Person of the Year '10
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The Shillong Choir: A Unique Note
The Shillong Chamber Choir shot into limelight after winning a TV talent show in October this year. They performed for US President Barack Obama when he visited India
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Rahul Sharma: Appealing to the Indian Market
Rahul Sharma, co-founder of Micromax, added a local flavour to the country's mobile phone market and became India's largest maker of mobile phones. The firm is now valued at $1 billion and is headed for an IPO
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Nitish Kumar: The Super CEO
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has turned the fortunes of the state around since he came to power in 2005. He has come down hard on corruption, has improved infrastructure and infused new life into a creaking state machinery
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Sam Palmisano: IBM's Guiding Spirit
In leading the company to operational excellence, he placed India at the centre of its global services
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Deep Kalra: Sustaining a Great Team
He has helped make many of our trips. But building a team and sound processes is what saw Deep Kalra through the dotcom bust and strike gold on the NASDAQ
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N. Chandrasekaran: Go-Getter
Taking charge of India’s largest IT firm, TCS, is no joke. But N. Chandrasekaran was more than up to the task. At 45, he became one of the youngest CEOs in India’s IT industry and ensured that margins and revenues continued to rise
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Jairam Ramesh: Bringing Discipline Back to Environment
As India’s environment minister, Ramesh is taking on a range of adversaries including big business and other government ministries. He has ensured that his ministry will not be a pushover during his term
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Sanjeev Aga: His Breakthrough Idea
He put Idea Cellular back in the reckoning for leadership stakes in the telecom game; he pushed decision-making to levels in touch with the ground and adopted many FMCG practices successfully
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Gary Kirsten: Leading the Best
Gary Kirsten is the Indian cricket team’s coach. Under him, the team became the Number One Test side in the world. His next challenge is to win the 2011 Cricket World Cup in the sub-continent
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Paul Polman: An Eye On The Big Picture
Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever, has re-energised the lumbering consumer goods giant and brought ambition back into the minds of its senior executives
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Dilip Shanghvi: A Rocky Road to His Target
Dilip Shanghvi is the chairman and managing director of Sun Pharma. He wrested control of Israel-based Taro Pharma after a bitter three-year battle with Taro’s owners