L. Hangthing
A Noklak farmer who set up the district's first plant nursery and the "Taste of Noklak" brand of local produce, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- Nagaland
Heroes from Nagaland
People from the state of Nagaland whose work we have profiled.
Showing 1–6 of 6 heroes
Moa Subong
A Naga musician who invented the bamhum, a bamboo wind instrument, and co-founded the folk fusion band Abiogenesis, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.
- Padma Shri 2023
- Mann Ki Baat #97
- Nagaland
Neihunuo Sorhie
A Kohima weaver who has trained hundreds of Naga women on the loin loom and run a crafts shop for 40 years, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.
- Padma Shri 2023
- Nagaland
Sangyusang S. Pongener
A Nagaland guru who has preserved Ao Naga folk songs and dances for six decades, training 2,000 young artists, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Nagaland
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
T Senka Ao
A Mokokchung writer who edited Ao Milen, Nagaland's oldest newspaper, for twenty years and worked for peace, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Nagaland