INDIA
Veteran Doctor from Patna - serving for the past 5 decades, from a time when very few women were in the field
Sri Lankan Dancing icon carrying forward the legacy of her country's traditional dance forms - seminal contribution in India - Sri Lanka cultural exchange
Enviornmentalist and Founder President of Himalayan Vanya Jeev Sansthan - famous for initiating Maiti movement across 6,000 villages, encouraging plantation
Folk & Sufi singer from Raipur - widely appreciated for his Bhajan
Shadow Leather Puppeteer from Andhra performing for the last 7 decades - puppets and performances based on mythological themes
Indian Pistol Shooter who has won India mutliple Medals at the World Cup, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games - awarded the Khel Ratna in 2016
Awadhi author and language expert - popular for his books 'Shatranj Ke Khiladi' and 'Umrao Jaan', that went on to become classics of hindi cinema (Posthumous)
Industrialist and Gandhian from Valsad - founded Maa Foundation, which is doing seminal work in providing education in rural areas
Seed Mother - self-taught tribal woman farmer from Ahmednagar, famous globally for her work in agro bio-diversity conservation
Veteran Economist based out of USA - popular as an Economist's Economist