Social Worker from Kakinada - providing free medical and educational support to the underprivileged for over 4 decades

Thang-ta Practitioner - promoting Manipur's traditional martial art over the past 4 decades

Organic Farmer from Mandi who revived the traditional 'Nau-Anaj' inter-cropping system cutting water usage

87-year-old Veteran Cricket Coach - training generations of aspiring cricketers over 5 decades

Water Conservationist from Jaipur who through the introduction of the traditional Chauka system, regenerated thousands of square meters of degraded land

Celebrated Dogri Author & Playwright from Samba - depicting local culture through his literary works

Veteran Political Leader from Manipur - former Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur

85 year old Rod Puppeteer from Keonjhar - promoting the Kathi Kandhei Nach for 6 decades

Veteran Biochemist credited for establishing multiple institutions - including India's first DNA synthesis facility back in the 1980s

Renowned Zadipatti Theatre Actor from Gadchiroli - using theatre as a means of rehabilitating misguided youth in LWE affected areas