NDTV presented the 'Indian Of The Year' awards that acknowledge distinguished visionaries, political figures, sports icons, and entertainers. The women of India were awarded NDTV's 'Indian Of The Year' award.
Union Minister Smriti Irani in her keynote address said, "Today you saw an actor, a sporting legend, a woman who was enabled scientifically to study the Sun, runs a cab, runs an NGO, a banker, a woman who has served in the armed forces accept, say thank you to the naysayers."