Senior Business leader - Chairman of Tata Sons

National Award winning Indian Film Director and Actor - best known for portraying the role of Chanakya

Social and Spiritial Leader from Jagatsinghapur - working with Odisha's poor and backward communitites

Veteran Doctor and Social Worker - dedicated his life to working for Leprosy patients

Internationally-celebrated Punjabi folk singer credited with popularising folk instruments - famous as the 'Lambi hek ki Malika' (Posthumous)

Renowned Gujarati and Urdu poet and ghazal maestro - famous for popularising Gujarati Ghazals for over half a century (Posthumous)

Celebrated Tamil Scholar, Poet and Translator

Renowned Odia singer - with thousands of her songs influencing generations.

Respected Aquaculture Scientist - playing a key role in powering India's Blue Revolution

Veteran Political leader and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir