Jitender Singh Shunty
A Delhi social worker whose charity runs free hearses, ambulances and cremations, including for Covid-19 victims, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Delhi
Padma Awards 2021
Recipients announced for 2021 that we have profiled so far (5 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan, 94 Padma Shri). The official list is published by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Showing 49–72 of 109 heroes
K C Sivasankar
The Chandamama artist behind the Vikram and Vetal drawing, who illustrated the magazine for six decades, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021 (posthumous)
- Tamil Nadu
K K Ramachandra Pulavar
An 11th-generation master of Kerala's tholpavakoothu shadow puppetry who has performed in about 42 countries, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Kerala
K Kesavasamy
A Karaikal puppeteer who has staged more than 2,000 string puppet shows over 40 years and trains students free of cost, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Puducherry
K Y Venkatesh
A Karnataka athlete of short stature who won medals at the World Dwarf Games and helped India join para-sports bodies, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Karnataka
Kanaka Raju
A Gond master of the Gussadi dance from Marlavai who trained hundreds of young Adivasis for four decades, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Telangana
Kapil Tiwari
A Bhopal scholar of tribal and folk culture who led the Adivasi Lok Kala Academy for two decades, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Madhya Pradesh
Kartar Paras Ram Singh
A retired pharmacist from Hamirpur who builds bamboo models of historic buildings, some inside glass bottles, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Himachal Pradesh
Kartar Singh
A Ludhiana master of Gurmat Sangeet who composed over 1,400 shabads in ragas and trained kirtan singers, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Punjab
Krishna Mohan Pathi
An orthopaedic surgeon who turned a stretch of jungle in Ganjam into a free hospital for nearby villages, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Odisha
Lajwanti
A Patiala artisan who has promoted phulkari embroidery for four decades and trained hundreds of women in it, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Punjab
Lakha Khan
A Manganiyar master of the 27-string Sindhi sarangi from Jodhpur district who has toured the world for five decades, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Rajasthan
Lakhimi Baruah
The founder of Konoklota Mahila Urban Co-operative Bank, the North East's only all-women bank, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Assam
Maa Kamali Soren
A Santhal woman from Malda who founded an ashram at Gazole in 1998 to shelter and educate Santhal children, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- West Bengal
Madhavan Nambiar
The athletics coach O. M. Nambiar, who guided P. T. Usha and was among the first Dronacharya Award winners, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Kerala
Maheshbhai & Shri Nareshbhai Kanodia
The Gujarati musician brothers Mahesh and Naresh Kanodia, of Mahesh Kumar and Party, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021 (posthumous)
- Gujarat
Mangal Singh Hazowary
A Bodo poet, playwright and teacher-educator from Kokrajhar who has written more than 80 books, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Assam
Marachi Subburaman
A sanitation pioneer whose NGO SCOPE has built over a lakh toilets and developed water-saving ecological toilets, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Tamil Nadu
Matha B. Manjamma Jogati
A transgender Jogati dancer who rose from rejection by her family to become chair of the Karnataka Janapada Academy, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Karnataka
Mouma Das
India's most capped woman table tennis player, a two-time Olympian with a record 17 World Championships, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- West Bengal
Mridula Sinha
A Hindi writer of more than 64 books who served as the first woman Governor of Goa, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021 (posthumous)
- Bihar
Namdeo C Kamble
A Washim writer who went from school watchman to teacher and won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Raghavvel, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Maharashtra
Nanadro B Marak
An organic black pepper farmer from West Garo Hills who grows more than 3,400 pepper vines and has trained 8,000 farmers, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Meghalaya
Nanda Prusty
A Jajpur teacher known as Nanda Sir who taught villagers free under a tree for 75 years, honoured with the Padma Shri at 102 in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Odisha