25 NDTV Greatest Global Living Indian Legends

To commemorate the 25^th Anniversary of NDTV, 25 Greatest Living Indian Legends Globally renowned were felicitated by NDTV & TCS with Living Legend awards for the famous personalities in their respective fields of Business, Social Work, Sports, Entertainment, Science, Art & Literature.

On Saturday, 14^th December 2013, 25 Living Legends shared the dais / stage of Rashtrapati Bhawan (Presidential Residence of India) who were honoured by te President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee & welcomed by Co-Chair Person of NDTV, Dr. Prannoy Roy;

Alphabetically sorted list of NDTV’s 25 Greatest Global Living Indian Legends are:

1.        Amartya Sen (Economist and Nobel laureate), 
2.        Amitabh Bachchan (Bollywood Actor), 
3.        Anish Kapoor (Sculptor), 
4.        AR Rahman (Music Director, Oscar Awardee),
5.        Badrinath SS (Sankara Nathralaya Founder),
6.        CNR Rao (scientist with Bharat Ratna Award), 
7.        Ela Bhatt (Self-Employed Women's Association of India founder), 
8.        Fali Sam Nariman (Jurist), 
9.        Hariprasad Chaurasia (Flootist), 
10.        Indra Nooyi (Pepsico CEO), 
11.        Kapil Dev (Sports Person who got first World Cup in Cricket for India), 
12.        Leander Paes (Tennis Player), 
13.        Mukesh Ambani (Industrialist), 
14.        NR Narayana Murthy (IT Legend, Infosys Founder), 
15.        Rajinikanth (Kollywood Actor), 
16.        Ratan Tata (Industrialist), 
17.        Sachin Tendulkar (God of Cricket),  
18.        Syed Haider Raza (Artist SH Raza), 
19.        Shah Rukh Khan (Bollywood Actor),
20.        Swaminathan MS (Genticist),
21.        Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (Nobel prize winner of 2009), 
22.        Vikram Seth (Poet),
23.        Waheeda Rehman (Bollywood Actress), 
24.        Yusuf Hamied (Chairman of CIPLA) and 
25.        Zubin Mehta (Classical Music Conductor).

Some of the gist’s (Essence) of great living global Indian legends speeches are as follows:

Hindi Superstar Amitabh Bachchan: “The greatness is not in an individual, but the people who think about him/her in that light.”

Tamil Superstar Rajnikanth (Thalaivar), who was voted first place for being blockbuster legend among the 25 living legends says, “Many people don’t believe miracle, Miracles do happen, the ordinary bus conductor sharing the dias with the greatest living legend & receiving Greatest living legend award, it is a miracle, miracles do happen”

Sachin Tendulkar, God of Cricket was voted second place among the living legends says, “When you are defeated, stand up to face another challenge”. “Health is wealth, take care of your health”

Swaminathan MS says, “ Future belongs to nations with grains not gun”

Shah Rukh Khan : “ Gratitude should be the attitude”

Leander Paes :  “Believe in yourself and Work Hard”

Kapil Dev: “ Have a dream or you will never reach anywhere”

For more speeches of the living legends, please do watch the video & photos in

http://www.ndtv.com/blog/show/25-greatest-global-living-indians-456913

http://www.ndtv.com/photos/news/25-living-legends-behind-the-scenes-16613

This might be an inspiration to all young buddies to become the future Indian Living Legends....

Good Luck to all ....

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