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Heroes from Himachal Pradesh

People from the state of Himachal Pradesh whose work we have profiled.

Showing 1–7 of 7 heroes

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Hariman Sharma

A Himachal farmer who developed HRMN-99, an apple variety that fruits in hot plains, now grown across India, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Himachal Pradesh
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Kartar Paras Ram Singh

A retired pharmacist from Hamirpur who builds bamboo models of historic buildings, some inside glass bottles, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.

  • Padma Shri 2021
  • Himachal Pradesh
President Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Padma Shri to Lalita Vakil at Rashtrapati Bhavan, 2022

Lalita Vakil

A Chamba embroiderer who has helped revive the double-sided Chamba rumal and trained thousands of women in it, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.

  • Padma Shri 2022
  • Himachal Pradesh
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Nekram Sharma

A Mandi farmer who brought millets and old crops back to hundreds of Himachal villages, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.

  • Padma Shri 2023
  • Himachal Pradesh
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Prem Lal Gautam

A plant breeder who helped draft India's biodiversity and farmers' rights laws and chaired the authorities that run them, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Himachal Pradesh
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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
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Vidyanand Sarek

A Sirmaur folk artist and poet who has written about 1,000 Pahari songs and kept the Kariyala folk theatre alive, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.

  • Padma Shri 2022
  • Himachal Pradesh