Retired Government Doctor from Andaman & Nicobar Islands - who brought the Jarawa tribe back from the verge of extinction during the Measles Epidemic of 1999

One of India's best-known Investors - forever bullish about India and her economy and stock market (Posthumous)

Naga Social Worker - preserving and promoting the indigenous Heraka religion and culture for 5 decades

Tribal Loinloom Weaver from Kohima - credited for training over 300 women in the art

Ho Author & Teacher, engaged in the preservation & promotion of the endangered language for 4 decades

Social Worker from Khowai who has dedicated his life for the protection and upliftment of Jamatia community in Tripura

Buddhist Spiritual leader from Leh - Head of Thiksay Monastery

95 year old Eminent Punjabi Author with over 100 books to his credit

92-year-old Veteran Archaeologist - led conservation projects from old Ajanta murals to Bamiyan Buddha statue in Afghanistan

Eminent Historian & Academic with an illustrious career of 4 decades