Veteran Embroidery Artist - reviving and modernising Chamba Rumali artwork

Spiritual Leader from Goa - Peethadishwar of the Shree Datta Padmanabh Peeth

Eminent Sikh Social Worker and Spiritual leader - dedicated his life to accessible quality education (Posthumous)

Renowned Hindi Author from Lucknow - with over 3000 works to her credit in folk and children's literature

Veteran Social Worker from Daman - working for women empowerment and the environment for over 6 decades

Bhishma Pitamah of pregnancy Diabetes in India - playing a major role in developing protocols and guidelines

Buddhist Spiritual Leader from Arunachal Pradesh - former Abbot of the Tawang monastery

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