LORD RANGER - FROM A BARN TO BARON
The millionaire owner of an award-winning London-based FMCG firm, a titan of the Indian community in Britain, a Commander of the British Empire, a distinguished member of the House of Lords, philanthropist, community leader and champion of education and communal amity. Lord Ranger has many accolades to his credit. But it was no cakewalk to win the jewel-studded crown of success in the entrepreneurial world. Behind his glittering achievements is a little-known saga, which began on the dusty plains of Punjab in India, marked by travails, bitterness, challenges, setbacks, determination and courage.

 Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO chief is caught in an uncertain storm plaguing the world and he has vowed to rein in the pandemonium that has wreaked havoc on the lives of millions. Here is a look at his life story and what makes him stand up against the challenging new pandemic

SADHGURU: MEET THE BIKE RIDING MYSTIC
In an exclusive interview with British Herald, Sadhguru talks about the pandemic, breaking stereotypes, the need to fix the soil and the key to world peace. In an age when ocher-clad gurus are dime a dozen, peddling everything from instant nirvana to material well being, there are only a few who elucidate ancient Indian spirituality and touch lives like Vivekananda. One such seer who stands out for his clarity of thought, inspiring words and unconventional approach is Sadhguru. This yogi, mystic and visionary has touched the lives of millions around the world. His razor-sharp wisdom, wit, no-nonsense approach to everyday realities of life and oratorical prowess have taken him to international forums such as the UN and World Economic Forum and the world is all ears when he speaks. 

KAMALA HARRIS- First, Not The Last

Like raindrops falling on parched, sundried earth, her magical words calmed the frayed nerves of millions of Americans who waited
with trepidation for the outcome of the nail-biting, nauseating cliff-hanger election, exacerbated by an incumbent president who would not concede defeat. “We did it, we did it, Joe. You are gonna be the next President of the United States,” a beaming Senator
Kamala Harris dressed in a running outfit and wearing shades, told Democratic candidate Joe Biden over the phone on November 7.

The short video of her phone call went viral as soon as it was posted on her Twitter page. Watching the video, millions of US citizens and people around the world knew they were witnessing history in the making and the media went gaga. Once the president-elect takes the oath of office, his running mate, Harris, will become the first woman, the first  AfroAmerican, and the first South Asian-American to occupy Number One Observatory Circle, the official residence of the US vice president.

SAY HIS NAME!
A horror lasting 8 minutes, 46 seconds. 
On May 25 Memorial Day, a national holiday in the US when the nation commemorates its soldiers who died in combat, a cell phone video clip recorded by an onlooker in Minneapolis went viral on the internet. Its gut-churning footage shocked the living daylights out of people around the world as they stared at naked brutality take its ugly form on a hapless person. It showed a handcuffed Black American pinned to the pavement near the intersection of E 38th Street and Chicago Avenue with a white police officer’s knee on his neck.

ANGELA DOROTHEA MERKEL - Europe’s Empress

Amid the coronavirus confusion, world leaders scrambled to address their nations- some being dismissive, some playing the blame game, some overconfident in putting forth unvalidated observations, and some getting to work at the onset of the first case.

Among all of these hasty underreactions and overreactions, was German Chancellor Angela Merkel- her background in science allowed her to put forth an extremely calm explanation of the situation, urging caution yet avoiding panic. 

CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19)
The Pandemic bringing the World to a screeching halt. COVID-19-a name that puts everyoneon highalert, of late. Since its origin and detection for the first time in Wuhan, China in December 2019, the deadly virus has spread globally affecting thousands of individuals and claimed the lives of several. And the effect it has seems to be spiralling outof control. As a society, we need to grab the reins and get the situation under control.

Boris Johnson: An Unstoppable Force
For the life of him, Boris Johnson cannot seem to get away from controversy. In British politics and in the field of journalism, Johnson
is much-talked-about. He has been called entertaining, he has been labelled humorous and his popularity is no secret. His appeal extends way beyond his traditional Conservatives and it’s no secret why he is where he is right now. And with popularity, comes criticism. Johnson’s critics accuse him of elitism, dishonesty, cronyism and being a little too foul-mouthed.

ABIY AHMED
“It is a prize given to Africa, given to Ethiopia, and I can imagine how the rest of Africa’s leaders will take it positively to work on the peace-building process in our continent.”

JACK MA - 55 RETIRED
Laying the foundation
of his retirement on
his 55th birthday, Jack Ma, a Chinese tech- mogul who co-founded
the e-commerce retail company, Alibaba – which primarily was a B2B company but later on expanded into B2C and C2C service through many of its subsidiaries. It was recorded that Alibaba is China's largest integrated international online wholesale marketplace. It is ranked among the top 10 most valuable companies in the world by the Global 2000 list and enjoys the 9th highest global brand value.

NARENDRA MODI
PM Narendra Modi branded as #Namo is a big brand built on the same tenets as any other good product would have been marketed. Brand gurus also believe that PM Modi has built his political campaign on the very same tenets of a strong promise and strong leadership, the result of which has been an overwhelming victory in the Lok
Sabha elections.

JACINDA ARDERN - A Leader of our Times
Jacinda, who has the distinction of being the youngest female Prime Minister of the Tasman country, has been hugely admired ever since her election to the top post in 2017. Right from the beginning, she has been a whip of fresh air. Here stood a woman, who seemed to embody New Zealand’s best attributes of optimism, common sense, approachability and, most of all, empathy.

VLADIMIR PUTIN - IMPRINT FROM RUSSIA TO THE WORLD
Vladimir Putin is a Russian politician and former KGB intelligence officer currently serving as President of Russia today for nearly
two decades. Elected to his current and fourth presidential term in March 2018, Putin has led the Russian Federation as either
its prime minister, acting president, or president since 1999. Long considered an equal of the President of the United States in holding one of the world’s most powerful public offices, Putin has aggressively exerted Russia’s influence and political policy around the world.

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