10 game-changer of 2019
Greta Thunberg
16 years old Swedish environmental activists, became the global face with her movement against climate change. In August 2018, Greta Thunberg started a school strike for climate outside Swedish Parliament, since then she has gone global, striking with a young mind and influencing people towards climate change mitigation.
Ranjan Gogoi
The first person from northeast to run the country’s judiciary and has provided convict over sensitive cases like Ayodhya land dispute. The Chief Justice of India also heads a bench of which, by a majority 3:2verdict, referred to a larger 7- judge bench pleas with the historic judgment which allowed women and girls to enter Kerela’s Sabarimala temple.
Kylie Jenner
TV reality show and make-up idol, Kylie Jenner has become the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. The 21-year-old has brought her own makeup range Kylie Cosmetics, which has generated about $360 million sales in the last year.
Toni-Ann Singh
Jamaican-American actress who has been crowned as Miss World 2019, breaking the record in which all the top five beauty pageant are won by black-woman.
Lionel Messi
Barcelona Soccer player Lionel Messi is considered to be the best player in the world. The 2019 Ballon d’Or was presented by France Football, and recognizing the best football player in the world in 2019. Lionel Messi was awarded this title sixth time in his career.
Sanna Marin
Finland’s Social democrats elected a 34-year-old female for the post of Prime Minister on December 8. At 34 Marin became the youngest Prime Minister of all time.
Abhijeet Banerjee
Indian-American economist Abhijeet Banerjee has won 2019 Nobel prize in Economics, along with Esther Duflo of Massachusetts Institute of Technology “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”
Sundar Pichai
Google co-founder Larry Page and Sergey Brin announced that they are stepping down from the leadership role, and Indian-American Sundar Pichai was appointed as Alphabet CEO, making him most powerful corporate leaders.
Amit Shah
The Minister of Home Affairs who has also been President of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2014, this year he was the face of several controversial decision like Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).
PV Sindhu
PV Sindhu is first Indian to win Badminton World Championships gold in Switzerland Basel. This much-awaited gold medal has further added another laurel to Sindhu’s Illustrious CV at World Championship.