MTV Youth Icon of the Year

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MTV India's Youth Icon of the year is an annual award presented by MTV India, a TV channel. It was first presented in 2003. It is determined by popular votes.

Recipients

The recipients of the awards are:

  1. Sarathbabu (BITS-Pilani and IIM-A passout, Food King catering business) [4]
  2. Rahul Mishra (Fashion designer from Dalhousie (Himachal Pradesh)) [4]
  3. MC Mary Kom (Boxing, recipient of Padma Shri and Arjun Award) [4]
  4. Ishita Khanna (Entrepreneur, Founder and Director of Ecosphere) [4]
  5. Nitish Mishra (Minister of state for disaster management, Bihar, India) [4] [5]
  6. Blaaze (Singer) [4]
  7. Mangesh Hadawale (Director of Marathi film 'Tingya') [4]

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References

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