Lata: Still doesn't need a surname to be recognised, indeed she doesn't even need a face; her ageless voice alone means magic to millions.
Lata has done far more for All lndia Radio than All India Radio can ever do for her.
Laxman, R K: You don't need to read The Times of India to be a fan of India's first Magsaysay Award winner for journalism who won for his images rather than his words. Two generations have delighted at his rapier-sharp wit, his telling eye for instantly recognisable human foible, his brilliance at capturing an insight in an image. And his enduring creation - the frail, perpetually bewildered, balding, check-coated 'common man' - remains an abiding symbol of our day.