Rangasami Lakshminarayana Kashyap
A Purdue engineering professor known for the Ho–Kashyap algorithm who translated the four Vedas into English, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Karnataka
Heroes in Literature & Education
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Ratilal Borisagar
A Gujarati humour writer and teacher from Savarkundla, author of Marak Marak and many books of light essays, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Gujarat
Rattan Singh Jaggi
A Patiala scholar of Punjabi and Hindi literature known for his commentaries on Sikh scripture, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023. He died in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2023
- Punjab
Renthlei Lalrawna
A Mizo novelist, translator and education officer who helped drive Mizoram's literacy campaign, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- Mizoram
Roman Sarmah
An Assamese writer, lawyer and editor of Bordoichila with more than a thousand newspaper columns, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Assam
S.L. Bhyrappa
A best-selling Kannada novelist whose books include Parva, Vamshavruksha and Mandra, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2023. He died in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2016
- Padma Bhushan 2023
- Karnataka
Sachidanand
A Gujarati monk and writer whose Dantali ashram runs old-age homes and welfare work, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2022.
- Padma Bhushan 2022
- Gujarat
Sant Ram Deswal
A Hindi and Haryanvi writer and folklorist from a Jhajjar farming family, who also led a village to full literacy, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- Haryana
Seeni Viswanathan
A Tamil scholar who spent 63 years compiling Subramania Bharati's complete writings in 23 volumes, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- Tamil Nadu
Shafi Shauq
A Kashmiri poet, scholar and translator with over 100 books and two Sahitya Akademi awards, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Jammu and Kashmir
Shaibal Gupta
An economist who founded a leading social science institute in Patna and championed Bihar's development; Padma Shri (posthumous), 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022 (posthumous)
- Bihar
Shashi Shekhar Vempati
A former CEO of Prasar Bharati who led the modernisation of Doordarshan and All India Radio from 2017 to 2022, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Karnataka
Sheen Kaaf Nizam
A Jodhpur-born Urdu poet and critic whose verse blends Persian and Sanskrit traditions, a Sahitya Akademi winner, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- Rajasthan
Siddhalingaiah
A Kannada poet and Dalit Sangharsh Samiti founder whose poems gave voice to Dalit protest, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022 (posthumous)
- Karnataka
Sirpi Balasubramaniam
A Tamil poet, critic and translator who helped found the Vanambadi poetry movement and has published over 120 books, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Tamil Nadu
Sivasankari
A Tamil writer of over 30 novels and the 16-year project Knit India Through Literature, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
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- Tamil Nadu
Solomon Pappaiah
A Madurai Tamil scholar and professor whose Pattimandram debate shows on television drew audiences across the Tamil world, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Tamil Nadu
Sujit Chattopadhyay
A retired teacher whose Sadai Fakirer Pathshala coaches poor students for Rs 2 a year, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- West Bengal
Surendra Kishore
A Patna journalist with five decades in Hindi newspapers, known for his reporting and simple life, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Bihar
Syed Ainul Hasan
A Persian scholar and poet who heads Maulana Azad National Urdu University, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- Uttar Pradesh
T Senka Ao
A Mokokchung writer who edited Ao Milen, Nagaland's oldest newspaper, for twenty years and worked for peace, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Nagaland
Tara Jauhar
A writer and educator who has led the Sri Aurobindo Ashram's Delhi branch for 45 years, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Delhi
Tushar Shukla
A Gujarati poet and songwriter, formerly of All India Radio, whose songs are used as anthems and taught in schools, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- Gujarat
Usha Yadav
An Agra educationist and Hindi writer of about 100 books for children and adults, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Uttar Pradesh