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Please vote for the person you think should be the person of the year.
Why some people are in the list:-
Narendra Dabholkar:
Every political party in Maharashtra feared the mild-mannered Narendra Dabholkar: the saffron brigade because he exposed sundry godmen and the Congress because his strong push for the Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Ordinance that could, the party feared, upset the so-called Hindu voter. The hysteria against one of India's most respected rationalists and athiest had grown virulent in the weeks leading up to his murder in Pune. Ironically, the Bill was enacted by the Maharashtra cabinet on August 21, the day after he was gunned down during his morning stroll. Dabholkar had campaigned tirelessly against tantriks who promised to rid gullible folks of ailments and misfortunes with fake cures and dubious rituals. His killers have yet to be identified.
Durga Sakthi Nagpal:
Random and arbitrary shuffling around of IAS officers is common practice in UP. But the Akhilesh Yadav government was obviously out of touch with the growing disgust of the aam aadmi for the political class when it decided to suspend the 28-yearold SDM of Gautam Budh Nagar, Durga Sakthi Nagpal, ostensibly for ordering the demolition of a wall of a mosque. It soon became evident that the sand mafia had plotted her overthrow. By September, the outcry over the action taken against the young civil servant became so vehement that UP had to reinstate her.
Ashok khemka:
This babu just can't be bullied. And in spite of a negative fallout, which adversely affected both his career and personal life, Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka nixed what he claimed was a dodgy land deal between real estate major DLF, and a Robert Vadra company. As if on cue, a chargesheet was filed against him and he received death threats. Khemka, at present is languishing as the directorgeneral of archives and archaeology in Haryana. But even after being pushed and shoved through 44 departments since 1994, Khemka refuses to back off. The AAP has reportedly approached him to lead its campaign in Haryana.
Raghuram Rajan:
Dark clouds had gathered over the once lofty Indian economy earlier this year. The rupee was falling inflation was skyrocketing, and nervous foreign investors were pulling out money from the stock market. It was in these trying circumstances that Ra ghuram Rajan, the chief economic adviser in the finance ministry, took over as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
But the IMF-trained economist hit the ground running, rattling off a series of measures to steady the ship. Among the steps he has taken are a comprehensive set of guidelines to tackle the thorny issue of bad loans, freeing branch licensing for banks, setting up panels to rework the monetary policy framework, and priority sector loans for banks. He has also hinted at allowing foreign investors more freedom in hedging against currency risks. The measured steps ushered in hope for Asia's third largest economy, helping lift the gloom and doom. The ease with which Rajan, 50, settled into the job also demolished the criticism that he lacked administra tive experience and was an outsider to the system at the central bank, used to civil servants as governors. In nearly four months that he has been in office at Mumbai's Mint street, where the central bank is head quartered, Rajan has earned several sobriquets from "The Guv", "Bond" to "Thailaivar" (The boss). Some have swooned over his good looks while others have been awe struck by his 'beautiful mind. "He has done very well but he has to steer the monetary and banking ship at a time when waters though not stormy, remain choppy and winds could change.
Neverthe less I think most people would sleep more soundly knowing Raghu is on the bridge," Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman Planning Commission, told TOI.
Why some people are in the list:-
Narendra Dabholkar:
Every political party in Maharashtra feared the mild-mannered Narendra Dabholkar: the saffron brigade because he exposed sundry godmen and the Congress because his strong push for the Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Ordinance that could, the party feared, upset the so-called Hindu voter. The hysteria against one of India's most respected rationalists and athiest had grown virulent in the weeks leading up to his murder in Pune. Ironically, the Bill was enacted by the Maharashtra cabinet on August 21, the day after he was gunned down during his morning stroll. Dabholkar had campaigned tirelessly against tantriks who promised to rid gullible folks of ailments and misfortunes with fake cures and dubious rituals. His killers have yet to be identified.
Durga Sakthi Nagpal:
Random and arbitrary shuffling around of IAS officers is common practice in UP. But the Akhilesh Yadav government was obviously out of touch with the growing disgust of the aam aadmi for the political class when it decided to suspend the 28-yearold SDM of Gautam Budh Nagar, Durga Sakthi Nagpal, ostensibly for ordering the demolition of a wall of a mosque. It soon became evident that the sand mafia had plotted her overthrow. By September, the outcry over the action taken against the young civil servant became so vehement that UP had to reinstate her.
Ashok khemka:
This babu just can't be bullied. And in spite of a negative fallout, which adversely affected both his career and personal life, Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka nixed what he claimed was a dodgy land deal between real estate major DLF, and a Robert Vadra company. As if on cue, a chargesheet was filed against him and he received death threats. Khemka, at present is languishing as the directorgeneral of archives and archaeology in Haryana. But even after being pushed and shoved through 44 departments since 1994, Khemka refuses to back off. The AAP has reportedly approached him to lead its campaign in Haryana.
Raghuram Rajan:
Dark clouds had gathered over the once lofty Indian economy earlier this year. The rupee was falling inflation was skyrocketing, and nervous foreign investors were pulling out money from the stock market. It was in these trying circumstances that Ra ghuram Rajan, the chief economic adviser in the finance ministry, took over as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
But the IMF-trained economist hit the ground running, rattling off a series of measures to steady the ship. Among the steps he has taken are a comprehensive set of guidelines to tackle the thorny issue of bad loans, freeing branch licensing for banks, setting up panels to rework the monetary policy framework, and priority sector loans for banks. He has also hinted at allowing foreign investors more freedom in hedging against currency risks. The measured steps ushered in hope for Asia's third largest economy, helping lift the gloom and doom. The ease with which Rajan, 50, settled into the job also demolished the criticism that he lacked administra tive experience and was an outsider to the system at the central bank, used to civil servants as governors. In nearly four months that he has been in office at Mumbai's Mint street, where the central bank is head quartered, Rajan has earned several sobriquets from "The Guv", "Bond" to "Thailaivar" (The boss). Some have swooned over his good looks while others have been awe struck by his 'beautiful mind. "He has done very well but he has to steer the monetary and banking ship at a time when waters though not stormy, remain choppy and winds could change.
Neverthe less I think most people would sleep more soundly knowing Raghu is on the bridge," Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman Planning Commission, told TOI.
