Veteran Political Leader from Tripura - former President of Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (Posthumous)

Eminent Weaver from Dibrugarh - known for weaving Bhagavad Gita on silk in Sanskrit

Kalamkari Artist preserving the 400 years old Mata ni Pachedi craft

Celebrated Gujarati Bhajan Singer - popular for his Lok Dayras

Retired Army Doctor & 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War Veteran - treating underprivileged people in Jabalpur for the past 50 yrs

Pandavani Folk Singer from Durg - performing nationally and internationally

Eminent Miniature Painter from Diu - specialising in contemporary art

Renowned Baiga painter from Umaria - depicting her traditional tribal culture through her paintings, coming from very humble beginnings

Arya Samaj Spiritual Leader from Rohtak - particularly known for providing Vedic Education to girls