Padma Award Types
Eminent Thangka Painter from Sikkim - specialising in traditional Buddhist paintings on cotton and silk
Global Yoga and Ayurveda practitioner - founded Tapovan Open University
Renowned Thavil player and Guru from Puducherry - vidwan conserving the ancient carnatic instrument
Traditional Laiphadibi Doll Maker from Imphal - preserving a 100+ year old art form
Veteran Harikatha Artist from Guntur - keeping the storytelling tradition alive through poetry, music & drama for over 7 decades
Buddhist Spiritual leader from Leh - Head of Thiksay Monastery
Manganiyar Folk Singer from Jodhpur known for his bhajans and sufi kalaams - one of few remaining masters of the Sindhi Sarangi
One of India's oldest working Journalists from Mizoram - veteran peace and social activist
Water Conservationist from Jaipur who through the introduction of the traditional Chauka system, regenerated thousands of square meters of degraded land
Senior Nepali author based out of Assam - his 17 books credited for propagating Nepali
Internationally-acclaimed Music Director - has composed songs for over 200 films
87 years old Doyen of Kathak from Raigarh gharana - performed in more than 100 cultural festivals globally