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SUNIL MITTAL

(Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Group)

Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Group, India's largest GSM-based mobile

phone service provider; IT Man of the Year Award 2002 from Dataquest and CEO Of the

Year, 2002 Award from World HRD Congress.

Sunil Mittal can be called as originator of cellular phone revolution in India. He is the

founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Group and runs India's largest GSM-

based mobile phone service.

Sunil Bharti Mittal's father was an M.P. Sunil did not follow his father's footsteps. Aftergraduating from Punjab University in 1970s, he set up a small bicycle business in

Ludhiana in partnership with his friend. By 1979, Sunil Mittal realized that his ambitions

could not be fulfilled in Ludhiana, so he moved out to Mumbai from Ludhiana.



He spent a few years in Mumbai and in 1982, Sunil Mittal started a full-fledged business

selling portable generators imported from Japan. This gave him a chance to acquaint

himself with the nitty-gritty's of marketing and advertising. His business was running

smoothly but later on the government banned the import of generators as two Indian

companies were awarded licenses to manufacture generators locally.

In 1986, Sunil Bharti Mittal incorporated Bharti Telecom Limited (BTL) and entered into

a technical tie up with Siemens AG of Germany for manufacture of electronic push

button phones. Gradually he expanded his business and by early 1990s, Sunil Mittal was

making fax machines, cordless phones and other telecom gear.

In 1992, when the Indian government was awarding licenses for mobile phone services

for the first time, Sunil Mittal clinched Delhi cellular license in collaboration with French

telecom group Vivendi. In 1995, Sunil Mittal founded Bharti Cellular Limited (BCL) to

offer cellular services under the brand name AirTel. Soon, Bharti became the first

telecom company to cross the 2-million mobile subscriber mark. Bharti Cellular Limited

also rolled out India's first private national as well as international long-distance service

under the brand name IndiaOne. In 2001, BCL entered into a joint venture with

Singapore Telecom International for a $650-million submarine cable project, India's first

ever undersea cable link connecting Chennai in India and Singapore.

Today, Sunil Mittal runs a successful empire with a market capitalization of

approximately $ 2 billion and employing over 5,000 people. He has been honored with

several awards. Sunil Bharti Mittal was chosen as one of the top entrepreneurs in the

world for the year 2000 and amongst 'Stars of Asia', by 'Business Week'. He also

received IT Man of the Year Award 2002 from Dataquest and CEO Of the Year, 2002

Award (World HRD Congress).



RAJIV GANDHI

(Prime Minister of India)

1944-1991

Born: August 20, 1944

Martyrdom: May 21, 1991

Achievements: Became Prime Minister of India at the age of 40. Led Congress to its

greatest victory in the Lok Sabha elections, winning about 80 per cent of seats. Played a

key role in the introduction of computers in India.

Rajiv Gandhi was the youngest Prime Minister of India. He became Prime Minister at theage of 40. Rajiv Gandhi came from a family that had great political lineage. He was the

eldest son of Indira and Feroze Gandhi. Her mother Indira Gandhi and grandfather

Jawaharlal Nehru were Prime Ministers of India. As a Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi made

a valuable contribution in modernizing Indian administration. He had the vision and



foresight to see that information technology will play a key role in the 21 century and

worked actively to develop India's capacity in this realm.

Rajiv Gandhi was born on August 20, 1944 in Bombay (Mumbai) in India's most famous

political family. His grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru played a stellar role in India's freedom

struggle and became independent India's first Prime Minister. His parents lived

separately and Rajiv Gandhi was raised at his grandfather's home where her mother

lived. Rajeev Gandhi did his schooling from the elite Doon school and then studied at

the University of London and at Trinity College, Cambridge in Britain. At Cambridge,

Rajiv Gandhi met and fell in love with an Italian student Sonia Maino and they got

married in 1969.

Returning to India, Rajeev Gandhi became a commercial airline pilot. His younger

brother Sanjay Gandhi entered politics and became a trusted lieutenant of her mother

Indira Gandhi. After Sanjay's death in a plane crash in 1980, Rajiv reluctantly entered

politics at the instance of his mother. He won his first Lok Sabha election in 1981 from

Amethi-the erstwhile constituency of his brother. Soon he became the General

Secretary of the Congress Party. After the assassination of Indira Gandhi in October

1984 he became the Prime Minister of India at the age of 40. He called for general

elections in 1984 and riding on a massive sympathy wave led Congress to a thumpingvictory. Congress garnered 80 percent of the seats in the lower house and achieved its

greatest victory since independence.

In his initial days as Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi was immensely popular. During his

tenure as Prime Minister of India, he brought certain dynamism to the premiership,

which had always been occupied by older people. He is credited with promoting the

introduction of computers in India. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi began leading in adirection significantly different from Indira Gandhi's socialism. He improved bilateral

relations with the United States and expanded economic and scientific cooperation. He

increased government support for science and technology and associated industries,

and reduced import quotas, taxes and tariffs on technology-based industries, especially

computers, airlines, defense and telecommunications. He worked towards reducing the



red tape in the governance and freeing administration from bureaucratic tangles. In

1986, Rajiv Gandhi announced a national education policy to modernize and expand

higher education programs across India.

Rajiv Gandhi authorized an extensive police and army campaign against the militants in

Punjab. Rajiv's government suffered a major setback when its efforts to broker peace

between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE rebels backfired. As per the peace

accords signed in 1987, the LTTE would disarm to the Indian Peace Keeping Force which

was sent to Sri Lanka. But distrust and a few incidents of conflict broke out into open

fighting between the LTTE militants and Indian soldiers. Over a thousand Indian soldiers

were killed, and at last Rajiv Gandhi had to pull out Indian forces from Sri Lanka. It was a

failure of Rajiv's diplomacy.

Although Rajeev Gandhi promised to end corruption, he and his party were themselves

implicated in corruption scandals. The major scandal being Bofors gun scandal involving

alleged payoffs by the Swedish Bofors arms company. The scandal rapidly eroded his

popularity and he lost the next general elections held in 1989. A coalition comprising

government came to the power but it could not last its full term and general elections

were called in 1991. While campaigning for elections in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu,

Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991 by a suicide bomber belonging to LTTE.



SALMAN KHAN

(Film Actor)

Age: 45 yrs

Birthday: 27th

December, 1965

Zodiac: Sagittarius

Marital status: Single

Awards: Filmfare Best Male Debut Award, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Star

Screen Best Actor Award.

Trivia: Salman was arrested and jailed after allegedly shooting a rare black antelope

near Jodhpur on 12th

Oct, 1998.

He often visits sick children in hospitals & donates blood.

‘Being Human’ is his well known charitable organization. Salman is an excellent painter

and swimmer.



Khan is the fourth Indian to have a wax statue at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in

London.

Biography: Infamously known as Bollywood’s bad boy, Salman Khan hails from a notablefilmy family. He is the eldest son of Salim Khan, who himself is a screenwriter, & his wife

Salma Khan. Former Bollywood actress Helen is his stepmother. Arbaaz Khan, Sohail

Khan, Alvira & Arpita are Salman Khan’s siblings. Actor/director Atul Agnihotri is

Salman’s brother–in –law married to Alvira. Salman Khan has finished his schooling in

Mumbai – St. Stanislaus High School – Bandra.

Salman Khan made his debut in Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988) in which he played a supporting

role. He made his debut in lead role in Sooraj Barjatva’s romantic f amily drama movie

Maine Pyar Kiya for which he won Filmare Best Male Debut Award & was also

nominated for Filmfare Best Actor Award. Baaghi: A Rebel for Love (1990), in which he

starred opposite southern actress, Nagma, was a major box-office success. In 1991,

Salman gave a hat trick with Patthar Ke Phool , Sanam Bewafa & Saajan. The next couple

of years were quiet unsuccessful for Salman. Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) directed by

Sooraj Barjatya and co-starring Madhuri Dixit was the most successful film of the year.

Salman’s role in Andaz Apna Apna (1994) was well received and praised. Rakesh

Roshan’s blockbuster Karan Arjun (1995) cemented his success.

Salman then went on to act in a number of films including Bhansali’s directional debut

Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), Judwaa (1997), Auzaar (1997), Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya

(1998), Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). All the films did

pretty well at the box-office. His cameo in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai won him the Filmfare

award for Best Supporting Actor.

1999 was a fruitful year for Salman as it churned out three major successful films – Hum

Saath-Saath Hain, Biwi No. 1 and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, the latter getting him a

Filmfare Best Actor’s nomination.



In 2000, he starred in Har Dil Jo Pyaar Karega, Chori Chori Chupke Chupke and Hum

Tumhare Hain Sanam. The movies were moderately successful at the box-office.

Salman’s role in Tere Naam (2003) got him critical acclamation and the movie was a

box-office success. This successful run continued with Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2007) & No

Entry (2005). Salaam-e-Ishq (2007) failed at the box office. However, Partner (2008) was

a hit.

Wanted (2009) remains one of Salman’s blockbuster hits. But Main Aur Mrs. Khanna &

London Dreams released in the same year did not do so well. And then Dabanng (2010)

happened! The movie broke all box-office records, thus becoming the second highest

grossing Indian movie of all time. Salman received the Star Screen Best Actor Award for

the movie and was nominated for Filmfare Best Actor Award as well.

His latest Blockbusters are Ready and Bodyguard.

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