Wednesday, December 29, 2010

ON TOP OF THE WORLD

 ON TOP OF THE WORLD

Economist Meghnad Desai chooses three Indians who made their mark on the world stage

MANMOHAN SINGH

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Photograph for Newsweek by Sondeep Shankar

He has made India a Global presence for the first time in a thousand years, let alone since Independence.  He is globally respected as a senior statesman and someone who gets listened to.  He has done this due to his innate abilty and capacity for solving serious problems.

 

SCHIN TENDULKAR

sachin tendulkar

He has become known even in countries which do not play cricket since he is one of those few people who are acknowledged to be the best in their chosen sport.  Just as Pele is known for football.  Sachin is cricket personified.

 

AR RAHMAN

AR RAHMAN -2

He is the only product of Bollywood in its 100-years history who has broken through the Hollywood glass ceiling.  He is now a genuinely global musician.  He has done this by exploring the possibilities of music east and west but in a unique synthesis of his own.

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