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TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people finds no Indian on the list
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4/17/2025
The TIME 100 most influential people list is out without a single Indian on the list.
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Time magazine has released the 2025 list of the 100 most influential people in the world,
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featuring not a single Indian in the rankings as of April 17, 2025.
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No points for guessing, US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk both made it to the list.
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And so does Nobel laureate turned Bangladesh's chief advisor, Muhammad Yunus,
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who is the oldest to feature in the list at age 84.
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But not one person from the world's most populated country and the fastest growing economy.
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Sounds amiss, right?
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In 2024, actor Alia Bhatt and Olympian wrestler Sakshi Malik made it to the list.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, actor Dev Patel and President of World Bank Ajay Banga
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were those of Indian origin who made it the same year.
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The only Indian origin who finds herself in the 2025 list is Reshma Kevalramani,
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who became the first woman CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a major biotech company in the US.
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Reshma had emigrated from India at the age of 11.
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The century-old Time magazine has for long been very American-centric in content and focus.
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While it covers international events, the New York-based publication is heavily influenced
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by American politics, business and culture with the editor solidifying the American identity.
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Their Person of the Year is often said to have represented American challenges or achievements.
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Till date, Mahatma Gandhi is the only Indian to be named Person of the Year in 1930.
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In 2011, Dhoni was more influential than Barack Obama, according to the magazine,
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which also featured Mukesh Ambani and Azeem Premji, among others.
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In 2019, the magazine featured PM Modi on the cover with a controversial headline,
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calling him Divider-in-Chief, while the 2015 edition came with a headline,
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Why Modi Matters.
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Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Parveen
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Babi are some Indian celebs who have been on the cover of the magazine.
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In fact, Parveen Babi was the first Indian celebrity on the cover of the magazine back in 1976.
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In 2018, Sachin Tendulkar actually wrote Virat Kohli's profile,
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as one of the most influential people in the world for the publication.
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With so much history with India, the question that arises is why I miss out this year?
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What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below.
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