Official Honorees
The Chronicle of Excellence
AGROFORESTRY INNOVATOR
NEW
DR. S. SHANTHA KUMAR
Environmentalist of the Year & Agroforestry Pioneer (3.15L Trees Planted)
ORTHOPAEDIC INNOVATOR
NEW
PROF. DR. AKSHAYA KUMAR MEHARA
Visionary Surgeon & Research Innovator (AIIMS Delhi)
PHILANTHROPIST
51
DR. RAVINDRA (APPA) JNYANESHWAR YELWANDE
Agriculturist, Real Estate & Community Leader
NATIONBUILDER
1
PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU
15th President of India
INDUSTRIALIST&PHILANTHROPIST
2
RATAN NAVAL TATA
Former Chairman, Tata Sons
TECHVISIONARY&PHILANTHROPIST
3
AZIM HASHIM PREMJI
Founder Chairman, Wipro Limited
ITPIONEER&VISIONARY
4
N. R. NARAYANA MURTHY
Co-founder, Infosys
AEROSPACESCIENTIST&FORMERPRESIDENT
5
DR. A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
11th President of India & "Missile Man"
AEROSPACEENGINEER&LEADER
6
DR. S. SOMANATH
Chairman, ISRO & Secretary, Dept. of Space
MATHEMATICSEDUCATOR&VISIONARY
7
ANAND KUMAR
Founder of the acclaimed Super 30 program
ENVIRONMENTALIST&CONSERVATIONIST
8
JADAV "MOLAI" PAYENG
Creator of the 1,360-acre Molai Forest
CHILDRIGHTSACTIVIST&NOBELLAUREATE
9
KAILASH SATYARTHI
Founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan
SOCIALWORKER&HUMANITARIAN
10
DR. SINDHUTAI SAPKAL
Affectionately known as "Mai" (Mother)
SPORTSICON&OLYMPICCHAMPION
11
NEERAJ CHOPRA
First Indian track and field Olympic Gold Medalist
CRICKETICON&GLOBALAMBASSADOR
12
VIRAT KOHLI
Former Captain, Indian National Cricket Team
MUSICALGENIUS
13
A. R. RAHMAN
Recipient of two Academy Awards and two Grammy Awards
LEGENDARYVOCALIST&CULTURALICON
14
LATA MANGESHKAR
Universally revered as the "Nightingale of India"
PHILANTHROPY
15
DR. ANNU KRISHNA BHARDWAJ
Founder, Vaishnavi Jan Kalyan Foundation
THEMOUNTAINMAN&SYMBOLOFWILLPOWER
16
DASHRATH MANJHI
The man who carved a mountain with a hammer and chisel
SOCIALENTREPRENEUR
17
DR. VERGHESE KURIEN
The Father of the White Revolution
CIVILENGINEER&INSTITUTIONBUILDER
18
E. SREEDHARAN
Widely known as the "Metro Man of India"
DEFENCESCIENTIST&MISSILEPIONEER
19
DR. TESSY THOMAS
Known as the "Missile Woman of India"
ENVIRONMENTALIST&FORESTCONSERVATOR
20
TULSI GOWDA
Known as the "Encyclopedia of the Forest"
THEWIZARDOFHOCKEY&NATIONALHERO
21
MAJOR DHYAN CHAND
Widely regarded as the greatest hockey player of all time
HUMANITARIANS&TRIBALREFORMERS
22
DR. PRAKASH & MANDAKINI AMTE
Founders of Lok Biradari Prakalp, Hemalkasa
MILITARYVETERAN&MEDICALHERO
23
CAPTAIN SUMIT SEN
Veteran, Army Medical Corps (AMC)
LIBRARIAN&KNOWLEDGECRUSADER
24
ANKE GOWDA M.
Creator of a 20 Lakh+ Book Sanctuary
NEONATOLOGIST&SOCIALREFORMER
25
DR. ARMIDA FERNANDEZ
Pioneer of Asia's First Human Milk Bank
PARALYMPICCHAMPION&HIGHJUMPER
26
PRAVEEN KUMAR
Redefining limits in Indian Para-Sports
AGRICULTURALINNOVATOR&PROGRESSIVEFARMER
27
SHRIRANG DEOBA LAD
Affectionately known across the nation as "Dada Lad"
COMMUNITYEMPOWERMENT&PHILANTHROPY
28
DR. RAVINDRA APPA DNYANESHWAR YELWANDE
Lifetime Excellence in Grassroots Empowerment
MANUFACTURINGLEADER&ENTREPRENEUR
29
DR. SUNITA PATASKAR
Visionary Leader, Spark Engineers & Steelcon
SCHOLAR,ACADEMIC&SANSKRITOLOGIST
30
PROF. VEMPATI KUTUMBA SASTRY
Global Ambassador of Sanskrit Studies
SOCIALWORKER&ARCHITECTOFSERVICE
31
SHRI TECHI GUBIN
President, Arunachal Vikas Parishad
KARMA-YOGI&MESSIAHOFTHEDIVYANG
32
SWAMI BRAHMDEV JI MAHARAJ
Founder, Shri Jagdamba Andh Vidyalaya
AEROSPACESCIENTIST&AVIATIONPIONEER
34
DR. SHUBHA VENKATESHA IYENGAR
Pioneer of the 'Drishti' Runway Visibility System