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University of Cambridge. Widely hailed for way indeed and is
producing generic AIDS medicine and other a well-known and
drugs meant for people in poor nations, respected journalist
Hamied has led efforts to eradicate AIDS in nationwide. After
the developing world and give patients life- winning several
saving medicines regardless of their ability awards and hosting
to pay, and has been billed as a modern-day the famous and
Robin Hood. longest running show on Indian television
In a 2021 interview with HT, Hamied said, ‘Aap Ki Adalat’. A real and warming story
“I would love to partner with companies to of a man, who has made himself stand
produce drugs that we have no know-how strong and proud.
of — maybe we could partner with a large
vaccine manufacturer. I would certainly 38. Dr Prannoy Roy, 71, Media Baron,
look at it, very, very seriously.” Psephologist
On Cipla’s mission statement, Hamied A pioneer in Indian
says: “Success does not make a company TV and digital
great; what really matters is its contribution journalism, Roy
to society and its contribution to making life founded NDTV
better for everyone. I think that sums up (along with his wife
Cipla’s attitude.” Radhika Roy), one
of the most credible
36. Lata Mangeshkar, 92, Playback sources of news in India. His origins as lead
Singer anchor for election analysis and budget
The Nightingale specials, on India’s national television
of India is an network Doordarshan, led him to host the
appropriate most viewed budget and election specials
sobriquet for her. on NDTV.
She’s sung for
thousands of songs 39. Nandan Nilekani, 66, Entrepreneur
in 36 languages. He co-founded
She winces at the leading infotech
current lyrics and music in Indian cinema major Infosys
in its current avatar and asks budding and is now
artists to aspire towards originality. She Non-Executive
has been decorated with the Bharat Ratna Chairman of the
and Dadasaheb Phalke awards, and has company. But other
produced four films. than Infosys, he
was Chairman of the Unique Identification
37. Rajat Sharma, 64, Journalist, Media Authority of India (UIDAI) which gave the
Baron country the now near-must-have Aadhar
In his childhood, Sharma spent many Card. He was the part of the government’s
days without proper food and slept on technology government and even joined
railway stations. Today he’s come a long the Congress, but is now inactive there.

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