INDIA
Kuchipudi Dancer and Guru - credited with reviving the Kakatiyam dance form
Thai Sanskrit Scholar and Indologist - contributing towards Indo-Thai connections and friendship for decades
Popular Singer known as the Lord of Chords - crediited with 4,000 songs in 10 languages
Tribal Wood Carving Artist from Ladakh - crafting at monasteries & Solchok, Jugthis & Jugskhang over 4 decades
Role-model Tribal Organic Farmer from Mangaluru - from being a labourer, single handedly transforming a barren land into an organic tree farm
Acclaimed grass-roots Agricultural Innovator from Dharwad - credited with over 40 innovations that assist small and marginal farmers across India
Renowned Thavil player and Guru from Puducherry - vidwan conserving the ancient carnatic instrument
Madhya Pradesh's senior-most doctor - known for developing treatment protocols for victims of Bhopal Gas Tragedy as well as Covid (Posthumous)
Renowned Santhali Author from Jhargram - instrumental in promotion of Santhali across India
Folk Artist and Conservationist -working to preserve and promote the dying Sirmauri language and culture over the past 5 decades