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An author of bestselling books, Nilekani’s has rekindled the traditions of yoga and
voice is much respected across the nation meditation and offered them in a form that
on business and social issues. is relevant to the 21st century.
40. Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, 64, 42. Prathap C Reddy, 88, Doctor,
Spiritual Guru Entrepreneur
He hits a nerve After a flourishing
amongst some and (cardiology)
establishes a direct practice of his
connect with many, dreams in the US,
especially India’s Dr Reddy was
youth. But it is asked by his father
his ability to sync to return to India.
with the youth that He soon realised
has made his popularity grow. He creates that the medical landscape in the country
ripples where he goes, and in a recent was plagued by several gaps, such as, poor
Twitter response to trolls, he said – “Some infrastructure, abysmal delivery, and
people expect a spiritual organisation to un-affordability. The cardiologist turned
be spineless and without nerve. Indian an entrepreneur at 50, despite a lot of
spirituality is not wimpy. We stand up for opposition. He founded the first corporate
what matters. If filth is all you can throw chain of multi-speciality hospitals in
at us, we will make manure and throw it India, the Apollo Hospitals. Over the last
back hoping you will blossom. Wishing you three decades, India’s medical landscape
well!” has seen a massive shift, and in no small
measure, Apollo Hospitals and Dr Reddy
41. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, 68, Spiritual have played a major role in bringing about
Guru this revolution.
“Sri Sri”, Guru ji, or
Gurudev founded 43. Dr Farokh E Udwadia, 70, Physician
the Art of Living
Foundation in 1981, Dr Udwadia is
a volunteer-based India’s most gifted
NGO providing diagnostician.
social support His cult status is
to people. He oblivious to him
has proved that he is not a fly-by-night as are the many
spiritual saviour, instead his programmes at Breach Candy
have aided people from a wide range of and Parsi General Hospital who stand
backgrounds – victims of natural disasters, up as he passes by. Yes, we do tend to
survivors of terror attacks and war, anoint doctors with God’s powers but with
children from marginalised populations Dr Udwadia, it hasn’t been us, but God
and communities in conflict, social and himself who works through him.
environmental causes, among others. He For him, the essence of ethics which
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