 APJ
Abdul Kalam, President of India
Admire him for his 'Humbleness'. I was so
touched when he personally replied to my message
- mentioning he was glad to know about Pravs
World. A true visionary who dreams for the
society and for the nation.
Aamir
Khan, Indian Actor
'Perfection' is the word. Conceptualizing a
dream, and then executing it successfully as it
was dreamt is what Aamir does the best. And I am
all the more inspired by him after I saw Rang De Basanti.
Amitabh
Bachhan, Indian Actor
'Standing up tall again in life'. I don't mean
his height. No doubt he is one of the finest
actors and the most charming personality. But my
admiration for him is for the way he scaled new
heights after the ABCL downfall. He still
continues to soar high every day.
Azim
Premji, Chairman, Wipro Technologies
He has the 'Vision'. Looked beyond his
traditional business and ventured
into information technology; created Wipro
Technologies - one of the largest
technology companies in the world.
Bill
Gates, Chairman & Chief Software Architect,
Microsoft
My Idol. My Inspiration. That says it all.
Herb
Kelleher, Co-founder, Former CEO &
President, Southwest Airlines
His 'Never Say Die' attitude. I admire him for
the way he built Southwest Airlines.
Lee
Iacocca, Former Chairman, Chrysler
Corporation
Admire him for he way he has completely
redefined the fate of Chrysler.
Mahatma
Gandhi, Father of the Nation, India
The one thing that has touched me most is the
simple quote by him - Be the change that you
want to see. Truth, Truth and simply the Truth.
He's the man of Truth. If only we could live one
day in our life - bring true to others; and more
importantly being true to ourselves, the world
would be such a different place.
Michael Schumacher, Driver,
Ferrari
Formula1 is my favorite sport, and Schumi is my
favorite driver. Sheer speed is what comes to
my mind when I think of Formula1. I wish they
he teaches me to drive a Formula1 car on a F1
circuit, and in return I will teach Michael
something much more difficult - driving
through Mumbai roads.
Mother
Teresa, Founder, Missionaries of Charity
Admire her for Selfless Service. If I have to
site an example for someone's selfless
commitment towards serving others, no other name
will stand above Mother Teresa. I learn from her
- how to have a strive for betterment of
society, set aside personal concerns and devote
one's life absolutely for the cause.
Narayana
Murthy, Founder, Chairman & Chief Mentor,
Infosys
From 'no one' to 'the one'. One of those
transformational leaders who changed the way
India is looked upon when it came to Software &
Technology. Created India's most admired
software company - Infosys.
Ratan
Tata, Chairman, Tata Group
Simple and down to earth. Very rarely in news.
The more I have read about Ratan Tata and the
way Tata as a brand is going places in past few
years, the more I admire him. I learn not just
from him, but the entire Tata Group about
staying ethical in business - which is why its
one of the organizations I respect the most.
Richard
Branson, Chairman, Virgin
Someone who has taught the world to do business
in an unconventional way, explore ideas that no
one thought would make any business sense - but
he pulled them up and was successful too. I do
not learn from him how to succeed in every
venture, but how not to fail in anything you do.
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