CNN - IBN Indian of the Year 2014

Category	Winner	Awarded For
Narendra Modi	Indian of the Year 2014	He was chosen for making the story of Lok Sabha elections 2014 - the story of Narendra Modi.
Arun Jaitley	Indian of the Year 2014: Politics	He is credited with ending the festering and unresolved leadership issues within the BJP post the Vajpayee - Advani era.
Jitu Rai	Indian of the Year 2014: Sports	He won three medals including Gold at World Cup, a Commonwealth Gold, a Silver at World Championship and won India's first Gold at Incheon Asian Games in 2014.
N Chandrasekharan	Indian of the Year 2014: Business	He is known for his management and leadership style. He has been the CEO and MD of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) since October 2009 and was re-appointed a few months ago by the company's board for another five year term.
Chetan Bhagat	Indian of the Year 2014: Entertainment	An investment banker, an author and now a screenplay writer, Chetan Bhagat has churned six best-selling novels.
Tongam Rina	Indian of the Year 2014: Public Service	In 2012, Tongam Rina, the Associate Editor of Arunachal Times was shot at close range for writing against the endemic corruption in her state.
Satya Nadella	Indian of the Year 2014: Global Indian	Hyderabad-born Satya Nadella is the third CEO in technology giant Microsoft’s history
K Chandrasekhar Rao	Indian of the Year 2014: Popular Choice	He steered the oldest statehood movement of India that led to the creation of Telangana in 2014 and went on to become the first Chief Minister of Telangana.
P Vijayan	Indian of the Year 2014: Popular Choice	IPS officer P. Vijayan is the force behind the Student Police Cadet Project that started in Kerala and is now set to go national. The project trains high school students to respect the law and develop empathy for vulnerable sections of society.
Kangana Ranaut	Indian of the Year 2014: Special Achievement	She was recognised for positioning herself as a fearless actor who prefers to speak her mind on and off the screen.
Pankaj Advani	Indian of the Year 2014: Special Achievement	Unlike most of his sporting contemporaries, Pankaj Advani does not have the lure of the Olympics to motivate himself.
Kailash Satyarthi	Indian of the Year 2014: Outstanding Achievement	The Nobel Peace Prize winner of the year 2014. His organization Bachpan Bachao Aandolan has rescued over 82000 children from a life of exploitation
Azim Premji	Indian of the Year 2014: Outstanding Achievement	The famously reclusive Chairperson of WIPRO, Azim Premji launched the Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiative in 2014 to fund non-profit organizations working in key areas like nutrition, disabilities and governance.
ISRO	Indian of the Year 2014: Lifetime Achievement	For Mangalyaan its mission to Mars had the world gasping in 2014