INDIA
Folk Art Revivalist from Goa - known for preserving Konkan's indigenous Gawda Tribe culture for 6 decades
Jamawar Patchwork Artist from Srinagar - conserving the oldest form of Kashmiri shawl technique
Eminent Indologist from Athens, Greece - multiple books and translations on Vedas and Upanishads
Vedic scholar from Karnataka known for translating Vedas into English - Founder of Sakshi, a centre for the revival of Vedic knowledge
Gujrati folk singer duo from Mehsana - worked in over 100 movies over 4 decades(Posthumous)
Transgender Folk Dancer of Jogamma heritage - 1st transwoman President of Karnataka Janapada Academy
Renowned Bodo Poet and Educationist from Kokrajhar - known for his more than 4 decades of contribution to Bodo Literature
Author from North 24 Parganas - authority on Matua Dharma & Spiritualism
Folk Artist from Sindhudurg - famous for preserving 500 year old art of Chitrakathi storytelling
Gandhian Social Worker serving the poor for 6 decades in maoist affected Rayagada - especially known for her work in the eradication of Yaws, a chronic bacterial infection