INDIA
Eminent Economist & Educationist - serving Dean of Harvard Business School
Table Tennis Veteran from West Bengal - representing India for over 2 decades
Dom Raja of Kashi - inheritor of legacy of King of Cremators, responsible for lighting pyres at Manikarnika & Harishachandra Ghats (Posthumous)
Senior Leader and Educationist from Assam - amongst the flag bearers of the Assam movement
Social Worker from Aizwal empowering Mizo women - instrumental in promoting education, enterprise and legal reforms for them
88 years old Potloi Setpi Weaver from Manipur - keeping the art of 'potloi' alive
Foremost Hindi Professor and Journalist from Srinagar - popularized Hindi language across Jammu and Kashmir over 5 decades (Posthumous}
Senior Orthopaedic surgeon from Dehradun - known for conducting public awareness and orthopedic camps
Hematologist dedicated to serving the Tribals of Wayanad for over 4 decades - especially known for his work in treating Sickle Cell Anaemia
Acclaimed Carnatic vocalist from Tamil Nadu - known for her perfomances nationally and internationally across 35 countries