INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Indian-born CEO Satya Nadella have been named in TIME magazine's 100 most influential people in the world this year, an annual list of
honorees that includes US President Donald Trump.
"TIME's annual list of the world's most influential people is a designation of
individuals whose time, in our estimation, is now," the magazine said.
Writing a profile for Mr Aggarwal for the magazine, Executive
chairman of Indian e-commerce company Flipkart Sachin Bansal underlined Aggarwal's "vision, passion and determination" to stand against all
odds.
Ms Padukone's co-star from the movie 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage', Vin Diesel says Ms Padukone is "not just here to represent India,
one of the world's largest ride-sharing companies and has "scaled it to more than 100 Indian cities, empowered millions of driver-partners
laurels, it's easy to forget the struggles Bhavish Aggarwal faced while building one of India's most storied startups.
In a profile for Ms
Padukone, Diesel says "Deepika is the best Earth has to offer", admiring her "synchronicity, a synergy, a chemistry" when he met her for one
of the movies of the Fast and Furious franchise
While Padukone's schedule didn't work for that movie, Diesel said he "never gave up" and she was the first role to be cast in 'xXx: Return
Tendulkar said the U-19 World Cup was very important for India, as it would define the next bunch of youngsters who would go on to represent
Today, Virat Kohli is a household name and a champion in cricket
Even back then, his hunger for runs and consistency was remarkable, something that has become the hallmark of his game," Mr Tendulkar said
of Kohli.
"Virat took the criticism he faced during a disappointing West Indies series and returned home with a goal: to improve not only
his technique, but also his fitness level
He's never looked back," Mr Tendulkar said.
On Nadella, Walter Isaacson, a professor of history at Tulane University and a former managing
editor of TIME, said growing up in India, Nadella fell in love with cricket, a sport whose grace comes from melding stars into a cohesive
Consider its new product strategy, which emphasizes cloud computing and allowing people to collaborate across platforms," Isaacson said
Nadella also makes one of the six covers of TIME's 100.
"The result is that in the four years since he inherited a sticky wicket,
Microsoft's market value has increased 130%
More important, the company is now making products that feel more user-friendly, empathetic and collaborative," he said.
The list this year
includes actress Nicole Kidman, 'Wonder Women' starrer Gal Gadot, Prince Harry, his fiance Meghan Markle, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Canadian
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim
Jong-Un, Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who is an openly gay son of an Indian immigrant, Bangladesh's Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina
and singer Rihanna.
Writing Markle's profile, Indian actress Priyanka Chopra said Markle is an "important influencer in a world that needs
strong public figures to respect and look up to
People the world can be inspired by
40 - including the youngest designer ever, 14-year-old actor Millie Bobby Brown - and a common theme in the tributes is how much people can
learn from them.
It added that while "we remain much too far from gender parity in global leadership, there are more women than ever on
are activist Tarana Burke, who founded Me Too, singer Jennifer Lopez, Chloe Kim, who's shredding barriers in snowboarding and astronaut
Peggy Whitson, who recently logged her 665th cumulative day in space more than any other American.
