CNN-IBN Indian of the Year


The CNN-News18 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. The idea of the award was originated by journalists: 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.

Winners

Special awards

1. 2007 Lifetime Achievement - R K Laxman Cartoonist
2. 2008 Lifetime Achievement - Dilip Kumar Actor
3. 2009 Lifetime Achievement - Pandit Ravi Shankar
4. 2010 Lifetime Achievement - M. S. Swaminathan
5. 2011 Lifetime Achievement - Verghese Kurien
6. 2012 Lifetime Achievement - Heroes of Rezang La, 1962
7. 2013 Outstanding Achievement - Leander Paes
8. 2014 Winners
8. 2015 Winners
10. 2017 Winners