Arunoday Saha
An economist and Bengali writer who became the founding vice-chancellor of Tripura University as a central university, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- Tripura
Heroes from Tripura
People from the state of Tripura whose work we have profiled.
Showing 1–7 of 7 heroes
Bikram Bahadur Jamatia
A former chief of Tripura's Jamatia community who rallied village volunteers against insurgency, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.
- Padma Shri 2023
- Mann Ki Baat #97
- Tripura
Chitta Ranjan Debbarma
The head of the Shantikali Ashram in Tripura, which runs hostels and a school for hundreds of children from poor families, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024.
- Padma Shri 2024
- Tripura
Narendra Chandra Debbarma
A former AIR station director who founded the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura and became a minister, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2023.
- Padma Shri 2023 (posthumous)
- Tripura
Naresh Chandra Dev Varma
A Tripura writer who has spent decades studying and writing in Kokborok and leads the Kokborok Sahitya Parishad, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Tripura
Satyaram Reang
A Bru folk artist from South Tripura who spent his life performing and teaching the Hojagiri dance and Bru folk songs, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Tripura
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