As India prepares to celebrate 60 years of independence, US-based BusinessWeek magazine feels IT is no longer the lone global face of the country — evident from its compilation of 50 powerful Indians leading change in politics, the economy and the society.

The list put together by BusinessWeek editors names industry tycoons Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani, Sunil Mittal, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath, Aviation Minister Praful Patel, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, Delhi Metro chief E Sreedharan, film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rajnikant, Shah rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, sportspersons Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar as the new leaders of India.

While acknowledging the role of IT wizards — Infosys’ N R Narayana Murthy, Wipro’s Azim Premji, and Tata Consultancy Services’ S Ramadorai — the magazine said: “There’s more to India than just outsourcing.”

Other business leaders who have made it to the list are Anand Mahindra and Anil Aggarwal, bankers K V Kamath and Deepak Parekh, Tata Steel Managing Director B Muthuraman and L&T Chairman A M Naik.