INDIA
'Senior Materials Scientist and Professor at IIT Madras - known for his pioneering contributions in nanochemistry-based water purification and arsenic removal
'Revered Ahomi Scholar and Historian from Assam - foremost name and authority on Ahomi history
One of India's oldest working Journalists from Mizoram - veteran peace and social activist
Veteran Hindi and Malayalam poet - popular as Kerala's Tulsidas - penned over 70 books in a career spanning 5 decades
'Only practitioner of the difficult to perform Nokkuvidhya Pavakalli - preserving the indigenous puppet theatre from dying out
Terracotta Artist - 21st generation of the family keeping alive the cultural legacy
Keralite who has devoted his life to spread the joy of reading across Arunachal, by establishing a series of libraries in its remotest parts - fondly referred to as Uncle Moosa
Dalit doctor tirelessly providing medical aid to the needy in remote Sunderbans for 2 decades
Notable Odia author and poet - known for her women-centric, real-life oriented stories and poems