Alia Bhatt, wrestler Sakshi Malik included in Time’s 100…..
World Bank President Ajay Banga, Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Olympian wrestler Sakshi Malik and actor-director Dev Patel are among the Indians who have featured in the prestigious Times list of the 100 most influential people in the world released on Wednesday. Space has been created. ,
TIME’s ‘100 Most Influential People of 2024’ also includes Jigar Shah, director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Program Office, Priyamvada Natarajan, professor of astronomy and physics at Yale University; Indian-origin restaurateur Asma Khan; Also included are Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
TIME’s profile of the former Mastercard CEO, written by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, said, “Finding a leader with the skills and drive to undertake the important task of transforming an essential institution is not easy, but last time the world Since becoming the chairman of the bank in June, Ajay Banga has done the same.”
He said Banga comes to the World Bank after leading a global organization through which he brought millions of unbanked people into the digital economy. At the World Bank, he set a new vision for creating a poverty-free world on a habitable planet and moved boldly forward to do it better – from innovative financial instruments to reimagining partnerships with multilateral development banks and the private sector.
“His sharp intelligence enables him to sift through the constant noise. “As unprecedented challenges like climate change threaten our collective future, I can’t imagine a better partner with whom to take decisive action on behalf of people around the world,” Yellen said.
Director, producer and writer Tom Harper described Bhatt as an “amazing talent”, saying in a Time profile that he is “not only one of the world’s leading actors, but for his work in the Indian film industry for more than a decade.” Admired – she is a businesswoman and also a philanthropist who leads with integrity.”
“Alia’s superpower is her ability to blend movie-star magnetism with authenticity and sensitivity. Harper, who directed Bhatt in his film ‘Heart of Stone’, said, as an actress she is dazzling and as a person she brings the grounded assurance and creativity that truly makes an international star.
Regarding Nadella, Time said that he is extremely influential in shaping our future. And that’s a good thing for humanity”.
“Microsoft’s significant investment in OpenAI and partnership with Mistral AI puts it at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution. A technologist at heart, Satya sees AI as a tool that will empower humans. Still, concerns about unintended consequences and misuse are legitimate. That’s why it’s so reassuring that Satya is one of the managers of AI. Their thoughtfulness and politeness will keep us safe,” it said.
On Malik, Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Nisha Pahuja writes that she was one of India’s “most famous wrestlers” who marched in Delhi in early 2023 to demand the immediate arrest and resignation of Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Singh. Had gathered at Jantar Mantar. Who are accused of sexually harassing female athletes.
Pahuja writes in her profile, “What started as a small, targeted protest demanding decisive government action in favor of the wrestlers, transformed into a year-long battle unprecedented in Indian sport, Which received support from across the country and attracted attention from across the world.” Malik for time.
“This fight is no longer just for India’s female wrestlers,” she said of the movement that Malik helped lead, “it is for India’s daughters whose voices have been silenced time and again”.
“Shortly after Singh’s successor, a close associate and business partner, was chosen to oversee the Indian Wrestling Federation, Sakshi Malik – in an emotional, public and very brave act of defiance – quit the sport. However, he did not give up the fight. Their light, and the light of all who stand against oppression, continues to shine,” Pahuja said.
Of Patel, a Time profile of Oscar-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya said he “radiates goodness.” His humanity shines through whenever he’s on screen, leaving you with no option but to root for him, even when his character is doing something wrong; His presence gives you a sense of where he’s coming from”.
Patel entered the field of direction with ‘Monkey Man’. “God sets the pace. He is limitless. He is fearless. Our responsibility as a generation is to go to familiar places and see them from new perspectives, thus creating, finding and sharing a place that has never been touched before. He has that gift. He’s outdoing himself and surprising us, and we’re all waiting to see where he takes us next,” it says.
Shep Doleman, astrophysicist and founding director of the Event Horizon Telescope, wrote in a profile for Natarajan that a new approach he developed years ago “brings us closer to understanding a fundamental mystery in astronomy: the supermassive black holes that hide most galaxies.” Are formed at the center of?
“Priya has a knack for doing the most creative research, and as a fellow astronomer, I am always inspired by her work. “His latest result takes us one step closer to understanding our cosmic beginning,” Doleman said.
