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Great people do not aim to be exceptional. It is their deeds that make them great. It is because they dare to dream differently. It is because of their sacrifice and commitment that they can translate their dreams into reality. It is this daring, determination and courage that makes these heroes a source of inspiration for all.

The 'Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year' award is one dedicated to such extraordinary human beings who have dared to dream - not only for themselves but also the society and humankind at large - and through their selfless untiring work, have brought about change in our daily living and thinking.

Your vote counts

Come, join our esteemed jury in their quest to recognise these exceptional heroes and cast your invaluable vote for the
‘Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year Awards 2025’

Respected Jury

    • Piyush Goyal Union Minister, Commerce & Industry
    • Dr. Vijay Darda Chairman, Lokmat Media Group
    • Rahul Narvekar Speaker, Maharashtra Assembly
    • Manisha Mhaiskar Additional Chief Secretary, Maharashtra
    • Milind Bharambe Commissioner Of Police, Navi Mumbai
    • Ananya Birla Indian Singer, Song Writer,Director - Aditya Birla Group
    • Shreya Ghoshal Indian Playback Singer
    • Harsh Jain CEO & Co - Founder, Dream Sports Group (Dream11)
    • Swwapnil Joshi Indian Film Actor
    • Neelkanth Mishra Chairperson (UIDAI) Aadhar
    • Shripad Banavali Director, Tata Memorial Hospital
    • Dr. Ajeenkya DY Patil Chairman, Ajeenkya D.Y Patil Group
    • Amit Desai Senior Counsel, Mumbai High Court
    • Chetna Sinha Founder, Mann Deshi Mahila Sahakari Bank
    • Rishi Darda Jt.Managing Director & Editorial Director, Lokmat Media Group

Selection Process

Process of nomination

Competent candidates from each and every strata and corner of Maharashtra across 14 categories with the details of their achievements and career have been recommended by our editorial board and listed as possible nominees.

Selection

Senior Lokmat editors measure each candidate in the potential nominee list against a clear criteria and thus finalise five nominees for each category. The criteria against which nominees are appraised are: A. Impact on society B. Innovation in work C. Proven capability for problem-solving and overcoming challenges in difficult circumstances

Your vote counts

Register your vote for the candidate of your choice by logging in to Lokmat.com. Every vote will play a crucial role in the selection of the winners at the final stage

Eminent Jury

A. Experienced and respected professionals from every award category are part of the eminent jury. Award-winners in all categories will be chosen only after detailed discussion deliberation among jury members.

Some of the past jury members

JURY 2024

  • Shri.Sudhir Mungantiwar
    Maharashtra State Minister for Forests, Cultural Affairs, Fisheries

  • Shri.Dhananjay Munde
    Maharashtra State Minister for Agriculture

  • Padma Bhushan Dr.Vijay Bhatkar
    Chancellor Of Nalanda University

  • Padmashri Shri.Popatrao Pawar
    Active President, Model Village Programme, Hiware Bazar

  • Shri.Mahesh Kale
    National Award-Winning Indian Classical Vocalist.

  • Mr.Ramesh Damani
    Chairman, Avenue Supermarts Ltd (Dmart)

  • Mr.Deven Bharti
    Spl.Commissioner, Mumbai Police

  • Padmashri Mr.Sonu Nigam
    Indian Playback Singer

  • Padma Shri Dr. Amit Maydeo
    Chairman, Institute Of Gastrosciences, Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital

  • Ms.Namita Thapar
    Executive Director, Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd

  • Mr.Rajiv Podar
    Jt.Managing Director, Balkrishna Ind. Ltd.

  • Mr. Vijay Darda
    Chairman , Lokmat Media Group

  • Mr. Rishi Darda
    Joint Managing and Editorial Director , Lokmat Media Group
JURY 2023

  • Devendra Fadnavis
    Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra State.

  • Balasaheb Thorat
    Member Of Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra State.

  • Sanjeev Mehta
    Chairman & Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

  • Schauna Chauhan
    Chief Executive Officer, Parle Agro Pvt Ltd.

  • Dr.Raghunath Mashalkar
    Indian Chemical Engineering, Former Director General Of The Council Of Scientific & Industrial Research.

  • Dr.Sanjay Oak
    Paediatric Surgeon

  • Kailash Kher
    Indian Music Composer & Singer

  • Dr.Sonal Parmar
    Principal, Cathedral & John Connon School

  • Satya Raghavan
    Country Head, YouTube India
JURY 2022

  • Dr. Bhagwat Karad
    Union Minister of State of Finance of India

  • Suresh Prabhu
    Former Union Minister, Railway, Civil Aviation & Commerce

  • Ashok Chavan
    Former Chief Minister, Maharashtra

  • Rajdeep Sardesai
    Senior Journalist

  • Pirojsha Godrej
    Executive Chairman, Godrej Properties

  • Ravi Shastri
    Former Cricket Coach, India

  • Sanjay Gupta
    Country Head, Google India

  • Bhushan Gagrani
    Additional Chief Secretary, CM Office

  • Dr. Vidya Majumdar
    Principal Director, Symbiosis Institute

  • Dr.Pratit Samdani
    Critical Care Physician, Breach Candy Hospital

  • Vijay Darda
    Chairman, Lokmat Media

  • Rishi Darda
    Jt. Managing & Editorial Director
JURY 2020

  • Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde
    Former Union Minister, Government of India

  • Mr. Aakash Chopra
    Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer

  • Mr. Gaur Gopal Das
    Life Coach and Author

  • Ms. Geetanjali Kirloskar
    Chairperson , Toyota Tsusho

  • Mr. Hital Meswani
    Executive Director , Reliance Industries

  • Mr. Mahesh Kale
    Indian Classical Vocalist

  • Mr. Praveen Pardeshi
    Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai

  • Padma Vibhushan Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar
    Renowned Scientist

  • Mr. Rajukumar Hirani
    Film Director and writer

  • Mr. Rishi Darda
    Joint Managing and Editorial Director , Lokmat Media Group

  • Mr. Swwapnil Joshi
    Actor

  • Padma Shri Dr.Tatyarao Lahane
    Renowned Ophthalmologist and Director, Medical Education

  • Ms. Veena Patil
    Managing Director , Veena World

  • Mr. Vijay Darda
    Chairman , Lokmat Media Group
JURY 2019

  • Medha Patkar

  • Padmashree Adv. Ujwal Nikam

  • Nitin Gadkari

  • Shobha De

  • Rahul Joshi

  • Prof. Shashikumar Chitre

  • Ravi Jadhav

  • Raghunath Mashelkar

  • Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar

  • Padmashree Dr. Prakash Amte

  • Arnab Goswami

  • Milind Deora

  • Mahesh Bhatt

  • Prakash Jawadekar

  • Prithviraj Chavan

  • Rajdeep Sardesai

  • Mrunal Kulkarni

  • Vijay Darda

  • Praful patel

  • Padmashree Dr. Abhay Bang

  • Harsh Goenka

  • Madhur Bhandarkar

  • Padmashree Dr. Rajendra Badawe

  • Sushilkumar Shinde

  • Dr. Achyut Godbole

  • Ashutosh Govarikar

  • Dhanraj Pillai

  • Raj Nayak

  • Sunil Sood

  • Ayaaz Memon

  • Gulzar

  • Dilip Vengsarkar

  • Vikram Shroff

  • Anu Malik

  • Nivedita Saraf

  • Ajay Atul

  • Prasun Joshi

  • Vikram Limaye

  • Leela punawala

  • Ramakant Panda

  • Popatrao pawar