Padma Award Types
Tribal Wood Carving Artist from Ladakh - crafting at monasteries & Solchok, Jugthis & Jugskhang over 4 decades
98-year-old Small Farmer from Sikkim - serving as a role model for practicing Organic Farming over the past 7 decades
Veteran Mallakhamb Coach - known for revitalizing and promoting the sport across diverse groups and countries
Water Conservationist from Banda - who devised the concept of Jakhni model village to fight water scarcity and make villages water surplus
Terracotta Artist - 21st generation of the family keeping alive the cultural legacy
"99-year-old Freedom Fighter & Gandhian from Payyanur - working for the upliftment of underprivileged communities in Kannur since Independence"
Chairman and CEO of Fairfax Financial Holdings - one of Canada's most prominent financial holding companies having extensive investments in India
Irula expert Snake Catchers from Chengalpattu - recognized for disseminating their skills and training across the world
Folk Artist and Conservationist -working to preserve and promote the dying Sirmauri language and culture over the past 5 decades
Eminent Hindi Author & Academic with more than 50 books translated into over 11 languages over a many decades-long career
'Artist of Padya Natakam, a Telugu poetic drama form - more than 5,000 performances nationally over a period of 50 yrs
Veteran Theatre artist, Producer, Director, Writer of 60 years - known as the Doyen of Parsi Theatre