New York: World Bank President Ajay Banga, Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Olympian wrestler Sakshi Malik, actor-director Dev Patel have been included in Time's list of 100 most influential people in the world. Apart from this, the list includes Jigar Shah, director of the Loan Program Office of the US Department of Energy, Priyamvada Natarajan, professor of astronomy and physics at Yale University, and Indian-origin restaurant owner Asma Khan.
This also includes Yulia Navalny, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Times profile for the former MasterCard CEO was written by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. He said that Banga has an important job as the head of an important institution. After becoming the head of the World Bank in June last year, he has started working to eradicate poverty from the world and take financial inclusion to its peak. Before this, he has done important work in the campaign to promote digital economy.
Director, writer and producer Tom Harper said that Alia Bhatt is a tremendous talent. He is one of the world's leading artists. He has been in the Indian film industry for decades. Apart from this, she is a businesswoman and also does charity.
Time said about Satya Nadella that he is opening a new future for mankind. His company has invested heavily in open AI. He is a pioneer in revolutionizing artificial intelligence. As a technologist, Satya feels that with the help of AI, humans will become self-reliant.
Oscar winner Nisha Pahuja on wrestler Sakshi Malik said that the demand for resignation of the wrestling federation chief became a big fight. Sakshi has shown tremendous ability to protest at Jantar Mantar on this issue. He has received support on this issue from across the country and this issue has also attracted attention in foreign countries. In such a situation, Sakshi's stand on the issue of sexual harassment has impressed everyone.
Regarding Dev Patel, Oscar-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya said that he has always stood for humanity. The characters played by him have been seen covering or touching aspects of humanity.