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Country
  
India

Official website
  
indianoftheyear.com

Presented by
  
CNN-News18

First awarded
  
2006

Ceremony date
  
10 July 2016

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Awarded for
  
An Honour That Embodies Greatness

Winners
  
The People of Chennai, The People of Chennai, Indian of the Year in Public Service, Indian of the Year in Public Service, Sania Mirza, Sania Mirza, Indian of the Year in Sports, Indian of the Year in Sports, Kangana Ranaut, Kangana Ranaut, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Ranveer Singh, Ranveer Singh, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, S S Rajamouli, S S Rajamouli, Indian of the Year in Entertainment, Indian of the Year in Entertainment, Bandhan Bank, Bandhan Bank, Indian of the Year in Business, Indian of the Year in Business, Bindeshwar Pathak, Bindeshwar Pathak, Indian of the Year Outstanding Achievement, Indian of the Year Outstanding Achievement, United Technologies Corporation, United Technologies Corporation, Indian of the Year Outstanding Achievement, Indian of the Year Outstanding Achievement, Balbir Singh - Sr, Balbir Singh - Sr, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, The People of Chennai, The People of Chennai, Indian of the Year, Indian of the Year, Leander Paes, Leander Paes, Special Jury Award, Special Jury Award, Tongam Rina, Tongam Rina, Indian of the Year in Public Service, Indian of the Year in Public Service, Satya Nadella, Satya Nadella, Global Indian, Global Indian, P Vijayan, P Vijayan, Popular Choice Award, Popular Choice Award, Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao, Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao, Popular Choice Award, Popular Choice Award, Jitu Rai, Jitu Rai, Indian of the Year in Sports, Indian of the Year in Sports, Kangana Ranaut, Kangana Ranaut, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Arun Jaitley, Arun Jaitley, Indian of the Year in Politics, Indian of the Year in Politics, Chetan Bhagat, Chetan Bhagat, Indian of the Year in Entertainment, Indian of the Year in Entertainment, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Indian of the Year in Business, Indian of 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Indian of the Year in Sports, Indian of the Year in Sports, Team Satyamev Jayate, Team Satyamev Jayate, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Mary Kom, Mary Kom, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Tessy Thomas, Tessy Thomas, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Aamir Khan, Aamir Khan, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Team DRDO, Team DRDO, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Manohar Parrikar, Manohar Parrikar, Indian of the Year in Politics, Indian of the Year in Politics, Irrfan Khan, Irrfan Khan, Indian of the Year in Entertainment, Indian of the Year in Entertainment, Yusuf Hamied, Yusuf Hamied, Indian of the Year in Business, Indian of the Year in Business, Shaitan Singh, Shaitan Singh, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, Gaje Singh, Gaje Singh, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, Ram Chander, Ram Chander, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, Nihal Singh, Nihal Singh, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, Asharam, Asharam, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, Mamchand, Mamchand, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, Ram Chander Yadav, Ram Chander Yadav, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, Viswanathan Anand, Viswanathan Anand, Indian of the Year, Indian of the Year, Kisan Baburao Hazare, Kisan Baburao Hazare, Indian of the Year in Public Service, Indian of the Year in Public Service, MS Dhoni, MS Dhoni, Indian of the Year in Sports, Indian of the Year in Sports, Ronjan Sodhi, Ronjan Sodhi, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Yuvraj Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network, Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Indian of the Year Special Achievement, Mamata Banerjee, Mamata Banerjee, Indian of the Year in Politics, Indian of the Year in Politics, Amitabh Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Indian of the Year in Entertainment, Indian of the Year in Entertainment, Team KBC, Team KBC, Indian of the Year in Entertainment, Indian of the Year in Entertainment, Dilip Shanghvi, Dilip Shanghvi, Indian of the Year in Business, Indian of the Year in Business, K J Yesudas, K J Yesudas, Indian of the Year Outstanding Achievement, Indian of the Year Outstanding Achievement, Kisan Baburao Hazare, Kisan Baburao Hazare, Indian of the Year, Indian of the Year, Verghese Kurien, Verghese Kurien, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement, Indian of the Year Lifetime Achievement

The CNN-News18 Indian of the Year (originally CNN-IBN Indian of the Year) is an award presented annually to various Indians for their work in their respective fields by the Indian media house CNN-News18. The awards are presented in various categories of Politics, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Public Service and Global Indian. It is the brainchild of world-renowned journalists Padmashri Rajdeep Sardesai and Sagarika Ghose.

In addition to the traditional award categories of Politics, Business, Sports, Entertainment, Public Service and Global Indian, a new category, that of a ‘CNN-IBN Indian of the Year - Popular Choice’ was introduced in the ninth edition, where one awardee was chosen from the 35 nominees across categories basis the votes received from public through Facebook.

Special awards

1. 2007 Lifetime Achievement - R K Laxman Cartoonist
2. 2008 Lifetime Achievement - Dilip Kumar Actor

  • Special Awards - Tukaram Omble Extraordinary service to the nation.
  • Special Awards - Mumbai Police Extraordinary service to the nation.
  • Special Awards - Sheila Dikshit
  • 3. 2009 Lifetime Achievement - Pandit Ravi Shankar

  • Special Awards - Kamal Haasan Completing 50 years in cinema 2009
  • Special Awards - Indian Cricket Team Test cricket to break on through to the number one spot for the first time ever.
  • 4. 2010 Lifetime Achievement - M. S. Swaminathan
    5. 2011 Lifetime Achievement - Verghese Kurien

  • Outstanding Achievement - K J Yesudas
  • Special Awards - Yuvraj Singh
  • Special Awards - Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network
  • Special Awards - Ronjan Sodhi
  • 6. 2013 Lifetime Achievement - Heroes of Rezang La, 1962

  • Special Awards - Aamir Khan & Team Satyamev Jayate
  • Special Awards - MC Mary Kom
  • Special Awards - Tessy Thomas & Team DRDO
  • 7. 2013 Outstanding Achievement - Leander Paes

  • 2013 Outstanding Achievement - Ramakant Achrekar
  • Special Awards - Team ITBP and NDRF
  • Special Awards - Deepika Padukone
  • 8. 2014 Winners

  • CNN-IBN Indian of the Year: Narendra Modi
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: ISRO team
  • Outstanding Achievement Award: Azim Premji, Kailash Satyarthi
  • Special Achievement Award: Kangana Ranaut
  • Popular Choice Award: Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, P Vijayan
  • Sports: Jitu Rai
  • Business: N Chandrasekaran
  • Entertainment: Chetan Bhagat
  • Public Service: Tongam Rina
  • Politics: Arun Jaitley
  • Global Indian: Satya Nadella
  • 8. 2015 Winners

  • CNN-News18 Indian of the Year: People of Chennai
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Balbir Singh Dosanjh
  • Outstanding Achievement Award: Dr.Bindeshwar Pathak, United Technologies (Make in India)
  • Special Achievement Award: Kangana Ranaut, Ranveer Singh
  • Sports: Sania Mirza
  • Business: Bandhan Bank
  • Entertainment: SS Rajamouli
  • Public Service: People of Chennai
  • Special Jury Award: Leander Paes
  • References

    CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Wikipedia