▁ 2 5 ▁Sm art est ▁Indians . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Sh arma ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁global ▁think ers ▁by ▁Foreign ▁Policy ▁magazine . ▁ ▁Break out ▁Nations ▁deb uted ▁as ▁the ▁No ▁ 1 ▁best s eller ▁in ▁India , ▁and ▁earned ▁Sh arma ▁the ▁T ata ▁Liter ature ▁Live ! ▁First ▁Book ▁Award ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁▁ ▁Break out ▁Nations ▁made ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁hard cover ▁business ▁best s eller ▁list , ▁and ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁Foreign ▁Policy ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁" 2 1 ▁Books ▁to ▁Read ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ". ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Sh arma ▁has ▁told ▁interview ers ▁his ▁pass ions ▁are ▁politics ▁and ▁s print ing . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁leading ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁some ▁ 2 0 ▁top ▁Indian ▁journal ists ▁on ▁a ▁road ▁trip , ▁following ▁Indian ▁general ▁elections ▁and ▁key ▁state ▁assembly ▁elections ▁and ▁interview ing ▁top ▁Indian ▁polit icians ▁on ▁background . ▁▁ ▁Sh arma ▁says ▁he ▁tries ▁to ▁train ▁as ▁a ▁spr inter ▁ 6 ▁days ▁a ▁week , ▁whether ▁travel ing ▁or ▁not . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 - meter ▁and ▁ 4 ▁x ▁ 1 0 0 ▁relay ▁events , ▁representing ▁India ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Masters , ▁an ▁international ▁competition ▁for ▁athlet es ▁over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 5 , ▁in ▁Sac r amento