There r 2 parts under thiis..please read both the part.. Part 1 - About the Award The year 2006 is on its way out and CNN-IBN focusses on some of the people who made India proud this year. The first of its kind in India, this is the biggest celebration of citizenship in Indian television historythe CNN-IBN Indian of the year award. The award is the highest individual civilian honour in the fields of politics, business, sports, entertainment and public service. There is also an award for the Global Indian. Here's how the selection process works first our editorial team will draw a list of nominees in each category. Then, to make sure we haven't missed out anyone important, a five member advisory council will then ratify the final list. Rest of details abt this..read it here.. http://www.ibnlive.com/news/cnnibns-indian-of-the-year-award/29338-3.html Part 2 - What we Fans could do. Well i am not saying that rahman is the indian who made india the most proud this year but certainly deserves to be one among them.Our First aim is to get our rahman as the winner in the cateogry winner(That is indian who made india most proud in field of entertainment). What we need to do is..First mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] , mentioning that in field of entertainment rahman is the one who made us the most proud this year,along with the reasons.The reasons could be the below : 1. 3 of his songs have been shortlisted in the Oscar's Best Song Cateogry, a first time in indian cinema 2. 2 of his movies,Water and Rang De Basanti have been nominated in Best Foreign Film Language for Oscar From Canada and Inda respectively. 3. Scored music for Lord of The Rings Stage play,taking indian music to the global audiences 4. Gave 3 blockbuster albums,From National intergration and though provoking songs in Rang De Basanti,to classic albums like Guru & Water 5. Has composed song for UN of the issue of poverty. 6. Many of his songs have been used in various english movies,some notables are use of Chayyian Chayyina song in Spike lee's Inside man,use of bombay theme in Nichloas Cage's Lord of war,making the foriegners note the indian music. 7.Did concerts all over the world,making the foriegners note of the Bollywood. 8. He conducted a small concert along with his troupe at karaikal for the Tsunami affected people, with intrest on his own,showing the care that he has for people of india. and i think there are many more points where our rahman made us proud...so we shoud make our rahman atleast as the indian who made us most proud in field of entertainment this year. if you could recollect any other points do share it with us,we all will mail to those CNN- IBN people and make them notice of the acheivment of our boss. Do mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any doubts,any clarification..do ask me and its my sincere request to all of u fans our there to send a mail and make rahman in our nomination list and make him as winner..
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