CNN-News18 Indian of the Year
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. 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. 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 See also. NDTV Indian of the Year CNN-News18 Indian