Winners 2019 Viswanathan Anand - Sportsperson of the year 1995 Team Sportstar 21 December, 2018 17:52 IST Team Sportstar 21 December, 2018 17:52 IST Former Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar presenting The Sportstar Sportsperson of the Year award - 1995 to chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, at a function in Taj Coromandel Hotel, Chennai on October 20, 1996. N. Ram, Editor of The Sportstar applauds. Photo: K. Gajendran 1/3 N. Ram, Editor Sportstar, presenting The Sportstar Sportsperson of the Year 1995 Award to Chess Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand on October 20, 1996. Former Indian Cricket Captain Sunil Gavaskar looks on.PHOTO: THE HINDU ARCHIVES 2/3 A file photo of Viswanathan Anand in action. 3/3 Read more stories on Winners 2019.