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CNN-IBN will announce the Indian of the Year 2013 this evening. Itshortlisted nominees in the categories of business, entertainment, sports, politics and public service.
For keeping up business spirits in a tough year, the nominees for the Indian of the year in business are Rahul Bhatia and Aditya Ghosh of Indigo, Anand Mahindra, N Chandrasekaran of TCS, Nitin Paranjpe of Hindustan Unilever, Pawan Munjal of Hero Motors and Rajiv Bajaj of Bajaj Auto.
On its website, CNN-IBN has a brief introduction about all the nominees in the business category.
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Aditya Ghosh & Rahul Bhatia, Indigo:For competing against themselves in chasing growth and being the Roger Federer of Indian civil aviation for consistency in on-time performance.
Anand Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra: For growing his group 10-fold in the last decade and becoming the biggest wealth creator in the Indian markets this year.
N Chandrasekaran, TCS:For returning a consistently strong performance and beating the street and peers on all parameters.
Nitin Paranjpe, HUL:For broadening the market to cater to every Indian; from the middle class to an aspiring Indian and now the affluent Indian, wanting to use global brands.
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More ShortsPawan Munjal, Hero MotoCorp:For continuing to grow despite the slowdown post the group’s split with Honda and ensuring that volumes are intact
Rajiv Bajaj, Bajaj Auto:For being the leader to the world’s most profitable auto company with 20 percent margins, a sound export strategy and being a key differentiator in a tough year.
Who will you choose? Don’t miss the show on CNN-IBN at 8:30 pm today.
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