V L Nghaka
A Mizo educator who founded the Mizoram Hindi Prachar Samiti in 1954 and mediated during the insurgency, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Mizoram
Heroes in Literature & Education
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V.R. Panchamukhi
An economist who founded the RIS think tank and chaired ICSSR, and a Sanskrit scholar, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- Andhra Pradesh
Vashishth Tripathi
A Varanasi scholar of Nyaya, the classical Indian school of logic, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2022.
- Padma Bhushan 2022
- Uttar Pradesh
Vempaty Kutumba Sastry
A Sanskrit scholar who led three Sanskrit universities and whose self-study course has drawn two million learners, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Andhra Pradesh
Vidya Vindu Singh
A Hindi and Awadhi writer from Ambedkar Nagar who has documented folk traditions, songs and stories, with over 118 books, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Uttar Pradesh
Vidyanand Sarek
A Sirmaur folk artist and poet who has written about 1,000 Pahari songs and kept the Kariyala folk theatre alive, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Himachal Pradesh
Vishwamurti Shastri
A Sanskrit scholar from Udhampur who taught for 44 years and teaches the Vedas free, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Jammu and Kashmir
Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
A Hindi poet and critic from Gorakhpur, the first Hindi writer to lead the Sahitya Akademi, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.
- Padma Shri 2023
- Uttar Pradesh
Yashwant Singh Kathoch
A Garhwal historian who has written widely on the history, art and inscriptions of the central Himalaya, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Uttarakhand
Zahir Ishaq Kazi
A radiologist and president of Anjuman-I-Islam, the Mumbai education trust founded in 1874, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Maharashtra