People of the Year

People of the Year
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information & Broadcasting, Shri Manish Tewari delivering the key note address, at the launch of the Limca Book of Records 2013-Cinema Special, in New Delhi on April 10, 2013
Sponsored by	Coca-Cola India
Country	India
Presented by	Limca Book of Records
First award	1992;33 years ago (1992)
Winners	Anand Mahindra Amitabh Bachchan Naseeruddin Shah Lata Mangeshkar Mani Ratnam Abhinav Bindra Sachin Tendulkar Justice J.S. Verma Akbar Khan Kamal Haasan Gulzar
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People of the Year is one of the most prominent awards in India. Constituted by Coca-Cola India, to honor people who have consistently contributed to 'Indian excellence'. ^[1] Prominent recipients of award include Anand Mahindra, Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah, Lata Mangeshkar, Mani Ratnam, Abhinav Bindra, Sachin Tendulkar, Justice J.S. Verma, Akbar Khan, Kamal Haasan and Gulzar. ^[2]

Selection

A panel of judges selects people who have consistently contributed to Indian excellence. ^[1]

List of recipients

2009

Image	Choice	State/Country	Notes	Ref.
	Amitabh Bachchan	India		[2] [3]
	G. Madhavan Nair	India		[2]
	Raghu Rai	India		[2]
	Rajdeep Sardesai	India		[2]

2010

7 Indian personalities were chosen in year 2010. ^[4]

Image	Choice	State/Country	Notes	Ref.
	Anand Mahindra	India		[5]
	Rahul Dravid	India		[4]
	Kiran Karnik	India		[4]
	Anjolie Ela Menon	India		[4]
	Justice J.S. Verma	India		[4]
	Lalitha Regi	India		[4] [6]

2012

Gulzar, Asha Bhosle, Yesudas. ^{[7] [8]}

2013

• 
  Prabhu Deva receiving the award
• 
  Santosh Sivan receiving the award
• 
  Shabana Azmi receiving the award
• 
  Dr. K Vishwanath receiving the award
• 
  Mike Pandey receiving the award
• 
  Jahnu Barua receiving the award

2016

15 renowned PWDs were chosen by the Limca Book of Records as People of the Year. ^[9]

Image	Choice	State/Country	Notes	Ref.
	Akbar Khan	India		[9] [10]
	Ashwini Angadi	India		[9]
	Aayushi Pareek	India		[9]
	K. S. Rajanna	India		[9]
	Major Devender Pal Singh	India		[9]
	Saylee Nandkishor Agavane	India		[9]
	Arunima Sinha	India		[11] [12] [13]
	Dr. Suresh Advani	India		[9]
	Javed Ahmad Tak	India		[9]
	Ramsurat Majhi	India		[9]
	Ranveer Singh Saini	India		[9]
	Zameer Dhale	India		[9]
	Rajive Raturi	India		[9]
	K.Y. Venkatesh	India		[9]
	Radhika Chand	India		[9]

2017

20 celebrities from Indian cinema were chosen & awarded in year 2017. ^{[14] [15]}

Image	Choice	State/Country	Notes	Ref.
	Mani Ratnam	India		[16]
	Aparna Sen	India		[15]
	Mira Nair	India		[14] [15]
	Kamal Haasan	India		[17]
	Gulzar	India		[15]
	Naseeruddin Shah	India		[15]
	V K Murthy	India		[15]
	Prabhudeva	India		[15]
	Jahnu Barua	India		[15]
	K Vishwanath	India		[15]
	Shabana Azmi	India		[15]
	Bhanu Athaiya	India		[15]
	Kajol	India		[15]
	Vidya Balan	India		[15]
	Tabu	India		[15]
	Santosh Sivan	India		[15]
	A Sreekar Prasad	India		[15]
	Adoor Gopalakrishnan	India		[15]
	Mike Pandey	India		[15]

See also

• Limca Book of Records
• Coca-Cola India

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