INDIA
Senior Business leader - Chairman of Tata Sons
National Award winning Indian Film Director and Actor - best known for portraying the role of Chanakya
Social and Spiritial Leader from Jagatsinghapur - working with Odisha's poor and backward communitites
Veteran Doctor and Social Worker - dedicated his life to working for Leprosy patients
Internationally-celebrated Punjabi folk singer credited with popularising folk instruments - famous as the 'Lambi hek ki Malika' (Posthumous)
Renowned Gujarati and Urdu poet and ghazal maestro - famous for popularising Gujarati Ghazals for over half a century (Posthumous)
Celebrated Tamil Scholar, Poet and Translator
Renowned Odia singer - with thousands of her songs influencing generations.
Respected Aquaculture Scientist - playing a key role in powering India's Blue Revolution
Veteran Political leader and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir