New Delhi: Humanity has never seen a crisis like the one we are facing, the COVID-19. At one hand the virus has literally stalled our lives across the globe, on the other, there are a few people who took up the challenge of converting this crisis into an opportunity to serve humanity at large. Rising above the border of caste, creed, religion, and even their own limits they created benchmarks of social service. Their efforts demanded us to prepare a list of newsmaker Indians that created ripples of impact. Hence, Fame India, Asia Post & PSU Watch together came up with the list of 'Top 50 Newsmaker Indians in 2020'. This list is a survey of such famous countrymen, who created change through their efforts in the lives of people, strengthened the fight in the times of crisis. There are hundreds of people who, from their own places, are working towards strengthening the nation. All these people have tried to change, develop and strengthen the possibilities in people's lives in recent times with their excellent works and efforts.
The list includes people from all walks of life who are politicians, bureaucrats, film stars, journalists, artists, educationists, industrialists and spiritual leaders. Those who are involved in the public sphere, who are trying to make people's lives simpler and more capable, those who are creating a benchmark of social work. Fame India, Asia Post & PSU Watch has tried to compile the list of these newsmakers together that will motivate more Indians to work harder for a brighter and better India. At the release of the list, editorial director of the Magazine Fame India, US Sonthalia said "These are those inspirational Indians who have tirelessly worked towards the betterment of common people. This positive initiative of Fame India, along with selecting them, makes other empowered people like them realize that they should move strongly on their duty path".
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Here is the list of 'Top 50 Newsmakers in 2020' by Fame India, Asia Post & PSU Watch Survey:
Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan – Chairman – National Education Policy Committee
K Parasaran – Law Advocate – Shri Ramlala Virajman
Gen. Manoj Mukund Narwane – Chief of Army Staff
MS Swaminathan – Agricultural Scientist
Manoj Modi – Famous Corporate & Industrial Strategist, Director – Reliance Group
Gupteshwar Pandey (IPS) – DGP, Bihar, Indian Police Services
Manan Mishra – Chairman – Bar Council of India
Dr Pratap Chandra Reddy – Health, Chairman – Apollo Hospital
Harish Salve – Senior Advocate – Supreme Court
Muthayya Vanitha – Scientist, Project Director – Chandrayaan Mission
Dr Devi Prasad Shetty – Founder – Narayan Hospital
BL Santhosh – Politics, National General Secretary – BJP
Girish Chandra Murmu – CAG
Sanjay Kothari – Commissioner – Central Vigilance Commission
Shashikant Das – Governor – RBI
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala – Investment Banker, known for share market predictions
Jagdeep Dhankhar – Governor, West Bengal
Champat Rai – Social worker, General Secretary, Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Ayodhya
Sourav Ganguly – BCCI Chief
Swami Awadheshanand Giri – Spiritual Guru, President – Juna Akhada
Madhu Pandit Dasa – Samaj Reformer, President – Akshaya Patra Foundation
Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal – Social Reformer, Environmental hero, Punjab
Jyotiraditya Scindia – MP – Rajya Sabha
Prof Dr Jagat Ram – Director – PGI Chandigarh
Prashant Kishore – Political Strategist, Founder – I-PAC
Dr Kishore Singh – HOD – Oncology, LNJP Hospital, Delhi
Dr Shiv Kumar Sarin – Director – ILBS, Delhi
Ravi Kalra – Social Reformer, Founder – Earth Saviors Foundation
Sambhaji Bhide – Social Reformer, Founder – Shri Shivpratisthan Hindusthan, Maharashtra
Dr MV Padma Srivastava – HOD – Neurology Department, AIIMS, Delhi
Dr Prakash Baba Amte – Social Reformer, Tribal Welfare – Maharashtra
Dr Uma Kumar – Head – Rheumatology Department, AIIMS, Delhi
Ela Ramesh Bhatt – Social Reformer, Founder- Seva Foundation
Rajendra Singh – Social Reformer, Famous Environmentalist
MA Yusuf Ali – Businessman and philanthropist, Chairman Lulu Group International, Dubai
Ashok Bhagat – Social Reformer, Tribal Welfare, Secretary, Vikas Bharti, Jharkhand
Ajit Mohan – Youth Icon, Managing Director – Facebook India
Dr C. Rajkumar – Dynamic Educationist, Vice-Chancellor – OP Jindal Global University
Sunitha Krishnan – Social Reformer, Co-founder – Prajjavala
Ashish Dhawan – Entrepreneur, Educationist, Philanthropist, Chairman Trustee – Ashoka University
Manish Maheshwari – Youth Icon, Managing Director- Twitter India
Sonu Sood – Film Actor, social worker, Philanthropist
Sandeep Marwah – Educationist, Philanthropist, Motivational Speaker, Social Reformer (Chairman – AAFT)
Abhinandan Sharma – Wing Commander – Indian Air Force
Mahesh Savani – Industrialist & philanthropist, Chairman – Savani Group
Mukesh Patel – Industrialist & Social Service, Director- Hindwa Group
Hemant Sharma – Journalism, News Director – TV9 Bharatvarsha
Pratap Chand Agrawal – Educationist, philanthropist
Sanjay Bihari – Social Reformer, Founder, Samarth Bihar
Manish Mundra – film producer, philanthropist
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