of the citizens of Chennai exhibited during the devastating Chennai floods and how they stood united to manage the catastrophe.

    RJ Balaji demonstrated extraordinary prowess of being a responsible RJ and a citizen when he went out on ground zero to manage the herculean task of providing relief to flood ridden Chennai. He went out of his way to provide assistance and live updates on 92.7 BIG FM’s ‘Take It Easy’ show, and later considering the gravity of situation took matters in his own hands. RJ Balaji, the brain behind ‘Chennai Micro Fund Trust’ along with actor Siddharth and singer Chinmayi, started #ChennaiMicro on twitter. With this began the largest flood relief operation on social media.

    Commenting on RJ Balaji’s efforts a spokesperson from 92.7 BIG FM said, “We are very proud of RJ Balaji, who led a huge and difficult task of managing an outreach to an entire city during the devastating times of the Chennai Floods. Having been bestowed upon by the ‘CNN News 18 Indian of the Year Award’, is an exceptional honor for the city of Chennai. It is also a moment of pride for us as a radio network, being a powerful medium to reach out to the people in times of need as well as to have contributed our support to RJ Balaji and the cause in the best way possible.”