<p>London-based NRI businessmen G P Hinduja and his brother S P Hinduja have been judged the second-most influential Asians in Britain, next only to UK's business secretary Sajid Javid, in a list of 101 prominent people including Nobel Peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Javid, who retains the top slot he won last year, is described as a "determined young man" who has enjoyed a "meteoric rise" since joining politics in 2010, according to the GG2 Power 101 list.<br /><br />Priti Patel, Britain's Indian-origin Minister of State for Employment, emerged as the third most influential Asian followed by steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal.<br /><br />The list was released at the GG2 Leadership awards dinner last night in London.<br />Malala, placed at No 10, is the youngest entry on the list, aged just 18. The Pakistan-born schoolgirl, who was shot by Taliban militants for defending her right to education, is one of 23 women on the list.<br /><br />Others in the top 10 are Ameet Gill, British Prime Minister David Cameron's director of strategy; Labour's London mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan; Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Nobel winner for chemistry and Artist Anish Kapoor.<br /><br />The GG2 Power 101, compiled and published by The Asian Media and Marketing Group (AMG),<br /><br />At the ceremony, Rakeshs Kapoor, CEO of Reckitt Benckiser (RB) won the GG2 Hammer Award.<br /><br />Kapoor took over the helm of one of UK's most successful and profitable company in 2011, spent four years developing its portfolio and turned it into a USD 65 billion company.<br /><br />Film maker Asif Kapadia, bagged the GG2 Media and Creative Arts Award for his film production company On the Corner.<br /><br />Gaurav Atreja, Consultant Neonatologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, won the GG2 Pride of Britain Award.<br /><br />Priti Patel was also declared GG2 Woman of the Year, while Lord Kamlesh Patel emerged as the GG2 Man of the Year.<br /><br />Other recipients were Polly Harrar, Chief Executive of the Sharan Project, the first online support network for South Asian women in the UK (Spirit in the Community Award); Sandy Rashty, Editor of the Jewish Chronicle (Young Journalist of the Year); Kwai Tsun Staneley Tse, Chairman of SeeWoo Foods Limited (World Food Award). <br /></p>
<p>London-based NRI businessmen G P Hinduja and his brother S P Hinduja have been judged the second-most influential Asians in Britain, next only to UK's business secretary Sajid Javid, in a list of 101 prominent people including Nobel Peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Javid, who retains the top slot he won last year, is described as a "determined young man" who has enjoyed a "meteoric rise" since joining politics in 2010, according to the GG2 Power 101 list.<br /><br />Priti Patel, Britain's Indian-origin Minister of State for Employment, emerged as the third most influential Asian followed by steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal.<br /><br />The list was released at the GG2 Leadership awards dinner last night in London.<br />Malala, placed at No 10, is the youngest entry on the list, aged just 18. The Pakistan-born schoolgirl, who was shot by Taliban militants for defending her right to education, is one of 23 women on the list.<br /><br />Others in the top 10 are Ameet Gill, British Prime Minister David Cameron's director of strategy; Labour's London mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan; Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Nobel winner for chemistry and Artist Anish Kapoor.<br /><br />The GG2 Power 101, compiled and published by The Asian Media and Marketing Group (AMG),<br /><br />At the ceremony, Rakeshs Kapoor, CEO of Reckitt Benckiser (RB) won the GG2 Hammer Award.<br /><br />Kapoor took over the helm of one of UK's most successful and profitable company in 2011, spent four years developing its portfolio and turned it into a USD 65 billion company.<br /><br />Film maker Asif Kapadia, bagged the GG2 Media and Creative Arts Award for his film production company On the Corner.<br /><br />Gaurav Atreja, Consultant Neonatologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, won the GG2 Pride of Britain Award.<br /><br />Priti Patel was also declared GG2 Woman of the Year, while Lord Kamlesh Patel emerged as the GG2 Man of the Year.<br /><br />Other recipients were Polly Harrar, Chief Executive of the Sharan Project, the first online support network for South Asian women in the UK (Spirit in the Community Award); Sandy Rashty, Editor of the Jewish Chronicle (Young Journalist of the Year); Kwai Tsun Staneley Tse, Chairman of SeeWoo Foods Limited (World Food Award). <br /></p>