Veteran Assamese folk musician from Majuli - groomed the Sattriya traditional music for over 7 decades

Veteran British Theatre and Film Director - famous for adapting 'Mahabharat' into a stage Play, and taking the same to the world

Founder of Mrs Bectors Cremica exporting to 60 countries - an inspiration from Ludhiana of building a world class enterprise from scratch in the kitchen

Social Worker from Jorhat who established Assam's first Women-run Cooperative Bank - benefitting thousands of women

Senior Kamatpuri writer and conservationist from Cooch Behar - a wonderful fusion of Bengali and Assamese languages

Basketball Player and Coach player from Chennai - was the the youngest Indian Captain at 19 yrs age

Sarod & Afghani Rabab player - promoting Indo-Afghan culltural relations

Veteran Political Leader from Gujarat - 2 time Chief Minister (Posthumous)

Veteran Socialist Leader - Founder of Lok Janshakti Party (Posthumous)

Veteran Indian Administrative Service Officer - having served across a variety of responsibilities over 5 decades