95 yr old Veteran Cartoonist from Bengal - most popular for his comic strips Handa Bhonda

Selfless hero who single handedly constructed a 38-km road - connecting Ramjak to Kargyak village in remote Zanskar region of Kargil

77 yr old Village School Teacher from Purba Bardhaman popular as Master Moshai - working tirelessly for decades to spread education, especially amongst tribal students

Veteran Assamese folk musician from Majuli - groomed the Sattriya traditional music for over 7 decades

Veteran British Theatre and Film Director - famous for adapting 'Mahabharat' into a stage Play, and taking the same to the world

Founder of Mrs Bectors Cremica exporting to 60 countries - an inspiration from Ludhiana of building a world class enterprise from scratch in the kitchen

Social Worker from Jorhat who established Assam's first Women-run Cooperative Bank - benefitting thousands of women

Senior Kamatpuri writer and conservationist from Cooch Behar - a wonderful fusion of Bengali and Assamese languages

Basketball Player and Coach player from Chennai - was the the youngest Indian Captain at 19 yrs age

Sarod & Afghani Rabab player - promoting Indo-Afghan culltural relations