"The one (Muntader al-Zaidi) who threw the shoes at George Bush. I can’t think of anyone else or anyone from my field."
—Jayati Ghosh, Economist
"Shaheen Mistri, who has relentlessly helped the underprivileged in the field of education. She started theNGO Akanksha 19 years ago and has this year moved to be the CEO of Teach for India."
—Anu Aga, Former chairperson, Thermax
"Micro-entrepreneurs, millions of them, especially women, showed tremendous resilience and heroism as they innovated and created in order to make a better life for themselves and their families."
—Vikram Akula, CEO, SKS Microfinance
"Ratan Tata, for the Jaguar takeover, handling of the Nano imbroglio and the attack on Taj."
—Subroto Bagchi, Co-founder, MindTree Consulting