TAPMI, People Business announce 75 finalists for TA Pai Young HR Leader Awards

The Manipal-based TA Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), in association with People Business Consulting, has released the top 75 finalists for the ‘TA Pai Young HR Leader Awards 2025’, which is a part of the Great Manager Awards (GMA) segment. This initiative seeks to identify and nurture the HR leaders of the future who are shaping the future of work and demonstrating innovation and leadership in organisations across India. Established by People Business, the Great Manager Award honours excellence in leadership in three categories: Top 50 Companies with Great Managers, Top 100 Great Managers, and Top 30 Young HR Leaders. This year, there were over 1,500 nominations from all over India, and after a rigorous evaluation process, 75 HR professionals have been shortlisted. Jayanthi Thanigan, Chairperson of PR and Branding at TAPMI, said, “At TAPMI, we are not just creating managers, we are creating responsible leaders. Our partnership with People Business over the last eight years has underscored our commitment to developing leadership that marries competence with compassion. TAPMI’s MBA-HRM is well aligned with the Great Manager Awards’ vision.” Sandeep Krishnan, CEO of People Business, said the intention of this programme is to create a cohort of HR professionals, who can develop the future of the profession. The Great Manager Awards not only acknowledge excellence in leadership but also enhance the HR community through visibility and development of future talent, he said. Praveen Purohit, Senior HR leader at Vedanta Group and a jury member for the GMA, said HR leaders will now need to pay attention to organisational design, talent mobility, rewards and the incorporation of AI into talent assessment to build organisations in preparation for the future. The orientation for the 75 shortlisted HR professionals was conducted recently. Rahul Mahajan, Country Head Great Manager Awards, People Business, spoke about how the programme is designed to identify and develop the future HR leaders of India. In the weeks ahead, the participants selected for the final round will undergo assessments and interactions with diverse jury members, culminating in the announcement of the ‘Top 30 Young HR Leaders’ at the Great Manager Awards ceremony in Mumbai on December 3, the statement added. Published on October 30, 2025