<p>   From Jawaharlal Nehru and Lata Mangeshkar to Vikram Sarabhai and E. Shreedharan - a list of Indians who have shaped the country since its independence, have been listed under various categories as part of an initiative by a television channel to win &quot;The Greatest Indian&quot; title.</p>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   As many as 50 nominees across five categories - political leaders, arts and social leaders, movie related, entrepreneurs and idea leaders and sports and administrators, have been shortlisted for the initiative.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Based on British show &quot;The Greatest Briton&quot;, which has been adapted in 21 countries so far, the series, which went on air Monday, is set to trigger a debate on who is the greatest Indian after Mahatma Gandhi.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   The jury for the entire process consists of a panel of 28 Indians from different walks of life. It includes names like Shashi Tharoor, Nandan Nilekani, Rajkumar Hirani, Soli Sorabjee, Shabana Azmi and Arun Jaitley among others.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Along with the nationwide poll, equal weightage will be given to the jury&#39;s selection as well as a separate market research poll.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   At first, a shortlist of the top 10 &#39;Greats&#39; will be decided, followed by the selection of the &#39;Greatest Indian&#39;. The shortlist of top 10 &#39;Greats&#39; is slated to be revealed July 1 and the second round of voting will begin soon after.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   The initiative will culminate with the announcement of The Greatest Indian in a glittering ceremony to be telecast around Independence Day this year.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   As part of the nationwide poll, viewers can cast their vote via the internet or by giving a missed call to a unique number assigned to their nominee of choice.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Here are the names of some leaders listed under each category:</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Political leaders - Atal Bihari Vajpayee, BR Ambedkar, Indira Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, APJ Abdul Kalam</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Arts and social leaders: Baba Amte, Mother Teresa, Pt Ravi Shankar, MF Husain, Bismillah Khan</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Movie related: Amitabh Bachchan, Raj Kapoor, Rajinikanth, Satyajit Ray, Dev Anand, Mohammad Rafi</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Entrepreneurs and idea leaders: Homi Bhabha, Dhirubhai Ambani, Ghanshyam Das Birla, JRD Tata, Ramnath Goenka, Amartya Sen</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Sports and administrators: Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Dhyan Chand, Viswanathan Anand, Milkha Singh</div>  

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