THE WEEK's first Man of the Year (1983) was eminent social worker late Baba Amte who went to win Ramon Magsaysay award in 1985. Also, Man of the Year 1998 award winner, Rajendra Singh, has won a Magsaysay award in 2001 for his work on community-based water harvesting and water management. Meet our last six Man of the Year award winners here,

Read about Naresh Biswas, THE WEEK’s Man of the Year 2015

Read about V. Rukmini Rao, THE WEEK’s Woman of the Year 2014

Read about Rangasamy Elango, THE WEEK’s Man of the Year 2013

Read about Dharampal Saini, THE WEEK’s Man of the Year 2012

Read about Ajeet Singh, THE WEEK’s Man of the Year 2011

Read about Satinath Sarangi, THE WEEK’s Man of the Year 2010