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class="infobox-data">Maya Rani Palta and Bishambar Dass Palta</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data">Padam Shri, Rajmata Vijyaraje Sindhyia Social Service<br />Manav Seva Award<br />Sadbhavana Samman<br />Paryavaran Mitra Puraskar</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://jimmymcgilligancentre.org/">http://jimmymcgilligancentre.org/</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Janak Palta McGilligan</b> is an Indian <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> recipient social worker and the founder-director of Jimmy McGilligan Centre For Sustainable Development, an <a href="/wiki/Indore" title="Indore">Indore</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Non_governmental_organisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Non governmental organisation">non governmental organisation</a> working for sustainable community development.<sup id="cite_ref-Jimmy_McGilligan_Centre_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jimmy_McGilligan_Centre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She is also a former founder-director of <a href="/wiki/Barli_Development_Institute_for_Rural_Women" title="Barli Development Institute for Rural Women">Barli Development Institute for Rural Women</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jimmy_McGilligan_Centre_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jimmy_McGilligan_Centre-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Barli_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barli-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janak_Palta_McGilligan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Janak Palta McGilligan, was born in a <a href="/wiki/Punjabi_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjabi people">Punjabi</a> family and grew up in <a href="/wiki/Chandigarh" title="Chandigarh">Chandigarh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jugaad_to_Innovation_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jugaad_to_Innovation-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She secured a master's degree (MA) in English literature, political science, Sangeet Visharad in Sitar, an MPhil in political science with distinction, and a Ph.D.<sup id="cite_ref-Indus_World_School_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indus_World_School-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During and after her studies, she worked at various places such as the Provident Fund office, at the High Court and at the Centre for Rural and Industrial Development.<sup id="cite_ref-Jugaad_to_Innovation_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jugaad_to_Innovation-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She married James McGilligan, an Irishman, and they served and developed Barli Development Institute for Rural Women as Baha'i pioneers.<sup id="cite_ref-Jugaad_to_Innovation_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jugaad_to_Innovation-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Barli_Development_Institute_for_Rural_Women"><a href="/wiki/Barli_Development_Institute_for_Rural_Women" title="Barli Development Institute for Rural Women">Barli Development Institute for Rural Women</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janak_Palta_McGilligan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Barli Development Institute for Rural Women"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Janak Palta was director of this institute for 26 years from the day of its establishment 1 June 1985 until she took retirement on 16 April 2011. </p><p>Janak Palta McGilligan is the founder-director of the board of directors of the Barli Development Institute For Rural Women and continues to serve as one of the directors of the board of the institute. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jimmy_McGilligan_Centre_For_Sustainable_Development">Jimmy McGilligan Centre For Sustainable Development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janak_Palta_McGilligan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Jimmy McGilligan Centre For Sustainable Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>She has been serving as a director of the Jimmy McGilligan Centre For Sustainable Development. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_institutions">Other institutions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janak_Palta_McGilligan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Other institutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>She is a global advisor (member of the advisory board of Solar Cookers International in Sacramento, Cal. Co-founder of Jaivik Setu in Indore. </p><p>She is an honorary secretary of Sangini Cancer Care society Indore, dedicated to breast cancer patients since 2007. </p><p>Has been member of management board of Chitrakoot University. Has also been associated with UNICEF as resource person for the <a href="/wiki/National_Institute_of_Public_Cooperation_and_Child_Development" title="National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development">National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development</a><sup id="cite_ref-Indus_World_School_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indus_World_School-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> IIM Indore, IIT BHU, Prestige Institute of Management Indore, Indus World School, Choithram International School, Pragya Girls School, MGM Medical College, Indore Dental College and Hospital. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publications">Publications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janak_Palta_McGilligan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Books:</b> </p><p>McGilligan has written a book on <a href="/wiki/Barli_Development_Institute_for_Rural_Women" title="Barli Development Institute for Rural Women">Barli Development Institute for Rural Women</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Barli_Development_Institute_for_Rural_Women_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barli_Development_Institute_for_Rural_Women-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which has been published by GR Books in Oxford, London, </p><p><b>Curriculum</b> </p><p>She has developed seven curriculum books: </p> <ul><li>Health -Hindi Medium 2005</li> <li>Health - English Medium 2006</li> <li>Health - Marathi Medium 2007</li> <li>Cutting & Tailoring, Hindi Medium 2007 (based on National Institute of Open Schooling Curriculum New Delhi)</li> <li>Hindi Literacy- 2009</li> <li>Batik Printing -Hindi Medium 2010</li> <li>Vijalo, theme song book 2010: A collection of 100 folk Songs with theme based on Development in indigenous dialects along with Hindi Translation.</li> <li>Learning to Develop Myself and My Community in Hindi (unpublished)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recognition">Recognition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janak_Palta_McGilligan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Recognition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a> in 2015 awarded her the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a>, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.<sup id="cite_ref-Padma_Awards_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padma_Awards-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>SCI Order of Excellence 2016</li> <li>Green Hero by TERRI (India)2017)</li> <li>Rajmata Vijaraje Sindhiya Social Service Award by Government of Madhya Pradesh 2008</li> <li>Manav Seva Award</li> <li>Sadbhavana Samman</li> <li>Paryavaran Mitra Puraskar</li></ul> <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=Janak_Palta_McGilligan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Institute_of_Public_Cooperation_and_Child_Development" title="National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development">National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development</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=Janak_Palta_McGilligan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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.cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://jimmymcgilligancentre.in/">"Jimmy McGilligan Centre"</a>. Jimmy McGilligan Centre. 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 February</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Jimmy+McGilligan+Centre&rft.pub=Jimmy+McGilligan+Centre&rft.date=2015&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fjimmymcgilligancentre.in%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanak+Palta+McGilligan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Barli-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Barli_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.barli.org/staff.html">"Barli"</a>. Barli. 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 February</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Barli&rft.pub=Barli&rft.date=2015&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.barli.org%2Fstaff.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanak+Palta+McGilligan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Jugaad_to_Innovation-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Jugaad_to_Innovation_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jugaad_to_Innovation_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jugaad_to_Innovation_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://jugaadtoinnovation.blogspot.ae/2014/02/energy-self-sufficiency-need-not-be.html">"Jugaad to Innovation"</a>. Jugaad to Innovation. 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Indus World School. 2015. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.indusworldschool.com/school-contain/indore/advisory-board.html">the original</a> on 4 March 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 February</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Indus+World+School&rft.pub=Indus+World+School&rft.date=2015&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indusworldschool.com%2Fschool-contain%2Findore%2Fadvisory-board.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanak+Palta+McGilligan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Barli_Development_Institute_for_Rural_Women-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Barli_Development_Institute_for_Rural_Women_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJanak_Palta_McGilligan2012" class="citation book cs1">Janak Palta McGilligan (2012). <i>Barli Development Institute for Rural Women</i>. George Ronald. p. 200. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0853985587" title="Special:BookSources/978-0853985587"><bdi>978-0853985587</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Standard_Identification_Number" title="Amazon Standard Identification Number">ASIN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.in/dp/0853985588">0853985588</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Barli+Development+Institute+for+Rural+Women&rft.pages=200&rft.pub=George+Ronald&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=978-0853985587&rft.au=Janak+Palta+McGilligan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanak+Palta+McGilligan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Padma_Awards-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Padma_Awards_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150128022143/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952">"Padma Awards"</a>. Padma Awards. 2015. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952">the original</a> on 28 January 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 February</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Padma+Awards&rft.pub=Padma+Awards&rft.date=2015&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpib.nic.in%2Fnewsite%2FPrintRelease.aspx%3Frelid%3D114952&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJanak+Palta+McGilligan" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janak_Palta_McGilligan&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJanak_Palta_McGilligan2012" class="citation book cs1">Janak Palta McGilligan (2012). <i>Barli Development Institute for Rural Women</i>. 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style="width:1%">1950s</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/Mary_Clubwala_Jadhav" title="Mary Clubwala Jadhav">Mary Clubwala Jadhav</a> (1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Jagadisan" title="T. N. Jagadisan">Thackkadu Natesasastrigal Jagadisan</a> (1957)</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 href="/wiki/Hema_Bharali" title="Hema Bharali">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. Kaul</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mathur_Savani" title="Mathur Savani">Mathur Savani</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Bhagat" title="Ashok Bhagat">Ashok Bhagat</a> (2015)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Janak Palta McGilligan</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meetha_Lal_Mehta" title="Meetha Lal Mehta">Meetha Lal Mehta</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veerendra_Raj_Mehta" title="Veerendra Raj Mehta">Veerendra Raj Mehta</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bimla_Poddar" title="Bimla Poddar">Bimla Poddar</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madeleine_Herman_de_Blic" title="Madeleine Herman de Blic">Madeleine Herman de Blic</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhu_Pandit_Dasa" title="Madhu Pandit Dasa">Madhu Pandit Dasa</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajoy_Kumar_Dutta" title="Ajoy Kumar Dutta">Ajoy Kumar Dutta</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damal_Kandalai_Srinivasan" title="Damal Kandalai Srinivasan">Damal Kandalai Srinivasan</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunitha_Krishnan" title="Sunitha Krishnan">Sunitha Krishnan</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundar_Menon" title="Sundar Menon">Sundar Menon</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arunachalam_Muruganantham" title="Arunachalam Muruganantham">Arunachalam Muruganantham</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Gopinathan_Nair" title="P. Gopinathan Nair">P. Gopinathan Nair</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudharak_Olwe" title="Sudharak Olwe">Sudharak Olwe</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girish_Bharadwaj" title="Girish Bharadwaj">Girish Bharadwaj</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Appasaheb_Dharmadhikari" title="Appasaheb Dharmadhikari">Appasaheb Dharmadhikari</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bipin_Ganatra" title="Bipin Ganatra">Bipin Ganatra</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karimul_Haque" title="Karimul Haque">Karimul Haque</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anuradha_Koirala" title="Anuradha Koirala">Anuradha Koirala</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suhas_Vitthal_Mapuskar" title="Suhas Vitthal Mapuskar">Suhas Vitthal Mapuskar</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daripalli_Ramaiah" title="Daripalli Ramaiah">Daripalli Ramaiah</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balbir_Singh_Seechewal" title="Balbir Singh Seechewal">Balbir Singh Seechewal</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damodar_Ganesh_Bapat" title="Damodar Ganesh Bapat">Damodar Ganesh Bapat</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitavva_Joddati" title="Sitavva Joddati">Sitavva Joddati</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subhasini_Mistry" title="Subhasini Mistry">Subhasini Mistry</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulagitti_Narasamma" title="Sulagitti Narasamma">Sulagitti Narasamma</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdullah_Bin_Othman" class="mw-redirect" title="Abdullah Bin Othman">Abdullah Bin Othman</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sampat_Ramteke" title="Sampat Ramteke">Sampat Ramteke</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Draupadi_Ghimiray" title="Draupadi Ghimiray">Draupadi Ghimiray</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulu_Imam" title="Bulu Imam">Bulu Imam</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friederike_Irina_Bruning" title="Friederike Irina Bruning">Friederike Irina Bruning</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinna_Pillai" title="Chinna Pillai">Chinna Pillai</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shabbir_Sayyad" title="Shabbir Sayyad">Shabbir Sayyad</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jyoti_Kumar_Sinha" title="Jyoti Kumar Sinha">Jyoti Kumar Sinha</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saalumarada_Thimmakka" title="Saalumarada Thimmakka">Saalumarada Thimmakka</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamuna_Tudu" title="Jamuna Tudu">Jamuna Tudu</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muktaben_Pankajkumar_Dagli" title="Muktaben Pankajkumar Dagli">Muktaben Pankajkumar Dagli</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</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/Jagdish_Lal_Ahuja" title="Jagdish Lal Ahuja">Jagdish Lal Ahuja</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Popatrao_Baguji_Pawar" title="Popatrao Baguji Pawar">Popatrao Baguji Pawar</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usha_Chaumar" title="Usha Chaumar">Usha Chaumar</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lia_Diskin" title="Lia Diskin">Lia Diskin</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sangkhumi_Bualchhuak" title="Sangkhumi Bualchhuak">Sangkhumi Bualchhuak</a> (2020</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulsi_Gowda" title="Tulsi Gowda">Tulsi Gowda</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harekala_Hajabba" title="Harekala Hajabba">Harekala Hajabba</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tetsu_Nakamura" title="Tetsu Nakamura">Tetsu Nakamura</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Ramakrishnan_(activist)" title="S. Ramakrishnan (activist)">S. Ramakrishnan</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sayed_Mehboob_Shah_Qadri" title="Sayed Mehboob Shah Qadri">Sayed Mehboob Shah Qadri</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Sharif_(social_worker)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohammed Sharif (social worker)">Mohammed Sharif</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramjee_Singh" title="Ramjee Singh">Ramjee Singh</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agus_Indra_Udayana" title="Agus Indra Udayana">Agus Indra Udayana</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundaram_Verma" title="Sundaram Verma">Sundaram Verma</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sindhutai_Sapkal" title="Sindhutai Sapkal">Sindhutai Sapkal</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girish_Prabhune" title="Girish Prabhune">Girish Prabhune</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prabhaben_Shah" title="Prabhaben Shah">Prabhaben Shah</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savji_Dholakia" title="Savji Dholakia">Savaji Bhai Dholakia</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamit_Ramilaben_Raysingbhai" title="Gamit Ramilaben Raysingbhai">Gamit Ramilaben Raysingbhai</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om_Prakash_Gandhi" title="Om Prakash Gandhi">Om Prakash Gandhi</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Rabiya" title="K. 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