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have wowed the fashion industry with
their quintessential embroidery work,
bringing alive the exquisite ancient craft
of chikankari, but on delicate fabrics like
chiffon. Abu Jani is a gifted artist who
sketched every design. As Pioneers of India’s
high fashion industry, Abu Jani and Sandeep
Khosla’s 34-year partnership has created
one of the most coveted design houses in the
country.
45. Medha Patkar, 66, Social Activist
A true-blue social
activist known chiefly
for her work with
people displaced by
the Narmada Valley
Development Project
(NVDP), Patkar is known to fight the good
fight, and is a loyal advocate of human
and social rights. Patkar founded her
campaigns on two basic tenets in the
Indian Constitution: the rights to life and to
livelihood.
46. Vir Sanghvi, 64, Journalist
To describe Vir Sanghvi
as an Indian print and
television journalist,
author, columnist and
talk show host, is like
revealing the outer
wrapper of a decadent handcrafted dark
chocolate. When he holds forth on food and
drink, you can take him for every word he
writes or speaks. His column Rude Food and
his TV series on exploring cuisines take you
on an elegant journey of culinary discovery.
47. MG George Muthoot, 71, Industrialist
He was declared the 26th Richest Indian and
the Richest Malayalee in India by Forbes
Asia Magazine, 2020. Presently, he is the
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National Executive
Committee Member
of FICCI as well as
Chairman of FICCI’s
Kerala State Council.
He has been honoured
with many prestigious awards along the
years and has revolutionised the country’s
financial sector. He set new benchmarks in
financial lending – with his gold loans.
48. Badruddin Ajmal, 70, Industrialist,
Social Worker
Badruddin Ajmal is a
Member of Parliament
from Dhubri Lok Sabha
constituency, born in the
Indian state of Assam.
He has been regularly
listed among the 500 Most Influential
Muslims of the world. Industrialist and
social worker, he fearlessly fights for the
rights of his fellowmen.
49. Shashi Tharoor, 64, Wordsmith
Words can’t describe
Shashi Tharoor as finely
as he can describe them!
One thing is for sure
– #tharoorisms have
reignited our fascination
with the English language.
He is also an Indian politician, writer, and
former international diplomat, now serving
as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. But we have
him on this list as a wordsmith.
From one of his Twitter posts: “To all the
well-meaning folks who send me parodies
of my supposed speaking/writing style:
The purpose of speaking or writing is to
communicate with precision. I choose my
words because they are the best ones for the
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