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SUNIL MITTAL
(Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Group)
Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Group, India's largest GSM-based mobile
phone service provider; IT Man of the Year Award 2002 from Dataquest and CEO Of the
Year, 2002 Award from World HRD Congress.
Sunil Mittal can be called as originator of cellular phone revolution in India. He is the
founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Group and runs India's largest GSM-
based mobile phone service.
Sunil Bharti Mittal's father was an M.P. Sunil did not follow his father's footsteps. Aftergraduating from Punjab University in 1970s, he set up a small bicycle business in
Ludhiana in partnership with his friend. By 1979, Sunil Mittal realized that his ambitions
could not be fulfilled in Ludhiana, so he moved out to Mumbai from Ludhiana.
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He spent a few years in Mumbai and in 1982, Sunil Mittal started a full-fledged business
selling portable generators imported from Japan. This gave him a chance to acquaint
himself with the nitty-gritty's of marketing and advertising. His business was running
smoothly but later on the government banned the import of generators as two Indian
companies were awarded licenses to manufacture generators locally.
In 1986, Sunil Bharti Mittal incorporated Bharti Telecom Limited (BTL) and entered into
a technical tie up with Siemens AG of Germany for manufacture of electronic push
button phones. Gradually he expanded his business and by early 1990s, Sunil Mittal was
making fax machines, cordless phones and other telecom gear.
In 1992, when the Indian government was awarding licenses for mobile phone services
for the first time, Sunil Mittal clinched Delhi cellular license in collaboration with French
telecom group Vivendi. In 1995, Sunil Mittal founded Bharti Cellular Limited (BCL) to
offer cellular services under the brand name AirTel. Soon, Bharti became the first
telecom company to cross the 2-million mobile subscriber mark. Bharti Cellular Limited
also rolled out India's first private national as well as international long-distance service
under the brand name IndiaOne. In 2001, BCL entered into a joint venture with
Singapore Telecom International for a $650-million submarine cable project, India's first
ever undersea cable link connecting Chennai in India and Singapore.
Today, Sunil Mittal runs a successful empire with a market capitalization of
approximately $ 2 billion and employing over 5,000 people. He has been honored with
several awards. Sunil Bharti Mittal was chosen as one of the top entrepreneurs in the
world for the year 2000 and amongst 'Stars of Asia', by 'Business Week'. He also
received IT Man of the Year Award 2002 from Dataquest and CEO Of the Year, 2002
Award (World HRD Congress).
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RAJIV GANDHI
(Prime Minister of India)
1944-1991
Born: August 20, 1944
Martyrdom: May 21, 1991
Achievements: Became Prime Minister of India at the age of 40. Led Congress to its
greatest victory in the Lok Sabha elections, winning about 80 per cent of seats. Played a
key role in the introduction of computers in India.
Rajiv Gandhi was the youngest Prime Minister of India. He became Prime Minister at theage of 40. Rajiv Gandhi came from a family that had great political lineage. He was the
eldest son of Indira and Feroze Gandhi. Her mother Indira Gandhi and grandfather
Jawaharlal Nehru were Prime Ministers of India. As a Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi made
a valuable contribution in modernizing Indian administration. He had the vision and
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foresight to see that information technology will play a key role in the 21 century and
worked actively to develop India's capacity in this realm.
Rajiv Gandhi was born on August 20, 1944 in Bombay (Mumbai) in India's most famous
political family. His grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru played a stellar role in India's freedom
struggle and became independent India's first Prime Minister. His parents lived
separately and Rajiv Gandhi was raised at his grandfather's home where her mother
lived. Rajeev Gandhi did his schooling from the elite Doon school and then studied at
the University of London and at Trinity College, Cambridge in Britain. At Cambridge,
Rajiv Gandhi met and fell in love with an Italian student Sonia Maino and they got
married in 1969.
Returning to India, Rajeev Gandhi became a commercial airline pilot. His younger
brother Sanjay Gandhi entered politics and became a trusted lieutenant of her mother
Indira Gandhi. After Sanjay's death in a plane crash in 1980, Rajiv reluctantly entered
politics at the instance of his mother. He won his first Lok Sabha election in 1981 from
Amethi-the erstwhile constituency of his brother. Soon he became the General
Secretary of the Congress Party. After the assassination of Indira Gandhi in October
1984 he became the Prime Minister of India at the age of 40. He called for general
elections in 1984 and riding on a massive sympathy wave led Congress to a thumpingvictory. Congress garnered 80 percent of the seats in the lower house and achieved its
greatest victory since independence.
In his initial days as Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi was immensely popular. During his
tenure as Prime Minister of India, he brought certain dynamism to the premiership,
which had always been occupied by older people. He is credited with promoting the
introduction of computers in India. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi began leading in adirection significantly different from Indira Gandhi's socialism. He improved bilateral
relations with the United States and expanded economic and scientific cooperation. He
increased government support for science and technology and associated industries,
and reduced import quotas, taxes and tariffs on technology-based industries, especially
computers, airlines, defense and telecommunications. He worked towards reducing the
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red tape in the governance and freeing administration from bureaucratic tangles. In
1986, Rajiv Gandhi announced a national education policy to modernize and expand
higher education programs across India.
Rajiv Gandhi authorized an extensive police and army campaign against the militants in
Punjab. Rajiv's government suffered a major setback when its efforts to broker peace
between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE rebels backfired. As per the peace
accords signed in 1987, the LTTE would disarm to the Indian Peace Keeping Force which
was sent to Sri Lanka. But distrust and a few incidents of conflict broke out into open
fighting between the LTTE militants and Indian soldiers. Over a thousand Indian soldiers
were killed, and at last Rajiv Gandhi had to pull out Indian forces from Sri Lanka. It was a
failure of Rajiv's diplomacy.
Although Rajeev Gandhi promised to end corruption, he and his party were themselves
implicated in corruption scandals. The major scandal being Bofors gun scandal involving
alleged payoffs by the Swedish Bofors arms company. The scandal rapidly eroded his
popularity and he lost the next general elections held in 1989. A coalition comprising
government came to the power but it could not last its full term and general elections
were called in 1991. While campaigning for elections in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu,
Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991 by a suicide bomber belonging to LTTE.
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SALMAN KHAN
(Film Actor)
Age: 45 yrs
Birthday: 27th
December, 1965
Zodiac: Sagittarius
Marital status: Single
Awards: Filmfare Best Male Debut Award, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Star
Screen Best Actor Award.
Trivia: Salman was arrested and jailed after allegedly shooting a rare black antelope
near Jodhpur on 12th
Oct, 1998.
He often visits sick children in hospitals & donates blood.
‘Being Human’ is his well known charitable organization. Salman is an excellent painter
and swimmer.
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Khan is the fourth Indian to have a wax statue at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in
London.
Biography: Infamously known as Bollywood’s bad boy, Salman Khan hails from a notablefilmy family. He is the eldest son of Salim Khan, who himself is a screenwriter, & his wife
Salma Khan. Former Bollywood actress Helen is his stepmother. Arbaaz Khan, Sohail
Khan, Alvira & Arpita are Salman Khan’s siblings. Actor/director Atul Agnihotri is
Salman’s brother–in –law married to Alvira. Salman Khan has finished his schooling in
Mumbai – St. Stanislaus High School – Bandra.
Salman Khan made his debut in Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988) in which he played a supporting
role. He made his debut in lead role in Sooraj Barjatva’s romantic f amily drama movie
Maine Pyar Kiya for which he won Filmare Best Male Debut Award & was also
nominated for Filmfare Best Actor Award. Baaghi: A Rebel for Love (1990), in which he
starred opposite southern actress, Nagma, was a major box-office success. In 1991,
Salman gave a hat trick with Patthar Ke Phool , Sanam Bewafa & Saajan. The next couple
of years were quiet unsuccessful for Salman. Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) directed by
Sooraj Barjatya and co-starring Madhuri Dixit was the most successful film of the year.
Salman’s role in Andaz Apna Apna (1994) was well received and praised. Rakesh
Roshan’s blockbuster Karan Arjun (1995) cemented his success.
Salman then went on to act in a number of films including Bhansali’s directional debut
Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), Judwaa (1997), Auzaar (1997), Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya
(1998), Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). All the films did
pretty well at the box-office. His cameo in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai won him the Filmfare
award for Best Supporting Actor.
1999 was a fruitful year for Salman as it churned out three major successful films – Hum
Saath-Saath Hain, Biwi No. 1 and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, the latter getting him a
Filmfare Best Actor’s nomination.
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In 2000, he starred in Har Dil Jo Pyaar Karega, Chori Chori Chupke Chupke and Hum
Tumhare Hain Sanam. The movies were moderately successful at the box-office.
Salman’s role in Tere Naam (2003) got him critical acclamation and the movie was a
box-office success. This successful run continued with Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2007) & No
Entry (2005). Salaam-e-Ishq (2007) failed at the box office. However, Partner (2008) was
a hit.
Wanted (2009) remains one of Salman’s blockbuster hits. But Main Aur Mrs. Khanna &
London Dreams released in the same year did not do so well. And then Dabanng (2010)
happened! The movie broke all box-office records, thus becoming the second highest
grossing Indian movie of all time. Salman received the Star Screen Best Actor Award for
the movie and was nominated for Filmfare Best Actor Award as well.
His latest Blockbusters are Ready and Bodyguard.