Padma Award Types
Sambalpuri lyricist and composer - having composed over 1,000 tribal songs and folk plays, primarily promoting social awareness
Naga musician who invented and propagated an easy-to-play wind musical instrument, Bamhum
Apostle of Communal Harmony, Chacha Sharif - Bicycle mechanic who has performed the last rites of 25,000 unclaimed dead bodies over the last 25 years, irrespective of their religion
Celebrated Dogri Author & Playwright from Samba - depicting local culture through his literary works
Veteran Social Worker from Dungarpur - working in rural and tribal areas of Rajasthan for over 5 decades
Retired Army Doctor & 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War Veteran - treating underprivileged people in Jabalpur for the past 50 yrs
Muslim Bhajan singer carrying forward his family tradition of singing Ram-Krishna bhajans - epitome of India’s syncretic ethos
Veteran Thamate Player from Chikkaballapur - promoting the percussion folk instrument from Old Mysore region through over 1,000 performances
Marathi Writer, Journalist and Teacher from Vidarbha - published over 15 novels and story collections furthering unity and convergence
Koshali author, lyricist and lexicographer from Balangir - credited with promoting the language over 5 decades
95 yr old Veteran Cartoonist from Bengal - most popular for his comic strips Handa Bhonda
Veteran Kutchi Author - famous for his book Kutchi Pathavali, laying out the grammar of the language