Gurvinder Singh
A Sirsa social worker in a wheelchair whose trust runs ambulances, a shelter for destitute people and a free school, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Haryana
Padma Awards 2024
Recipients announced for 2024 that we have profiled so far (5 Padma Vibhushan, 16 Padma Bhushan, 103 Padma Shri). The official list is published by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Showing 49–72 of 124 heroes
Harbinder Singh
An Olympic hockey gold medallist of 1964 and lifelong coach, selector and mentor who now advises a youth hockey academy, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Delhi
Hari Om
A Haryana agronomist who has trained thousands of farmers and agricultural scientists in natural farming, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Haryana
Harish Naik
A Gujarati children's author and storyteller who wrote over 2,000 stories, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024 (posthumous)
- Gujarat
Hemchand Manjhi
A traditional herbal practitioner in Narayanpur who has offered low-cost care to villagers for five decades, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Mann Ki Baat #109
- Chhattisgarh
Jagdish Trivedi
A Gujarati humourist and author who pledged all his income from comedy shows to schools and health care, giving crores, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Mann Ki Baat #108
- Gujarat
Jageshwar Yadav
A Chhattisgarh social worker who has helped the Birhor tribal community settle, farm and send children to school, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Chhattisgarh
Janki Lal Bhand
A Bhilwara bahurupiya, or impersonation artist, who has kept dozens of traditional characters alive, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Rajasthan
Joe D'Cruz
A novelist from a fishing family who writes about coastal life and won the Sahitya Akademi Award, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Tamil Nadu
Jorden Lepcha
A Sikkim bamboo craftsman who revived the weaving of traditional Lepcha hats and trains others free, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Sikkim
Joshna Chinappa
A squash player who won a record 19 national titles, a Commonwealth Games gold and the Asian championship twice, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Tamil Nadu
K Chellammal
Known as "Nariyal Amma", this Andaman farmer built a thriving organic coconut farm and taught hundreds of other farmers her methods.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
K. S. Rajanna
A Karnataka social worker who lost his hands and feet as a child and became the state's disabilities commissioner, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Karnataka
Kalpana Morparia
A banker who rose from legal associate to joint managing director at ICICI and later led J.P. Morgan in India, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Maharashtra
Kaluram Bamaniya
A Kabir bhajan singer from Dewas who rose from farm labour to perform across India in the Malwi tradition, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Madhya Pradesh
Kethavath Somlal
A Banjara writer and singer from Telangana who translated the Bhagavad Gita into the Lambadi language, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Telangana
Khalil Ahamad
A Mirzapur master weaver known as the "carpet man" who has trained thousands of young artisans, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Uttar Pradesh
Kiran Nadar
Founder of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in Delhi and an international bridge player, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Delhi
Kurella Vittalacharya
A Telugu poet and retired teacher who turned his village home into a library of more than two lakh books, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Telangana
Laxman Bhatt Tailang
A Jaipur dhrupad singer, composer and teacher who devoted his life to the old classical form, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024. He died in February 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Rajasthan
M. Badrappan
A Tamil Nadu folk-dance teacher who has spent five decades performing and teaching Valli Oyil Kummi, including to girls, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Tamil Nadu
M. K. Sridhar
A Bengaluru educationist who helped draft the National Education Policy and leads Chanakya University, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Karnataka
Machihan Sasa
A master of Longpi black-stone pottery from Ukhrul who created new everyday wares and trained award-winning potters, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Manipur
Mahabir Singh Guddu
A Haryanvi folk singer and dancer who has performed for fifty years and revived old dance forms, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Haryana