NDTV Indian of the Year 2011

Updated: October 18, 2011 12:14 IST

NDTV Indian of the Year award are country's most prestigious awards that honour those who helped build brand India.

NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Anna Hazare gets the NDTV Indian of the Year award.

"At the age of 74, I have no intention to enter politics. Anna Hazare has taken vow of silence," said Anna. Asked about whether his team is anti-Congress, Anna wrote: if the government fails to pass the Lokpal Bill in the Winter Session of Parliament, we will be 'forced' to launch an agitation."

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
NDTV Indian Of The Year: Arvind Kejriwal.

"Nobody is born corrupt. We are capable of delivering honest officers as a people. And there are checks and balances and complete transparency," said Arvind Kejriwal.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Entertainer of the Year: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Entertainer of the Year (Music): Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dev Anand.

The evergreen actor received the award from the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni.

"Award is for those who have inspired me. And to all people of this country," said Dev Anand.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Lifetime Achievement Award: Rahul Dravid

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Indian Heroes of the Year: Cricket team for World Cup magic and history.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Indian Heroes of the Year: Cricket team for World Cup magic and history.
Yuvraj Singh and S. Sreesanth receive the award. Also seen in the picture Sunil Gavaskar and Arun Jaitley.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni receiving Indian Heroes of the Year award at NDTV Indian Of The Year 2011.

"I get influenced by pressure but I have so much grey hair because I don't let expressions on field reveal this,' said Dhoni.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Dhoni with NDTV's Dr. Prannoy Roy and Vikram Chandra.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Indian Heroes of the Year: Cricket team for World Cup magic and history.
Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Indian Heroes of the Year: Cricket team for World Cup magic and history.
Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir with their award.

Virat said: "Sachin has done so much for Indian cricket and we wanted to give him something in return."

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Dhoni and Sehwag at NDTV Indian Of The Year 2011.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Transformational Idea of the Year: Nandan Nilekani for the Unique Identity Scheme.

"Enrolling 700,00 people a day. Steep learning experience for me to work in government environment," said Nandan Nilekani.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Icon of India: Narayan Murthy

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Unsung Heroes: RTI Activists

RTI Activists Brijmohan Mishra, Satish Shetty, Dattatreya Patil, Vishram Dodiya, Amit Jethwa, Vitthal Gite get the Unsung Heroes of the Year award.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Abhay Deol and Kalki at the event.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Abhay, Ritesh Sidhwani and Kalki at NDTV Indian Of The Year 2011.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Zoya Akhtar, Kalki Koechlin with ZNMD team dancing to Senorita song from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Kalki Koechlin with Zoya Akhtar

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Farhan Akhtar said: "My hero has always been Prannoy Roy. Also seen in the picture NDTV's Barkha Dutt. "

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Laloo Prasad Yadav with Dev Anand at NDTV Indian Of The Year 2011.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Arvind Kejriwal with NDTV's Barkha Dutt and Dr. Pannoy Roy.
NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Dev Anand greets Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, also seen in the picture NDTV's Dr. Prannoy Roy.
NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Dev Anand with Dr. Prannoy Roy at NDTV Indian Of The Year 2011.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Arvind Kejriwal and Pranab Mukherjee at NDTV Indian Of The Year 2011.
NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Arvind Kejriwal and Laloo Prasad Yadav on stage.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah greeted by Dr. Prannoy Roy.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Arvind Kejriwal with Rajiv Shukla at NDTV Indian Of The Year 2011.

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NDTV Indian of the Year 2011
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee addresses the audience at NDTV Indian of The Years Ceremony.

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