Folk Art Revivalist from Goa - known for preserving Konkan's indigenous Gawda Tribe culture for 6 decades

Jamawar Patchwork Artist from Srinagar - conserving the oldest form of Kashmiri shawl technique

Eminent Indologist from Athens, Greece - multiple books and translations on Vedas and Upanishads

Vedic scholar from Karnataka known for translating Vedas into English - Founder of Sakshi, a centre for the revival of Vedic knowledge

Gujrati folk singer duo from Mehsana - worked in over 100 movies over 4 decades(Posthumous)

Transgender Folk Dancer of Jogamma heritage - 1st transwoman President of Karnataka Janapada Academy

Renowned Bodo Poet and Educationist from Kokrajhar - known for his more than 4 decades of contribution to Bodo Literature

Author from North 24 Parganas - authority on Matua Dharma & Spiritualism

Folk Artist from Sindhudurg - famous for preserving 500 year old art of Chitrakathi storytelling

Gandhian Social Worker serving the poor for 6 decades in maoist affected Rayagada - especially known for her work in the eradication of Yaws, a chronic bacterial infection