INDIA
![Dr. (Smt.) Shanti Roy](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163628411896253171.jpg)
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Veteran Doctor from Patna - serving for the past 5 decades, from a time when very few women were in the field
![Smt. Deshabandu (Dr.) Vajira Chitrasena](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163628394996253131.jpg)
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Sri Lankan Dancing icon carrying forward the legacy of her country's traditional dance forms - seminal contribution in India - Sri Lanka cultural exchange
![Shri Kalyan Singh Rawat](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163628339596253171.jpg)
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Enviornmentalist and Founder President of Himalayan Vanya Jeev Sansthan - famous for initiating Maiti movement across 6,000 villages, encouraging plantation
![Shri Madan Singh Chauhan](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163628329096253131.jpg)
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Folk & Sufi singer from Raipur - widely appreciated for his Bhajan
![Shri Dalavayi Chalapathi Rao](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163628326596253171.jpg)
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Shadow Leather Puppeteer from Andhra performing for the last 7 decades - puppets and performances based on mythological themes
![Shri Jitu Rai](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163628317996253171.jpg)
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Indian Pistol Shooter who has won India mutliple Medals at the World Cup, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games - awarded the Khel Ratna in 2016
![Dr. Yogesh Praveen](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163628304396253171.jpg)
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Awadhi author and language expert - popular for his books 'Shatranj Ke Khiladi' and 'Umrao Jaan', that went on to become classics of hindi cinema (Posthumous)
![Shri Gafurbhai M. Bilakhia](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163628305396253131.jpg)
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Industrialist and Gandhian from Valsad - founded Maa Foundation, which is doing seminal work in providing education in rural areas
![Smt. Rahibai Soma Popere](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163628292896253171.jpg)
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Seed Mother - self-taught tribal woman farmer from Ahmednagar, famous globally for her work in agro bio-diversity conservation
![Dr. Prasanta Kumar Pattanaik](https://static.mygov.in/static/s3fs-public/mygov_163628280496253171.jpg)
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Veteran Economist based out of USA - popular as an Economist's Economist
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