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anchor for election analysis and budget batsmen in Test cricket
specials, on India’s national television history, Gavaskar is one of
network Doordarshan, led him to host the the most loved cricketers
most viewed budget and election specials on in the country. Today, he
NDTV. lends his expertise in the
game via commentary on
30. N Ram, 75, Journalist TV and special columns in print.
Narasimhan Ram is
Chairman of Kasturi 33. Cyrus Poonawalla, 80, Industrialist
& Sons Limited and The chairman of the
Publisher of The Hindu. Poonawalla Group, which
He hails from the Kasturi includes Serum Institute
family who control The of India, is also known
Hindu Group of Publications. Formerly as the “Vaccine King of
the Editor-in-Chief, he is well respected India”. Forthright and
nationwide for fair and credible journalism. outspoken, Poonawalla has been carving
He stands firmly behind truth, backing his niche in the pharma industry as a force
his organisation to pursue independent unbeatable. In the news in recent months
journalism and to refrain from toeing the because of his company’s Covid-19 vaccine.
establishment’s line. He proudly claims his vaccines reach more
children in India than either Coco-Cola or
31. Yusuf Hamied , 84, Industrialist Pepsi can!
Polish-born Indian
scientist and 34. Prashant Bhushan, 61, Lawyer
businessperson Dr His Twitter account
Yusuf Khwaja Hamied reads: Public Interest
is Non-Executive Lawyer and Activist; Do
Chairman of Cipla, and say what is just fair
a pharma major founded by his father. and in public interest,
A world-renowned scientist, Dr Hamied regardless of immediate
obtained his PhD in organic chemistry in fallout.
1960 from the University of Cambridge. A perfect narrative to describe this
Widely hailed for producing generic AIDS prominent civil rights lawyer, and one of the
medicine and other drugs meant for people founding members of the Aam Aadmi Party
in poor nations, Hamied has been billed as a (AAP). When he opines, people sit up and
modern-day Robin Hood. Indeed. listen.
And he doesn’t shy from taking on anyone.
32. Sunil Gavaskar, 71, Cricket Including the gods in government and
Commentator, Former Cricketer judiciary.
The ‘little master’ is a big influencer of
the game till today, both in India and 35. Rajat Sharma, 63, Journalist, Media
worldwide. Widely regarded as one of the Baron
greatest batsmen and one of the best opening In his childhood, Sharma spent many days

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