They have been described as leaders and they have even been called giants. But for the first time, we at ‘The Machinist' have decided to recognise some of our finest icons by calling them ‘Stars'.

So welcome to the first ever Star List for the manufacturing industry. We truly believe that this industry's leaders deserve stardom. Pages have been dedicated to highlight the importance of the manufacturing industry in the nation's scheme of things - both economical and social.

It is high time that we also start recognising the leaders of this industry who have been shaping its fortunes, and will continue to do so. It is with this thought that we decided to create ‘The Machinist Star List 2015'.

Ten is a special number in many ways; it also implies breaking away from the threshold into something bigger. And since we are also celebrating our Tenth Anniversary, we decided to keep the number of Stars in our first list limited to just ten. 

It includes leaders from a wide range of industries from automotive to pumps and from farm equipment to construction equipment. Of course, we do not claim this to be comprehensive or exhaustive. But it is certainly definitive in terms of the impact these chosen few are likely to have on Indian manufacturing in the time to come - particularly in 2015.

While this Star List has also taken into consideration the efforts and endeavours of these Stars in 2014, the key reason for their selection is their untiring pursuit of excellence and their own extraordinary visions. Surely, there are others out there. But this is our list!

(Star List 2015 continues on the next page)
(In alphabetical order of surnames)