Padma Award Types
Wife-Husband Nadaswaram player duo of great acclaim - having performed nationally and internationally
'Print-making artist, professor and writer from Patna
Celebrated Tamil Scholar, Poet and Translator
Tribal Welfare Worker from Mysuru - working for upliftment of Jenu Kuruba forest-dwelling community for 4 decades
Popular Singer known as the Lord of Chords - crediited with 4,000 songs in 10 languages
Imminent Sanskrit Scholar and Author - contributing to the ancient language for over 7 decades
77 yr old Village School Teacher from Purba Bardhaman popular as Master Moshai - working tirelessly for decades to spread education, especially amongst tribal students
'Farmer who grew 50,000 trees in the arid Shekawati region of Rajasthan - using a water-saving technique 'dryland agroforestry' that requires only 1 litre of water per tree
Veteran Hindi Journalist from Bihar with a career spanning over 50 years - served as Editor of prominent newspapers
Tribal Ao Author, Teacher and Journalist - preserving Nagaland's Ao language through his writings over decades
'Recurve Archer from Sikkim and member of the Indian Army's Gurkha Rifles regiment - first Indian to win an individual Asian Games Silver medal
Veteran Political Leader from Manipur - former Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur