Satyanarayan Nuwal
The founder of Nagpur's Solar Group, India's largest maker of industrial explosives, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Maharashtra
Heroes in Trade & Industry
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Shashi Soni
An entrepreneur who started with ₹10,000 in 1971 and built firms from industrial gases to IZMO, and a philanthropist, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Karnataka
Sitaram Jindal
The founder of Jindal Aluminium and of a large naturopathy institute in Bengaluru, and a philanthropist, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2024.
- Padma Bhushan 2024
- Karnataka
Sridhar Vembu
The founder of Zoho, who built a debt-free global software firm and moved to Tenkasi to create rural jobs, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Tamil Nadu
T. T. Jagannathan
The TTK Prestige chief who turned the company around and gave away his pressure-cooker safety design, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026 (posthumous)
- Karnataka
Uday Kotak
The founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank, the first finance company in India to win a banking licence, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2026.
- Padma Bhushan 2026
- Maharashtra