'Tribal woman Farmer from the Jaintia Hills, who spearheaded the women-led turmeric farming movement in Meghalaya, enabling the women farmers to triple their incomes

'Successful innovative fresh water Aqua culturist from Khordha - respected for his vision for local fish species and strengthening the local economy

'Progressive Organic Farmer from Telangana - developed new fruit varieties and brands of organic produce

'Gujarati humorist writer and comedian - famous for fostering the message of communal harmony through books and films

'Artist of Padya Natakam, a Telugu poetic drama form - more than 5,000 performances nationally over a period of 50 yrs

Current Captain of the Indian Women's Hockey Team - having already represented India for over a decade

'3-time National Film Award winning Hindi Films Actress - known for portraying strong women-centric roles

'Neck-down fully paralaysed social worker, among India’s biggest names in rehabilitation of divyang - through his Amar Sewa Sangam based out of Tirunelveli

'Recurve Archer from Sikkim and member of the Indian Army's Gurkha Rifles regiment - first Indian to win an individual Asian Games Silver medal

Gandhian father-daughter duo of Farmers from Odisha - enabling farmers across the country to take to sustainable organic farming