Legendary Singer from Tamil Nadu - with over 20,000 songs in 18 languages to her credit

"80-year-old Santoor Craftsman from Srinagar - carrying on the 8-generation family tradition of handmaking the finest stringed instruments"

Eminent Theoretical Physicist, internationally renowned for his research on Statistical Physics - Boltzmann Medal winner

Business Leader - Chairman of Aditya Birla Group

Widely-acclaimed Kannada Author whose work has been translated into over 14 languages - specialising in writing about society and values in Indian epics

Veteran Political leader - former Union Minister of Defence and 3-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (Posthumous)

World-leading Indian Mathematician, known for his lifetime contributions to the Theory of Large Deviations - Abel Prize winner

Paediatrician who pioneered the wide use of ORS (Oral Rehydration Solution) estimated to have saved crores of lives – widely acknowledged as the most important medical discovery of 20th century (Posthumous)

Veteran Political leader - former Union Minister of External Affairs and Chief Minister of Karnataka

World-renowned Veteran Percussionist specializing in Tabla, with an illustrious career spanning over 6 decades and 6 continents