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Heroes from Haryana

People from the state of Haryana whose work we have profiled.

Showing 1–18 of 18 heroes

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Bakshi Ram

A sugarcane breeder whose variety Co 0238 came to cover most of the cane fields of northern India, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.

  • Padma Shri 2023
  • Haryana
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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
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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
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Harvinder Singh

A para-archer from Haryana who won India's first Paralympic gold in archery at Paris 2024, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Haryana
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Jai Bhagwan Goyal

A Kurukshetra scholar who revealed medieval Hindi literature written in Gurmukhi, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.

  • Padma Shri 2021
  • Haryana
Khem Raj Sundriyal receiving the Sant Kabir Award from President Pranab Mukherjee

Khem Raj Sundriyal

A Panipat master weaver who joined the Weavers' Service Centre in 1967 and has trained over 10,000 weavers and students, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Haryana
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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
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Moti Lal Madan

An animal scientist whose team produced the world's first IVF buffalo calf, Pratham, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.

  • Padma Shri 2022
  • Haryana
Neeraj Chopra in Stockholm, 2022

Neeraj Chopra

The javelin thrower from Panipat who won India's first Olympic gold in athletics at Tokyo 2020, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.

  • Padma Shri 2022
  • Haryana
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Om Prakash Gandhi

A physics professor who retired early to build schools and a college for girls in rural Yamunanagar, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.

  • Padma Shri 2022
  • Haryana
Portrait of Raghuvendra Tanwar

Raghuvendra Tanwar

A Kurukshetra historian of the partition of Punjab and chairman of the ICHR, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.

  • Padma Shri 2022
  • Haryana
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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
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Sant Ram Deswal

A Hindi and Haryanvi writer and folklorist from a Jhajjar farming family, who also led a village to full literacy, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Haryana
Savita Punia receiving the Arjuna Award in 2018

Savita Punia

The India hockey goalkeeper and former captain whose saves took India to its first Olympic semi-final, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Haryana
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Sukama Acharya

A Sanskrit scholar who runs gurukul-style colleges for girls in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.

  • Padma Shri 2023
  • Haryana
Portrait of Sumit Antil

Sumit Antil

A javelin thrower from Sonipat who won Tokyo Paralympic gold with a world record, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.

  • Padma Shri 2022
  • Haryana
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Tarlochan Singh

A former Rajya Sabha member and minorities commission chairman who built Delhi Haat, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2021.

  • Padma Bhushan 2021
  • Haryana
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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