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crore packs of Parle-G biscuits were journalism. He stands firmly behind
distributed to the poor and needy during
the Covid-19 pandemic. It inspired the
brand to contribute more towards a
humble and caring narrative that fits like
a glove to one of the world’s best loved
biscuits.
46. Piyush Pandey, 67, Adperson
“It’s not about how
many times you see
an ad, but for how
many years you
remember it,” he
muses.
Decidedly the
biggest name in the Indian advertising
and marketing services industry and the
biggest Indian in world advertising, he has
led not just Ogilvy, India’s biggest adshop,
but also headed the global creative team
at the WPP-owned advertising agency
network.
Pandey has seamlessly churned out iconic
ads for the 40-odd years he’s been in the
business, but for those who know him
personally, it is his humanness that has
served as his most endearing quality.
“When you love what you’re doing, you
don’t count the years,” he says. We say,
keep it up and kudos to you!
47. N Ram, 77, Journalist
Narasimhan Ram is
Chairman of Kasturi
& Sons Limited and
Publisher of The
Hindu. He hails from
the Kasturi family
who control The
Hindu Group of Publications.
Formerly the Editor-in-Chief, he is well
respected nationwide for fair and credible
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truth, backing his organisation to pursue
independent journalism and to refrain from
toeing the establishment’s line.
48. Dr Randeep Guleria, Pulmonologist,
(ex) Director, AIIMS
That he was credited
with the establishment
of India’s first centre
for pulmonary
medicines and
sleep disorders at
AIIMS, is not the
only noteworthy feat of pulmonologist Dr
Randeep Guleria. As director of the All
India Institute of Medical Sciences, New
Delhi, until recently, he has been the face
of the government on the fight against
Covid-19.
He has successfully steered a country of
over a billion towards reaching a possible
but elusive herd immunity against a lethal
and fast-multiplying virus. Not an easily
achievable feat in a country as culturally
and ethnically diverse as India.
Armed with a combination of a calm
demeanour, patience and fortitude, his
regular updates have helped the nation
and saved the government, through
multiple waves of Covid-19. That takes
courage and intellect.
49. Shashi Tharoor, 65, the 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