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Honest Indians of the Year Awards (that no one wants to give, or take)
We at IndianExpress.com believe all 'achievements' ought to be recognised, and now present the 'Honest Indian of the Year 2017 Award' (that no one wants to give, or take). We hope you take in the 'spirit' with which we've 'pegged' it.
Updated: January 4, 2018 19:31 IST
1 / 21This year has given us a whole host of reasons to widen our eyes and think - what on earth?! Of course, many might say that it all really started with last year's double-whammy on November 8, but there is no denying that 2017 has given Indians a fair share of WTH quotable quotes (honour of vote vs honour of women), incidents that proved yet again that reality is stranger than fiction (a man beating someone up because of memes!), or that age is just a number (see below for the big reveal). Well, we at IndianExpress.com believe all 'achievements' ought to be recognised, and now present the 'Honest Indian of the Year 2017 Award' (that no one wants to give, or take). We hope you take in the 'spirit' with which we've 'pegged' it. Happy New Year, folks!
2 / 21Best Airline Passenger - Kapil Sharma (for throwing a shoe mid-air) and Ravindra Vishwanath Gaikwad (for being an un-preferred flyer)
3 / 21Bravery Award - Kangana Ranaut (Nepotism! Need we say more?)
4 / 21Best-kept Secret Award - Virushka (How many really knew of the Italian wedding till they decided to tell the world?!)
5 / 21Best Runner - Vijay Mallya (London, before you know it!)
6 / 21Protest of the Year - Yashwant Sinha (When it's all in the mind)
7 / 21Best Bhakt - Rahul Gandhi for his temple visits (27 temples! Enough said)
8 / 21Best Voice - Arnab Goswami (The 'rise' of the Republic)
9 / 21Twitter-oloquent Award - Shashi Tharoor (rotomontade and him? Nyah!)
10 / 21Upcoming Star 2017 (Male) - Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi (those pictures!!!)
11 / 21Upcoming Star 2017 (Female) - Ziva Dhoni (the singing!!!)
12 / 21Contribution to Women Empowerment - Sharad Yadav (for setting the record straight on the worth of a woman's honour)
13 / 21Best Fitness Accordion - Aamir Khan (Dangal. 55kg. Phew!)
14 / 21May-may Revolution - Deepak Sharma (he doesn't really mind the memes, people)
15 / 21Youngest Indian of the Year - Mammootty (which is the son and which is the father? It's hard to tell)
16 / 21Physics and Physique Award - Amarendra Baahubali (Jai Mahishmathi!)
17 / 21Will He - Won't He Award - Kamal Hassan and Rajinikanth (One just did... Can we expect another?)
18 / 21Tax Expert of the Year - Vijay in Mersal (GST worked for him!)
19 / 21Desi-Videshi Award - Justin Trudeau (we should just adopt him)
20 / 21Fatherly Figure of the Year - Gurmeet Ram Rahim (because daughter bhi kabhi masseuse thi)
21 / 21Motherly Figure of the Year - Kirron Kher (because you need to know how to travel as women)
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