Renowned Linguist from Hyderabad - preserving Tribal & Southern languages like Kuvi, Kui & Manda

Medicinal Plant Farmer from Kalahandi - known for planting over 3,000 medicinal plants, distributing saplings and treating for free

Renowned Hindustani Classical Singer from Dhrupad Gharana - credited for co-creating the Shruti Vardhini Raga

Veteran Harikatha Artist from Guntur - keeping the storytelling tradition alive through poetry, music & drama for over 7 decades

Social Worker from Kakinada - providing free medical and educational support to the underprivileged for over 4 decades

Thang-ta Practitioner - promoting Manipur's traditional martial art over the past 4 decades

Organic Farmer from Mandi who revived the traditional 'Nau-Anaj' inter-cropping system cutting water usage

87-year-old Veteran Cricket Coach - training generations of aspiring cricketers over 5 decades

Water Conservationist from Jaipur who through the introduction of the traditional Chauka system, regenerated thousands of square meters of degraded land

Celebrated Dogri Author & Playwright from Samba - depicting local culture through his literary works