Shanti Devi
A Gandhian social worker who spent six decades among Rayagada's tribal people and ran hostels for tribal girls, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Odisha
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 97–109 of 109 heroes
Shyam Sundar Paliwal
The former sarpanch of Piplantri in Rajasthan who started planting 111 trees for every girl born in the village, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Rajasthan
Sindhutai Sapkal
The Pune social worker known as Maai, mother to more than 1,500 orphaned children, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Maharashtra
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
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
Subbu Arumugam
A Tirunelveli master of villupattu, the Tamil bow-song, who performed for more than six decades and wrote dozens of books, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Tamil Nadu
Sudha Hari Narayan Singh
A steeplechaser and marathon runner who ran at two Olympics and set nine national records, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Uttar Pradesh
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
Thiruvengadam Veeraraghavan
The North Chennai 'five rupees doctor', who ran evening clinics for a token fee for 45 years, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021 (posthumous)
- Tamil Nadu
Tsultrim Chonjor
A retired tailoring teacher from Zanskar who spent Rs 57 lakh of his own money building a 40 km road, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Ladakh
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
Vinayak Vishnu Khedekar
A Goan folklorist who gave the state the word 'Lokakala' and documented its folk traditions, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Goa
Virender Singh
A deaf wrestler from Haryana, subject of the film Goonga Pehelwan, who won three Deaflympics golds, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Haryana