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Hey Buddies!!
He is leading (181 votes out if 585, 31%, but Modi is very close plz keep voting) Here is the latest result.
Top ten Gujaratis of the Year :2006 ( List in Alphabetical order) Total Votes: 585
10 Gujaratis who made impact, who were achievers, who were discussed widely, who contributed or showed difference in year 2006. List in alphabetical order.
- Abhijat Joshi : The man behind Gandhigiri
- Sunita Williams: Gujarati, now in space too
Daughter of Gujarati father Deepak Pandya residing in U.S. Sunita Williams is half a Gujarati. All business men in the space (if there are) will have to wind up their businesses there as Gujarati has entered now. Thanks God she is Sunita Williams, if she was Sunita patel, there would be hundreds of motels and stores in space in some years from now. 427% of all votes
| He is a co-writer of super hit film ' Lage Raho Munnabhai'. He earlier wrote films like Karib and Mission Kashmir(co-writer), now he will come with another film ' Eklavya' which has Amitabh Bhachchan in it's leading role. Truely Amdavadi, Abhijat is living in U.S. teaching creative writing in Columbas, Ohio. |
234% of all votes
Amit thacker: Banning Fanaa, Gujaratism in action| He emerged as rising young face of leadership in Gujarat. Under his leadership, Gujarati movie theatres boycotted Amir khan's movie 'Fanaa' relating it with Sardar sarovar project's cause. Successful Boycott of Fanaa sent message from Gujarat to the world 'Don't disturb us; otherwise you will have to bear the consequences.' |
71% of all votes
Himesh Reshammiya: This Gujarati voice rocked the world| He rocked India with his two dozen super hit songs. Teens and twenties generation worshiped him with pair of ears. His concerts at some places in U.K or U.S were even more crowd puller than Shahrukh khan's previous concerts at the same venues. |
18131% of all votes
Kiran Desai:Half Gujarati with full achievement| It is less known fact that Kiran Desai, 2006 booker prize winner author is half a Gujarati. Her father Ashwin Desai was Delhi based Gujarati Anavil Brahmin businessman.The central character in Kiran Desai's Booker winning book 'The inheritance of loss' is Gujarati retired Judge Jemubhai Patel. |
71% of all votes
Maniraj Barot: The man who gave us Sanedo| His Sanedo was the most popular song across Gujarat this year. Earlier Navratri's Garba were used to end with Punjabi Bhangra but it was Maniraj who replaced Bhangra with his Sanedo.No marriage function is completed without Sanedo. Sanedo is in demand even across discothques in Ahmedabad.Discussed, controversial, popular, energetic Maniraj died while performing near Rajkot in Navratri. |
92% of all votes
Narendra Modi: Continuing his style of leadership| When Narmada project was in a problem, he sat on a fast in Ahmedabad and got amazing response from the common people gathered at the venue to support him. Modi's government this year in a remarkable achievement finished the task or providing 24 hour uninterrupted electricity to 18065 villages of Gujarat. |
16929% of all votes
Pankaj trivedi: Activism and death| His death shacked and awakened media, power, religious system, police, and society for weeks and months, this year. For last some years he was exposing Swadhyay Parivar's economic and other scandals aggressively. He was killed in Ahmedabad brutally but his death became eye opener for many blind followers of corrupt religious system. |
7112% of all votes
Preeti Desai: Ms. U.K. is Guajrati ! Yes you heard it right !| Eventhough she is an asian, she has become Miss GreatBritain this year. She will represent Britain at Ms.Universe competition. Daughter of Jutubhai Desai, Preeti has said in her talk with Times of India that she is very much Gujarati at her home. She loves Gujarati 'Bhaakhri' and 'Athaanu'. |
112% of all votes
Ratan Tata: Truly Gujarati style, 4.35bn bet| Betting big is characteristic of a Gujarati businessman and same did Ratan tata when there was a chance to acquire Chorus.4.35bn bet.BBC says him one of the most respected corporate chieftains in India. At 69, he controls the $22bn Tata group and in a lime light now on global arena. |
6511% of all votes
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