Sania Mirza amongst World's top 100 most influential people. image Source: File Pic[/caption]Internet Desk: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, tennis star Sania Mirza, actress Priyanka Chopra, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, founders of Flipkart Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal, Dr Raj Panjabi environmentalist Sunita Narain and actor-comedian Aziz Ansari are the Indians and Indian-origin people who have been named by Time magazine in its list of the '100 Most Influential People in the World'.
Time's annual list, released today, includes pioneers like American composer Lin Manuel-Miranda, leaders like IMF head Christine Lagarde and icons like Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio who are "exploring the frontiers of art, science, society, technology and more."
Terming Rajan as "India's prescient banker," Time said he is among a rare breed of "economic seers" who "steered" India through the global crisis and fallout, "playing a large role in making it one of the emerging-market stars of the moment.
Terming Rajan as "India's prescient banker," Time said he is among a rare breed of "economic seers" who "steered" India through the global crisis and fallout, "playing a large role in making it one of the emerging-market stars of the moment.
In a profile for Mirza, cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar writes that her "confidence, strength and resilience reach beyond tennis" and she has inspired a generation of Indians to pursue their dreams " and to realize that they can also be the best."
Tendulkar described Mirza, who recently was awarded India's third highest civilian honour the Padma Bhushan, as an "inspiration" on the court. He lauded her "dedication and willpower" to reinvent herself fully as a doubles player when her singles career was cut short by wrist injuries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was among the probable contenders for the list, was not in the final list determined by Time s editors. Modi was among Time's 100 most influential people in the world last year.
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