NEW DELHI: The
Centre
on Thursday released the
list
of Padma award
winners
on the eve of 75th Republic Day celebrations.
Here's the list of Padma Shri awardees
- Parbati Baruah: India's first female elephant mahout who started taming the wild tuskers at the age of 14 to overcame stereotypes.
- Jageshwar Yadav: Welfare worker who dedicated his life for betterment of PVTG tribes of birhor and korwa.
- Chami Murmu: Tribal warrior who has planted over 30 lakh plants & empowered 30,000 women through SHGs.
- Gurvinder Singh: Social worker from Sirsa holding the beacon of hope for orphans & divyangs.
- Sathyanarayana Beleri: Padma Shri for preserving traditional rice varieties through innovative polybag method.
- Dukhu Majhi: Environmentalist who dedicated 5 decades to planting trees & spreading awareness for a greener future.
- K Chellammal: Veteran organic farmer who has developed efficient coconut & palm tree damage control measures.
- Sangthankima: Provided rehabilitation services and shelter to future generations.
- Hemchand Manjhi: Traditional medicine practitioner treating patients across states, especially the needy in villages.
- Yanung Jamoh Lego: Tribal herbal medicinal expert – revived traditional healing system of adi tribe.
- Somanna: Tribal welfare worker working for betterment of jenu kuruba tribe.
- Sarbeswar Basumatary: Daily wager turned farmer who has evolved into a model for all in mixed integrated farming.
- Prema Dhanraj: Burn victim turned burn surgeon, who overcome personal tragedy to dedicate her life to the cause of burn victims.
- Uday Vishwanath Deshpande: Flagbearer of Mallakhamb, credited for bringing the sport on global map.
- Yazdi Maneksha Italia: Doctor who dedicated his life to fight sickle cell anemia amongst Tribals of Gujarat.
- Shanti Devi Paswan & Shivan Paswan: Duo Godna painters who overcame social stigmas to become prominent face in Madhubani painting globally.
- Ratan Kahar: Captured people's attention with his composition 'Boro Loker Biti Lo'
- Ashok Kumar Biswas: Folk painter who revived mauryan era tikuli art, crafting thousands of designs and training 8,000 woman.
- Balakrishnan Sadanam Puthiya Veetil: Earning global acclaim for Kalluvazhi Kathakali for past 6 decades.
- Uma Maheshwari D: 1st female harikatha exponent who has performed globally in different ragas.
- Gopinath Swain: Centenarian performing Krishna Leela for over 9 decades.
- Smriti Rekha Chakma: Weaver transforming eco-friendly vegetable-dyed cotton threads into traditional designs.
- Omprakash Sharma: Promoted 200 year-old Malwa region's traditional dance drama 'Mach' for over 7 decades.
- Narayanan E P: Dedicated 6 decades promoting the traditional art form of Theyyam
- Bhagabat Padhan: Expanded the scope of Sabda Nrutya dance to wider platforms and training diverse groups in the art
- Sanatan Rudra Pal: Sculptor known for crafting traditional Sabeki Durga idols for over 5 decades
- Badrappan M: 87-year-old Valli Oyil Kummi Dance guru, breaking from tradition to also train women
- Jordan Lepcha: Bamboo craftsperson preserving the traditional Lepcha hats of Sikkim.
- Machihan Sasa: Master craftsperson who has promoted and preserved ancient Manipuri tradition of Longpi pottery.
- Gaddam Sammaiah: Highlighted social issues through Chindu Yakshaganam performances for over 5 decades.
- Jankilal: 3rd generation performer mastering the fading Behrupiya art for over 6 decades.
- Dasari Kondappa: One of the last Burra veena players, dedicated his life to the indigenous art.
- Babu Ram Yadav: Brass craftsperson championing the intricate brass marori craft globally since past 6 decades.
- Nepal Chandra Sutradhar: One of the last and senior most practitioners of Purulia style dance & maskmaking of age-old Chhau.
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