Manohar Krishna Dole
An Ayurveda doctor who founded a rural eye hospital that has given free cataract surgery to over 1.75 lakh people, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Maharashtra
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 73–96 of 124 heroes
Maya Tandon
A Jaipur anaesthesiologist who founded Sahayta to train ordinary people in first aid for road accident victims, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Rajasthan
Muni Narayana Prasad
Head of the Narayana Gurukula and author of some 130 books on Indian philosophy, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024. He died in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Kerala
Narayan Chakrabarty
A Kolkata chemist who has researched the problem of arsenic in groundwater for decades and edited a major book on it, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- West Bengal
Naseem Bano
A Lucknow master of Anokhi Chikankari, an embroidery that leaves no trace on the back of the cloth, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Uttar Pradesh
Navjivan Rastogi
A Lucknow scholar of Kashmir Shaivism and the philosopher Abhinavagupta, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Uttar Pradesh
Nepal Chandra Sutradhar
A Purulia Chhau dancer and mask maker whose ten-headed mask was bought by the National Museums of Scotland, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024 (posthumous)
- West Bengal
Nirmal Rishi
A Punjabi actress of stage and screen for six decades, loved as Gulabo Massi in Long Da Lishkara, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Punjab
Omprakash Sharma
An Ujjain writer, director and composer who revived the Maach folk theatre of Malwa, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Madhya Pradesh
Pakaravur Chithran Namboodiripad
A Kerala educationist who founded a school, shaped the state school arts festival and led Kalamandalam, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024 (posthumous)
- Kerala
Parbati Baruah
India's first woman mahout, she has spent a lifetime working with elephants and helping reduce conflict between elephants and people in Assam.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Assam
Pran Sabharwal
A Patiala actor and theatre organiser who has led the National Theatre Arts Society since 1953, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Punjab
Prema Dhanraj
A plastic surgeon who led CMC Vellore's plastic surgery department and founded Agni Raksha for burn survivors, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Karnataka
Purnima Mahato
A former international archer who has coached India's women archers for two decades, a Dronacharya awardee, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Jharkhand
Radha Krishan Dhiman
A liver specialist whose hepatitis C model in Punjab led to a national programme, now director of SGPGIMS, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Uttar Pradesh
Radhe Shyam Pareek
An Agra homeopathic physician who runs free dispensaries and a mission hospital serving 40 villages, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Uttar Pradesh
Raghuveer Chaudhari
A Gujarati novelist, poet and critic with more than 125 books and a Jnanpith Award, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Gujarat
Rajaram Jain
A scholar of Prakrit and Apabhramsha who has spent six decades finding and translating rare manuscripts, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Uttar Pradesh
Ram Chander Sihag
A Hisar bee scientist who helped beekeeping with European honeybees spread across India's hot, dry regions, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Haryana
Ram Chet Chaudhary
An agricultural scientist who bred rice varieties worldwide and helped save Kalanamak, a heritage rice, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Uttar Pradesh
Ram Kumar Mallick
A dhrupad singer of the Darbhanga gharana who teaches dhrupad free in Darbhanga, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Bihar
Ramlal Bareth
The last living Kathak dancer of the Raigarh royal court, who spent six decades teaching the Raigarh style, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Chhattisgarh
Ratan Kahar
A Birbhum folk songwriter and singer of Bhadu songs whose "Boroloker Biti Lo" became widely known, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- West Bengal
Rohan Bopanna
A tennis player from Kodagu who won Grand Slam doubles titles and became the oldest man to reach world No. 1 in doubles, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Karnataka