March 4 2011
I was so inspired by Suketu’s list of the best celebrities that I decided to enlist my own. It’s a combination of all spheres of life, but in my case, I would like to take into account accomplishments over looks. So, I’ve chosen people who have influenced the world, our thinking, and are great to emulate, but nobody does emulate any celebrity in real life.
I’m keeping the age as important too, as older celebrities have to make place for the new.
So, hold your breath, here goes!!!!
Sania Nehwal, Sania Mirza, Sunidhi Chauhan: These two are real world beaters, their ranking shows that. Sunidhi has finally replaced Lata.
Vishy Anand: To keep repeating chess history takes a lot of hard work and brains. Anand seems to keep a healthy body too.
SRK/Sachin Tendulkar: These two are legends in their fields. No amount of criticism can hold them back, and that’s what it really takes to be a winner!
Shakira/Dhoni/Bhutia/Narayan: These are classic examples of a balance between brains and sheer physical attractiveness. They are also top in their fields for a long period of time, which makes them matchless.
Rahul Gandhi/Scindia Jr/Varun Gandhi/William Charles: They are at the top in their fields. It’s extremely stressful to live that way, and they shine despite severe criticism.
Shahid Kapoor/Neha Dhupia/Priyanka Chopra/Deepika/ Katrina: They have kept at it. Dhupia’s choice of films is great, and Priyanka is a versatile actress. Shahid has reinvented himself several times. Katrina was an engineering graduate. Cheers to these hard workers. Deepika was a badminton champion, all hail thee!
Ness Wadia/Gautam Singhania/K Birla/ Preity Zinta
These are business giants with a dash of glamor, and Preity has diversified into a lot of other activities.
- Amir Khan/ Kiran Rao/ Sanjana Kapoor/ S. Dubey: These people are combining technique with end result. Amir’s experimental techniques, Kiran’s experimental techniques are very unusual for filmy people. Sanjana has done her best to revive theatre.
Dubey has tried every possible way to attract audiences to Indian theatre.
Arnab Goswami/ Rajeev Sardesai/ Karan Thapar/ Prannoy Roy/ Barkha Datt/ Vikram Chandra/ : These are the top news anchormen and women. And they look great!
Sonia Gandhi/ Mamta Banerjee/ Mayawati/ Ambika Soni / Sheila Dixit.
These are women governing giants. Mayawati, who should technically not be on this list, has amazing clout in UP.
Kiran M Shaw, Kiran Bedi, Naina Kidwai, Swati Piramal, Chanda Kochar, These are business giants. Most are banking, pharma stalwarts in India.
Ratan Tata, The Kirloskar brothers, The Ambani brothers, Adi Godrej, Nusli Wadia, Again established business giants, taking India forward and diversifying in many fields.
2.. Sw Jaggi Vasudev, Shri Shri Ravishankar, Iyengar’s Yoga, Sw Ramdev, Sw Asaram Bapu, Bharat Thakur, Sw Tejomayananda: These are spiritual giants transforming India’s ancient wisdom and surviving despite world pressure to give up religion.
- Manmohan Singh, P Chidambaram, Arun Shoerey: These statesmen have modernized and brought India onto the world map, despite nagging troubles.
