Padma Award Types
Social Worker from Jorhat who established Assam's first Women-run Cooperative Bank - benefitting thousands of women
Veteran Embroidery Artist - reviving and modernising Chamba Rumali artwork
Veteran Carnatic singer duo - famous as the 'Bombay Sisters' across India and the world
Gandhian Scholar from Brazil - actively involved in the promotion of Gandhian values of Peace and Non-violence across Brazil and Latin America for the past 4 decades
Veteran Applique textile artist - preserving the Leeba textile art of Manipur over 5 decades
Inspirational woman entrepreneur from Manipur- exporting and popularising handcrafted woolen shoes
Veteran Hindi writer from Bihar - author of 46 books, 5 novels and multiple magazines
Anokhi Chikankari Artisan - known for her expertise in intricate hand embroidery
Tribal Loinloom Weaver from Kohima - credited for training over 300 women in the art
Basketball Player and Coach player from Chennai - was the the youngest Indian Captain at 19 yrs age
'Only practitioner of the difficult to perform Nokkuvidhya Pavakalli - preserving the indigenous puppet theatre from dying out
India's first Female Elephant Mahout, known as Hasti Kanya, rare woman Elephant Trainer, credited for implementing scientific practices to reduce human-elephant conflict