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India</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">29 April 2020<span style="display:none">(2020-04-29)</span> (aged 101)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Social worker<br />Freedom fighter<br />Gandhian<br /><a href="/wiki/Sarvodaya" title="Sarvodaya">Sarvodaya</a> leader</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1950–2020</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a><br />National Communal Harmony Award<br /><a href="/wiki/Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed" title="Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed">Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed</a> Memorial Award</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Hema Bharali</b> (19 February 1919 – 29 April 2020) was an Indian freedom activist, social worker, <a href="/wiki/Sarvodaya" title="Sarvodaya">Sarvodaya</a> leader and <a href="/wiki/Gandhian" class="mw-redirect" title="Gandhian">Gandhian</a>, known for her contributions for the empowerment of women and efforts towards the upliftment of the socially and financially challenged sections of the society.<sup id="cite_ref-PM's_Speech_on_Presentation_of_Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed_Memorial_Award_2008_&_2009_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM's_Speech_on_Presentation_of_Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed_Memorial_Award_2008_&_2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was reported to have been active during the relief operations in the wake of the earthquake in <a href="/wiki/North_Lakhimpur" title="North Lakhimpur">North Lakhimpur</a> of <a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a> state in 1950 and in the development activities after the <a href="/wiki/Sino-Indian_War" title="Sino-Indian War">Sino-Indian War</a> of 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-Hema_Bharali_to_be_felicitated_at_AICC_session_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hema_Bharali_to_be_felicitated_at_AICC_session-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a>, in 2005, for her contributions to Indian society.<sup id="cite_ref-Padma_Awards_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padma_Awards-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A year later, she received the National Communal Harmony Award from the National Foundation for Communal Harmony, an autonomous organization under the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Home Affairs (India)">Ministry of Home Affairs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Award_for_Hema_Bharali_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Award_for_Hema_Bharali-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hema_Bharali&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hema Bharali was born on 19 February 1919 in a family of <a href="/wiki/Chutia_people" title="Chutia people">Chutia</a> ethnicity in the Northeast Indian state of Assam and is known to have taken to social work from an early age.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> She became active in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_freedom_struggle" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian freedom struggle">Indian freedom struggle</a> and when the earthquake caused devastation in <a href="/wiki/North_Lakhimpur" title="North Lakhimpur">North Lakhimpur</a> area in 1950, she took part in the relief operations.<sup id="cite_ref-Hema_Bharali_to_be_felicitated_at_AICC_session_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hema_Bharali_to_be_felicitated_at_AICC_session-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kalam_to_present_Communal_Harmony_awards_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kalam_to_present_Communal_Harmony_awards-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A year later, she joined the <a href="/wiki/Bhoodan_movement" title="Bhoodan movement">Bhoodan movement</a> launched by <a href="/wiki/Vinoba_Bhave" title="Vinoba Bhave">Vinoba Bhave</a> in 1951 and became one of its leaders.<sup id="cite_ref-Hema_Bharali_-_Assam_News_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hema_Bharali_-_Assam_News-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was a part of the team, led by Vinoba Bhave, who were involved in the service of the victims of the war-torn area of <a href="/wiki/Tezpur" title="Tezpur">Tezpur</a> and stayed at Maitreyi Ashram of Bhave during the operations.<sup id="cite_ref-Threads_Woven_Ideals,_Principles_and_Administration_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Threads_Woven_Ideals,_Principles_and_Administration-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She has also been involved with the <i>Padayatra</i> in connection with the <a href="/wiki/Bhoodan_movement" title="Bhoodan movement">Bhoodan movement</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and was a founder member of the executive council of the Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB).<sup id="cite_ref-Our_History_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Our_History-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Government of India included Bharali in the 2005 Republic Day Honours list for the fourth highest civilian award of the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Padma_Awards_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padma_Awards-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006, she was awarded the National Communal Harmony Award by the National Foundation for Communal Harmony of the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Home Affairs (India)">Ministry of Home Affairs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Award_for_Hema_Bharali_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Award_for_Hema_Bharali-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three years later, she received the Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Memorial Award for National Integration from the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Assam" title="Government of Assam">Government of Assam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PM_Confers_Fakruddin_Ali_Ahmed_Award_to_MJ_Akbar,_Hema_Bharali_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM_Confers_Fakruddin_Ali_Ahmed_Award_to_MJ_Akbar,_Hema_Bharali-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bharali, a spinster by choice,<sup id="cite_ref-Other_nonagenarian_Gandhians_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Other_nonagenarian_Gandhians-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> endured financial and health challenges in her 90s and received financial assistance from the State Government.<sup id="cite_ref-Financial_aid_to_ailing_Gandhian_Hema_Bharali_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Financial_aid_to_ailing_Gandhian_Hema_Bharali-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She lived in <a href="/wiki/Guwahati" title="Guwahati">Guwahati</a>, in Assam.<sup id="cite_ref-MS._HEMA_BHARALI_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MS._HEMA_BHARALI-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of April 2016, she has continued to make public appearances.<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> </p><p>She died on 29 April 2020, at age 101.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Clubwala_Jadhav" title="Mary Clubwala Jadhav">Mary Clubwala Jadhav</a> (1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._S._Subbalakshmi" title="R. S. Subbalakshmi">R. S. Subbalakshmi</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailabala_Das" title="Sailabala Das">Sailabala Das</a> (1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshman_Singh_Jangpangi" title="Lakshman Singh Jangpangi">Lakshman Singh Jangpangi</a> (1959)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</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/Nanabhai_Bhatt_(educationist)" title="Nanabhai Bhatt (educationist)">Nanabhai Bhatt</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bina_Das" title="Bina Das">Bina Das</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sophia_Wadia" title="Sophia Wadia">Sophia Wadia</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamalabai_Hospet" title="Kamalabai Hospet">Kamalabai Hospet</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mithuben_Petit" title="Mithuben Petit">Mithuben Petit</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Ramaswami_Ayyar" title="N. Ramaswami Ayyar">N. Ramaswami Ayyar</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mother_Teresa" title="Mother Teresa">Mother Teresa</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brij_Krishna_Chandiwala" title="Brij Krishna Chandiwala">Brij Krishna Chandiwala</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leela_Sumant_Moolgaokar" title="Leela Sumant Moolgaokar">Leela Sumant Moolgaokar</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leela_Sumant_Moolgaokar" title="Leela Sumant Moolgaokar">Leela Sumant Moolgaokar</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambujammal" title="Ambujammal">Ambujammal</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mona_Chandravati_Gupta" title="Mona Chandravati Gupta">Mona Chandravati Gupta</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Mazumdar" title="Lakshmi Mazumdar">Lakshmi Mazumdar</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordhandas_Bhagwandas_Narottamdas" title="Gordhandas Bhagwandas Narottamdas">Gordhandas Bhagwandas Narottamdas</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Richardson_(Bishop_of_Car_Nicobar)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Richardson (Bishop of Car Nicobar)">John Richardson</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manibhai_Desai" title="Manibhai Desai">Manibhai Desai</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhaurao_Gaikwad" title="Bhaurao Gaikwad">Bhaurao Gaikwad</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shalini_Moghe" title="Shalini Moghe">Shalini Moghe</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sis_Ram_Ola" class="mw-redirect" title="Sis Ram Ola">Sis Ram Ola</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalyan_Singh_Gupta" title="Kalyan Singh Gupta">Kalyan Singh Gupta</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangru_Ganu_Uikey" title="Mangru Ganu Uikey">Mangru Ganu Uikey</a> (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</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/Indumati_Chimanlal_Sheth" title="Indumati Chimanlal Sheth">Indumati Chimanlal Sheth</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maniben_Kara" title="Maniben Kara">Maniben Kara</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baba_Amte" title="Baba Amte">Baba Amte</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Banerjee" title="Robin Banerjee">Robin Banerjee</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lila_Ramkumar_Bhargava" title="Lila Ramkumar Bhargava">Lila Ramkumar Bhargava</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savita_Behen" title="Savita Behen">Savita Behen</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandurang_Dharmaji_Jadhav" title="Pandurang Dharmaji Jadhav">Pandurang Dharmaji Jadhav</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yudhvir_Singh" title="Yudhvir Singh">Yudhvir Singh</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avabai_Bomanji_Wadia" title="Avabai Bomanji Wadia">Avabai Bomanji Wadia</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badri_Prasad_Bajoria" title="Badri Prasad Bajoria">Badri Prasad Bajoria</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanta_Saroop_Krishen" title="Kanta Saroop Krishen">Kanta Saroop Krishen</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iyyanki_Venkata_Ramanayya" title="Iyyanki Venkata Ramanayya">Iyyanki Venkata Ramanayya</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandraprabha_Saikiani" title="Chandraprabha Saikiani">Chandraprabha Saikiani</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarojini_Varadappan" title="Sarojini Varadappan">Sarojini Varadappan</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queenie_H._C._Captain" title="Queenie H. C. Captain">Queenie H. C. Captain</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Kijungluba_Ao" title="L. Kijungluba Ao">L. Kijungluba Ao</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishambhar_Nath_Pande" title="Bishambhar Nath Pande">Bishambhar Nath Pande</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ismail_Ahmed_Cachalia" title="Ismail Ahmed Cachalia">Ismail Ahmed Cachalia</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhani_Prem" title="Dhani Prem">Dhani Prem</a> (1977)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</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/Kunwar_Singh_Negi" title="Kunwar Singh Negi">Kunwar Singh Negi</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhagat_Puran_Singh" title="Bhagat Puran Singh">Bhagat Puran Singh</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claire_Vellut" title="Claire Vellut">Claire Vellut</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami_Kalyandev" title="Swami Kalyandev">Swami Kalyandev</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiv_Dutt_Upadhyaya" title="Shiv Dutt Upadhyaya">Shiv Dutt Upadhyaya</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._Nachimuthu" title="M. P. Nachimuthu">M. P. Nachimuthu</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omem_Moyong_Deori" title="Omem Moyong Deori">Omem Moyong Deori</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zainulabedin_Gulamhusain_Rangoonwala" title="Zainulabedin Gulamhusain Rangoonwala">Zainulabedin Gulamhusain Rangoonwala</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ela_Bhatt" title="Ela Bhatt">Ela Bhatt</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratnappa_Kumbhar" title="Ratnappa Kumbhar">Ratnappa Kumbhar</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anutai_Wagh" title="Anutai Wagh">Anutai Wagh</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandi_Prasad_Bhatt" title="Chandi Prasad Bhatt">Chandi Prasad Bhatt</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahasweta_Devi" title="Mahasweta Devi">Mahasweta Devi</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishan_Dev_Dewan" title="Krishan Dev Dewan">Krishan Dev Dewan</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tushar_Kanjilal" title="Tushar Kanjilal">Tushar Kanjilal</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avdhash_Kaushal" title="Avdhash Kaushal">Avdhash Kaushal</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narayan_Singh_Manaklao" title="Narayan Singh Manaklao">Narayan Singh Manaklao</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bunker_Roy" title="Bunker Roy">Bunker Roy</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Begum_Zaffar_Ali" title="Begum Zaffar Ali">Begum Zaffar Ali</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaya_Arunachalam" title="Jaya Arunachalam">Jaya Arunachalam</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darshan_Singh_Vohra" title="Darshan Singh Vohra">Darshan Singh Vohra</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mithu_Alur" title="Mithu Alur">Mithu Alur</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vedaratnam_Appakutti" title="Vedaratnam Appakutti">Vedaratnam Appakutti</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajmohini_Devi" title="Rajmohini Devi">Rajmohini Devi</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnammal_Jagannathan" title="Krishnammal Jagannathan">Krishnammal Jagannathan</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mag_Raj_Jain" title="Mag Raj Jain">Mag Raj Jain</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Kutchat" title="Edward Kutchat">Edward Kutchat</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</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/Anna_Hazare" title="Anna Hazare">Anna Hazare</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renana_Jhabvala" title="Renana Jhabvala">Renana Jhabvala</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silverine_Swer" title="Silverine Swer">Silverine Swer</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silverine_Swer" title="Silverine Swer">Silverine Swer</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vimla_Dang" title="Vimla Dang">Vimla Dang</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._G._K._Menon" title="T. G. K. Menon">T. G. K. Menon</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagdish_Kashibhai_Patel" title="Jagdish Kashibhai Patel">Jagdish Kashibhai Patel</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Y._Patil" title="D. Y. Patil">D. Y. Patil</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundaram_Ramakrishnan_(social_activist)" title="Sundaram Ramakrishnan (social activist)">Sundaram Ramakrishnan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kantilal_Hastimal_Sancheti" title="Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti">Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanthi_Ranganathan" title="Shanthi Ranganathan">Shanthi Ranganathan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidyaben_Shah" title="Vidyaben Shah">Vidyaben Shah</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leonarda_Angela_Casiraghi" class="mw-redirect" title="Leonarda Angela Casiraghi">Leonarda Angela Casiraghi</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antony_Padiyara" title="Antony Padiyara">Antony Padiyara</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shantha_Sinha" title="Shantha Sinha">Shantha Sinha</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanta_Tyagi" title="Kanta Tyagi">Kanta Tyagi</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acharya_Ramamurti" title="Acharya Ramamurti">Acharya Ramamurti</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Sailo" title="T. Sailo">T. Sailo</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natwar_Thakkar" title="Natwar Thakkar">Natwar Thakkar</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</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/Neidonuo_Angami" title="Neidonuo Angami">Neidonuo Angami</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagan_Nath_Kaul" title="Jagan Nath Kaul">Jagan Nath Kaul</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Mukhim" title="Patricia Mukhim">Patricia Mukhim</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janaky_Athi_Nahappan" title="Janaky Athi Nahappan">Janaky Athi Nahappan</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanumappa_Sudarshan" title="Hanumappa Sudarshan">Hanumappa Sudarshan</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabindra_Nath_Upadhyay" title="Rabindra Nath Upadhyay">Rabindra Nath Upadhyay</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulasi_Munda" title="Tulasi Munda">Tulasi Munda</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norma_Alvares" title="Norma Alvares">Norma Alvares</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Amte" title="Prakash Amte">Prakash Amte</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiran_Martin" title="Kiran Martin">Kiran Martin</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prema_Narendra_Purao" title="Prema Narendra Purao">Prema Narendra Purao</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivananda_Rajaram" title="Sivananda Rajaram">Sivananda Rajaram</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verna_Elizabeth_Watre_Ingty" title="Verna Elizabeth Watre Ingty">Verna Elizabeth Watre Ingty</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queenie_Rynjah" title="Queenie Rynjah">Queenie Rynjah</a> (2004)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hema Bharali</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nana_Chudasama" title="Nana Chudasama">Nana Chudasama</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalsawma" title="Lalsawma">Lalsawma</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theilin_Phanbuh" title="Theilin Phanbuh">Theilin Phanbuh</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Staines" title="Gladys Staines">Gladys Staines</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suwalal_Bafna" title="Suwalal Bafna">Suwalal Bafna</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anil_Prakash_Joshi" title="Anil Prakash Joshi">Anil Prakash Joshi</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudha_Murty" title="Sudha Murty">Sudha Murty</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudha_Varghese" title="Sudha Varghese">Sudha Varghese</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melhupra_Vero" class="mw-redirect" title="Melhupra Vero">Melhupra Vero</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Runa_Banerjee" title="Runa Banerjee">Runa Banerjee</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Cyril" title="S. M. Cyril">S. M. Cyril</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._A._Yusuff_Ali" title="M. A. Yusuff Ali">M. A. Yusuff Ali</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheela_Borthakur" title="Sheela Borthakur">Sheela Borthakur</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karuna_Mary_Braganza" title="Karuna Mary Braganza">Karuna Mary Braganza</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._R._Gowrishankar" title="V. R. Gowrishankar">V. R. Gowrishankar</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kshama_Metre" title="Kshama Metre">Kshama Metre</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kutikuppala_Surya_Rao" title="Kutikuppala Surya Rao">Kutikuppala Surya Rao</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madan_Mohan_Sabharwal" title="Madan Mohan Sabharwal">Madan Mohan Sabharwal</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikramjit_Singh_Sahney" title="Vikramjit Singh Sahney">Vikramjit Singh Sahney</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bilkees_Latif" title="Bilkees Latif">Bilkees Latif</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keepu_Tsering_Lepcha" title="Keepu Tsering Lepcha">Keepu Tsering Lepcha</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._K._Menon" title="C. K. Menon">C. K. Menon</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_H._Pereira" title="Joseph H. Pereira">Joseph H. Pereira</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Kanti_Roy" title="Sunil Kanti Roy">Sunil Kanti Roy</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitraniketan_Viswanathan" title="Mitraniketan Viswanathan">Mitraniketan Viswanathan</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</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/Anu_Aga" title="Anu Aga">Anu Aga</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._R._Gangaramani" title="J. R. Gangaramani">J. R. Gangaramani</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_Joshi" title="Deep Joshi">Deep Joshi</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudha_Kaul" title="Sudha Kaul">Sudha Kaul</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayekpam_Tomba_Meetei" title="Ayekpam Tomba Meetei">Ayekpam Tomba Meetei</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurian_John_Melamparambil" title="Kurian John Melamparambil">Kurian John Melamparambil</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudhir_M._Parikh" title="Sudhir M. Parikh">Sudhir M. Parikh</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kranti_Shah" title="Kranti Shah">Kranti Shah</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baba_Sewa_Singh" title="Baba Sewa Singh">Baba Sewa Singh</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mamraj_Agrawal" title="Mamraj Agrawal">Mamraj Agrawal</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jockin_Arputham" title="Jockin Arputham">Jockin Arputham</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nomita_Chandy" title="Nomita Chandy">Nomita Chandy</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martha_Chen" title="Martha Chen">Martha Chen</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azad_Moopen" title="Azad Moopen">Azad Moopen</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheela_Patel" title="Sheela Patel">Sheela Patel</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anita_Reddy" title="Anita Reddy">Anita Reddy</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanubhai_Hasmukhbhai_Tailor" title="Kanubhai Hasmukhbhai Tailor">Kanubhai Hasmukhbhai Tailor</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shamshad_Begum_(social_worker)" title="Shamshad Begum (social worker)">Shamshad Begum</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reeta_Devi" title="Reeta Devi">Reeta Devi</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._K._Gopal" title="P. K. Gopal">P. K. Gopal</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Muniratnam" title="G. Muniratnam">G. Muniratnam</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niranjan_Pranshankar_Pandya" title="Niranjan Pranshankar Pandya">Niranjan Pranshankar Pandya</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uma_Tuli" title="Uma Tuli">Uma Tuli</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Varma" title="S. P. Varma">S. P. Varma</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phoolbasan_Bai_Yadav" title="Phoolbasan Bai Yadav">Phoolbasan Bai Yadav</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Binny_Yanga" title="Binny Yanga">Binny Yanga</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jharna_Dhara_Chowdhury" title="Jharna Dhara Chowdhury">Jharna Dhara Chowdhury</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._K._M._Maeilanandhan" title="S. K. M. Maeilanandhan">S. K. M. Maeilanandhan</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nileema_Mishra" title="Nileema Mishra">Nileema Mishra</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reema_Nanavati" class="mw-redirect" title="Reema Nanavati">Reema Nanavati</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manju_Bharat_Ram" title="Manju Bharat Ram">Manju Bharat Ram</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narendra_Dabholkar" title="Narendra Dabholkar">Narendra Dabholkar</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mukul_Chandra_Goswami" title="Mukul Chandra Goswami">Mukul Chandra Goswami</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durga_Jain" title="Durga Jain">Durga Jain</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._L._Kaul" title="J. L. Kaul">J. L. 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