Romalo Ram
A Dogri folk singer and retired teacher who revived the folk forms Geetru and Bhakh, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Jammu and Kashmir
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 97–120 of 124 heroes
Sadanam P. V. Balakrishnan
A Kathakali performer, choreographer and teacher who led Delhi's International Centre for Kathakali for 27 years, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Kerala
Sanatan Rudra Pal
A Kolkata sculptor famous for towering Durga idols whose studio employs about a hundred artisans, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- West Bengal
Sangthankima
Founder of Thutak Nunpuitu Team, which runs Mizoram's largest orphanage and de-addiction centre, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Mizoram
Sanjay Anant Patil
A Goa farmer who turned ten barren acres into a green natural farm and dug a tunnel by hand to bring water to it, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Goa
Sano Vamuzo
A Nagaland educationist and founding president of the Naga Mothers' Association, which works for peace and women's rights, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Nagaland
Sarbeswar Basumatary
An Assam farmer who rose from ploughman to grower of fruit, fish and silk and now advises other farmers, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Assam
Satendra Singh Lohiya
A para swimmer from Bhind who has crossed the English Channel and other sea channels in relay teams, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Madhya Pradesh
Sathyanarayana Beleri
A Kasaragod farmer who conserves more than 650 traditional rice varieties in polybags and shares the seeds free, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Kerala
Seshampatti T. Sivalingam
A leading nadaswaram player with more than fifty years on radio and stage who teaches students worldwide, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Tamil Nadu
Shailesh Nayak
An earth scientist who set up India's tsunami early-warning system and led the Ministry of Earth Sciences, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Delhi
Shankarbaba Papalkar
An Amravati social worker who has raised more than a hundred abandoned children with disabilities as their father, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Maharashtra
Shanti Devi and Shivan Paswan
A Mithila artist couple from Laheriaganj who developed the Godna style of Madhubani painting, jointly honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Bihar
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
Silbi Passah
A Shillong artist and retired Hindi teacher who promotes Khasi music and dance, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Meghalaya
Smriti Rekha Chakma
A Chakma weaver and natural dyer from Tripura who trains rural women in loin-loom weaving, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Tripura
Som Datt Battu
A Shimla classical vocalist and musicologist trained in three gharanas who teaches without fees, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Himachal Pradesh
Somanna
A Jenu Kuruba leader, once a bonded labourer, who has fought for the land and forest rights of displaced Adivasis, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Karnataka
Surendra Kishore
A Patna journalist with five decades in Hindi newspapers, known for his reporting and simple life, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Bihar
Surendra Mohan Mishra
A Banaras gharana classical singer, composer and teacher, a Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024 (posthumous)
- Uttar Pradesh
Takdira Begam
A Birbhum kantha embroiderer who has trained hundreds of rural women over 30 years, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- West Bengal
Uday Vishwanath Deshpande
A Mumbai coach who has spent fifty years reviving mallakhamb and taking it to more than 50 countries, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Maharashtra
Urmila Srivastava
A Mirzapur kajri singer with five decades on radio and Doordarshan who taught music for forty years, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Uttar Pradesh
Velu Anandachari
A master temple sculptor who worked on temples across the Telugu states, including the rebuilding of Yadadri, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Telangana