Meet the achievers of 2013
2013 was a successful year to many Indians and events. From Sachin's achievement on cricket itself to Aravind Kejriwal's unexpected rise and India's first attempt to reach Mars, let these feats be an inspiration for others in the coming year.- CHAMPIONS: India won the last edition of the Champions Trophy on June 23 beating England in the final by five runs in Birmingham. Ravindra Jadeja was the man of the match, while Shikhar Dhawan won the man of the tournament trophy. In a rain-
- Chanda Kochhar topped the Fortune list of Most Powerful women. This is the third consecutive year for this CEO and MD of ICICI Bank at the helm of this list. Chanda, who joined ICICI Ltd in 1984 as a management trainee after passing out from IIM
- Sushma, has many records to her credit. The Limca Book of Records describes her as the youngest matriculate in India. She passed her high school at the age of 7. At 10, she took the medical entrance test.
- 13-year-old Sushma Verma from Lucknow has been selected for the M.Sc Microbiology course at the Lucknow university, becoming the youngest ever student for the course. Her father works as a daily wage earner and many are expressing interest to help
- Satyam Kumar, 14, who didn't attend school till class VIII, has cracked IIT-JEE twice in a row in 2012 and 2013. The son of a farmer from Bihar, Satyam is a self-proclaimed Facebook junkie and wants to create a simplified version of Facebook for
- Telangana has many heroes to credit, but fundamentally it is the determination of Congress president Sonia Gandhi that resulted in Telangana becoming the 29th state of the country. Not just Telangana, Sonia also deserves credit for passing the Food
- With a networth of $21 bn, Reliance industries CMD Mukesh Ambani retained his title as India’s wealthiest for sixth year in a row. NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal (USD 16 bn) also continues to hold the second position, while Sun Pharma’s Dilip
- Finally, India's long awaited Mars mission, informally called Mangalyaan, took off on Nov 5, thanks to the efforts of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). With this, ISRO became the fourth space agency to reach Mars, after the Soviet space
- Nina Davuluri won the 2014 Miss America pageant, becoming the first Indian-American to wear the crown, which went to Miss New York for the second year in a row. Davuluri, was born in Syracuse, New York, to parents from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.
- Nirmala, centre, smiles after being named Miss Wheelchair India Beauty during a beauty contest in Mumbai on Sunday, Nov 24. Fifteen handicapped contestants took part in the event.
- Chennai Express starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone became the fastest film to collect Rs 1 billion (US$15 million). It went on to break the record of 3 Idiots domestically to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time.
- The Supreme Court deserves a pat for its decision to include 'None of the Above' option on electronic voting machines (EVM) in all elections.
- It was his extra-ordinary confidence that stemmed from his willingness to root out corruption prompted him to join the Anna Hazare team. He quit the team to start his own party AAP, which managed secure more seats in Assembly seats in Delhi against
- An IIT graduate Arvind Kejriwal quit his job in Tata Steel to take up social work and then plunge into politics. His rise from an ordinary student to the chief of Aam Aadmi Party, who fought against Delhi chief minister Sheila Dixit, is anything but
- Ever since he took charge as President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has been appluaded for his decision to reject mercy pleas of 26/11 terror attack convict Ajmal Kasab and Afzal Guru. A decade after the 2001 Parliament attack, prime convict Mohammed
- From a tea vendor to BJP's prime ministerial candidate. That is the rags-to-famous tale of Narendra Modi, whom the BJP chose as its PM candidate over veteran party leader L K Advani. His mercurial rise has become an inspiration for many youngsters,
- Scientist and Chairman of Prime Minister’s Scientific Advisory Council Dr CNR Rao was also conferred Bharat Ratna. Rao, who has honorary doctorates from 60 universities from around the world, is the author of around 1500 research papers.
- As a fitting tribute to the cricketer, he was conferred the Bharat Ratna and he became the first sportsman to get India's highest civilian award.
- After a 24-year-long affair with cricket, iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar bid bye to the game which had become a part of him. It was a tearful adieu at the Wankhade stadium in Mumbai where he played his last match. Tendulkar, who played his first
2013 was a successful year to many Indians and events. From Sachin's achievement on cricket itself to Aravind Kejriwal's unexpected rise and India's first attempt to reach Mars, let these feats be an inspiration for others in the coming year.
Meet the achievers of 2013
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