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Parameswaran</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Parameshwaran.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Parameshwaran.JPG/220px-Parameshwaran.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Parameshwaran.JPG/330px-Parameshwaran.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Parameshwaran.JPG/440px-Parameshwaran.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2208" data-file-height="1244" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1927-10-03</span>)</span>3 October 1927<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace">Thamarasseril Illam, <a href="/wiki/Cherthala" title="Cherthala">Cherthala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">9 February 2020<span style="display:none">(2020-02-09)</span> (aged 92)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Mayannur" title="Mayannur">Mayannur</a>, Kerala, India</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">Indian</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Citizenship</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">Indian</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data">B.A. History, <a href="/wiki/University_College_Trivandrum" class="mw-redirect" title="University College Trivandrum">University College Trivandrum</a> <br />Predegree, <a href="/wiki/St._Berchmans_College" title="St. Berchmans College">St. Berchmans College</a> Changanacherry</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hindutva" title="Hindutva">Hindutva</a> thinker <br /> <a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh" title="Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh">Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh</a> Pracharak <br />director of Bharatiya Vichara Kendra<br />president of <a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Kendra" title="Vivekananda Kendra">Vivekananda Kendra</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Padma_Vibhushan" title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a> 2018<br /> <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> 2004<br /> <i>Amritha Keerti Puraskar</i> 2002</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.vicharakendram.org/index.htm">http://www.vicharakendram.org/index.htm</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>P. Parameswaran</b> (3 October 1927 – 9 February 2020), often referred to as <b>Parameswarji</b>, was a <a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh" title="Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh">Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh</a> (RSS) <i>pracharak</i> from <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, India who was erstwhile Vice‑President of the <a href="/wiki/Jan_Sangh" class="mw-redirect" title="Jan Sangh">Jan Sangh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was president of <a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Kendra" title="Vivekananda Kendra">Vivekananda Kendra</a>, (which was awarded the 2015 <a href="/wiki/Gandhi_Peace_Prize" title="Gandhi Peace Prize">Gandhi Peace Prize</a>) and has been conferred with <a href="/wiki/Padma_Vibhushan" title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a>, India's second highest civilian award, in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He died on 9 February 2020 due to age-related illnesses<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Childhood">Childhood</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._Parameswaran&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Childhood"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in Thamarasseril Illam, <a href="/wiki/Muhamma" title="Muhamma">Muhamma</a> village in <a href="/wiki/Alappuzha_district" title="Alappuzha district">Alappuzha district</a> in the year 1927, Parameswaran after his schooling at his birthplace, continued his studies at <a href="/wiki/St._Berchmans_College" title="St. Berchmans College">St. Berchmans College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Changanacherry" class="mw-redirect" title="Changanacherry">Changanacherry</a> and graduated from <a href="/wiki/Trivandrum_University_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Trivandrum University College">University College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram" title="Thiruvananthapuram">Thiruvananthapuram</a> with distinctions in BA (Hons.) in History. From early childhood, he had a great inclination towards the study of Hinduism. He was intimately connected with most of the Hindu social and cultural organizations.<sup id="cite_ref-bvkdirector_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bvkdirector-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ideology">Ideology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._Parameswaran&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ideology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He came into contact with the <a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh" title="Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh">Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh</a> (RSS) during his student days. He was also a disciple of Swami Agamananda. Parameswaran became an <a href="/wiki/RSS_pracharak" class="mw-redirect" title="RSS pracharak">RSS pracharak</a> (full-time organizer) in 1950, as per the direction of <a href="/wiki/M._S._Golwalkar" title="M. S. Golwalkar">M. S. Golwalkar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Guruji" class="mw-redirect" title="Guruji">Guruji</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who was the <a href="/wiki/Sarsanghchalak" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarsanghchalak">Sarsanghchalak</a> of RSS. He served as organizing secretary of <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Jana_Sangh" title="Bharatiya Jana Sangh">Bharatiya Jana Sangh</a> in 1957. In 1968, he became an All‑India General Secretary and later Vice‑President of the Jan Sangh. He was jailed during the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Emergency_(1975-1977)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Emergency (1975-1977)">Indian Emergency (1975-1977)</a>. In 1977, Parameswaran moved from politics to the sphere of social thought and development. He worked as director based in <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a> for <a href="/wiki/Deendayal_Research_Institute" class="mw-redirect" title="Deendayal Research Institute">Deendayal Research Institute</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an organisation started by <a href="/wiki/Nanaji_Deshmukh" title="Nanaji Deshmukh">Nanaji Deshmukh</a> for four years. P. Parameswaran, a bachelor, who didn't have a house of his own, was residing in the Vichara Kendram headquarters, Thiruvananthapuram. </p><p>In 1982, he came back to Kerala and gave shape to a new organization; Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> aimed at national reconstruction through study and research. It has its headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram" title="Thiruvananthapuram">Thiruvananthapuram</a> and has units all over the state. He was the Director of Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram. He has also been associated with the <a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Rock_Memorial" title="Vivekananda Rock Memorial">Vivekananda Rock Memorial</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Kendra" title="Vivekananda Kendra">Vivekananda Kendra</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kanyakumari" title="Kanyakumari">Kanyakumari</a> and has served in various capacities in the governing body of the Kendra. He was the patron of Geetha Swadhyaya Samithi, which promotes the ideology of Bhagawad Geetha amongst youth. </p><p>He took initiation from <a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna_Mission" title="Ramakrishna Mission">Ramakrishna Mission</a> and was a close associate and disciple of Swami Agamananda<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> social reformer and founder of Advaita Ashrama at <a href="/wiki/Kalady" title="Kalady">Kalady</a>, the birthplace of <a href="/wiki/Adi_Shankara" title="Adi Shankara">Adi Shankara</a>. </p><p>He has written articles and books on social, cultural and religious themes. He has delivered lectures all over the country on national issues. He participated in the Centenary celebrations of Swami Vivekananda's address at the <a href="/wiki/World_Parliament_of_Religions" class="mw-redirect" title="World Parliament of Religions">World Parliament of Religions</a> held at <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> in [1893].<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Social_thought">Social thought</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._Parameswaran&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Social thought"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1998, as an answer to the rising crime rate, delinquency and other social evils in Kerala, Sri. Parameswaran proposed observation of a 'Gita decade'. Popularizing the <a href="/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita" title="Bhagavad Gita">Bhagavad Gita</a> as a comprehensive life science was his solution to the social problems of Kerala and the whole of India. The recently conducted two‑day Gita Sangamam at Thrissur attracted around two thousand youths from all over Kerala. Eminent personalities like <a href="/wiki/Padma_Subrahmanyam" title="Padma Subrahmanyam">Padma Subrahmanyam</a>, Justice Sukumaran etc. attended the function, which was formally inaugurated by <a href="/wiki/Ananth_Kumar" title="Ananth Kumar">Ananth Kumar</a>, Union Minister for Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports. The programme of conducting one Gita Shibir in each panchayat of Kerala is on. </p><p>The International Seminar 'Bhagavad-Gita Gita and Modern problems' held at Thiruvananthapuram from 7 to 4 December 2000, in which 1500 youths, scholars and saints from all over India and abroad including <a href="/wiki/Murli_Manohar_Joshi" title="Murli Manohar Joshi">Murli Manohar Joshi</a>, Union HRD Minister and the <a href="/wiki/Dalai_Lama" title="Dalai Lama">Dalai Lama</a> participated, was a high-water mark of the Gita Movement organized by the Gita Swadhaya Samithi under the guidance of P. Parameswaran. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_recognition">Awards and recognition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._Parameswaran&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards and recognition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Parameswaran was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Hanuman_Prasad_Poddar" title="Hanuman Prasad Poddar">Hanuman Prasad Poddar</a> Award instituted by Bada Bazar Library of Kolkata <a href="/wiki/Calcutta" class="mw-redirect" title="Calcutta">Calcutta</a> in 1997, in recognition of his effort in teaching the lofty principles of <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> to the common man. </p><p>Parameswaran has won many awards and recognitions. He was appointed as the member of the Court (Senate) of <a href="/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru_University,_Delhi" class="mw-redirect" title="Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi">Jawaharlal Nehru University</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a> in 2000. </p><p>He was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Amrita_Keerti_Puraskar" title="Amrita Keerti Puraskar">Amrita Keerti Puraskar</a> by Sri <a href="/wiki/Mata_Amritanandamayi_Math" title="Mata Amritanandamayi Math">Mata Amritanandamayi Math</a> on 26 September 2002, for outstanding service to the society.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004, the President of India awarded him the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> in recognition of his valuable contributions to the society.<sup id="cite_ref-Padma_Awards_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padma_Awards-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has authored many books in Malayalam and English. </p><p>P. Parameswaran has authored several books on Indian philosophy and society. He was the editor of the magazines ‑ <i><a href="/wiki/Kesari_(magazine)" title="Kesari (magazine)">Kesari (magazine)</a>' and 'Manthan'. He was the editor of the monthly 'Yuva Bharathi' and the quarterly 'Vivekananda Kendra Patrilka'. He has written books on <a href="/wiki/Sri_Aurobindo" title="Sri Aurobindo">Sri Aurobindo</a>, Marx and Vivekananda, <a href="/wiki/Chhatrapati_Shivaji" class="mw-redirect" title="Chhatrapati Shivaji">Chhatrapati Shivaji</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda" title="Swami Vivekananda">Swami Vivekananda</a>'s teachings. He also kept his close association with Sri Ramakrishna Math<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Advaita Ashram, <a href="/wiki/Kalady" title="Kalady">Kalady</a>. He was also the recipient of <a href="/wiki/Padma_Vibhushan" title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a> 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i> </p> <ul><li>2004 - <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a></li> <li>2018 - <a href="/wiki/Padma_Vibhushan" title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_P._Parameswaran,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20,_2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/The_President%2C_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_P._Parameswaran%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2018.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="232" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/The_President%2C_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_P._Parameswaran%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2018.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/The_President%2C_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_P._Parameswaran%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2018.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1818" data-file-height="1915" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a> Shri <a href="/wiki/Ram_Nath_Kovind" title="Ram Nath Kovind">Ram Nath Kovind</a> presenting the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Vibhushan" title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a> Award to Shri P. Parameswaran</figcaption></figure></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Works">Works</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._Parameswaran&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sri. Parameswaran has authored several books on Indian philosophy and society. He was the editor of journals‑ '<a href="/wiki/Kesari_(magazine)" title="Kesari (magazine)">Kesari (magazine)</a>' and 'Manthan'. He was the editor of the monthly 'Yuva Bharathy' and the quarterly Vivekananda Kendra Patrilka and Chief Editor of 'Pragati' Quarterly Research Journal. </p><p>Books by him include: </p> <ol><li>Sri <a href="/wiki/Narayana_Guru" title="Narayana Guru">Narayana Guru</a> the Prophet of Renaissance.</li> <li>Sri Aravindan Bhaviyude Darsanikan.</li> <li>Vishwa Vijayi Vivekanandan.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marx" class="mw-redirect" title="Marx">Marx</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vivekananda" class="mw-redirect" title="Vivekananda">Vivekananda</a>.</li> <li>From <a href="/wiki/Marx" class="mw-redirect" title="Marx">Marx</a> to Maharshi.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita" title="Bhagavad Gita">Bhagavad Gita</a> – Vision of a New World Order.</li> <li>Beyond All Isms to Humanism.</li> <li>Heart Beats of a <a href="/wiki/Hindu_Rashtra" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu Rashtra">Hindu Nation</a> (Compilation of selected editorials in Yuva Bharathy).</li> <li>Yajna Prasadam (Selected Poems).</li> <li>Disabodhathinate Darshanam (Selected Essays in Malayalam).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhagavad-Gita" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhagavad-Gita">Bhagavad-Gita</a> The Nectar of Immortality (Collection of Essays on Gita).</li> <li>Marunna Samoohavum Maratha Mulyangalum.</li> <li>Gita's Vision Of An Ideal Society</li> <li>Udharedathmanathmanam</li> <li>Makarajyotis(A brief study of Swami Vivekananda in Malayalam)</li> <li>Darshanasamvadam</li> <li>Swanthantra Bharatham-Gatiyum Niyathiyum</li> <li>Hindudarmavum Indian communisavum</li> <li>Vivekanandanum Prabhudha Keralavum (Edited)</li> <li>Hindutva Ideology – Unique and Universal</li> <li>Heart Beats of Hindu Nation (3 volumes)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._Parameswaran&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Frawley" title="David Frawley">David Frawley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koenraad_Elst" title="Koenraad Elst">Koenraad Elst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michel_Danino" title="Michel Danino">Michel Danino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alain_Danielou" class="mw-redirect" title="Alain Danielou">Alain Danielou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girilal_Jain" title="Girilal Jain">Girilal Jain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Kendra" title="Vivekananda Kendra">Vivekananda Kendra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Rock_Memorial" title="Vivekananda Rock Memorial">Vivekananda Rock Memorial</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._Parameswaran&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Chattopadhyaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhabatosh_Datta" title="Bhabatosh Datta">Bhabatosh Datta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avinash_Dixit" title="Avinash Dixit">Avinash Dixit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahasweta_Devi" title="Mahasweta Devi">Mahasweta Devi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Kenneth_Galbraith" title="John Kenneth Galbraith">John Kenneth Galbraith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarvepalli_Gopal" title="Sarvepalli Gopal">Sarvepalli Gopal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshman_Shastri_Joshi" title="Lakshman Shastri Joshi">Lakshman Shastri Joshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaka_Kalelkar" title="Kaka Kalelkar">Kaka Kalelkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhondo_Keshav_Karve" title="Dhondo Keshav Karve">Dhondo Keshav Karve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopinath_Kaviraj" title="Gopinath Kaviraj">Gopinath Kaviraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radheshyam_Khemka" title="Radheshyam Khemka">Radheshyam Khemka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuvempu" title="Kuvempu">Kuvempu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._N._V._Kurup" title="O. N. V. Kurup">O. N. V. Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prasanta_Chandra_Mahalanobis" title="Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis">Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitakant_Mahapatra" title="Sitakant Mahapatra">Sitakant Mahapatra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mathai" class="mw-redirect" title="John Mathai">John Mathai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kotha_Satchidananda_Murthy" class="mw-redirect" title="Kotha Satchidananda Murthy">Kotha Satchidananda Murthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giani_Gurmukh_Singh_Musafir" class="mw-redirect" title="Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir">Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basanti_Dulal_Nagchaudhuri" title="Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri">Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bal_Ram_Nanda" title="Bal Ram Nanda">Bal Ram Nanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._K._Narayan" title="R. K. Narayan">R. K. Narayan</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">P. Parameswaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amrita_Pritam" title="Amrita Pritam">Amrita Pritam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Raj" title="K. N. Raj">K. N. Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Rangarajan" title="C. Rangarajan">C. Rangarajan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Rao" title="Raja Rao">Raja Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramoji_Rao" title="Ramoji Rao">Ramoji Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hormasji_Maneckji_Seervai" title="Hormasji Maneckji Seervai">Hormasji Maneckji Seervai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajaram_Shastri" title="Rajaram Shastri">Rajaram Shastri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._L._Shrimali" title="K. L. Shrimali">Kalu Lal Shrimali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govindbhai_Shroff" title="Govindbhai Shroff">Govindbhai Shroff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khushwant_Singh" title="Khushwant Singh">Khushwant Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandeshwar_Prasad_Narayan_Singh" title="Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh">Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premlila_Vithaldas_Thackersey" title="Premlila Vithaldas Thackersey">Premlila Vithaldas Thackersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahadevi_Varma" title="Mahadevi Varma">Mahadevi Varma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bashir_Hussain_Zaidi" title="Bashir Hussain Zaidi">Bashir Hussain Zaidi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Medicine</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jasbir_Singh_Bajaj" title="Jasbir Singh Bajaj">Jasbir Singh Bajaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._K._Goyal" title="B. K. Goyal">B. K. Goyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purshotam_Lal" title="Purshotam Lal">Purshotam Lal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Lakshmanaswami_Mudaliar" title="A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar">A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._I._Padmavati" title="S. I. Padmavati">S. I. Padmavati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autar_Singh_Paintal" title="Autar Singh Paintal">Autar Singh Paintal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Nageshwara_Reddy" class="mw-redirect" title="D. Nageshwara Reddy">D. Nageshwara Reddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kantilal_Hastimal_Sancheti" title="Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti">Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balu_Sankaran" title="Balu Sankaran">Balu Sankaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Shanta" title="V. Shanta">V. Shanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vithal_Nagesh_Shirodkar" title="Vithal Nagesh Shirodkar">Vithal Nagesh Shirodkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Narain_Tandon" title="Prakash Narain Tandon">Prakash Narain Tandon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brihaspati_Dev_Triguna" title="Brihaspati Dev Triguna">Brihaspati Dev Triguna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Valiathan" title="M. S. Valiathan">M. S. Valiathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Mahalanabis" title="Dilip Mahalanabis">Dilip Mahalanabis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sunderlal_Bahuguna" title="Sunderlal Bahuguna">Sunderlal Bahuguna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._K._S._Iyengar" title="B. K. S. Iyengar">B. K. S. Iyengar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rambhadracharya" title="Rambhadracharya">Rambhadracharya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Shankar_(spiritual_leader)" title="Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)">Ravi Shankar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishwesha_Teertha" class="mw-redirect" title="Vishwesha Teertha">Vishwesha Teertha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaggi_Vasudev" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaggi Vasudev">Jaggi Vasudev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._V._Doshi" title="B. V. Doshi">B. V. Doshi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Public affairs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/L._K._Advani" title="L. K. Advani">L. K. Advani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montek_Singh_Ahluwalia" title="Montek Singh Ahluwalia">Montek Singh Ahluwalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aruna_Asaf_Ali" title="Aruna Asaf Ali">Aruna Asaf Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fazal_Ali" class="mw-redirect" title="Fazal Ali">Fazal Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adarsh_Sein_Anand" title="Adarsh Sein Anand">Adarsh Sein Anand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhav_Shrihari_Aney" title="Madhav Shrihari Aney">Madhav Shrihari Aney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parkash_Singh_Badal" title="Parkash Singh Badal">Parkash Singh Badal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikander_Bakht" title="Sikander Bakht">Sikander Bakht</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milon_K._Banerji" title="Milon K. Banerji">Milon K. Banerji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirza_Hameedullah_Beg" title="Mirza Hameedullah Beg">Mirza Hameedullah Beg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._N._Bhagwati" title="P. N. Bhagwati">P. N. Bhagwati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Chelliah" title="Raja Chelliah">Raja Chelliah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._K._Daphtary" title="C. K. Daphtary">Chandra Kisan Daphtary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niren_De" title="Niren De">Niren De</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._D._Deshmukh" title="C. D. Deshmukh">C. D. Deshmukh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Lancelot_Dias" title="Anthony Lancelot Dias">Anthony Lancelot Dias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uma_Shankar_Dikshit" title="Uma Shankar Dikshit">Uma Shankar Dikshit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazi_Lhendup_Dorjee" title="Kazi Lhendup Dorjee">Kazi Lhendup Dorjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Fernandes" title="George Fernandes">George Fernandes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._B._Gajendragadkar" title="P. B. Gajendragadkar">P. B. Gajendragadkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Gilman" title="Benjamin Gilman">Benjamin Gilman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isma%C3%AFl_Omar_Guelleh" title="Ismaïl Omar Guelleh">Ismaïl Omar Guelleh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Husain_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zakir Husain (politician)">Zakir Husain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._R._Krishna_Iyer" title="V. R. Krishna Iyer">V. R. Krishna Iyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagmohan" title="Jagmohan">Jagmohan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Chand_Jain" title="Lakshmi Chand Jain">Lakshmi Chand Jain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arun_Jaitley" title="Arun Jaitley">Arun Jaitley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aditya_Nath_Jha" title="Aditya Nath Jha">Aditya Nath Jha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murli_Manohar_Joshi" title="Murli Manohar Joshi">Murli Manohar Joshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anerood_Jugnauth" title="Anerood Jugnauth">Anerood Jugnauth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehdi_Nawaz_Jung" title="Mehdi Nawaz Jung">Mehdi Nawaz Jung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Yavar_Jung" title="Ali Yavar Jung">Ali Yavar Jung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Kelkar" title="Vijay Kelkar">Vijay Kelkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hans_Raj_Khanna" title="Hans Raj Khanna">Hans Raj Khanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._N._Khare" title="V. N. Khare">V. N. Khare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagdish_Singh_Khehar" title="Jagdish Singh Khehar">Jagdish Singh Khehar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._G._Kher" title="B. G. Kher">Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhlaqur_Rahman_Kidwai" title="Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai">Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jivraj_Narayan_Mehta" title="Jivraj Narayan Mehta">Jivraj Narayan Mehta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Krishna_Menon" title="V. K. Krishna Menon">V. K. Krishna Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hirendranath_Mukherjee" title="Hirendranath Mukherjee">Hirendranath Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajoy_Mukherjee" title="Ajoy Mukherjee">Ajoy Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee" title="Pranab Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmaja_Naidu" title="Padmaja Naidu">Padmaja Naidu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkaiah_Naidu" title="Venkaiah Naidu">Venkaiah Naidu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulzarilal_Nanda" title="Gulzarilal Nanda">Gulzarilal Nanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govind_Narain" title="Govind Narain">Govind Narain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fali_Sam_Nariman" title="Fali Sam Nariman">Fali Sam Nariman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hosei_Norota" title="Hosei Norota">Hosei Norota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanabhoy_Palkhivala" class="mw-redirect" title="Nanabhoy Palkhivala">Nanabhoy Palkhivala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Parasaran" title="K. Parasaran">K. Parasaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hari_Vinayak_Pataskar" title="Hari Vinayak Pataskar">Hari Vinayak Pataskar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunder_Lal_Patwa" title="Sunder Lal Patwa">Sunder Lal Patwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharad_Pawar" title="Sharad Pawar">Sharad Pawar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._R._Pillai" title="N. R. Pillai">Naryana Raghvan Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Prakasa" title="Sri Prakasa">Sri Prakasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._G._Ranga" title="N. G. Ranga">N. G. Ranga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Narayana_Reddy" title="Ravi Narayana Reddy">Ravi Narayana Reddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y._Venugopal_Reddy" class="mw-redirect" title="Y. Venugopal Reddy">Y. Venugopal Reddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Mohammed_Sadiq" title="Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq">Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Sahgal" title="Lakshmi Sahgal">Lakshmi Sahgal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._A._Sangma" title="P. A. Sangma">P. A. Sangma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._C._Setalvad" title="M. C. Setalvad">M. C. Setalvad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyan_Singh" title="Kalyan Singh">Kalyan Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karan_Singh" title="Karan Singh">Karan Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagendra_Singh" title="Nagendra Singh">Nagendra Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swaran_Singh" title="Swaran Singh">Swaran Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Sisulu" title="Walter Sisulu">Walter Sisulu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soli_Sorabjee" title="Soli Sorabjee">Soli Sorabjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyan_Sundaram" title="Kalyan Sundaram">Kalyan Sundaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sushma_Swaraj" title="Sushma Swaraj">Sushma Swaraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandulal_Madhavlal_Trivedi" title="Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi">Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee" title="Atal Bihari Vajpayee">Atal Bihari Vajpayee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._N._Venkatachaliah" title="M. N. Venkatachaliah">M. N. Venkatachaliah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._K._Venugopal" title="K. K. Venugopal">Kottayan Katankot Venugopal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Dorji_Wangchuck" title="Jigme Dorji Wangchuck">Jigme Dorji Wangchuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Krishna" title="S. M. Krishna">S. M. Krishna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mulayam_Singh_Yadav" title="Mulayam Singh Yadav">Mulayam Singh Yadav</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Science and <br />engineering</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Aatre" title="V. K. Aatre">V. K. Aatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salim_Ali" title="Salim Ali">Salim Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Borlaug" title="Norman Borlaug">Norman Borlaug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar" title="Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar">Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajagopala_Chidambaram" title="Rajagopala Chidambaram">Rajagopala Chidambaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Correa" title="Charles Correa">Charles Correa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Dhawan" title="Satish Dhawan">Satish Dhawan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anil_Kakodkar" title="Anil Kakodkar">Anil Kakodkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam" title="A. P. J. Abdul Kalam">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnaswamy_Kasturirangan" title="Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan">Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Har_Gobind_Khorana" title="Har Gobind Khorana">Har Gobind Khorana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daulat_Singh_Kothari" title="Daulat Singh Kothari">Daulat Singh Kothari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verghese_Kurien" title="Verghese Kurien">Verghese Kurien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Anant_Mashelkar" title="Raghunath Anant Mashelkar">Raghunath Anant Mashelkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Madhavan_Nair" title="G. Madhavan Nair">G. Madhavan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roddam_Narasimha" title="Roddam Narasimha">Roddam Narasimha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayant_Narlikar" title="Jayant Narlikar">Jayant Narlikar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_K._Pachauri" title="Rajendra K. Pachauri">Rajendra K. Pachauri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Peary_Pal" title="Benjamin Peary Pal">Benjamin Peary Pal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yash_Pal" title="Yash Pal">Yash Pal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I._G._Patel" title="I. G. Patel">I. G. Patel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkatraman_Ramakrishnan" class="mw-redirect" title="Venkatraman Ramakrishnan">Venkatraman Ramakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._R._Ramanathan" title="K. R. Ramanathan">K. R. Ramanathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Ramanna" title="Raja Ramanna">Raja Ramanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._R._Rao" title="C. R. Rao">C. R. Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._N._R._Rao" title="C. N. R. Rao">C. N. R. Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palle_Rama_Rao" title="Palle Rama Rao">Palle Rama Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udupi_Ramachandra_Rao" title="Udupi Ramachandra Rao">Udupi Ramachandra Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikram_Sarabhai" title="Vikram Sarabhai">Vikram Sarabhai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Man_Mohan_Sharma" title="Man Mohan Sharma">Man Mohan Sharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obaid_Siddiqi" title="Obaid Siddiqi">Obaid Siddiqi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Sreedharan" title="E. Sreedharan">E. Sreedharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Srinivasan" title="M. R. Srinivasan">M. R. Srinivasan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._C._George_Sudarshan" title="E. C. George Sudarshan">George Sudarshan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Swaminathan" title="M. S. Swaminathan">M. S. Swaminathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narinder_Singh_Kapany" title="Narinder Singh Kapany">Narinder Singh Kapany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._R._Srinivasa_Varadhan" title="S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan">S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Social work</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="padding:0;line-height:1.3em; white-space:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baba_Amte" title="Baba Amte">Baba Amte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandurang_Shastri_Athavale" title="Pandurang Shastri Athavale">Pandurang Shastri Athavale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janaki_Devi_Bajaj" title="Janaki Devi Bajaj">Janaki Devi Bajaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirabehn" title="Mirabehn">Mirabehn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamaladevi_Chattopadhyay" title="Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay">Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durgabai_Deshmukh" title="Durgabai Deshmukh">Durgabai Deshmukh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanaji_Deshmukh" title="Nanaji Deshmukh">Nanaji Deshmukh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nirmala_Deshpande" title="Nirmala Deshpande">Nirmala Deshpande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Dharia" title="Mohan Dharia">Mohan Dharia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._N._Dhebar" title="U. N. Dhebar">U. N. 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C. George Sudarshan">E. C. George Sudarshan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Sreedharan" title="E. Sreedharan">E. Sreedharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Madhavan_Nair" title="G. Madhavan Nair">G. Madhavan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Matthai" title="John Matthai">John Matthai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Raj" title="K. N. Raj">K. N. Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._R._Ramanathan" title="K. R. Ramanathan">K. R. Ramanathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Shankar_Pillai" title="K. Shankar Pillai">K. Shankar Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottayan_Katankot_Venugopal" class="mw-redirect" title="Kottayan Katankot Venugopal">Kottayan Katankot Venugopal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Valiathan" title="M. S. Valiathan">M. S. Valiathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._R._Pillai" title="N. R. Pillai">N. R. Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._N._V._Kurup" title="O. N. V. Kurup">O. N. V. Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Krishna_Menon" title="V. K. Krishna Menon">V. K. Krishna Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._R._Krishna_Iyer" title="V. R. Krishna Iyer">V. R. Krishna Iyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verghese_Kurien" title="Verghese Kurien">Verghese Kurien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan (Male)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._C._N._Nambiar" title="A. C. N. Nambiar">A. C. N. Nambiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammannur_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Ammannur Madhava Chakyar">Ammannur Madhava Chakyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Ramachandran" title="A. Ramachandran">A. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Sreedhara_Menon" title="A. Sreedhara Menon">A. Sreedhara Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._P._Krishnan_Nair" title="C. P. Krishnan Nair">C. P. Krishnan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chembai" title="Chembai">Chembai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._C._George_Sudarshan" title="E. C. George Sudarshan">E. C. George Sudarshan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eledath_Thaikkattu_Narayanan_Mooss" class="mw-redirect" title="Eledath Thaikkattu Narayanan Mooss">Eledath Thaikkattu Narayanan Mooss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Madhavan_Nair" title="G. Madhavan Nair">G. Madhavan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Sankara_Kurup" title="G. Sankara Kurup">G. Sankara Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Chiramel" title="Gabriel Chiramel">Gabriel Chiramel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Joseph_(scientist)" title="George Joseph (scientist)">George Joseph (scientist)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guru_Kunchu_Kurup" title="Guru Kunchu Kurup">Guru Kunchu Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Chandy" title="Jacob Chandy">Jacob Chandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._G._Subramanyan" title="K. G. Subramanyan">K. G. Subramanyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._George_(writer)" title="K. M. George (writer)">K. M. George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._Mathew" title="K. M. Mathew">K. M. Mathew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Kesava_Menon" title="K. P. Kesava Menon">K. P. Kesava Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._P._Nambiar" title="K. P. P. Nambiar">K. P. P. Nambiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._S._Menon_(senior)" class="mw-redirect" title="K. P. S. Menon (senior)">K. P. S. Menon (senior)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._R._Ramanathan" title="K. R. Ramanathan">K. R. Ramanathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Radhakrishnan" class="mw-redirect" title="K. Radhakrishnan">K. Radhakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Sankaran_Nair" title="K. Sankaran Nair">K. Sankaran Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Shankar_Pillai" title="K. Shankar Pillai">K. Shankar Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Sukumaran_(journalist)" title="K. Sukumaran (journalist)">K. Sukumaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._T._Thomas_(Justice)" class="mw-redirect" title="K. T. Thomas (Justice)">K. T. Thomas (Justice)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandathil_Mammen_Cherian" class="mw-redirect" title="Kandathil Mammen Cherian">Kandathil Mammen Cherian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavalam_Narayana_Panicker" title="Kavalam Narayana Panicker">Kavalam Narayana Panicker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottayan_Katankot_Venugopal" class="mw-redirect" title="Kottayan Katankot Venugopal">Kottayan Katankot Venugopal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunhiraman_Palat_Candeth" title="Kunhiraman Palat Candeth">Kunhiraman Palat Candeth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuzhur_Narayana_Marar" title="Kuzhur Narayana Marar">Kuzhur Narayana Marar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Valiathan" title="M. S. Valiathan">M. S. Valiathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._V._Pylee" title="M. V. Pylee">M. V. Pylee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madavoor_Vasudevan_Nair" title="Madavoor Vasudevan Nair">Madavoor Vasudevan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannathu_Padmanabha_Pillai" title="Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai">Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._V._Vijayan" title="O. V. Vijayan">O. V. Vijayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._K._Warrier" title="P. K. Warrier">P. K. Warrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palghat_Mani_Iyer" title="Palghat Mani Iyer">Palghat Mani Iyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philipose_Mar_Chrysostom_Mar_Thoma" title="Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma">Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pothan_Joseph" title="Pothan Joseph">Pothan Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prem_Nazir" title="Prem Nazir">Prem Nazir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghavan_Thirumulpad" title="Raghavan Thirumulpad">Raghavan Thirumulpad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramankutty_Nair" title="Ramankutty Nair">Ramankutty Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Nambiar" title="Satish Nambiar">Satish Nambiar</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._J._S._George" title="T. J. S. George">T. J. S. George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._K._Oommen" title="T. K. Oommen">T. K. Oommen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Krishnan" title="T. N. Krishnan">T. N. Krishnan</a> *</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._V._Gopalakrishnan" title="T. V. Gopalakrishnan">T. V. Gopalakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._V._R._Shenoy" title="T. V. R. Shenoy">T. V. R. Shenoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thakazhi_Sivasankara_Pillai" title="Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai">Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thayil_John_Cherian" class="mw-redirect" title="Thayil John Cherian">Thayil John Cherian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Kailath" title="Thomas Kailath">Thomas Kailath</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trichur_V._Ramachandran" title="Trichur V. Ramachandran">Trichur V. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Narayana_Menon" title="V. K. Narayana Menon">V. K. Narayana Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vainu_Bappu" title="Vainu Bappu">Vainu Bappu</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallathol_Narayana_Menon" title="Vallathol Narayana Menon">Vallathol Narayana Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verghese_Kurien" title="Verghese Kurien">Verghese Kurien</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan (Female)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Balamani_Amma" title="Balamani Amma">Balamani Amma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_N._Menon" title="Lakshmi N. Menon">Lakshmi N. Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Leela" title="P. Leela">P. Leela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tara_Cherian" title="Tara Cherian">Tara Cherian</a> #</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri (Male)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._Marthanda_Pillai" title="A. Marthanda Pillai">A. Marthanda Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Sivathanu_Pillai" title="A. Sivathanu Pillai">A. Sivathanu Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammannur_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Ammannur Madhava Chakyar">Ammannur Madhava Chakyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antony_Padiyara" title="Antony Padiyara">Antony Padiyara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayyappa_Paniker" title="Ayyappa Paniker">Ayyappa Paniker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azad_Moopen" title="Azad Moopen">Azad Moopen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Paul_Thaliath" title="B. Paul Thaliath">B. Paul Thaliath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Ravi_Pillai" title="B. Ravi Pillai">B. Ravi Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balachandra_Menon" title="Balachandra Menon">Balachandra Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._G._Krishnadas_Nair" title="C. G. Krishnadas Nair">C. G. Krishnadas Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheril_Krishna_Menon" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheril Krishna Menon">Cheril Krishna Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Sreedharan" title="E. Sreedharan">E. Sreedharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eledath_Thaikkattu_Neelakandan_Mooss" class="mw-redirect" title="Eledath Thaikkattu Neelakandan Mooss">Eledath Thaikkattu Neelakandan Mooss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eluvathingal_Devassy_Jemmis" class="mw-redirect" title="Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis">Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Aravindan" title="G. Aravindan">G. Aravindan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Shankar" title="G. Shankar">G. Shankar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Vijayaraghavan" title="G. Vijayaraghavan">G. Vijayaraghavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopinath_Pillai" title="Gopinath Pillai">Gopinath Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Hareendran_Nair" title="J. Hareendran Nair">J. Hareendran Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayaram" title="Jayaram">Jayaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_Chacko_Periappuram" title="Jose Chacko Periappuram">Jose Chacko Periappuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._George_(writer)" title="K. M. George (writer)">K. M. George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._Mammen_Mappillai" title="K. M. Mammen Mappillai">K. M. Mammen Mappillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Haridas" title="K. P. Haridas">K. P. Haridas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Udayabhanu" title="K. P. Udayabhanu">K. P. Udayabhanu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavan" title="K. Raghavan">K. Raghavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Ravindran_Nair" class="mw-redirect" title="K. Ravindran Nair">K. Ravindran Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Shankar_Pillai" title="K. Shankar Pillai">K. Shankar Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamandalam_Gopi" title="Kalamandalam Gopi">Kalamandalam Gopi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamandalam_Krishnan_Nair" title="Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair">Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamandalam_Sivan_Namboodiri" title="Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri">Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandathil_Mammen_Cherian" class="mw-redirect" title="Kandathil Mammen Cherian">Kandathil Mammen Cherian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandathil_Mammen_Philip" title="Kandathil Mammen Philip">Kandathil Mammen Philip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavungal_Chathunni_Panicker" title="Kavungal Chathunni Panicker">Kavungal Chathunni Panicker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keezhpadam_Kumaran_Nair" title="Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair">Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunhiraman_Palat_Candeth" title="Kunhiraman Palat Candeth">Kunhiraman Palat Candeth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunnenkeril_K._Jacob" class="mw-redirect" title="Kunnenkeril K. Jacob">Kunnenkeril K. Jacob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurian_John_Melamparambil" title="Kurian John Melamparambil">Kurian John Melamparambil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuzhivelil_Mathew" title="Kuzhivelil Mathew">Kuzhivelil Mathew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Baker" title="Laurie Baker">Laurie Baker</a> !</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhavan_Chandradathan" title="Madhavan Chandradathan">Madhavan Chandradathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._A._Yousuf_Ali" class="mw-redirect" title="M. A. Yousuf Ali">M. A. Yousuf Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._G._Ramachandran" title="M. G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Krishnan_Nair_(doctor)" title="M. Krishnan Nair (doctor)">M. Krishnan Nair (doctor)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Night_Shyamalan" title="M. Night Shyamalan">M. Night Shyamalan</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Kurup" title="M. R. Kurup">M. R. Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Valiathan" title="M. S. Valiathan">M. S. Valiathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Vijayan" title="M. Vijayan">M. Vijayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhu_(actor)" title="Madhu (actor)">Madhu (actor)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammen_Mathew" title="Mammen Mathew">Mammen Mathew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Mani Madhava Chakyar">Mani Madhava Chakyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mathew_Kalarickal" title="Mathew Kalarickal">Mathew Kalarickal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mattannoor_Sankarankutty" title="Mattannoor Sankarankutty">Mattannoor Sankarankutty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitraniketan_Viswanathan" title="Mitraniketan Viswanathan">Mitraniketan Viswanathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Balakrishnan_Nair" title="N. Balakrishnan Nair">N. Balakrishnan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Kesava_Panikkar" title="N. Kesava Panikkar">N. Kesava Panikkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._R._Madhava_Menon" title="N. R. Madhava Menon">N. R. Madhava Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narayana_Panicker_Kochupillai" title="Narayana Panicker Kochupillai">Narayana Panicker Kochupillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neyyattinkara_Vasudevan" title="Neyyattinkara Vasudevan">Neyyattinkara Vasudevan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._N._V._Kurup" title="O. N. V. Kurup">O. N. V. Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Gopinathan" title="P. Gopinathan">P. Gopinathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._K._Narayanan_Nambiar" title="P. K. Narayanan Nambiar">P. K. Narayanan Nambiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._K._Rajagopalan" title="P. K. Rajagopalan">P. K. Rajagopalan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._K._Warrier" title="P. K. Warrier">P. K. Warrier</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">P. Parameswaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pothen" title="Paul Pothen">Paul Pothen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perakath_Verghese_Benjamin" class="mw-redirect" title="Perakath Verghese Benjamin">Perakath Verghese Benjamin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peruvanam_Kuttan_Marar" title="Peruvanam Kuttan Marar">Peruvanam Kuttan Marar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Augustine" title="Philip Augustine">Philip Augustine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prem_Nazir" title="Prem Nazir">Prem Nazir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priyadarshan" title="Priyadarshan">Priyadarshan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pucadyil_Ittoop_John" class="mw-redirect" title="Pucadyil Ittoop John">Pucadyil Ittoop John</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puthenpurayil_Mathew_Joseph" class="mw-redirect" title="Puthenpurayil Mathew Joseph">Puthenpurayil Mathew Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Marthanda_Varma" title="R. Marthanda Varma">R. Marthanda Varma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._K._Krishna_Kumar" title="R. K. Krishna Kumar">R. K. Krishna Kumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajagopalan_Krishnan" title="Rajagopalan Krishnan">Rajagopalan Krishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resul_Pookutty" title="Resul Pookutty">Resul Pookutty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaji_N._Karun" title="Shaji N. Karun">Shaji N. Karun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sooranad_Kunjan_Pillai" title="Sooranad Kunjan Pillai">Sooranad Kunjan Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_John" title="Stanley John">Stanley John</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunny_Varkey" title="Sunny Varkey">Sunny Varkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._K._Alex" title="T. K. Alex">T. K. Alex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Krishnan" title="T. N. Krishnan">T. N. Krishnan</a> *</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thayil_John_Cherian" class="mw-redirect" title="Thayil John Cherian">Thayil John Cherian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thikkurissy_Sukumaran_Nair" title="Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair">Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thilakan" title="Thilakan">Thilakan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Kunnunkal" title="Thomas Kunnunkal">Thomas Kunnunkal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaikom_Muhammad_Basheer" title="Vaikom Muhammad Basheer">Vaikom Muhammad Basheer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vazhenkada_Kunchu_Nair" title="Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair">Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vellayani_Arjunan" title="Vellayani Arjunan">Vellayani Arjunan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verghese_Kurien" title="Verghese Kurien">Verghese Kurien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishnunarayanan_Namboothiri" title="Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri">Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri (Female)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Achamma_Mathai" title="Achamma Mathai">Achamma Mathai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anju_Bobby_George" title="Anju Bobby George">Anju Bobby George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dipika_Pallikal" title="Dipika Pallikal">Dipika Pallikal</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._Beenamol" title="K. M. Beenamol">K. M. Beenamol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._S._Chithra" title="K. S. Chithra">K. S. Chithra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamandalam_Kshemavathy" title="Kalamandalam Kshemavathy">Kalamandalam Kshemavathy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamandalam_Satyabhama" title="Kalamandalam Satyabhama">Kalamandalam Satyabhama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leela_Omchery" title="Leela Omchery">Leela Omchery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucy_Oommen" title="Lucy Oommen">Lucy Oommen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._D._Valsamma" title="M. D. Valsamma">M. D. Valsamma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Leelavathy" title="M. Leelavathy">M. Leelavathy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Subhadra_Nair" title="M. Subhadra Nair">M. Subhadra Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Poonen_Lukose" title="Mary Poonen Lukose">Mary Poonen Lukose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Verghese" title="Mary Verghese">Mary Verghese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._T._Usha" title="P. T. Usha">P. T. Usha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pepita_Seth" title="Pepita Seth">Pepita Seth</a> !</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Thomas_(skydiver)" title="Rachel Thomas (skydiver)">Rachel Thomas (skydiver)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiny_Abraham" title="Shiny Abraham">Shiny Abraham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobana" title="Shobana">Shobana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudha_Varghese" title="Sudha Varghese">Sudha Varghese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugathakumari" title="Sugathakumari">Sugathakumari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukumari" title="Sukumari">Sukumari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thangam_Philip" title="Thangam Philip">Thangam Philip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usha_Uthup" title="Usha Uthup">Usha Uthup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmikutty" title="Lakshmikutty">Lakshmikutty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidya_Balan" title="Vidya Balan">Vidya Balan</a> *</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>(*)By birth - (#)By ethnicity - (!)By 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://isni.org/isni/0000000083211567">ISNI</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://viaf.org/viaf/115294600">VIAF</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpYrPpT3BQJyMkvcYtdwC">WorldCat</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://d-nb.info/gnd/1145598544">Germany</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n85104041">United States</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12222135m">France</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12222135m">BnF data</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Recipients_of_Padma_Shri_in_Literature_&amp;_Education526" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Shri_award_recipients_(1954%E2%80%931959)" title="List of Padma Shri award recipients (1954–1959)">1950s</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._Shankar_Pillai" title="K. Shankar Pillai">K. Shankar Pillai</a> (1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Kanta_Handique" title="Krishna Kanta Handique">Krishna Kanta Handique</a> (1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surya_Kumar_Bhuyan" title="Surya Kumar Bhuyan">Surya Kumar Bhuyan</a> (1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukhdev_Pande" title="Sukhdev Pande">Sukhdev Pande</a> (1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nalini_Bala_Devi" title="Nalini Bala Devi">Nalini Bala Devi</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._R._Ranganathan" title="S. R. Ranganathan">S. R. Ranganathan</a> (1957)</li> <li>Ram Chandra Varma (1958)</li> <li>Magan Lal Tribhuvandas Vyas (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._S._Chandrasekharan" title="K. S. Chandrasekharan">K. S. Chandrasekharan</a> (1958)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Shri_award_recipients_(1960%E2%80%931969)" title="List of Padma Shri award recipients (1960–1969)">1960s</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/B._S._Kesavan" title="B. S. Kesavan">B. S. Kesavan</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artaballabha_Mohanty" title="Artaballabha Mohanty">Artaballabha Mohanty</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._D._Sundaravadivelu" title="N. D. Sundaravadivelu">N. D. Sundaravadivelu</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinayaka_Krishna_Gokak" title="Vinayaka Krishna Gokak">Vinayaka Krishna Gokak</a> (1961)</li> <li>Vishnukant Jha (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jinvijay" title="Jinvijay">Jinvijay</a> (1961)</li> <li>Evengeline Lazarus (1961)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Shri_award_recipients_(1970%E2%80%931979)" title="List of Padma Shri award recipients (1970–1979)">1970s</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ananda_Chandra_Barua" title="Ananda Chandra Barua">Ananda Chandra Barua</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulabha_Panandikar" title="Sulabha Panandikar">Sulabha Panandikar</a> (1971)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Shri_award_recipients_(1980%E2%80%931989)" title="List of Padma Shri award recipients (1980–1989)">1980s</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Krishan Dutta Bharadwaj (1981)</li> <li>Abid Ali Khan (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Punjwani" class="mw-redirect" title="Ram Punjwani">Ram Punjwani</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaikom_Muhammad_Basheer" title="Vaikom Muhammad Basheer">Vaikom Muhammad Basheer</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._V._Pandit" title="R. V. Pandit">R. V. Pandit</a> (1982)</li> <li>Sher Singh Sher (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaura_Pant_Shivani" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaura Pant Shivani">Gaura Pant Shivani</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahalya_Chari" title="Ahalya Chari">Ahalya Chari</a> (1983)</li> <li>Amitabha Chaudhuri (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saliha_Abid_Hussain" title="Saliha Abid Hussain">Saliha Abid Hussain</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Komal_Kothari" title="Komal Kothari">Komal Kothari</a> (1983)</li> <li>Hundraj Lial Ram Dukhayal Manik (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghuvir_Sharan_Mitra" title="Raghuvir Sharan Mitra">Raghuvir Sharan Mitra</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attar_Singh" title="Attar Singh">Attar Singh</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayangnokcha_Ao" title="Mayangnokcha Ao">Mayangnokcha Ao</a> (1984)</li> <li>Kshem Suman Chandra (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Kumari_Chundawat" title="Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat">Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanta_Gandhi" title="Shanta Gandhi">Shanta Gandhi</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadhu_Singh_Hamdard" title="Sadhu Singh Hamdard">Sadhu Singh Hamdard</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qurratulain_Hyder" title="Qurratulain Hyder">Qurratulain Hyder</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganpatrao_Jadhav" title="Ganpatrao Jadhav">Ganpatrao Jadhav</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syed_Abdul_Malik" title="Syed Abdul Malik">Syed Abdul Malik</a> (1984)</li> <li>John Arthur King Martyn (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sooranad_Kunjan_Pillai" title="Sooranad Kunjan Pillai">Sooranad Kunjan Pillai</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syed_Hasan_Askari" title="Syed Hasan Askari">Syed Hasan Askari</a> (1985)</li> <li>Jamesh Dokhuma (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaka_Hathrasi" title="Kaka Hathrasi">Kaka Hathrasi</a> (1985)</li> <li>Bharat Mishra (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harishankar_Parsai" title="Harishankar Parsai">Harishankar Parsai</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashangbam_Minaketan_Singh" title="Ashangbam Minaketan Singh">Ashangbam Minaketan Singh</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anil_Agarwal_(environmentalist)" title="Anil Agarwal (environmentalist)">Anil Agarwal</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Binod_Kanungo" title="Binod Kanungo">Binod Kanungo</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitra_Naik" title="Chitra Naik">Chitra Naik</a> (1986)</li> <li>Abdur Rahman (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuchhungi_Renthlei" title="Nuchhungi Renthlei">Nuchhungi Renthlei</a> (1986)</li> <li>Raghunath Sharma (1986)</li> <li>Abdul Sattar (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nazir_Ahmed_(scholar)" title="Nazir Ahmed (scholar)">Nazir Ahmed</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanaja_Iyengar" title="Vanaja Iyengar">Vanaja Iyengar</a> (1987)</li> <li>Khawlkungi (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badri_Narayan" title="Badri Narayan">Badri Narayan</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debi_Prasanna_Pattanayak" title="Debi Prasanna Pattanayak">Debi Prasanna Pattanayak</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sant_Singh_Sekhon" title="Sant Singh Sekhon">Sant Singh Sekhon</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Khelchandra_Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="N. Khelchandra Singh">N. Khelchandra Singh</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madaram_Brahma" title="Madaram Brahma">Madaram Brahma</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nissim_Ezekiel" title="Nissim Ezekiel">Nissim Ezekiel</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._George_(writer)" title="K. M. George (writer)">K. M. George</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mario_Miranda" title="Mario Miranda">Mario Miranda</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidya_Niwas_Mishra" title="Vidya Niwas Mishra">Vidya Niwas Mishra</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Jawad_Zaidi" title="Ali Jawad Zaidi">Ali Jawad Zaidi</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalim_Aajiz" title="Kalim Aajiz">Kalim Aajiz</a> (1989)</li> <li>Barsane Lal Chaturvedi (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anita_Desai" title="Anita Desai">Anita Desai</a> (1989)</li> <li>Moti Lal Saqi (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rongbong_Terang" title="Rongbong Terang">Rongbong Terang</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Venkatachalam" title="V. Venkatachalam">V. Venkatachalam</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Shri_award_recipients_(1990%E2%80%931999)" title="List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999)">1990s</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._Aram" title="M. Aram">M. Aram</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Kumar_Chopra" title="Vijay Kumar Chopra">Vijay Kumar Chopra</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Behram_Contractor" title="Behram Contractor">Behram Contractor</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radha_Mohan_Gadanayak" title="Radha Mohan Gadanayak">Radha Mohan Gadanayak</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhav_Yeshwant_Gadkari" title="Madhav Yeshwant Gadkari">Madhav Yeshwant Gadkari</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yashpal_Jain" title="Yashpal Jain">Yashpal Jain</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharad_Joshi" title="Sharad Joshi">Sharad Joshi</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanhiyalal_Prabhakar_Mishra" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanhiyalal Prabhakar Mishra">Kanhiyalal Prabhakar Mishra</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopi_Chand_Narang" title="Gopi Chand Narang">Gopi Chand Narang</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dagdu_Maruti_Pawar" title="Dagdu Maruti Pawar">Dagdu Maruti Pawar</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilmani_Phookan_Jr" title="Nilmani Phookan Jr">Nilmani Phookan Jr</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyam_Singh_Shashi" title="Shyam Singh Shashi">Shyam Singh Shashi</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Nath_Shastri" title="Ram Nath Shastri">Ram Nath Shastri</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Bhushan_(yogi)" title="Bharat Bhushan (yogi)">Bharat Bhushan (yogi)</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapil_Deva_Dvivedi" title="Kapil Deva Dvivedi">Kapil Deva Dvivedi</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._K._S._Iyengar" title="B. K. S. Iyengar">B. K. S. Iyengar</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Chandra_Kakati" title="Satish Chandra Kakati">Satish Chandra Kakati</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishnu_Bhikaji_Kolte" title="Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte">Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madan_Lal_Madhu" title="Madan Lal Madhu">Madan Lal Madhu</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namdeo_Dhondo_Mahanor" title="Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor">Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keshav_Malik" title="Keshav Malik">Keshav Malik</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surendra_Mohanty" title="Surendra Mohanty">Surendra Mohanty</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._T._Narasimhachar" title="P. T. Narasimhachar">P. T. Narasimhachar</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._G._Bhide" title="V. G. Bhide">V. G. Bhide</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulabdas_Broker" title="Gulabdas Broker">Gulabdas Broker</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Chaithanya" title="Krishna Chaithanya">Krishna Chaithanya</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajammal_P._Devadas" title="Rajammal P. Devadas">Rajammal P. Devadas</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasant_Shankar_Kanetkar" title="Vasant Shankar Kanetkar">Vasant Shankar Kanetkar</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._C._Kulandaiswamy" title="V. C. Kulandaiswamy">V. C. Kulandaiswamy</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._S._Lugani" title="R. S. Lugani">R. S. Lugani</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shovana_Narayan" title="Shovana Narayan">Shovana Narayan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nisith_Ranjan_Ray" title="Nisith Ranjan Ray">Nisith Ranjan Ray</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Kirti_Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="M. Kirti Singh">M. Kirti Singh</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._K._Thapar" title="B. K. Thapar">B. K. Thapar</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Tully" title="Mark Tully">Mark Tully</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._N._Goswamy" title="B. N. Goswamy">B. N. Goswamy</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._N._V._Kurup" title="O. N. V. Kurup">O. N. V. Kurup</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalsangzuali_Sailo" title="Lalsangzuali Sailo">Lalsangzuali Sailo</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurdial_Singh" title="Gurdial Singh">Gurdial Singh</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narayan_Gangaram_Surve" title="Narayan Gangaram Surve">Narayan Gangaram Surve</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruskin_Bond" title="Ruskin Bond">Ruskin Bond</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shayama_Chona" title="Shayama Chona">Shayama Chona</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._P._Chopra" title="G. P. Chopra">G. P. Chopra</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namdeo_Dhasal" title="Namdeo Dhasal">Namdeo Dhasal</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanhaiya_Lal_Nandan" title="Kanhaiya Lal Nandan">Kanhaiya Lal Nandan</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satya_Vrat_Shastri" title="Satya Vrat Shastri">Satya Vrat Shastri</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajkumar_Jhalajit_Singh" title="Rajkumar Jhalajit Singh">Rajkumar Jhalajit Singh</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Shri_award_recipients_(2000%E2%80%932009)" title="List of Padma Shri award recipients (2000–2009)">2000s</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grigoriy_Lvovitch_Bondarevsky" title="Grigoriy Lvovitch Bondarevsky">Grigoriy Lvovitch Bondarevsky</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._S._Chawngthu" title="P. S. Chawngthu">P. S. Chawngthu</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piloo_Nowshir_Jungalwalla" title="Piloo Nowshir Jungalwalla">Piloo Nowshir Jungalwalla</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandan_Mishra" title="Mandan Mishra">Mandan Mishra</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rehman_Rahi" title="Rehman Rahi">Rehman Rahi</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Saxena" title="K. P. Saxena">K. P. Saxena</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nabaneeta_Dev_Sen" title="Nabaneeta Dev Sen">Nabaneeta Dev Sen</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elangbam_Nilakanta_Singh" title="Elangbam Nilakanta Singh">Elangbam Nilakanta Singh</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bala_V._Balachandran" title="Bala V. Balachandran">Bala V. Balachandran</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeelani_Bano" title="Jeelani Bano">Jeelani Bano</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Das" title="Manoj Das">Manoj Das</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Javare_Gowda" class="mw-redirect" title="Javare Gowda">Javare Gowda</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandrashekhara_Kambara" title="Chandrashekhara Kambara">Chandrashekhara Kambara</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gnanananda_Kavi" title="Gnanananda Kavi">Gnanananda Kavi</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumar_Ketkar" title="Kumar Ketkar">Kumar Ketkar</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravindra_Kumar_(political_scientist)" title="Ravindra Kumar (political scientist)">Ravindra Kumar</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalidas_Gupta_Riza" title="Kalidas Gupta Riza">Kalidas Gupta Riza</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Sachdev" title="Padma Sachdev">Padma Sachdev</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhabendra_Nath_Saikia" title="Bhabendra Nath Saikia">Bhabendra Nath Saikia</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vachnesh_Tripathi" title="Vachnesh Tripathi">Vachnesh Tripathi</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munirathna_Anandakrishnan" title="Munirathna Anandakrishnan">Munirathna Anandakrishnan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopal_Chhotray" title="Gopal Chhotray">Gopal Chhotray</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gyan_Chand_Jain" title="Gyan Chand Jain">Gyan Chand Jain</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhu_Mangesh_Karnik" title="Madhu Mangesh Karnik">Madhu Mangesh Karnik</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Ramchandra_Kelkar" title="Ashok Ramchandra Kelkar">Ashok Ramchandra Kelkar</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Madhavan_Kutty" title="V. K. Madhavan Kutty">V. K. Madhavan Kutty</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turlapaty_Kutumba_Rao" title="Turlapaty Kutumba Rao">Turlapaty Kutumba Rao</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Yang-shik" title="Kim Yang-shik">Kim Yang-shik</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manzoor_Ahtesham" title="Manzoor Ahtesham">Manzoor Ahtesham</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagdish_Chaturvedi_(writer)" title="Jagdish Chaturvedi (writer)">Jagdish Chaturvedi</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motilal_Jotwani" title="Motilal Jotwani">Motilal Jotwani</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarlagadda_Lakshmi_Prasad" title="Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad">Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tekkatte_Narayan_Shanbhag" title="Tekkatte Narayan Shanbhag">Tekkatte Narayan Shanbhag</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shailendra_Nath_Shrivastava" title="Shailendra Nath Shrivastava">Shailendra Nath Shrivastava</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pritam_Singh_(Uttarakhand_politician)" title="Pritam Singh (Uttarakhand politician)">Pritam Singh</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vairamuthu" title="Vairamuthu">Vairamuthu</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamlet_Bareh" title="Hamlet Bareh">Hamlet Bareh</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumarpal_Desai" title="Kumarpal Desai">Kumarpal Desai</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tatyana_Elizarenkova" title="Tatyana Elizarenkova">Tatyana Elizarenkova</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anil_Kumar_Gupta" title="Anil Kumar Gupta">Anil Kumar Gupta</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gowri_Ishwaran" title="Gowri Ishwaran">Gowri Ishwaran</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leeladhar_Jagudi" title="Leeladhar Jagudi">Leeladhar Jagudi</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunita_Jain" title="Sunita Jain">Sunita Jain</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prithvi_Nath_Kaula" title="Prithvi Nath Kaula">Prithvi Nath Kaula</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayyappa_Paniker" title="Ayyappa Paniker">Ayyappa Paniker</a> (2004)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">P. Parameswaran</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bal_Samant" title="Bal Samant">Bal Samant</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanhaiyalal_Sethia" title="Kanhaiyalal Sethia">Kanhaiyalal Sethia</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramesh_Chandra_Shah" title="Ramesh Chandra Shah">Ramesh Chandra Shah</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heinrich_von_Stietencron" title="Heinrich von Stietencron">Heinrich von Stietencron</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudhir_Tailang" title="Sudhir Tailang">Sudhir Tailang</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dalip_Kaur_Tiwana" title="Dalip Kaur Tiwana">Dalip Kaur Tiwana</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amiya_Kumar_Bagchi" title="Amiya Kumar Bagchi">Amiya Kumar Bagchi</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobhana_Bhartia" title="Shobhana Bhartia">Shobhana Bhartia</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manas_Chaudhuri" title="Manas Chaudhuri">Manas Chaudhuri</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darchhawna" title="Darchhawna">Darchhawna</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._S._Grewal" title="J. S. Grewal">J. S. Grewal</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amin_Kamil" title="Amin Kamil">Amin Kamil</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gadul_Singh_Lama" title="Gadul Singh Lama">Gadul Singh Lama</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammen_Mathew" title="Mammen Mathew">Mammen Mathew</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._B._Mujumdar" title="S. B. Mujumdar">S. B. Mujumdar</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bilat_Paswan_Vihangam" title="Bilat Paswan Vihangam">Bilat Paswan Vihangam</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajeet_Cour" title="Ajeet Cour">Ajeet Cour</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sucheta_Dalal" title="Sucheta Dalal">Sucheta Dalal</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laltluangliana_Khiangte" title="Laltluangliana Khiangte">Laltluangliana Khiangte</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lothar_Lutze" title="Lothar Lutze">Lothar Lutze</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrinal_Pande" title="Mrinal Pande">Mrinal Pande</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugathakumari" title="Sugathakumari">Sugathakumari</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitanshu_Yashaschandra" title="Sitanshu Yashaschandra">Sitanshu Yashaschandra</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tems%C3%BCla_Ao" title="Temsüla Ao">Temsüla Ao</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijaydan_Detha" title="Vijaydan Detha">Vijaydan Detha</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bakul_Harshadrai_Dholakia" title="Bakul Harshadrai Dholakia">Bakul Harshadrai Dholakia</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitav_Ghosh" title="Amitav Ghosh">Amitav Ghosh</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meenakshi_Gopinath" title="Meenakshi Gopinath">Meenakshi Gopinath</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giriraj_Kishore_(writer)" title="Giriraj Kishore (writer)">Giriraj Kishore</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shekhar_Pathak" title="Shekhar Pathak">Shekhar Pathak</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratibha_Ray" title="Pratibha Ray">Pratibha Ray</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rostislav_Rybakov" title="Rostislav Rybakov">Rostislav Rybakov</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikram_Seth" title="Vikram Seth">Vikram Seth</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaali_(poet)" title="Vaali (poet)">Vaali</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivanthi_Adithan" title="Sivanthi Adithan">Sivanthi Adithan</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bina_Agarwal" title="Bina Agarwal">Bina Agarwal</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vellayani_Arjunan" title="Vellayani Arjunan">Vellayani Arjunan</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nirupam_Bajpai" title="Nirupam Bajpai">Nirupam Bajpai</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surjya_Kanta_Hazarika" title="Surjya Kanta Hazarika">Surjya Kanta Hazarika</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinod_Dua" title="Vinod Dua">Vinod Dua</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Leelavathy" title="M. Leelavathy">M. Leelavathy</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Mattoo" title="Amitabh Mattoo">Amitabh Mattoo</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bholabhai_Patel" title="Bholabhai Patel">Bholabhai Patel</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajdeep_Sardesai" title="Rajdeep Sardesai">Rajdeep Sardesai</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukhadeo_Thorat" title="Sukhadeo Thorat">Sukhadeo Thorat</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srinibash_Udgata" title="Srinibash Udgata">Srinibash Udgata</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suresh_Gundu_Amonkar" class="mw-redirect" title="Suresh Gundu Amonkar">Suresh Gundu Amonkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhay_Chhajlani" title="Abhay Chhajlani">Abhay Chhajlani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birendra_Nath_Datta" title="Birendra Nath Datta">Birendra Nath Datta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shashi_Deshpande" title="Shashi Deshpande">Shashi Deshpande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bannanje_Govindacharya" title="Bannanje Govindacharya">Bannanje Govindacharya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panchapakesa_Jayaraman" title="Panchapakesa Jayaraman">Panchapakesa Jayaraman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mathoor_Krishnamurty" title="Mathoor Krishnamurty">Mathoor Krishnamurty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayanta_Mahapatra" title="Jayanta Mahapatra">Jayanta Mahapatra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laxman_Mane" title="Laxman Mane">Laxman Mane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ralston_Marr" title="John Ralston Marr">John Ralston Marr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alok_Mehta" title="Alok Mehta">Alok Mehta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Sankara_Reddy" title="A. Sankara Reddy">A. Sankara Reddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalthangfala_Sailo" title="Lalthangfala Sailo">Lalthangfala Sailo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ngawang_Samten" title="Ngawang Samten">Ngawang Samten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranbir_Chander_Sobti" title="Ranbir Chander Sobti">Ranbir Chander Sobti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Shankar_Tripathi" title="Ram Shankar Tripathi">Ram Shankar Tripathi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Shri_award_recipients_(2010%E2%80%932019)" title="List of Padma Shri award recipients (2010–2019)">2010s</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lalzuia_Colney" title="Lalzuia Colney">Lalzuia Colney</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Aurora_Couto" title="Maria Aurora Couto">Maria Aurora Couto</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romuald_D%27Souza" title="Romuald D'Souza">Romuald D'Souza</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertha_Gyndykes_Dkhar" title="Bertha Gyndykes Dkhar">Bertha Gyndykes Dkhar</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surendra_Dubey" title="Surendra Dubey">Surendra Dubey</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadiq-ur-Rahman_Kidwai" title="Sadiq-ur-Rahman Kidwai">Sadiq-ur-Rahman Kidwai</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermann_Kulke" title="Hermann Kulke">Hermann Kulke</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramaranjan_Mukherji" title="Ramaranjan Mukherji">Ramaranjan Mukherji</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govind_Chandra_Pande" title="Govind Chandra Pande">Govind Chandra Pande</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrs_YGP" title="Mrs YGP">Mrs YGP</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Pollock" title="Sheldon Pollock">Sheldon Pollock</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arun_Sarma" title="Arun Sarma">Arun Sarma</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jitendra_Udhampuri" title="Jitendra Udhampuri">Jitendra Udhampuri</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granville_Austin" title="Granville Austin">Granville Austin</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahim_Bora" title="Mahim Bora">Mahim Bora</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urvashi_Butalia" title="Urvashi Butalia">Urvashi Butalia</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pullella_Sriramachandrudu" title="Pullella Sriramachandrudu">Pullella Sriramachandrudu</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mamang_Dai" title="Mamang Dai">Mamang Dai</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pravin_Darji" title="Pravin Darji">Pravin Darji</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandra_Prakash_Deval" title="Chandra Prakash Deval">Chandra Prakash Deval</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deviprasad_Dwivedi" title="Deviprasad Dwivedi">Deviprasad Dwivedi</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balraj_Komal" title="Balraj Komal">Balraj Komal</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Kumar_(educationist)" title="Krishna Kumar (educationist)">Krishna Kumar</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajni_Kumar" title="Rajni Kumar">Rajni Kumar</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devanur_Mahadeva" title="Devanur Mahadeva">Devanur Mahadeva</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barun_Mazumder" title="Barun Mazumder">Barun Mazumder</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ritu_Menon" title="Ritu Menon">Ritu Menon</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avvai_Natarajan" title="Avvai Natarajan">Avvai Natarajan</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhalchandra_Nemade" title="Bhalchandra Nemade">Bhalchandra Nemade</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Harrington_Potter" title="Karl Harrington Potter">Karl Harrington Potter</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koneru_Ramakrishna_Rao" title="Koneru Ramakrishna Rao">Koneru Ramakrishna Rao</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devi_Dutt_Sharma" title="Devi Dutt Sharma">Devi Dutt Sharma</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilamber_Dev_Sharma" title="Nilamber Dev Sharma">Nilamber Dev Sharma</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geeta_Dharmarajan" title="Geeta Dharmarajan">Geeta Dharmarajan</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eberhard_Fischer_(art_historian)" title="Eberhard Fischer (art historian)">Eberhard Fischer</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kedar_Gurung" title="Kedar Gurung">Kedar Gurung</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surjit_Patar" title="Surjit Patar">Surjit Patar</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sachchidanand_Sahai" title="Sachchidanand Sahai">Sachchidanand Sahai</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Sealy" title="Allan Sealy">Allan Sealy</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pepita_Seth" title="Pepita Seth">Pepita Seth</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Dutt_Shridhar" title="Vijay Dutt Shridhar">Vijay Dutt Shridhar</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralte_L._Thanmawia" title="Ralte L. Thanmawia">Ralte L. Thanmawia</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anvita_Abbi" title="Anvita Abbi">Anvita Abbi</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nida_Fazli" title="Nida Fazli">Nida Fazli</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radhika_Herzberger" title="Radhika Herzberger">Radhika Herzberger</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noboru_Karashima" title="Noboru Karashima">Noboru Karashima</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salik_Lucknawi" title="Salik Lucknawi">Salik Lucknawi</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Malsawma" title="J. Malsawma">J. Malsawma</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devendra_Patel" title="Devendra Patel">Devendra Patel</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Pinney" title="Christopher Pinney">Christopher Pinney</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Sharaf-e-Alam" title="Mohammad Sharaf-e-Alam">Mohammad Sharaf-e-Alam</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rama_Kant_Shukla" title="Rama Kant Shukla">Rama Kant Shukla</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagdish_Prasad_Singh" title="Jagdish Prasad Singh">Jagdish Prasad Singh</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhtarul_Wasey" title="Akhtarul Wasey">Akhtarul Wasey</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naheed_Abidi" title="Naheed Abidi">Naheed Abidi</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Chakradhar" title="Ashok Chakradhar">Ashok Chakradhar</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keki_N._Daruwalla" title="Keki N. Daruwalla">Keki N. Daruwalla</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._N._Devy" title="G. N. Devy">G. N. Devy</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolakaluri_Enoch" title="Kolakaluri Enoch">Kolakaluri Enoch</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ved_Kumari_Ghai" title="Ved Kumari Ghai">Ved Kumari Ghai</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manorama_Jafa" title="Manorama Jafa">Manorama Jafa</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rehana_Khatoon" title="Rehana Khatoon">Rehana Khatoon</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Kilemsungla" title="P. Kilemsungla">P. Kilemsungla</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sengaku_Mayeda" title="Sengaku Mayeda">Sengaku Mayeda</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waikhom_Gojen_Meitei" title="Waikhom Gojen Meitei">Waikhom Gojen Meitei</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishnunarayanan_Namboothiri" title="Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri">Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dinesh_Singh_(academic)" title="Dinesh Singh (academic)">Dinesh Singh</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huang_Baosheng" title="Huang Baosheng">Huang Baosheng</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bettina_B%C3%A4umer" title="Bettina Bäumer">Bettina Bäumer</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Nandan_Bora" title="Lakshmi Nandan Bora">Lakshmi Nandan Bora</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jean-Claude_Carri%C3%A8re" title="Jean-Claude Carrière">Jean-Claude Carrière</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gyan_Chaturvedi" title="Gyan Chaturvedi">Gyan Chaturvedi</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_Chetty" title="Raj Chetty">Raj Chetty</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bibek_Debroy" title="Bibek Debroy">Bibek Debroy</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Gulati" title="Ashok Gulati">Ashok Gulati</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_L._Hart" title="George L. Hart">George L. Hart</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Jogi" title="Sunil Jogi">Sunil Jogi</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usha_Kiran_Khan" title="Usha Kiran Khan">Usha Kiran Khan</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narayana_Purushothama_Mallaya" title="Narayana Purushothama Mallaya">Narayana Purushothama Mallaya</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lambert_Mascarenhas" title="Lambert Mascarenhas">Lambert Mascarenhas</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taarak_Mehta" title="Taarak Mehta">Taarak Mehta</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Bahadur_Rai" title="Ram Bahadur Rai">Ram Bahadur Rai</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._S._Rajput" title="J. S. Rajput">J. S. Rajput</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bimal_Kumar_Roy" title="Bimal Kumar Roy">Bimal Kumar Roy</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annette_Schmiedchen" title="Annette Schmiedchen">Annette Schmiedchen</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunvant_Shah" title="Gunvant Shah">Gunvant Shah</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmdev_Sharma" title="Brahmdev Sharma">Brahmdev Sharma</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhirendra_Nath_Bezbaruah" title="Dhirendra Nath Bezbaruah">Dhirendra Nath Bezbaruah</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._L._Bhyrappa" title="S. L. Bhyrappa">S. L. Bhyrappa</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kameshwar_Brahma" title="Kameshwar Brahma">Kameshwar Brahma</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jawahar_Lal_Kaul" title="Jawahar Lal Kaul">Jawahar Lal Kaul</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sal_Khan" title="Sal Khan">Sal Khan</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Malik" title="Ashok Malik">Ashok Malik</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haldhar_Nag" title="Haldhar Nag">Haldhar Nag</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushpesh_Pant" title="Pushpesh Pant">Pushpesh Pant</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dahyabhai_Shastri" title="Dahyabhai Shastri">Dahyabhai Shastri</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prahlad_Chandra_Tasa" title="Prahlad Chandra Tasa">Prahlad Chandra Tasa</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anant_Agarwal" title="Anant Agarwal">Anant Agarwal</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eli_Ahmed" title="Eli Ahmed">Eli Ahmed</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michel_Danino" title="Michel Danino">Michel Danino</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narendra_Kohli" title="Narendra Kohli">Narendra Kohli</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkitham_Achuthan_Namboothiri" title="Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri">Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Pandita" title="K. N. Pandita">Kashi Nath Pandita</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishnu_Pandya" title="Vishnu Pandya">Vishnu Pandya</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._G._Patel" title="V. G. Patel">V. G. Patel</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=H.R._Shah&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H.R. Shah (page does not exist)">H.R. Shah</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chamu_Krishna_Shastry" title="Chamu Krishna Shastry">Chamu Krishna Shastry</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhawana_Somaaya" title="Bhawana Somaaya">Bhawana Somaaya</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punam_Suri" title="Punam Suri">Punam Suri</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harihar_Kripalu_Tripathi" title="Harihar Kripalu Tripathi">Harihar Kripalu Tripathi</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Venkatasubbiah" title="G. Venkatasubbiah">G. Venkatasubbiah</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prafulla_Govinda_Baruah" title="Prafulla Govinda Baruah">Prafulla Govinda Baruah</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyamlal_Chaturvedi" title="Shyamlal Chaturvedi">Shyamlal Chaturvedi</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arup_Kumar_Dutta" title="Arup Kumar Dutta">Arup Kumar Dutta</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arvind_Gupta" title="Arvind Gupta">Arvind Gupta</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digamber_Hansda" title="Digamber Hansda">Digamber Hansda</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anwar_Jalalpuri" title="Anwar Jalalpuri">Anwar Jalalpuri</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piyong_Temjen_Jamir" title="Piyong Temjen Jamir">Piyong Temjen Jamir</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joyasree_Goswami_Mahanta" title="Joyasree Goswami Mahanta">Joyasree Goswami Mahanta</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zaverilal_Mehta" title="Zaverilal Mehta">Zaverilal Mehta</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomio_Mizokami" title="Tomio Mizokami">Tomio Mizokami</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Habibullo_Rajabov" title="Habibullo Rajabov">Habibullo Rajabov</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vagish_Shastri" title="Vagish Shastri">Vagish Shastri</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maharao_Raghuveer_Singh" title="Maharao Raghuveer Singh">Maharao Raghuveer Singh</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_Zakia" class="mw-redirect" title="A Zakia">A Zakia</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narsingh_Dev_Jamwal" title="Narsingh Dev Jamwal">Narsingh Dev Jamwal</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagindas_Sanghavi" title="Nagindas Sanghavi">Nagindas Sanghavi</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Hanif_Khan_Shastri" title="Mohammed Hanif Khan Shastri">Mohammed Hanif Khan Shastri</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devendra_Swarup" title="Devendra Swarup">Devendra Swarup</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Shri_award_recipients_(2020%E2%80%932029)" title="List of Padma Shri award recipients (2020–2029)">2020s</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abhiraj_Rajendra_Mishra" title="Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra">Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Binapani_Mohanty" title="Binapani Mohanty">Binapani Mohanty</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damayanti_Beshra" title="Damayanti Beshra">Damayanti Beshra</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._M._Desai" title="H. M. Desai">H. M. Desai</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lil_Bahadur_Chettri" title="Lil Bahadur Chettri">Lil Bahadur Chettri</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meenakshi_Jain" title="Meenakshi Jain">Meenakshi Jain</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Chandrasekharan_Nair" title="N. Chandrasekharan Nair">N. Chandrasekharan Nair</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narayan_Joshi_Karayal" title="Narayan Joshi Karayal">Narayan Joshi Karayal</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prithwindra_Mukherjee" title="Prithwindra Mukherjee">Prithwindra Mukherjee</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Thurman" title="Robert Thurman">Robert Thurman</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Kothari" title="S. P. Kothari">S. P. Kothari</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shahabuddin_Rathod" title="Shahabuddin Rathod">Shahabuddin Rathod</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudharma" title="Sudharma">Sudharma</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayasarathi_Sribhashyam" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijayasarathi Sribhashyam">Vijayasarathi Sribhashyam</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yeshe_Dorjee_Thongchi" title="Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi">Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yogesh_Praveen" title="Yogesh Praveen">Yogesh Praveen</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benichandra_Jamatia" title="Benichandra Jamatia">Benichandra Jamatia</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_G._Vall%C3%A9s" title="Carlos G. Vallés">Carlos G. Vallés</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dadudan_Gadhvi" class="mw-redirect" title="Dadudan Gadhvi">Dadudan Gadhvi</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imran_Shah_(writer)" title="Imran Shah (writer)">Imran Shah</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangal_Singh_Hazowary" title="Mangal Singh Hazowary">Mangal Singh Hazowary</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mridula_Sinha" title="Mridula Sinha">Mridula Sinha</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namdeo_Kamble" title="Namdeo Kamble">Namdeo Kamble</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rangasami_L._Kashyap" title="Rangasami L. Kashyap">Rangasami L. Kashyap</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srikant_Datar" title="Srikant Datar">Srikant Datar</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Pappaiah" title="Solomon Pappaiah">Solomon Pappaiah</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asavadi_Prakasarao" title="Asavadi Prakasarao">Asavadi Prakasarao</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalbiakthanga_Pachuau" title="Lalbiakthanga Pachuau">Lalbiakthanga Pachuau</a> (2021)</li> <li>Najma Akhtar (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T_Senka_Ao" class="mw-redirect" title="T Senka Ao">T Senka Ao</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J_K_Bajaj" title="J K Bajaj">J K Bajaj</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirpi_Balasubramaniam" title="Sirpi Balasubramaniam">Sirpi Balasubramaniam</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhone_Asgar_Ali_Basharat" title="Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat">Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmohinder_Singh_Bedi" title="Harmohinder Singh Bedi">Harmohinder Singh Bedi</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Christopher_Byrski" title="Maria Christopher Byrski">Maria Christopher Byrski</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khalil_Dhantejvi" title="Khalil Dhantejvi">Khalil Dhantejvi</a> (Posthumous) (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaneswar_Engti" title="Dhaneswar Engti">Dhaneswar Engti</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garikapati_Narasimha_Rao" title="Garikapati Narasimha Rao">Narasimha Rao Garikapati</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girdhari_Ram_Gonjhu" title="Girdhari Ram Gonjhu">Girdhari Ram Gonjhu</a> (Posthumous) (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaibal_Gupta" title="Shaibal Gupta">Shaibal Gupta</a> (Posthumous) (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narasingha_Prasad_Guru" title="Narasingha Prasad Guru">Narasingha Prasad Guru</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avadh_Kishore_Jadia" title="Avadh Kishore Jadia">Avadh Kishore Jadia</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tara_Jauhar" title="Tara Jauhar">Tara Jauhar</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rutger_Kortenhorst" title="Rutger Kortenhorst">Rutger Kortenhorst</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Narayana_Kurup" title="P. Narayana Kurup">P. Narayana Kurup</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V_L_Nghaka" title="V L Nghaka">V L Nghaka </a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chirapat_Prapandavidya" class="mw-redirect" title="Chirapat Prapandavidya">Chirapat Prapandavidya</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidyanand_Sarek" title="Vidyanand Sarek">Vidyanand Sarek</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kherwal_Soren" title="Kherwal Soren">Kherwal Soren</a> (2022)</li> <li>Dilip Shahani (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishwamurti_Shastri" title="Vishwamurti Shastri">Vishwamurti Shastri</a> (2022)</li> <li>Tatiana Lvovna Shaumyan (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siddalingaiah_(poet)" title="Siddalingaiah (poet)">Siddalingaiah</a> (Posthumous) (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidya_Vindu_Singh" title="Vidya Vindu Singh">Vidya Vindu Singh</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghuvendra_Tanwar" title="Raghuvendra Tanwar">Raghuvendra Tanwar</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badaplin_War" title="Badaplin War">Badaplin War</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radha_Charan_Gupta" title="Radha Charan Gupta">Radha Charan Gupta</a> (2023)</li> <li>C. I. Issac (2023)</li> <li>Rattan Singh Jaggi (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anand_Kumar" title="Anand Kumar">Anand Kumar</a> (2023)</li> <li>Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande (2023)</li> <li>Antaryami Mishra (2023)</li> <li>Ramesh Patange (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Ramakrishna_Reddy" title="B. Ramakrishna Reddy">B. Ramakrishna Reddy</a> (2023)</li> <li>Mohan Singh (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Chandra_Sood" title="Prakash Chandra Sood">Prakash Chandra Sood</a> (2023)</li> <li>Janum Singh Soy (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishwanath_Prasad_Tiwari" title="Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari">Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari</a> (2023)</li> <li>Dhaniram Toto (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghuveer_Chaudhari" title="Raghuveer Chaudhari">Raghuveer Chaudhari</a> (2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_D%27Cruz" title="Joe D'Cruz">Joe D'Cruz</a> (2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierre-Sylvain_Filliozat" title="Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat">Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat</a> (2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajaram_Jain" title="Rajaram Jain">Rajaram Jain</a> (2024)</li> <li>Yashwant Singh Kathoch (2024)</li> <li>Zahir I Kazi (2024)</li> <li>Surendra Kishore (2024)</li> <li>Sridhar Makam Krishnamurthy (2024)</li> <li>Pakaravur Chithran Namboodiripad (2024)</li> <li>Harish Nayak (2024)</li> <li>Fred Negrit (2024)</li> <li>Muni Narayana Prasad (2024)</li> <li>Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit (2024)</li> <li>Navjivan Rastogi (2024)</li> <li>Kethavath Somlal (2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aswathi_Thirunal_Gowri_Lakshmi_Bayi" title="Aswathi Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi">Aswathi Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi</a> (2024)</li> <li>Kurella Vittalacharya (2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anil_Kumar_Boro" title="Anil Kumar Boro">Anil Kumar Boro</a> (2025)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arunoday_Saha" title="Arunoday Saha">Arunoday Saha</a> (2025)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arvind_Sharma" title="Arvind Sharma">Arvind Sharma</a> (2025)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandrakant_Sheth" title="Chandrakant Sheth">Chandrakant Sheth</a> (Posthumous) (2025)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_R._Syiemlieh" title="David R. Syiemlieh">David R. Syiemlieh</a> (2025)</li> <li>Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid (2025)</li> <li>Gita Upadhyay (2025)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hriday_Narayan_Dikshit" title="Hriday Narayan Dikshit">Hriday Narayan Dikshit</a> (2025)</li> <li>Hugh and Colleen Gantzer (Posthumous)(Duo) (2025)</li> <li>Jagadish Joshila (2025)</li> <li>K. L. Krishna (2025)</li> <li>Lakshmipathy Ramasubbaiyer (2025)</li> <li>Lalit Kumar Mangotra (2025)</li> <li>Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli (2025)</li> <li>Nagendra Nath Roy (2025)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nitin_Nohria" title="Nitin Nohria">Nitin Nohria</a> (2025)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratibha_Satpathy" title="Pratibha Satpathy">Pratibha Satpathy</a> (2025)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramdarash_Mishra" title="Ramdarash Mishra">Ramdarash Mishra</a> (2025)</li> <li>Renthlei Lalrawna (2025)</li> <li>Sant Ram Deswal (2025)</li> <li>Seeni Viswanathan (2025)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheen_Kaaf_Nizam" title="Sheen Kaaf Nizam">Sheen Kaaf Nizam</a> (2025)</li> <li>Stephen Knapp (2025)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syed_Ainul_Hasan" title="Syed Ainul Hasan">Syed Ainul Hasan</a> (2025)</li> <li>Tushar Durgeshbhai Shukla (2025)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._R._Panchamukhi" title="V. R. Panchamukhi">V. R. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh" title="Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh">Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Political party</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> (1980-present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Jana_Sangh" title="Bharatiya Jana Sangh">Bharatiya Jana Sangh</a> (1951-1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhil_Bharatiya_Ram_Rajya_Parishad" title="Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad">Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad</a> (1948-1971)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Religion-specific wings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vishva_Hindu_Parishad" title="Vishva Hindu Parishad">Vishva Hindu Parishad</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bajrang_Dal" title="Bajrang Dal">Bajrang Dal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durga_Vahini" title="Durga Vahini">Durga Vahini</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muslim_Rashtriya_Manch" title="Muslim Rashtriya Manch">Muslim Rashtriya Manch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Sikh_Sangat" title="Rashtriya Sikh Sangat">Rashtriya Sikh Sangat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_Jagarana_Vedike" title="Hindu Jagarana Vedike">Hindu Jagarana Vedike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharm_Jagaran_Samiti" title="Dharm Jagaran Samiti">Dharm Jagaran Samiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_Rashtra_Sena" title="Hindu Rashtra Sena">Hindu Rashtra Sena</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Strata and trade-based wings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Farmers wing: <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Kisan_Sangh" title="Bharatiya Kisan Sangh">Bharatiya Kisan Sangh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashtra_Sevika_Samiti" title="Rashtra Sevika Samiti">Rashtra Sevika Samiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_Swayamsevak_Sangh" title="Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh">Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhil_Bharatiya_Vidyarthi_Parishad" title="Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad">Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Mazdoor_Sangh" title="Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh">Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Hindu_Students%27_Forum" title="National Hindu Students' Forum">National Hindu Students' Forum</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">NGOs and social welfare:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vidya_Bharati" title="Vidya Bharati">Vidya Bharati</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ekal_Vidyalaya" title="Ekal Vidyalaya">Ekal Vidyalaya</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seva_Bharati" title="Seva Bharati">Seva Bharati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_Kendra" title="Vivekananda Kendra">Vivekananda Kendra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Vikas_Parishad" title="Bharat Vikas Parishad">Bharat Vikas Parishad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanavasi_Kalyan_Ashram" title="Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram">Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friends_of_Tribals_Society" title="Friends of Tribals Society">Friends of Tribals Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Lok_Shiksha_Parishad" title="Bharat Lok Shiksha Parishad">Bharat Lok Shiksha Parishad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_Development_and_Relief_Fund" title="India Development and Relief Fund">India Development and Relief Fund</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Think tank affiliates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>India Foundation</li> <li>India Policy Foundation</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swadeshi_Jagaran_Manch" class="mw-redirect" title="Swadeshi Jagaran Manch">Swadeshi Jagaran Manch</a></li> <li>Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivekananda_International_Foundation" title="Vivekananda International Foundation">Vivekananda International Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhil_Bharatiya_Itihas_Sankalan_Yojana" title="Akhil Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Yojana">Akhil Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Yojana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Project specific</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Janmabhoomi_Nyas" title="Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas">Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabarimala_Ayyappa_Seva_Samajam" title="Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam">Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Region specific</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_Munnani" title="Hindu Munnani">Hindu Munnani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_Aikya_Vedi" title="Hindu Aikya Vedi">Hindu Aikya Vedi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">News and communication</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Organiser_(magazine)" title="Organiser 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href="/wiki/List_of_Sarsanghchalaks_of_the_Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Sarsanghchalaks of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh">Sarsanghchalaks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Bhagwat" title="Mohan Bhagwat">Mohan Bhagwat</a> (2009–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Past</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._S._Sudarshan" title="K. S. Sudarshan">K. S. Sudarshan</a> (2000–2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Singh_(RSS)" title="Rajendra Singh (RSS)">Rajendra Singh</a> (1994–2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhukar_Dattatraya_Deoras" title="Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras">Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras</a> (1973–1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Golwalkar" title="M. S. Golwalkar">M. S. Golwalkar</a> (1940–1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laxman_Vasudev_Paranjape" title="Laxman Vasudev Paranjape">Laxman Vasudev Paranjape</a> (1930–1931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._B._Hedgewar" title="K. B. Hedgewar">K. B. Hedgewar</a> (1925–1930 and 1931–1940)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FF9933;">Other major figures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Head of state</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee" title="Atal Bihari Vajpayee">Atal Bihari Vajpayee</a> (Prime Minister of India)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._K._Advani" title="L. K. 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Moonje">Balkrishna Shivram Moonje</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinayak_Damodar_Savarkar" title="Vinayak Damodar Savarkar">Vinayak Damodar Savarkar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Senior affiliates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Singhal" title="Ashok Singhal">Ashok Singhal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babasaheb_Apte" title="Babasaheb Apte">Babasaheb Apte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bal_Thackeray" title="Bal Thackeray">Bal Thackeray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinmayananda_Saraswati" title="Chinmayananda Saraswati">Chinmayananda Saraswati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eknath_Ranade" title="Eknath Ranade">Eknath Ranade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prabhakar_Balwant_Dani" title="Prabhakar Balwant Dani">Prabhakar Balwant Dani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Praveen_Togadia" class="mw-redirect" title="Praveen Togadia">Praveen Togadia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Madhav" title="Ram Madhav">Ram Madhav</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramchandra_Das_Paramhans" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramchandra Das Paramhans">Ramchandra Das Paramhans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._S._Apte" title="S. S. Apte">S. S. Apte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suresh_Joshi_(RSS)" class="mw-redirect" title="Suresh Joshi (RSS)">Suresh Joshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sambhaji_Bhide" title="Sambhaji Bhide">Sambhaji Bhide</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Activists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Giriraj_Kishore" title="Giriraj Kishore">Giriraj Kishore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Govindacharya" title="K. N. Govindacharya">K. N. Govindacharya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhukar_Rao_Bhagwat" title="Madhukar Rao Bhagwat">Madhukar Rao Bhagwat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Karpatri" title="Swami Karpatri">Swami Karpatri</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FF9933;">Authors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_the_Sangh_Parivar" title="Bibliography of the Sangh Parivar">Bibliography</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arun_Shourie" title="Arun Shourie">Arun Shourie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Frawley" title="David Frawley">David Frawley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._P._Agrawal" title="D. P. Agrawal">D. P. Agrawal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar_Chakrabarti" title="Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti">Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Gautier" title="François Gautier">François Gautier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koenraad_Elst" title="Koenraad Elst">Koenraad Elst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michel_Danino" title="Michel Danino">Michel Danino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Malhotra" title="Rajiv Malhotra">Rajiv Malhotra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Gopal_(author)" title="Ram Gopal (author)">Ram Gopal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subhash_Kak" title="Subhash Kak">Subhash Kak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suresh_Chavhanke" title="Suresh Chavhanke">Suresh Chavhanke</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Past</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Balraj_Madhok" title="Balraj Madhok">Balraj Madhok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharampal" title="Dharampal">Dharampal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girilal_Jain" title="Girilal Jain">Girilal Jain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._D._Sethna" title="K. 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