Gosaveedu Shaik Hassan “nadaswaram player and freedom

fighter”
Nadaswaram Narayan
• Nadaswaram exponent who has
served and dedicated his life to
Historical Sri Seetha Ramachandra
Swamy Temple at Bhadrachalam

• Everyday since last seven decades he

plays Nadaswaram as Suprabahtham
to Lord Sri Rama

• Performed at festivals in Telangana &

Andhra Pradesh

Padma Shri | Art | Andhra Pradesh | 93 Yrs

 Sunkara Venkata Adinarayana Rao
“orthopedic surgeon dedicated to the
cause of polio patients”
Polio Warrior
• Veteran Orthopedic Surgeon from
Vishakapatnam, who has selflessly
dedicated himself to cure Polio
patients

• Performed over 1 lakh Polio surgeries,

and treated more than 20 lakh
patients with polio and cerebral palsy
for free or nominal fees

• Organized more than 900 camps to

across the country

Padma Shri | Medicine | Andhra Pradesh | 82 Yrs

Guru Tulku Rinpoche “former abbot of the 400-year old
tawang monastery”
Tawang ke Guru Tulku
• Buddhist Spiritual Leader from
Arunachal Pradesh

• Delivers sermons on Buddhist

philosophy and promotes Buddhist
logic and training of mind

• Working for preservation of Himalayan

and Nalanda traditions

Padma Shri | Others | Arunachal Pradesh | 53 Yrs

 Shakuntala Choudhary “102 yrs old gandhian social worker
from kamrup”

• Centenarian Gandhian and Freedom

Fighter from Kamrup, who has been silently
promoting the value of service for the last 7
decades

• Imbibed with ideologies of Mahatma

Gandhi and Vinoba Bhave, founded Gram
Seva Kendras across North East which made
sustainable efforts in the field of social work

• Working dedicatedly for villagers, especially

women and children through Stree Shakti
Jagaran movement even during adverse
times

Padma Shri | Social Work (Gandhian) | Assam | 102 Yrs

 Dhaneswar Engti “working for preservation of karbi and
other indigenous languages”
Karbi ke Karmayogi
• Renowned Karbi Author and poet
from Karbi Anglong, an endangered
and dying language

• Immensely contributed and devoted to

promotion of Karbi literature and
culture

• Authored 19 books and 100 songs in

Karbi to keep alive the dying dialect

• Served as Joint Secretary of Karbi

Anglong Autonomous Council

Padma Shri | Literature & Education (Karbi) | Assam | 66 Yrs

 Acharya Chandanaji “dedicated her life to the upliftment and
empowerment of poor in rural bihar”
Acharya ka Aadhaar
• Jain Spiritual Leader and Social Worker,
who devoted her life to upliftment &
empowerment of the underprivileged

• Started Veerayatan, an NGO with centres in

more than 10 countries working towards
care of humanity through health, education
and spirituality

• Founded Netra Jyoti Seva Mandir and

conducted eye care & other health camps

• Apart from establishing 36 vocational

training centres, launched emergency relief
programs during natural calamities

Padma Shri | Social Work | Bihar | 84 Yrs

 Prabhaben Shah “working for women and environment
for over 6 decades”
Daman ki Divya
• Nonagenarian Social Worker from Daman
and Diu who dedicated her life for women
upliftment and environment

• With a motto of serving all, she has worked

for the betterment of people

• Conducted awareness programs and

Organised 'Vastra Bank' under for flood
victims, Kutch

• Started canteen for patients and

economically weaker people in hospitals

Padma Shri | Social Work (Women & Child) | Daman | 91 Yrs

Guruprasad Mohapatra “officer who worked on oxygen availability
during covid even from his hospital bed,
Seva ko Samarpan finally succumbing to the virus”

• Senior Indian Administrative Officer

who diligently performed his assigned
responsibilities in India’s Covid
response, till his last breath

• Chaired Empowered Groups that

ensured availability of oxygen &
medical supplies

• Known for his administrative and

governance skills

Padma Shri | Civil Service | Delhi | 60 Yrs

 Dilip Shahani “playing role in india’s electronic voting
machine technology platform”
Democracy ke Sahayak
• Engineer, Academician and
Technocrat

• One of the finest Electronics Expert,

has contributed towards designing and
development of India’s EVM and
VVPAT technology platforms

• Emeritus Professor of IIT Delhi

• Served as Chairman of Technical Expert

Committee, Election Commission of
India

Padma Shri | Literature and Education | Delhi | 71 Yrs

 Lata Desai “providing healthcare to rural and tribal
communities in gujarat for over 5 decades”
Gramin Gujarat ni Gaurav
• 75 years old Pediatrician who along with
her husband Dr. Anil Desai, quit her job in
USA to provide affordable healthcare in
rural Gujarat

• Dedicated 5 decades for Tribal

upliftment through her initiative SEWA
Rural, providing treatment to more than
24 lakh patients in 1,000 villages

• Empowered youth by establishing

vocational training centers and which
has benefitted thousands till date

Padma Shri | Medicine (Paediatrics) | Gujarat | 75 Yrs

 Gamit Ramilaben Raysingbhai “leading SHGs across education, healthcare
and sanitation in tribal communities”
Tapi ni Tripti
• Tribal Social Worker from Tapi

• Coming from a very humble

background in Tapi, worked at
grassroot level to maximize effect

• Her dedicated efforts led to

transformation of 9 villages to open
defecation free villages

• Created 300+ sanitary units and held

awareness events on open defecation,
sickle cell in tribal belts

Padma Shri | Social Work (Women & Child) | Gujarat | 52 Yrs

 Khalil Dhantejvi “famous for popularising gujarati
ghazals for over half a century”
Gujarat ki Ghazal
• Renowned Gujarati-Urdu poet and ghazal
maestro who started off his career as a
journalist

• Bestowed with titles Sarangi, Sadagi, Sopan,

and Saugaat for his literary work

• Authored more than 8 poetry books & 9

novel and also directed 20 films in Gujarati

• Due to financial difficulties he was not able

to attend school after class 4, so vowed to
sponsor the education of underprivileged
children

Padma Shri | Literature and Education | Gujarat | 86 Yrs

 Moti Lal Madan “created the world's 1st IVF buffalo calf,
pratham”
Pratham Moti
• 82 years old Distinguished Veterinarian
and Biotechnologist from Karnal

• Led the team who performed World's First

successful Invitro fertilized (IVF) of a buffalo
leading to the birth of a calf, Pratham

• Served as Director of National Dairy

Research Institute in Karnal

• Pioneered research in reproductive

endocrinology, embryo biotechnology, IVF
and cloning

Padma Shri | Science and Engineering | Haryana | 82 Yrs

 Vidyanand Sarek “preserving the dying sirmauri language
and culture over the past 5 decades”
Sirmauri Sartaj
• Pahari litterateur & Folk Culture Artist,
dedicated his life to preserve and
promote Sirmauri, a langauge on the
verge of extinction

• In his 5 decades of hard work, he

immensely contributed by writing and
translating in Sirmauri language

• Has composed over 1,000 Pahari

songs and dedicated his life in
preserving the Bharaltu and Singhtu
dance forms

Padma Shri | Literature & Education (Sirmauri) | Himachal Pradesh | 81 Yrs

 Faisal Ali Dar “inspiring youth of terrorism-hit rural
districts of Kashmir to win global medals”
Kashmir’s Karate Kid
• Young Kashmiri martial arts coach
from Bandipore, established a Sports
Academy for martial arts having
trained 4,000 students

• Aims to empower the youth in these

sensitive, militancy-hit regions with
opportunities and dreams

• His achievement is reflected in the

medals won by his students in global
Kickboxing championships

Padma Shri | Sports (Martial Art) | Jammu & Kashmir | 33 Yrs

Girdhari Ram Ghonju “worked towards the promotion of
nagpuri culture over 5 decades”
Nagpuri Nayak
• Nagpuri litterateur and educationist
from Ranchi, working for upliftment of
regional language and culture of
Jharkhand

• Authored over 25 books & plays,

especially on saving local heritage and
identity of Nagpuria culture

• Spread awareness on rights of tribals &

forests dwellers

Padma Shri | Literature and Education | Jharkhand | 72 Yrs

 Siddhalingaiah “voice of the oppressed and backward
classes in kannada”
Sangharsh ki Siddhi
• Celebrated Kannada Author and Social
Activist

• Veteran Poet, Playwright and a key figure of

the Dalit-Bandaya, a progressive literary
movement in Karnataka

• Voiced oppression of the marginalized

classes by penning over 10 books, 6
poetries, 3 dramas alongside enriching
public discourse through his writings

• Served as President of Kannada Sahitya

Sammelana, the premier conference of
literature & art in Karnataka

Padma Shri | Literature & Education (Kannada) | Karnataka | 67 Yrs

 H R Keshavamurthy “preserving the gamaka kavya vachana
artform of storytelling”
Gamaka ke Kathakaar
• Renowned Gamaka Singer from
Shivamogga, introduced 100+ classical
ragas to own style of Gamaka singing

• Dedicated 6 decades of his life in

preserving and promoting 'Kavya Vachana
', a rare Kannada artform of Storytelling

• Popularised rich cultural Kannada epics,

'Kumaravyasas Bharatha' and 'Jaiminis
Bharatha' among masses

• His efforts have provided a platform to

upcoming Gamaka Artists across

Padma Shri | Art (Acting - Theatre) | Karnataka | 86 Yrs

 K V Rabiya “brave-heart who overcame unending
personal tragedies, to serve others”
Brave-heart Rabiya
• Divyang Social Worker from Malappuram

• In spite of being polio affected at 12,

diagnosed with cancer, and paralysed
below neck; she has relentlessly worked for
the betterment of other divyangjans

• Started 6 schools for divyang children and

trained and empowered over 250 women
through a small scale manufacturing unit

• In over 3 decades of tireless efforts, she has

inspired many and raised awareness on
social issues like de-addiction, dowry and
superstitions

Padma Shri | Social Work (Divyang) | Kerala | 55 Yrs

 Sosamma Iype “leading conservation efforts to save
and promote indigenous vechur cattle”
Vechur Warrior
• Animal Husbandry practitioner and
academician from Thrissur

• With her expertise in animal breeding and

genetics, she has conserved and preserved
the local Vechur cattle from extinction

• Single-handedly making efforts for the

preservation, rehabilitation, and promotion
of local breed

• Created awareness about Vechur & their

nutritionally superior milk

Padma Shri | Others (Animal Husbandry) | Kerala | 80 Yrs

Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat “working for the preservation and
promotion of balti language and culture ”
Balti ke Betaaj Badshah
• Eminent Balti Poet and Author from
Kargil, a vernacular Tibetic language
from Ladakh and Baltistan

• Written a collection of eulogies and

organized mushairas to popularize the
language with an aim of preserving
Balti culture

• Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, he

highlighted his life thought his work

Padma Shri | Literature & Education (Balti) | Ladakh | 70 Yrs

 Tsering Namgyal “ladakhi wood carver, crafting across
monasteries over 4 decades”
Wood Carver of Ladakh
• Tribal Wood Carving Artist from
Ladakh, with 4 decades of contribution
in producing Ladakhi wooden crafts
for monasteries

• Known for creating the Jugskhang

statue & scripture cases at
Monasteries in Leh

• Showcased unique Ladakhi wood

carving art at crafts melas across the
country

Padma Shri | Art (Craft - Wood) | Ladakh | 66 Yrs

 Arjun Singh Dhurve “performing and preserving the dying
baiga tribal dance for over 4 decades”
Baiga Babu
• Baiga Tribal Dancer & Singer from
Dindori, relentlessly performing and
promoting for 4 decades

• Baiga, a primitive tribe, perform

Pardhuni dance in traditional attire to
welcome wedding procession

• Despite all the hardships, has been

instrumental in making Baiga popular
at global level

Padma Shri | Art (Dance – Folk - Baiga) | Madhya Pradesh | 68 Yrs

 Durga Bai Vyam
“renowned gond painter from mandla”
Gond ki Gaurav
• Traditional Gond Artist and Illustrator who
used Gond tribe life as a theme of painting

• Learnt Digna art at age of 6 and has painted

more than 100 paintings based on Gond
life forms alongside illustrating 4 books

• As a renowned and senior artist, she has

immense contribution in taking the art to
global level

Padma Shri | Art (Painting - Gond) | Madhya Pradesh | 50 Yrs

 Ram Sahay Panday “rai dancer popularising bundeli folk”
Rai ke Ram
• Veteran Rai Folk Artist from
Bundelkhand for 60 yrs, popularized
Rai dance by mixing it with tunes of
Mridangam

• Founded Ram Sahay Panday dance

group to promote and preserve the Rai
Art of the extinct Bediya tribe

• Delivered more than 100

performances in 18 countries and
continues to promote the art form even
at the age of 90

Padma Shri | Art | Madhya Pradesh | 91 Yrs

 Himmatrao Bawaskar “globally acclaimed for his treatment and
research on scorpion and snakebites”
Raigad ki Himmat
• General Physician from Mahad widely
known for his treatment for scorpion
poisoning & snake bites

• Coming from a humble background, he

started treating the poor from scorpion
sting and snake bites in rural areas despite
lack of resources

• Discovered use of Prazosin in treatment

which led the mortality rate to drop from
40% to less than 1%

Padma Shri | Medicine | Maharashtra | 71 Yrs

 Konsam Ibomcha Singh “preserving manipur’s 100 yr old art
laiphadibi doll making art form”
Laiphadibi ke Raja
• Traditional Laiphadibi Doll Maker from
Imphal, promoting the rich culture of
Manipur's doll making art for over 3
decades

• Made dolls representing indigenous

Manipuri soldiers, dancers and women

• Laiphadibi dolls, a 100+ year old art, made

with cloth and straws, represent feelings like
empathy, responsibility and nurturing

• Preserving this craft through conducting

various seminars & workshops & trained
students under ‘guru-shishya parampara'

Padma Shri | Art (Craft - Toy) | Manipur | 58 Yrs

 Lourembam Bino Devi “veteran preserving the leeba textile
art for 5 decades”
Leeba Devi
• Veteran Applique artist from Manipur who
revived the art of Leeba motifs

• Coming from a humble rural background,

has single handedly kept alive the fast-
fading art of ornamental needlework for 5
decades

• Her motifs represent the culture of Meitei

community

• Preserving the art by passing the knowledge

to students which she herself has learnt from
her mother-in-law

Padma Shri | Art (Textiles - Applique) | Manipur | 77 Yrs

 Badaplin War “promoting meghalaya’s khasi
language globally ”
Queen of Khasi
• Khasi Scholar and Author

• Founder President of Society for Khasi

studies

• She has left no stone unturned to work

towards the cause of preserving Khasi, a
tribal language

• Serving Professor at North-Eastern Hill

University in Shillong

• Wrote 30 books, 100 research papers

Padma Shri | Literature & Education (Khasi) | Meghalaya | 60 Yrs

 V L Nghaka “hindi-mizo author and translator from
aizwal working as a cultural bridge”
Hindi ke Mizo Bhai
• Propagated Hindi Language and Education
in Mizoram for over 6 decades

• Key figure in setting up Mizoram Hindi

Prachar Sabha in 1954 for the promotion of
Hindi language

• Built a cultural bridge between Hindi and

Mizo language by drafting a Hindi-Mizo
Dictionary

• As an interpreter, was instrumental in

bringing the government and Mizo
people closer

Padma Shri | Literature & Education (Hindi) | Mizoram | 91 Yrs

 T Senka Ao “preserving nagaland’s endangered ao
language over decades”
Angel of Ao
• Tribal Ao Author, Teacher and Journalist

• With efforts of preserving the endangered

language 'Ao', he has written over 8 books
and produced radio series to promote the
language

• Founded and served as Editor of Ao Milen,

Ao Vernacular Newspaper

• Ao, a dialect spoken by the Ao Tribe, is a

vulnerable and endangered language

Padma Shri | Literature & Education (Ao) | Nagaland | 76 Yrs

 Narasingha Prasad Guru “koshali author, promoting the
language for over 5 decades”
Koshali ki Shabdkosh
• Koshali Author, lyricist and
lexicographer from Balangir,
championing the language for decades

• Has written over 10 books in Koshali

and composed around 500 lyrical
renditions broadcasted by AIR

• Teacher and writer in Odia and

Koshali-Sambhalpuri

• Promoted Koshali & wrote dictionary

on Koshali

Padma Shri | Literature and Education | Odisha | 89 Yrs

 Pramod Bhagat “paralympic gold medalist and world #
1 para-badminton player”
Badminton ke Bhagat
• Undeterred by suffering Polio at the
age of 4, he not only bagged Gold at
2020 Tokyo Paralympics but also
secured World Rank No 1 in Men's
Singles Para Badminton

• Originally inspired by watching his

neighbour play badminton, he is now
an inspiration for everyone

• Bagged more than 45 medals at Global

events

Padma Shri | Sports | Odisha | 33 Yrs

 Gurmeet Bawa “punjabi folk singer credited with
popularising folk instruments”
Lambi Hek ki Malika
• Internationally-celebrated Punjabi
folk singer, first Punjabi female
folk singer to sing on Doordarshan

• Popularised Punjabi folk songs and

instruments not only in India but
also internationally

• Performed in 25+ countries

including France, Thailand, New
Zealand

Padma Bhushan | Art | Punjab | 77 Yrs

 Prem Singh “working for decades for the welfare
and rehabilitation of Leprosy patients”
Kushth Rogi ke Messaiah
• Prominent social worker from Mohali,
dedicated over 3 decades of his life for
serving leprosy patients in Punjab

• Rehabilitated and worked for welfare of

more than 1,000 leprosy patients

• When facing with financial challenges,

he sold his personal assets and took
loans to help

Padma Shri | Social Work (Affordable Healthcare) | Punjab | 70 Yrs

Devendra Jhajharia “achieved the unparalleled feat of winning
medals across 3 paralympic games”
Advitiya Devendra
• Paralympic Javelin athlete from Churu

• An electrical accident at the age of 8,

left him with an amputated left hand

• But with an invincible spirit, became the

first Indian ever to win 2 Gold at
Paralympics

• Only athlete to win 3 Medals

Paralympics - Two of them being gold
(2004 Athens, 2016 Rio) and one silver
at 2020 Tokyo

Padma Bhushan | Sports | Rajasthan | 40 Yrs

Khandu Wangchuk Bhutia “preserving sikkim’s traditional
buddhist thangka painting”
Tanghka Chitrakaar
• Eminent Tangkha Painter from Sikkim,
specialising in traditional Buddhist
paintings on cotton and silk

• Preserved the traditional Thangka

painting from Sikkim

• Exhibited exclusive artwork on

Buddhist murals & thangkas at
Buddhist Dharma Centers

Padma Shri | Art (Painting - Tangkha) | Sikkim | 62 Yrs

 R Muthukannammal “7th generation sadir dancer, custodian of
the early tradition of bharatanatyam”
Guardian of Sadir
• Sadir dancer from Viralimalai, a precursor of
the classical Bharatanatyam

• Performed in over 1,000 dance & singing

shows in different cities for last 70 years

• Continues to train young artist at this age

• Last surviving devadasi of her cohort

• To popularized her contribution in the field

of Sadir veteran sculptor, G Chandrasekaran
crafted a statue of her in his Art school

Padma Shri | Art | Tamil Nadu | 84 Yrs

 S Damodaran “social worker who has dedicated his
life sanitation”
Sanitation Saarthi
• Swachhta enthusiast who built 6 lakh cost-
effective pit toilet models in 4 Indian States

• His efforts led access to Water, Sanitation

& Hygiene to villages & slums in Southern
part of India

• Through his initiative, Gramalaya,

introduced the concept of Community
managed Pay and Use Toilet systems for the
1st time in India for the underprivileged

• Ensured maintenance of toilet complex in

slum by forming Women SHGs

Padma Shri | Social Work (Sanitation) | Tamil Nadu | 57 Yrs

 Ramachandraiah “amongst last preserving the ancient koya
practice of reciting oral histories”
Koya Storyteller
• Koya Tribal Singer from Bhadradri - one of
the last remaining singers who can recite
Purbam narrating the history of the Koya
tradition

• Belongs to the Doli community of Koya

tribe, working tirelessly to preserve its
history, tradition, and language

• Performs at tribal cultural festivals, singing

about the valour of Sammakka and Sarakka,
which is an important epoch in Jatara

• His sincere effort and dedication has aided

historians in their research

Padma Shri | Art (Vocals – Folk) | Telangana | 55 Yrs

 Darshanam Mogilaiah “last exponent of the ancient kinnera
musical instrument, a dying art form”
Kinnera ke Nayak
• Tribal Telugu Folk Singer and Kinnera
player from Nagarkurnool

• Keeping his family legacy alive and has

dedicated over 50 years to conserve it

• He is popular for singing ballads and is the

only person to master 12 steps on the
instrument

• In recognition of his efforts, Telangana

government incorporated a lesson on him in
Social Studies school textbook

Padma Shri | Art (Music - Kinnera) | Telangana | 82 Yrs

Radheyshyam Khemka “took Indic history, culture, spirituality
and values to the masses”
Sanaatan ke Sootradhar
• Legendary publisher who took ancient
literary works of Gita, Mahabharat &
Ramyana to all

• President of Geeta Press, the largest

publisher of spiritual literature

• Editor of Kalyan magazine since its

inception, widely read religious
magazine

• Published translations of Puranas for

the 1st time for spiritual guidance

Padma Vibhushan | Literature and Education | U.P. | 87 Yrs

 Sheesh Ram “retired soldier turned painter, specialising
in depicting valour during war”
Sahas ke Sainik Chitrakar
• Painter from Meerut, who has
exhibited across states

• Retired Soldier and 1971 war veteran

• His imagination was fired-up when he

was deployed at the Indo-Bangladesh
border during 1971 war, motivating
him to drawing paintings based on
valour during war to inspire youth

Padma Shri | Art | Uttar Pradesh | 72 Yrs

 Seth Pal Singh “pioneering, progressive farmer from
saharanpur, inspiring others around”
Krishi ka Khazana
• Specialising in modifying Singhara
crop geometry and rotation practise

• Developed new innovative technique

of growing cultivation through
scaffolding, relay cropping &
intercropping method

• Inspired farmer to grow fruits and

vegetables along with traditional crops

Padma Shri | Others (Agriculture) | Uttar Pradesh | 55 Yrs

 Sivananda “125 year old living embodiment of yoga,
dhyan and sewa from kashi”
Yog Sewak
• His life reinforces how Yoga, Pranayam,
Dhyan and simple, spiritual, Service-
oriented living can result in long &
fulfilling lifespan

• Practiced and taught Yoga at Kashi’s

ghats for over 3 decades

• Social worker, who continues to serve

all around him, despite his humble
origins

Padma Shri | Others | Uttar Pradesh | 125 Yrs

 Basanti Devi “environmentalist known for her
contribution in revitalizing the kosi river”
Kosi ki Kamyabi
• Environmentalist from Pithoragarh, has
helped revitalize the drying-up Kosi river
in Uttarakhand

• Inspired by Chipko movement, planted over

1 lakh trees to conserve forest cover in
Garhwal region

• Married at 12 and widowed at 15, she

started Mahila Mandal Dal, a group of 200
women raising awareness against child
marriage and drug abuse despite facing
objection from society

Padma Shri | Social Work (Water) | Uttarakhand | 61 Yrs

 Kali Pada Saren “instrumental in promotion of santhali
across india”
Santhali Saren
• Renowned Santhali Author from
Jhargram, known for his immense
contribution to Santhali literature

• Helped spread awareness on Santhali

culture in over 4 states, writing books
and establishing Kherwal Dramatic
Club

Padma Shri | Literature and Education | West Bengal | 64 Yrs

 Kaajee Singh “mardal player, preserving and
promoting gorkha folk culture ”
Mardal Maharaja
• Renowned Mardal Player from Kalimpong,
working tirelessly towards promotion and
preservation of Gorkha folk music for more
than 5 decades

• Mardal is a popular traditional percussion

instrument of the Gorkha community with
religious and cultural values

• Created 8 new raagas and taals and

penned books on folk music of the Gorkhas

Padma Shri | Art (Music - Mardal) | West Bengal | 76 Yrs

 Madhur Jaffery “taken Indian cuisine to the world”
Vishwa me Bharat ki Mithaas
• 'Globally celebrated Chef and Food
Journalist who has spent decades
popularizing and promoting Indian cuisine

• Played a major role in creating a special

place for Indian food & cooking styles all
over the world

• Author of 30 cooking books with 11 of

them being best sellers

• Captured the attention of her audience with

magnificent acting in 43 films & plays
credited to her name

Padma Bhushan | Others | USA | 88 Yrs

 Sanjaya Rajaram “developed 480 wheat varieties, now
grown in 51 countries”
Gehu ki Guhaar
• One of the world’s most influential wheat
scientists in the world

• Revolutionized wheat breeding globally,

developing 480 high-yielding, disease-
resistant varieties of wheat which increased
global wheat production by 20 cr tonnes
across 51 countries

• Trained and mentored more than 700

scientists from developing countries
worldwide to carry forward work started by
him

Padma Bhushan | Science and Engineering | Mexico | 78 Yrs