And the India Abroad Person of the Year award goes to - Mr. Fareed Zakaria, author of The Post American World. The award is given by the weekly newspaper India Abroad – owned by Rediff since 2001. This award is given to recognised names in various fields since 2002. Previous winners of this awards were:
2007 Mira Nayar
- Film maker
- Born in Rourkela, Orissa on 15th October 1957
- Famous movies: Salaam Bombay, Kamasutra-A Tale of Love, Monsoon Wedding, Namesake etc.
2006 Indira Nooyi,
- CEO, Pepsico since August 2006
- Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 28th October 1955
2005 Bobby Jindal
- Born on 10th June 1971 in Loouisiana
- Member of the U.S. House of Representative
2004 Mohini Bhardwaj
- Retired Gymnast
- Born on 29th September 1978 in Philadelphia
2003 Sonal Shah
- American Economist
- Born on 20th May 1968 in Mumbai
2002 Swati Dandekar
- Born 6th March 1981 at Nagpur, Maharashtra
- Iowa State Senator
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