Four Indians on TIME's Most Influential 100

Bangalore: Every day a new study or a magazine attempts to name the most influential people in the world, but the TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” is considered as one of the ultimate lists. The prestigious magazine in its 2012 edition features four Indians.  They are the people who inspire us, challenge us and change our world. The Indian pioneers, leaders and icons who are one among this year's TIME 100 are:

Anjali Gopalan:

In 1995, a time when doctors and nurses in some hospitals in India would not touch people infected with HIV, Anjali not only touched them but also took them into her home and danced with them. A pioneer in the field of HIV prevention and care in India, Gopalan had returned home from Brooklyn to protect this threatened world of the HIV infected. Through her work at the Naz Foundation, Anjali has done more than anyone else to advance the rights of gays and the transgendered in India, successfully petitioning the courts to get rid of a British-era law against sodomy. Her work isn't just in courtrooms and she also runs a home for HIV-positive orphans. The advocate has brought about a revolution in the status of sexual minorities in the country and has done so joyously. With a contribution as big as hers, Gopalan is definitely one of the most influential people in the world.