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G. Kher|Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher]]|[[V. K. Krishna Menon]]|[[Jigme Dorji Wangchuck]]}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>{{bulleted list|[[Satyendra Nath Bose]]|[[Nandalal Bose]]|[[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]]|[[B. G. Kher|Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher]]|[[V. K. Krishna Menon]]|[[Jigme Dorji Wangchuck]]}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| lastawarded = <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2023</del></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| lastawarded = <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2024</ins></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>{{bulleted list|[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">B. V. Doshi|Balakrishna Doshi</del>]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> (posthumous)</del>|[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Zakir Hussain (musician)|Zakir Hussain</del>]]|[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">S.</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">M. Krishna</del>]]|[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Dilip</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mahalanabis</del>]] (posthumous)|[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Srinivasa</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Varadhan</del>]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|[[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] (posthumous)</del>}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>{{bulleted list|[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Vyjayanthimala</ins>]]|[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Chiranjeevi</ins>]]|[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Venkaiah</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Naidu</ins>]]|[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Bindeshwar</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Pathak</ins>]] (posthumous)|[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Padma</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Subrahmanyam</ins>]]}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| total_awarded = <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">331</del></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| total_awarded = <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">336</ins></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>| presenter = <br />[[File:Emblem of India.svg|30px]]<br />[[Government of India]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>| presenter = <br />[[File:Emblem of India.svg|30px]]<br />[[Government of India]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>| previous = Padma Vibhushan "Pahela Varg" (Class I)</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>| previous = Padma Vibhushan "Pahela Varg" (Class I)</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 30:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 30:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>The recipients receive a ''Sanad'' (certificate) signed by the President and a medal with no monetary grant associated with the award.<ref name="PAscheme"/> The decoration is a circular-shaped toned bronze medallion {{convert|1+3/4|inch|mm}} in diameter and {{convert|1/8|inch|mm}} thick. The centrally placed pattern made of outer lines of a square of {{convert|1+3/16|inch|mm}} side is embossed with a knob embossed within each of the outer angles of the pattern. A raised circular space of diameter {{convert|1+1/16|inch|mm}} is placed at the centre of the decoration. A centrally located lotus flower is embossed on the obverse side of the medal and the text "Padma" written in [[Devanagari]] script is placed above and the text "Vibhushan" is placed below the lotus. The [[Emblem of India]] is placed in the centre of the reverse side with the national motto, "[[Satyameva Jayate]]" (Truth alone triumphs) in Devanagari Script, inscribed on the lower edge. The rim, the edges and all embossing on either side is of white gold with the text "Padma Vibhushan" of silver gilt. The medal is suspended by a pink riband {{convert|1+1/4|inch|mm}} in width.<ref name=award1955/> It is ranked fourth in the order of precedence of wearing of medals and decorations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=zCQHR1MODtMw0EJ0MUc5CA==&ParentID=XRRy6fl/Yj1c0bK0sve+Pg==|title=Wearing of Medals: Precedence Of Medals|access-date=22 November 2015|publisher=Indian Army|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220808/http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=zCQHR1MODtMw0EJ0MUc5CA%3D%3D&ParentID=XRRy6fl%2FYj1c0bK0sve+Pg%3D%3D|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>The recipients receive a ''Sanad'' (certificate) signed by the President and a medal with no monetary grant associated with the award.<ref name="PAscheme"/> The decoration is a circular-shaped toned bronze medallion {{convert|1+3/4|inch|mm}} in diameter and {{convert|1/8|inch|mm}} thick. The centrally placed pattern made of outer lines of a square of {{convert|1+3/16|inch|mm}} side is embossed with a knob embossed within each of the outer angles of the pattern. A raised circular space of diameter {{convert|1+1/16|inch|mm}} is placed at the centre of the decoration. A centrally located lotus flower is embossed on the obverse side of the medal and the text "Padma" written in [[Devanagari]] script is placed above and the text "Vibhushan" is placed below the lotus. The [[Emblem of India]] is placed in the centre of the reverse side with the national motto, "[[Satyameva Jayate]]" (Truth alone triumphs) in Devanagari Script, inscribed on the lower edge. The rim, the edges and all embossing on either side is of white gold with the text "Padma Vibhushan" of silver gilt. The medal is suspended by a pink riband {{convert|1+1/4|inch|mm}} in width.<ref name=award1955/> It is ranked fourth in the order of precedence of wearing of medals and decorations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=zCQHR1MODtMw0EJ0MUc5CA==&ParentID=XRRy6fl/Yj1c0bK0sve+Pg==|title=Wearing of Medals: Precedence Of Medals|access-date=22 November 2015|publisher=Indian Army|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220808/http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=zCQHR1MODtMw0EJ0MUc5CA%3D%3D&ParentID=XRRy6fl%2FYj1c0bK0sve+Pg%3D%3D|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>The first recipients of the Padma Vibhushan were [[Satyendra Nath Bose]], [[Nandalal Bose]], [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]], [[B. G. Kher|Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher]], [[V. K. Krishna Menon]], and [[Jigme Dorji Wangchuck]], who were honoured in 1954. {{As of|2023}}, the award has been bestowed on 331 individuals, including twenty-eight posthumous and twenty-four non-citizen recipients.<ref name="PadmaAwards"/> Some of the recipients have refused or returned their awards; [[P. N. Haksar]],{{efn|[[P. N. Haksar]] was offered the award in 1973 for, among other services, his crucial diplomatic role in brokering the [[Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation]] and the [[Shimla Agreement]], but declined as "Accepting an award for work done somehow causes an inexplicable discomfort to me."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/Haksar-and-the-Padma-Vibhushan/article17029692.ece|title=Haksar and the Padma Vibhushan<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>|date=13 January 2017|access-date=10 May 2018|newspaper=The Hindu|df=dmy-all}}</ref>}} [[Vilayat Khan]],{{efn|[[Vilayat Khan]] refused [[Padma Shri]] (1964), [[Padma Bhushan]] (1968), and Padma Vibhushan (2000) and stated that "the selection committees were incompetent to judge [his] music".<ref>{{cite book|url={{GBurl|id=wWDnTWrz4O8C|p=411}}|title=India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic|author1=Kaminsky, Arnold P.|author2=Long, Roger D.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2011|isbn=978-0-313-37462-3|page=411}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>The first recipients of the Padma Vibhushan were [[Satyendra Nath Bose]], [[Nandalal Bose]], [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]], [[B. G. Kher|Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher]], [[V. K. Krishna Menon]], and [[Jigme Dorji Wangchuck]], who were honoured in 1954. {{As of|2023}}, the award has been bestowed on 331 individuals, including twenty-eight posthumous and twenty-four non-citizen recipients.<ref name="PadmaAwards"/> Some of the recipients have refused or returned their awards; [[P. N. Haksar]],{{efn|[[P. N. Haksar]] was offered the award in 1973 for, among other services, his crucial diplomatic role in brokering the [[Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation]] and the [[Shimla Agreement]], but declined as "Accepting an award for work done somehow causes an inexplicable discomfort to me."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/Haksar-and-the-Padma-Vibhushan/article17029692.ece|title=Haksar and the Padma Vibhushan|date=13 January 2017|access-date=10 May 2018|newspaper=The Hindu|df=dmy-all<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015134/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/Haksar-and-the-Padma-Vibhushan/article17029692.ece|url-status=live</ins>}}</ref>}} [[Vilayat Khan]],{{efn|[[Vilayat Khan]] refused [[Padma Shri]] (1964), [[Padma Bhushan]] (1968), and Padma Vibhushan (2000) and stated that "the selection committees were incompetent to judge [his] music".<ref>{{cite book|url={{GBurl|id=wWDnTWrz4O8C|p=411}}|title=India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic|author1=Kaminsky, Arnold P.|author2=Long, Roger D.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2011|isbn=978-0-313-37462-3|page=411}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>* {{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/Those-who-said-no-to-top-awards/articleshow/2714615.cms|title=Those who said no to top awards|newspaper=The Times of India|date=20 January 2008|access-date=14 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124063906/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/Those-who-said-no-to-top-awards/articleshow/2714615.cms|archive-date=24 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=PB2000>{{cite web|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1703/17030300.htm|title=Spotlight: Republic Day honours|author=Venkatesan, V.|volume=17|issue=3|date=5 February 2000|access-date=21 November 2015|publisher=Frontline|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228183610/http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1703/17030300.htm|archive-date=28 February 2018}}</ref>}} [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]],{{efn|[[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]], the General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of India]] (of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] from 1964) and the first [[Chief Minister of Kerala]] (1957-59, 1967-69), declined the award in 1992, as it went against his nature to accept a state honour.<ref>{{cite book |last=Guha |first=Ramachandra |date=2001 |title=An Anthropologist Among the Marxists and Other Essays |publisher=Permanent Black |page=211 |isbn=81-7824-001-7 }}</ref>}} [[Swami Ranganathananda]],{{efn|[[Swami Ranganathananda]] declined the award in 2000 as it was conferred to him as an individual and not to the [[Ramakrishna Mission]].<ref name=PB2000/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/31/stories/2005053102980600.htm|title=Ranganathananda, kept alive spirit of Vivekananda's legacy|date=31 May 2005|access-date=21 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228183610/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/31/stories/2005053102980600.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=28 February 2018}}</ref>}} and [[Manikonda Chalapathi Rau]] refused the award; the family members of [[Lakshmi Chand Jain]] (2011) and [[Sharad Anantrao Joshi]] (2016) declined their posthumous conferments,{{efn|name=Jain|[[Lakshmi Chand Jain]] died on 14 November 2010, at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-gandhian-activist-who-revitalised-indian-handicraft-dies-at-85-1466799|title=Gandhian activist who revitalised Indian handicraft dies at 85|date=15 November 2010|access-date=10 April 2016|author=Pawar, Yogesh|newspaper=Daily News Analysis|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907170511/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-gandhian-activist-who-revitalised-indian-handicraft-dies-at-85-1466799|archive-date=7 September 2017}}</ref> His family refused to accept the posthumous honour as Jain was against accepting state honours.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gandhians-family-declines-Padma-Vibhushan/articleshow/7784160.cms|title=Gandhian's family declines Padma Vibhushan|work=Mumbai Mirror|publisher=The Times of India|date=25 March 2011|access-date=18 October 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919185949/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gandhians-family-declines-Padma-Vibhushan/articleshow/7784160.cms|archive-date=19 September 2017}}</ref>}}{{efn|name=Joshi|[[Sharad Anantrao Joshi]]'s family refused to accept the posthumous honour as Joshi's work for good of farmers is not reflected in the Government policies for them.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/others/sharad-joshis-family-refuses-padma-award/articleshow/50723216.cms|title=Sharad Joshi's family refuses Padma award|work=Pune Mirror|publisher=The Times of India|date=26 January 2016|access-date=19 February 2017|author=Chavan, Vijay|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220144534/http://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/others/sharad-joshis-family-refuses-padma-award/articleshow/50723216.cms|archive-date=20 February 2017}}</ref>}} and 1986 recipient [[Baba Amte]] and 2015 recipient [[Parkash Singh Badal]] returned theirs honour in 1991 and 2020 respectively.<ref>{{cite book|url={{GBurl|id=6BU6AAAAIAAJ|q=padma vibhushan refused}}|title=Triveni: Journal of Indian Renaissance|chapter=The Privilege of Knowing M. C.|chapter-url=http://www.yabaluri.org/Web%20(1978%20-%202008)/theprivilegeofknowingmcoct83.htm|publisher=Triveni Publishers|volume=52|year=1983|author=Kumar, A. Prasanna}}</ref>{{efn|name=Amte<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/patiala/parkash-singh-badal-sukhdev-dhindsa-return-padma-awards-in-protest-against-farm-laws-179404|title=Prakash Singh Badal and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa returned their padma award|work=The Tribune|date=3 December 2020|access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>{{efn</del>|In <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2020</del>, [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Parkash Singh</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Badal</del>]] returned the award <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in solidarity</del> with the [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2020–2021</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Indian farmers' protest|farmers protest</del>]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.}}</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Most</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">recently</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">on</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">26</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">January</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2023,</del> the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">award</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">has</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">been</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">bestowed</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">upon</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">six</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">recipients;</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[B.</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">V. Doshi|Balakrishna Doshi]],</del> [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Zakir</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Hussain</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(musician)|Zakir Hussain</del>]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, [[S</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">M.</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Krishna]],</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Dilip</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mahalanabis]],</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[S.</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">R.</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Srinivasa</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Varadhan]],</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Mulayam</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Singh Yadav]].</del></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>* {{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/Those-who-said-no-to-top-awards/articleshow/2714615.cms|title=Those who said no to top awards|newspaper=The Times of India|date=20 January 2008|access-date=14 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124063906/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/Those-who-said-no-to-top-awards/articleshow/2714615.cms|archive-date=24 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=PB2000>{{cite web|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1703/17030300.htm|title=Spotlight: Republic Day honours|author=Venkatesan, V.|volume=17|issue=3|date=5 February 2000|access-date=21 November 2015|publisher=Frontline|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228183610/http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1703/17030300.htm|archive-date=28 February 2018}}</ref>}} [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]],{{efn|[[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]], the General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of India]] (of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] from 1964) and the first [[Chief Minister of Kerala]] (1957-59, 1967-69), declined the award in 1992, as it went against his nature to accept a state honour.<ref>{{cite book |last=Guha |first=Ramachandra |date=2001 |title=An Anthropologist Among the Marxists and Other Essays |publisher=Permanent Black |page=211 |isbn=81-7824-001-7 }}</ref>}} [[Swami Ranganathananda]],{{efn|[[Swami Ranganathananda]] declined the award in 2000 as it was conferred to him as an individual and not to the [[Ramakrishna Mission]].<ref name=PB2000/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/31/stories/2005053102980600.htm|title=Ranganathananda, kept alive spirit of Vivekananda's legacy|date=31 May 2005|access-date=21 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228183610/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/31/stories/2005053102980600.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=28 February 2018}}</ref>}} and [[Manikonda Chalapathi Rau]] refused the award; the family members of [[Lakshmi Chand Jain]] (2011) and [[Sharad Anantrao Joshi]] (2016) declined their posthumous conferments,{{efn|name=Jain|[[Lakshmi Chand Jain]] died on 14 November 2010, at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-gandhian-activist-who-revitalised-indian-handicraft-dies-at-85-1466799|title=Gandhian activist who revitalised Indian handicraft dies at 85|date=15 November 2010|access-date=10 April 2016|author=Pawar, Yogesh|newspaper=Daily News Analysis|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907170511/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-gandhian-activist-who-revitalised-indian-handicraft-dies-at-85-1466799|archive-date=7 September 2017}}</ref> His family refused to accept the posthumous honour as Jain was against accepting state honours.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gandhians-family-declines-Padma-Vibhushan/articleshow/7784160.cms|title=Gandhian's family declines Padma Vibhushan|work=Mumbai Mirror|publisher=The Times of India|date=25 March 2011|access-date=18 October 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919185949/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gandhians-family-declines-Padma-Vibhushan/articleshow/7784160.cms|archive-date=19 September 2017}}</ref>}}{{efn|name=Joshi|[[Sharad Anantrao Joshi]]'s family refused to accept the posthumous honour as Joshi's work for good of farmers is not reflected in the Government policies for them.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/others/sharad-joshis-family-refuses-padma-award/articleshow/50723216.cms|title=Sharad Joshi's family refuses Padma award|work=Pune Mirror|publisher=The Times of India|date=26 January 2016|access-date=19 February 2017|author=Chavan, Vijay|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220144534/http://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/others/sharad-joshis-family-refuses-padma-award/articleshow/50723216.cms|archive-date=20 February 2017}}</ref>}} and 1986 recipient [[Baba Amte]] and 2015 recipient [[Parkash Singh Badal]] returned theirs honour in 1991 and 2020 respectively.<ref>{{cite book|url={{GBurl|id=6BU6AAAAIAAJ|q=padma vibhushan refused}}|title=Triveni: Journal of Indian Renaissance|chapter=The Privilege of Knowing M. C.|chapter-url=http://www.yabaluri.org/Web%20(1978%20-%202008)/theprivilegeofknowingmcoct83.htm|publisher=Triveni Publishers|volume=52|year=1983|author=Kumar, A. Prasanna}}</ref>{{efn|name=Amte|In <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1991</ins>, [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Baba</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Amte</ins>]] returned the award<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">,</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">along</ins> with the [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Padma</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Shri</ins>]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">conferred</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1971,</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">protest</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">against</ins> the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">treatment</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">given</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">tribals</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">during</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">construction</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">of</ins> [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Sardar</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Sarovar</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Dam</ins>]].<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><ref>{{cite</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">book|editor-last=Dharker|editor-first=Anil|author-last=D'Monte|author-first=Darryl|title=Icons:</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Men</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Women</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Who</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Shaped</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">India's</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Today|year=2011|publisher=Roli</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Books</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Private</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Limited|url={{GBurl|id=sNFbBAAAQBAJ|pg=PT52}}|isbn=978-81-7436-944-4|page=52}}</ins></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>* {{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/the-good-life/236659|title=The Good Life|date=11 February 2008|access-date=20 November 2015|publisher=Outlook|author=Deshpande, Neeta|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120154805/http://www.outlookindia.com/article/the-good-life/236659|archive-date=20 November 2015}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/patiala/parkash-singh-badal-sukhdev-dhindsa-return-padma-awards-in-protest-against-farm-laws-179404|title=Prakash Singh Badal and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa returned their padma award|work=The Tribune|date=3 December 2020|access-date=4 December 2020|archive-date=11 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211211543/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/patiala/parkash-singh-badal-sukhdev-dhindsa-return-padma-awards-in-protest-against-farm-laws-179404|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|In 2020, [[Parkash Singh Badal]] returned the award in solidarity with the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest|farmers protest]].}} Most recently on 26 January 2024, the award has been bestowed upon five recipients; [[Vyjayanthimala]], [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Venkaiah Naidu]], [[Bindeshwar Pathak]] (posthumous) and [[Padma Subrahmanyam]].</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>==Recipients==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>==Recipients==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 45:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 46:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>* {{cite web|title=Padma Awards: 2018|url=http://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards2018_E_25012018.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=25 January 2018|access-date=25 January 2018|pages=1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209002937/http://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards2018_E_25012018.pdf|archive-date=9 February 2018|df=dmy-all}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>* {{cite web|title=Padma Awards: 2018|url=http://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards2018_E_25012018.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=25 January 2018|access-date=25 January 2018|pages=1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209002937/http://mha.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards2018_E_25012018.pdf|archive-date=9 February 2018|df=dmy-all}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>* {{cite web|title=Padma Awards: 2019|url=https://mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Padma_Awards_2019.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=25 January 2019|access-date=25 January 2019|pages=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125171903/https://mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Padma_Awards_2019.pdf|archive-date=25 January 2019|df=dmy-all}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>* {{cite web|title=Padma Awards: 2019|url=https://mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Padma_Awards_2019.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=25 January 2019|access-date=25 January 2019|pages=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125171903/https://mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Padma_Awards_2019.pdf|archive-date=25 January 2019|df=dmy-all}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>* {{cite web|title=Padma Awards: 2020|url=https://padmaawards.gov.in/PDFS/2020AwardeesList.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=25 January 2020|access-date=25 January 2020|pages=1|df=dmy-all}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>* {{cite web|title=Padma Awards: 2020|url=https://padmaawards.gov.in/PDFS/2020AwardeesList.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=25 January 2020|access-date=25 January 2020|pages=1|df=dmy-all<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|archive-date=22 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522072654/https://padmaawards.gov.in/PDFS/2020AwardeesList.pdf|url-status=live</ins>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>* {{cite web|title=Padma Awards: 2021|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-01/2021AwardeesList_25012021.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=25 January 2021|accessdate=25 January 2021|pages=1–2|df=dmy-all}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>* {{cite web|title=Padma Awards: 2021|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-01/2021AwardeesList_25012021.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=25 January 2021|accessdate=25 January 2021|pages=1–2|df=dmy-all<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|archive-date=24 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124150937/https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-01/2021AwardeesList_25012021.pdf|url-status=live</ins>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>* {{cite web|title=Padma Awards: 2022|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/PadmaAwards2022_27012022.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=25 January 2022|accessdate=5 December 2022|pages=1–2|df=dmy-all}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>* {{cite web|title=Padma Awards: 2022|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/PadmaAwards2022_27012022.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=25 January 2022|accessdate=5 December 2022|pages=1–2|df=dmy-all<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|archive-date=5 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205034213/https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/PadmaAwards2022_27012022.pdf|url-status=live</ins>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>* {{cite web|title=Padma Awards: 2023|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-01/PadmaAwards_25012023.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=25 January 2023|accessdate=25 January 2023|pages=1|df=dmy-all}}</ref></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>* {{cite web|title=Padma Awards: 2023|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-01/PadmaAwards_25012023.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|date=25 January 2023|accessdate=25 January 2023|pages=1|df=dmy-all<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|archive-date=25 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125182355/https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-01/PadmaAwards_25012023.pdf|url-status=live</ins>}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>| float = right</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>| float = right</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>| bar_width = 22</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>| bar_width = 22</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 116:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 117:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>{| class="wikitable sortable"</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>{| class="wikitable sortable"</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>! scope="col" style="width:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">4em</del>"| Year</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>! scope="col" style="width:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">3em</ins>"| Year</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>! scope="col" | Image</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>! scope="col" | Image</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>! scope="col" style="width:15em"| Laureates</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>! scope="col" style="width:15em"| Laureates</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>! scope="col" style="width:9em"| Field</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>! scope="col" style="width:9em"| Field</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>! scope="col" style="width:8em"| State / Country<ref name="PadmaAwards" /></div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>! scope="col" style="width:8em"| State / Country<ref name="PadmaAwards" /></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>! scope="col" | Notes</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|- id="1954"</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|- id="1954"</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1954</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1954</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 128:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 128:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Mathematician and physicist, best known for his work on [[quantum mechanics]] in the early 1920s, providing the foundation for [[Bose–Einstein statistics]] and the theory of the [[Bose–Einstein condensate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl/history/Einstein_archive/|title=Einstein papers at the Instituut-Lorentz|access-date=18 October 2015|publisher=Leiden University|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411054256/https://www.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl/history/Einstein_archive/|archive-date=11 April 2017}}</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>* {{cite web|url=http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Bose.html|title=Bose, Satyendranath (1894–1974) from Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography|access-date=18 October 2015|publisher=scienceworld.wolfram.com|author=Barran, Michel}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1954</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1954</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 137:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 134:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>One of the pioneers of modern [[Indian art]] and worked on illustrations on the [[Constitution of India]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1954</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1954</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 145:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 140:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Independence activist and education philosopher, served as Vice Chancellor of [[Aligarh Muslim University]] (1948–56) and the [[Governor of Bihar]] (1957–62). Elected as [[Vice President of India]] in 1962 and became the third [[President of India]] in 1967. Later conferred the [[Bharat Ratna]] in 1963.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1954</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1954</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 153:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 146:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Independence activist, lawyer, social worker, served as Prime Minister of Bombay (1937–1939, 1946–1947) and the first [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief minister of Bombay State]] (1947–1952).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1954</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1954</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 161:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 152:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Kerala</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Kerala</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Academic, politician, and non-career diplomat. Served as [[Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations|Permanent Representative to the United Nations]] (1952–1962) and as [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]] (1957{{ndash}}1962). One of the architects of the [[Non-Aligned Movement]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1954</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1954</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 169:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 158:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Bhutan</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Bhutan</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Third [[Monarchy of Bhutan|Druk Gyalpo]] (King) of [[Bhutan]] (1952{{ndash}}1972). Played important role in democratizing and modernizing Bhutan and in diplomacy with India.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1955</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1955</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 177:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 164:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Social reformer and educator, known for works related to woman education and remarriage of Hindu widows. Established the Widow Marriage Association (1883), Hindu Widows Home (1896), and started [[Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University]] in 1916. Later conferred [[Bharat Ratna]] in 1958.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1955</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1955</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Stamp</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">of</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">India</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2009</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">- Colnect 139942 - J R D Tata</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpeg</del>|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">JRD</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Tata</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1994</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">stamp</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">of</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">India</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">jpg</ins>|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[J. R. D. Tata]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1904{{ndash}}1993)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[J. R. D. Tata]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1904{{ndash}}1993)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Industrialist, philanthropist, and aviation pioneer, founded India's first airline [[Air India]] and various other institutes including [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]], [[Tata Memorial Hospital]], [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]], [[Tata Motors]], etc. Later conferred [[Bharat Ratna]] in 1992.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1956</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1956</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 193:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 176:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Bihar</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Bihar</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Judge and former head of the [[States Reorganisation Commission]] which determined the boundaries of several Indian states in 1953. Served as [[Governor of Odisha]] (1952{{ndash}}1954) and as [[Governor of Assam]] (1956{{ndash}}1959).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1956</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1956</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:Janaki_Devi_Bajaj_receives_Padma_Vibhushan_from_the_President_of_India,_Rajendra_Prasad.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Janaki Devi Bajaj]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1893{{ndash}}1979)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Janaki Devi Bajaj]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1893{{ndash}}1979)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Madhya Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Madhya Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Independent activist, worked for Gauseva and the betterment of the lives of harijans. Served as President of Akhil Bhartiya Goseva Sangh for many years since 1942. First female to be conferred the Padma Vibhushan.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1956</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1956</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 209:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 188:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Madhya Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Madhya Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Administrator and civil servant who served as British [[Governor of Orissa]] (1946{{ndash}}1947) and as the first [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] (then East Punjab) after Independence in 1947 and later as [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]] (1953{{ndash}}1957).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1957</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1957</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 217:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 194:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Rajasthan</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Rajasthan</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Businessman, philanthropist and independence activist. Conceived the idea of organising a commercial bank with Indian capital and management. Founded [[BITS Pilani|Birla Engineering College]] and [[Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1957</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1957</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 225:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 200:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Freedom fighter, politician and activist. Served as first [[List of High Commissioners of India to Pakistan|High Commissioner to Pakistan]] (1947{{ndash}}1949), [[Governor of Assam]] (1949{{ndash}}1950), [[Governor of Madras]] (1950{{ndash}}1956), [[Governor of Bombay]] (1956{{ndash}}1962).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1957</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1957</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 233:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 206:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent jurist and served as the first and longest [[Attorney General of India]] (1950–1963) and as the first Chairman of the [[Law Commission of India|Law Commission]] (1955–1958).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1958</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1958</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>!colspan="<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">5</del>"| ''No <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">appointments</del>''</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>!<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>colspan="<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">4</ins>"<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>| ''No <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">awards</ins>''</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1959</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1959</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 244:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 215:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Kerala</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Kerala</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Noted economist who served as independent India's first [[Minister of Railways (India)|Railways Minister]] (1947{{ndash}}1948) and later served as [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]] (1948{{ndash}}1950).<ref name="FM">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/budget/finance-ministers-of-india-since-independence/article6159863.ece|title=Finance Ministers of India since Independence|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 February 2015|access-date=31 October 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712033932/http://www.thehindu.com/business/budget/finance-ministers-of-india-since-independence/article6159863.ece|archive-date=12 July 2014}}</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>* {{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/money/2008/feb/18sld1.htm|title=Finance ministers who shaped India's economy|work=Rediff.com|date=18 February 2008|access-date=31 October 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011072611/http://specials.rediff.com/money/2008/feb/18sld1.htm|archive-date=11 October 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1959</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1959</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 253:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 221:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[List of ambassadors of India to the United States|Indian Ambassador to the United States]] (1952{{ndash}}1958).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1959</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1959</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 261:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 227:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent jurist and member of United Nations' [[International Law Commission]] (1952{{ndash}}1966). Later appointed as one of the three Asian judges of the [[International Military Tribunal for the Far East]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|- id="1960"</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|- id="1960"</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1960</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1960</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 269:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 233:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil Servant who served as the first [[Cabinet Secretary of India]] (1950{{ndash}}1953) and then as the [[Foreign Secretary of India|Secretary General in the Ministry of External Affairs]] (1953{{ndash}}1959). Later also served as [[List of ambassadors of India to France|Ambassador to France]] (1959{{ndash}}1961).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1961</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1961</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>!colspan="<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">5</del>"| ''No <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">appointments</del>''</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>!<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>colspan="<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">4</ins>"<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>| ''No <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">awards</ins>''</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1962</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1962</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 280:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 242:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant who served as the sixth [[Governor of the Reserve Bank of India]] (1957{{ndash}}1962).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1962</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1962</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 288:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 248:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Freedom fighter and politician. Served as the [[Governor of West Bengal]] (1956{{ndash}}1967).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1962</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1962</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 296:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 254:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Freedom fighter, diplomat and politician who served as the [[President of the United Nations General Assembly]] (1953{{ndash}}1954) and the first female holder of the position. Later served as [[Governor of Maharashtra]] (1962{{ndash}}1964).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1963</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1963</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 304:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 260:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Linguist, educationist and litterateur. Popularly known as ''"Bhashacharya Acharya"''.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1963</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1963</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 312:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 266:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Medicine</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Medicine</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Educationist and physician who served as the Vice-Chancellor of [[Madras University]] for 27 years. Also served as Chairman of the [[World Health Organization]] Executive Board (1949{{ndash}}1950) and then as Vice-President of the World Health Assembly (1955).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1963</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1963</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:Hari_Vinayak_Pataskar_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Hari Vinayak Pataskar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1892{{ndash}}1970)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Hari Vinayak Pataskar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1892{{ndash}}1970)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Lawyer and politician who served as Vice-Chancellor of [[University of Poona]] and a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]]. Later served as [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism]] (1956{{ndash}}1957) and as [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh]] (1957{{ndash}}1965).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1964</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1964</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 328:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 278:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Independence activist, social reformer, journalist and an eminent follower of the philosophy and methods of Mahatma Gandhi. Served as member of ''Rashtabhasha Samiti'' to popularize [[Hindi]]-[[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] language as the national language of India, and as member of [[Rajya Sabha]] (1952{{ndash}}1964).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1964</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1964</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 336:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 284:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Sanskrit scholar, Indologist and philosopher, and editor of the ''[[Sarasvati Bhavana Granthamala]]''.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1965</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1965</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 344:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 290:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]] (1962{{ndash}}1966) and played important role during [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1965</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1965</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 352:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 296:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Telangana</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Telangana</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Bureaucrat and administrator who served as the Secretary to the Executive Council during Nizam rule. Later served as [[Governor of Gujarat]] (1960{{ndash}}1965).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1965</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1965</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 360:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 302:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]] (1964{{ndash}}1969) and led the air force during [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]. Later promoted as the first and only [[Marshal of the Indian Air Force]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=14|title=Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh|publisher=Indian Air Force|access-date=31 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605171247/http://en.rian.ru/russia/20090212/120098967.html|archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="ASFM">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/01/26/stories/2002012605110500.htm|title=Arjan Singh is IAF Marshal|date=26 January 2006|access-date=3 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406100918/http://www.thehindu.com/2002/01/26/stories/2002012605110500.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=6 April 2018}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1966</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1966</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 368:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 308:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Cardinal of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and served as [[Archbishop of Bombay]] (1950-1978).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1967</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1967</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 376:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 314:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent lawyer and first [[Solicitor General of India]] (1950{{ndash}}1963). Later served as the [[Attorney General of India]] (1963{{ndash}}1968) and as a nominated member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] (1972{{ndash}}1978).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1967</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1967</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Hafiz_Mohammad_Ibrahim_Rajya_Sabha_photo.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim]]<br>{{nobold|{{small|(1889{{ndash}}1968)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim]]<br>{{nobold|{{small|(1889{{ndash}}1968)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician and former [[Ministry of Power (India)|Union Minister of Power and Irrigation]]. Also served as the [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] (1964{{ndash}}1965).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1967</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1967</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 392:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 326:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant and Chairman of the [[Union Public Service Commission]] (1961{{ndash}}1967).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1967</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1967</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 400:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 332:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant and writer. Served as the sixth [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]] (1962{{ndash}}1965).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1968</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1968</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 408:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 338:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Madhya Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Madhya Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Educationist, freedom fighter, statesman, modern Sanskrit poet and politician. Popularly known as ''"Loknayak Bapuji"'' and played important role during Indian freedom struggle. Served as a member of [[Viceroy's Executive Council]] (1941{{ndash}}1943) and then as the [[Governor of Bihar]] (1948{{ndash}}1952).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1968</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1968</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 416:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 344:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United States</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United States</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Indian-American theoretical physicist and recipient of [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] in 1983 for ''"theoretical studies of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars"''.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1968</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1968</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 424:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 350:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Scientist and statistician, widely known for [[Mahalanobis distance]]. Served as member of the first [[Planning Commission of India|Planning Commission]] and made pioneering studies in anthropometry. Founded the [[Indian Statistical Institute]] and contributed to the design of large-scale sample surveys. Considered as the father of statistics in India.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1968</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1968</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 432:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 356:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Spiritual master and President of the World Fellowship of Religions (1957{{ndash}}1971).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1968</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1968</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 440:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 362:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant who served as the first Union Law Secretary (1948{{ndash}}1958) and then as the [[Chief Election Commissioner of India|Chief Election Commissioner]] (1958{{ndash}}1967). Later served as Chairman of the [[Law Commission of India|Fifth Law Commission]] (1968{{ndash}}1978).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1969</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1969</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 448:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 368:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Diplomat and former [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary]] (1967{{ndash}}1968). Also served [[List of ambassadors of India to France|Ambassador to France]] (1965{{ndash}}1967) and head of the [[United Nations Operation in the Congo]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1969</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1969</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 456:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 374:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant and ninth [[Cabinet Secretary of India]] (1966{{ndash}}1968).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1969</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1969</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 464:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 380:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United States</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United States</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Indian-American biochemist and recipient of 1968 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] for research showing the order of nucleotides in nucleic acids, which carry the genetic code of the cell and control the cell's synthesis of proteins.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1969</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1969</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 472:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 386:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Rajasthan</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Rajasthan</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Diplomat and founder of Vidya Bhavan group of institutions and [[Seva Mandir]] in Udaipur. Served as member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India|Constituent Assembly]] (1946{{ndash}}1947), Ambassador to [[the Netherlands]] (1949{{ndash}}1951), [[List of High Commissioners of India to Pakistan|High Commissioner to Pakistan]] (1951{{ndash}}1955), Ambassador to Switzerland, Austria and Holy See (1955{{ndash}}1958).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1969</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1969</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 480:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 392:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant and former Chairman of the [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Railway Board]] and Secretary to the [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]] (1955{{ndash}}1957).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-id="1970"</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-id="1970"</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1970</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1970</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 488:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 398:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Archaeologist and historian specialising in the ancient history and culture of India. Former Vice-Chancellor of [[Allahabad University]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1970</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1970</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 496:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 404:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Indian Air Force]] pilot. Commander of Halwara Air Force Station Base (1967{{ndash}}1969) and Director of the Aircraft & Armament Testing Group of the Indian Air Force (1969{{ndash}}1970). Died in an air crash while test flying a HAL HF-24 prototype.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1970</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1970</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 504:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 410:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant and politician. Played eminent role in [[Annexation of Goa|liberation of Goa]] from Portuguese rule. Served as [[Governor of Tripura|Lieutenant Governor of Tripura]] (1969{{ndash}}1971) and as [[Governor of West Bengal]] (1971{{ndash}}1977).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1970</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1970</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 512:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 416:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>General officer and sixth [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]] (1967{{ndash}}1969).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1970</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1970</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 520:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 422:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Lawyer, diplomat, and statesman and first President of the [[United Nations Economic and Social Council]] (1946{{ndash}}1947). Also served as the [[Dewan of Mysore]] (1946{{ndash}}1949).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1970</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1970</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 528:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 428:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Diplomat and former Director-General of the [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] (1956{{ndash}}1967). Also served as [[List of ambassadors of India to the United States|Ambassador to the United States]] (1951{{ndash}}1952).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1970</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1970</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 536:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 434:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Punjab</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Punjab</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>General officer in [[Indian Army]] and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]] (1964{{ndash}}1969), played important role during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1971</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1971</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 544:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 440:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Assam</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Assam</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Freedom fighter and politician. Served as [[Chief Minister of Assam]] (1957{{ndash}}1970).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1971</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1971</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 552:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 446:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Sarod player and multi-instrumentalist, composer and one of the most notable music teachers of the 20th century in [[Indian classical music]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1971</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1971</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 560:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 452:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Businessperson credited to have become the first woman in the world to head an organisation of ship owners. Chaired the Indian National Steamship Owners Association, later also elected as Vice-President of World Shipping Federation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/1998/jun/29sumati.htm|title=Sumati Morarjee, mother of Indian shipping, dies at 91|work=Rediff.com|date=29 June 1998|access-date=1 November 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133825/http://www.rediff.com/money/1998/jun/29sumati.htm|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1971</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1971</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 568:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 458:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Dancer and choreographer, best known for creating a fusion style of dance, adapting European theatrical techniques to [[Indian classical dance]], imbued with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance. Pioneer of [[modern dance]] in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/12/13/stories/2001121301690300.htm|title=Uday Shankar remembered|date=13 December 2001|access-date=1 November 2015|author=K. Kannan|location=New Delhi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406100917/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/12/13/stories/2001121301690300.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=6 April 2018}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1971</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1971</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 576:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 464:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Medicine</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Medicine</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Goa</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Goa</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Obstetrician and gynaecologist. Noted contributions include [[cervical cerclage]], also known as ''"Shirodkar cerclage"'', operations for prolapse repair, tuboplasty and creation of neovagina, etc.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1971</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1971</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 584:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 470:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant and tenth [[Cabinet Secretary of India]] (1969{{ndash}}1970).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1972</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1972</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Justice P.B. Gajendragadkar.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[P. B. Gajendragadkar|P. Balacharya Gajendragadkar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1901{{ndash}}1981)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[P. B. Gajendragadkar|P. Balacharya Gajendragadkar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1901{{ndash}}1981)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Noted judge who served as the seventh [[Chief Justice of India]] (1964{{ndash}}1966) and later as the Chairman of the 6th & 7th [[Law Commission of India|Law Commission]] (1971{{ndash}}1974).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1972</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1972</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 600:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 482:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant and former Chief Secretary of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Served as the first Director of the [[Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration]] (1959{{ndash}}1962) and then as the first [[Lieutenant Governor of Delhi]] (1966{{ndash}}1972).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1972</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1972</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 608:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 488:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Punjab</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Punjab</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]] (1969{{ndash}}1973) and played important role in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. Later served as Chairman of [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] and [[Air India]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1972</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1972</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 616:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 494:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]] (1969{{ndash}}1973) and played important role in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. Promoted to the rank of a [[Field Marshal (India)|Field Marshal]] in 1973 becoming first army officer to be promoted to a five-star rank.<ref name="ASFM"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/30/india|title=Obituary: Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw|newspaper=The Guardian|date=29 June 2008|access-date=3 November 2015|author=Saighal, Vinod|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923150853/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/30/india|archive-date=23 September 2016}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1972</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1972</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 624:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 500:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician and non-career diplomat. Served as the first [[Chief Minister of Gujarat]] (1960{{ndash}}1963) and then as the [[List of High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom|High Commissioner to the United Kingdom]] (1963{{ndash}}1966).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1972</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1972</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 632:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 506:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff]] (1970{{ndash}}1973) and played important role in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. Upon retirement, served as the Chairman and Managing Director of the [[Shipping Corporation of India]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1972</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1972</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 640:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 512:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Jammu and Kashmir</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Jammu and Kashmir</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician and former [[List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] (1964{{ndash}}1965) and then as chief minister (1965{{ndash}}1971).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1972</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1972</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 648:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 518:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Physicist and astronomer who initiated space research and helped develop nuclear power in India and came to be known as the "father of Indian space program". Served as the Chairman of the [[Atomic Energy Commission of India]] (1966{{ndash}}1971) and thereupon as Chairman of [[ISRO]] (1963{{ndash}}1971).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/remembering-dr-vikram-sarabhai-on-his-birth-anniversary/15525196|title=Remembering Dr Vikram Sarabhai on his birth anniversary|newspaper=Mid-Day|author=Dhavle, Priyanka|date=12 August 2015|access-date=3 November 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202183341/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/remembering-dr-vikram-sarabhai-on-his-birth-anniversary/15525196|archive-date=2 February 2016}}</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>* {{cite web|url=http://www.isro.gov.in/about-isro/former-chairmen|title=ISRO Former Chairmen|publisher=Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)|access-date=3 November 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024015223/http://www.isro.gov.in/about-isro/former-chairmen|archive-date=24 October 2015}}</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>* {{cite web|url=http://www.isro.gov.in/about-isro/dr-vikram-ambalal-sarabhai|title=Profile: Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai|publisher=Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)|access-date=3 November 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118154118/http://www.isro.gov.in/about-isro/dr-vikram-ambalal-sarabhai|archive-date=18 November 2015}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1972</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1972</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 658:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 524:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Jurist, lawyer and writer, considered to be a renowned constitutional expert, and his works are cited popularly in various Indian cases as well as journals.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1973</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1973</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 666:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 530:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Independence activist and contributed actively to various political and social movements and continued with social work post-independence.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1973</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1973</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 674:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 536:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Independent activist and politician. Served as the Chief Marshal of [[Saurashtra (state)|Saurashtra]] (1948{{ndash}}1954) and as the [[President of the Indian National Congress]] (1955{{ndash}}1959).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1973</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1973</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 682:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 542:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Scientist and educationist. Known for works on [[statistical thermodynamics]] and the theory of [[white dwarf]]. Served as Scientific Advisor to the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] (1948{{ndash}}1961) and Chairman of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (1961{{ndash}}1973).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1973</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1973</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 690:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 548:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Englishwoman who fought for Indian Independence. Served as the first woman alderman for Calcutta and then as the [[President of the Indian National Congress]] (1933{{ndash}}1934).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1973</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1973</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 698:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 554:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Rajasthan</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Rajasthan</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent lawyer and administrator. Served as the [[Chief Election Commissioner of India|Chief Election Commissioner]] (1972{{ndash}}1973) and later as the President of the [[International Court of Justice]] (1985{{ndash}}1988).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1973</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1973</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 706:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 560:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant and diplomat. Served as the Ambassador to [[Belgium]] (1966{{ndash}}1970), then as the [[Cabinet Secretary of India]] (1970{{ndash}}1972), and as the [[Chief Election Commissioner of India|Chief Election Commissioner]] (1973{{ndash}}1977).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1974</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1974</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 714:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 566:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent lawyer and jurist. Served as the [[Solicitor General of India]] (1967{{ndash}}1968) and then as the [[Attorney General of India]] (1968{{ndash}}1977).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1974</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1974</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 722:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 572:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Noted artist and one of the pioneers of Indian modern art and a key figure of [[Contextual Modernism]]. One of the earliest artists in modern India to take up to murals as a mode of artistic expression which all depicted a subtle understanding of environmental through pioneering architectural nuances.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1974</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1974</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 730:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 578:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Economist, politician and educator. Established three noted institutions in social science research in India which includes the [[Delhi School of Economics]], [[Institute of Economic Growth]] and the [[Institute for Social and Economic Change]]. Served as [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Union Minister of Transport and Shipping]] (1967{{ndash}}1969) and as [[Minister of Education (India)|Union Minister of Education and Youth Services]] (1969{{ndash}}1971).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1974</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1974</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 738:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 584:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant and writer. Served as [[Defence Secretary (India)|Union Defence Secretary]] (1968{{ndash}}1970).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1975</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1975</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 746:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 590:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant and the first Indian to be appointed [[Governor of the Reserve Bank of India]] (1943{{ndash}}1949). Thereupon served as the [[Minister of Finance (India)|Union Finance Minister]] (1950{{ndash}}1956)<ref name="FM"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbi.org.in/content/Annual_CDMemorial.aspx|title=Chintaman Deshmukh Memorial Lectures|access-date=3 November 2015|publisher=Reserve Bank of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919155129/https://rbi.org.in/Content/Annual_CDMemorial.aspx|archive-date=19 September 2015}}</ref> and Chairman of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (1956{{ndash}}1961).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1975</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1975</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 754:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 596:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Freedom fighter, lawyer, social worker and politician. Served as a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]] and [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]] in which she mustered support for a national policy on social welfare. Later served as the Chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board and National Council on Women's Education.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1975</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1975</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 762:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 602:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent philanthropist, known for establishing several NGOs in Chennai and across India. Played important role in establishing orphanages, promoting female literacy, the care and rehabilitation of disabled people, etc.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1975</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1975</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 770:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 608:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Physicist and academic. One of the pioneers of [[nuclear physics]] in India and known for building India's first [[cyclotron]] at the [[University of Calcutta]]. Served as scientific advisor to the [[Government of India]] and member of the [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1975</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1975</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 778:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 614:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Physicist, best known for his role in [[India and weapons of mass destruction|India's nuclear program]] in its early stages. Expanded and supervised scientific research on nuclear weapons and was the first directing officer of the small team of scientists supervising and carrying out the test of the nuclear device, under the codename ''[[Smiling Buddha]]'', in 1974. Later also served [[Minister of Defence (India)|Union Minister of State for Defence]] (1989{{ndash}}1990).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1975</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1975</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 786:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 620:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Nuclear scientist and chemical engineer. Served as Chairman of the [[Atomic Energy Commission of India|Atomic Energy Commission]] during the first nuclear test, codename ''[[Smiling Buddha]]'' in 1974. Played important and central role in India's civilian nuclear program as well as the construction of nuclear power plants.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1975</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1975</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 794:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 626:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Carnatic music|Carnatic classical vocalist]] known for her divine voice and is often hailed as ''"Queen of Songs"''. First Indian musician to receive the [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]]. Later conferred the [[Bharat Ratna]] in 1998 becoming the first ever musician to receive the honour.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1975</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1975</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 802:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 632:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Educationist and Gandhian. Contributed immensely in field of education and philanthropy and dedicated herself to the cause of women's education. Served as Chairperson of the [[Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust]] (1956{{ndash}}1972) and as first Vice-Chancellor of the [[SNDT Women's University]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1976</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1976</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 810:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 638:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Ornithologist and naturalist, sometimes known as ''"Birdman of India"''. First Indian to conduct systematic bird surveys across India and wrote several bird books that popularized ornithology in India. Became a key figure behind the [[Bombay Natural History Society]] after 1947 and used his personal influence to garner government support for the organisation, create the [[Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary]] and prevent the destruction of the [[Silent Valley National Park]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1976</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1976</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 818:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 644:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Punjab</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Punjab</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician and [[Punjabi language]] writer. Served as [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] (1966{{ndash}}1967).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1976</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1976</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 826:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 650:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent cartoonist, considered as the father of political cartooning in India. Founded ''[[Shankar's Weekly]]'' in 1948.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1976</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1976</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 834:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 656:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Kerala</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Kerala</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Physicist and meteorologist. Served as the first Director of the [[Physical Research Laboratory]] and was the first President of the [[International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics]] (1954{{ndash}}1957).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1976</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1976</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 842:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 662:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Film director, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and composer. Widely considered one of the greatest film-makers of all time and credited with bringing world recognition to [[Indian cinema]]. Later conferred the [[Bharat Ratna]] in 1992.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1976</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1976</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 850:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 668:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Educationist, distinguished parliamentarian and politician. Served as [[Minister of Education (India)|Union Minister of Education]] (1958{{ndash}}1963) and then as [[Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University]] (1969{{ndash}}1977).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1976</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1976</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 858:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 674:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician and educationist. Served as member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]], member of the [[Lok Sabha]] (1952{{ndash}}1956), Vice-Chancellor of [[Aligarh Muslim University]] (1956{{ndash}}1962) and then as member of [[Rajya Sabha]] (1964{{ndash}}1969).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1977</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1977</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 866:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 680:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Noted dancer, best known for her rendering of [[Bharatanatyam]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1977</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1977</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 874:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 686:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Diplomat and noted administrator. Served as Ambassador to Argentina (1952{{ndash}}1954), Ambassador to Egypt (1954{{ndash}}1958), [[List of ambassadors of India to France|Ambassador to France]] (1961–1965) and [[List of ambassadors of India to the United States|Ambassador to the United States]] (1968{{ndash}}1970). Later served as [[Governor of Maharashtra]] (1971{{ndash}}1976).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1977</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1977</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 882:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 692:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant, engineer and politician. Served as first Chairman of Central Waterways Irrigation and Navigation Commission of India in 1945, then as Vice-Chancellor of [[IIT Roorkee|University of Roorkee]] (1954{{ndash}}1959). Nominated to the [[Rajya Sabha]] in 1958 and served till 1964. Later also served as [[Governor of Orissa]] (1962{{ndash}}1966, 1966{{ndash}}1968).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1977</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1977</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 890:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 698:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Punjab</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Punjab</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]] from 1973 to 1976. Upon retirement, served as [[Governor of Maharashtra]] (1980{{ndash}}1982) and as [[Governor of Rajasthan]] (1982{{ndash}}1985).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1977</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1977</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 898:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 704:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Independence activist and politician. Served as three-time [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]] (1967, 1969{{ndash}}1970, 1971).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1977</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1977</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 906:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 710:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Freedom fighter, diplomat and administrator. Served as Ambassador to Nepal (1949{{ndash}}1952), as [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] (1953{{ndash}}1958) and later as [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]] (1980{{ndash}}1985).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1978</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1978</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>!<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">rowspan</del>="<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2</del>" <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">colspan</del>="<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">5</del>"| ''Awards suspended''</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>!<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> colspan</ins>="<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">4</ins>" <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">rowspan</ins>="<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2</ins>"<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>| ''Awards suspended''</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1979</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1979</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 919:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 721:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Hindustani classical [[shehnai]] player, Khan played the instrument for more than eight decades and is credited to have brought the instrument to the centre stage of Indian music. Later conferred the [[Bharat Ratna]] in 2001.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1980</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1980</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 927:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 727:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent author and scholar. Founder director of [[Bharat Kala Bhavan]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1981</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1981</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 935:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 733:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Mathematician and aerospace engineer, widely regarded as the father of experimental [[fluid dynamics]] research in India. One of the most eminent researchers in the field of [[turbulence]] and [[boundary layers]], leading the successful and indigenous development of the Indian space programme. Served as third chairman of [[ISRO]] (1973{{ndash}}1984). ISRO's primary spaceport [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre]] is named after him.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1981</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1981</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 943:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 739:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Sitarist]] and composer, sitar [[virtuoso]], he became the world's best-known expert of [[North Indian classical music]] in the second half of the 20th century. Winner of four [[Grammy Award]]s. Later conferred the [[Bharat Ratna]] in 1999.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1982</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1982</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 951:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 745:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United Kingdom</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United Kingdom</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>British supporter of the Indian Independence Movement who in the 1920s left her home in England to live and work with [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. Devoted her life to human development and the advancement of [[Gandhism|Gandhi's principles]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1983</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1983</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>!<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">rowspan</del>="<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2</del>" <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">colspan</del>="<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">5</del>"| ''No <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">appointments</del>''</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>!<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> colspan</ins>="<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">4</ins>" <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">rowspan</ins>="<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2</ins>"<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>| ''No <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">awards</ins>''</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1984</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1984</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 964:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 756:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Chemist, well-known for his works mainly in field of [[Solid-state electronics|solid-state]] and [[materials chemistry]], [[spectroscopy]] and [[molecular structure]]. Recipient of honorary doctorates from 84 universities around the world and authored around 1,774 research publications and 56 books. Later conferred the [[Bharat Ratna]] in 2014.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1985</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1985</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Prof </del>M G K Menon.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:M<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.</ins> G<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.</ins> K<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.</ins> Menon<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> (cropped)</ins>.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[M. G. K. Menon]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1928{{ndash}}2016)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[M. G. K. Menon]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1928{{ndash}}2016)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Kerala</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Kerala</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Physicist and policymaker, played prominent role in the development of science and technology. Undertook experiments with [[cosmic rays]] to explore the properties of fundamental particles and was actively involved in setting up balloon flight experiments, as well as deep underground experiments with cosmic ray [[neutrinos]]. Served as Chairman of [[ISRO]] in 1972 and later elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] in 1986 and served as [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Union Minister of State for Science and Technology]] (1989{{ndash}}1990).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1986</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1986</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 980:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 768:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Social worker and social activist known particularly for his work for the rehabilitation and empowerment of people suffering from [[leprosy]]. Widely regarded as modern Gandhi of India. Returned the award in 1991 along with his [[Padma Shri]] conferred in 1971 in protest against the ill-treatment given to tribals during the construction of [[Sardar Sarovar Dam]]{{efn|name=Amte|In 1991, [[Baba Amte]] returned the award, along with the [[Padma Shri]] conferred in 1971, to protest against the treatment given to the tribals during the construction of [[Sardar Sarovar Dam]].<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Dharker|editor-first=Anil|author-last=D'Monte|author-first=Darryl|title=Icons: Men and Women Who Shaped India's Today|year=2011|publisher=Roli Books Private Limited|url={{GBurl|id=sNFbBAAAQBAJ|pg=PT52}}|isbn=978-81-7436-944-4|page=52}}</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>* {{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/the-good-life/236659|title=The Good Life|date=11 February 2008|access-date=20 November 2015|publisher=Outlook|author=Deshpande, Neeta|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120154805/http://www.outlookindia.com/article/the-good-life/236659|archive-date=20 November 2015}}</ref>}}</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1986</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1986</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 989:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 774:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Dancer, composer, singer, and exponent of the [[Lucknow gharana|Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana]] of [[Kathak]] dance. Also practised [[Hindustani classical music]] and was a vocalist. Noted to have been able to sing the ''[[thumri]]'' while dancing on it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/shrishti-award-for-birju-maharaj/article7189307.ece|title=Shrishti award for Birju Maharaj|newspaper=The Hindu|date=10 May 2015|access-date=10 November 2015|location=Bengaluru|author=Govind, Ranjani|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406100917/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/shrishti-award-for-birju-maharaj/article7189307.ece|archive-date=6 April 2018}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1986</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1986</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 997:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 780:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Medicine</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Medicine</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Medical scientist known for making pioneering discoveries in the areas of [[neurosciences]] and [[Pulmonology|respiratory sciences]]. Major contribution include the development of a single-fiber technique for recording afferent impulses from individual sensory receptors. Also discovered several sensory receptors including atrial B receptors, pulmonary J-receptors, ventricular pressure receptors, stomach stretch receptors, and muscle pain receptors.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1987</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1987</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,005:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 786:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Social reformer and freedom activist, best remembered for her contribution to the Indian independence movement; for being the driving force behind the renaissance of Indian handicrafts, handlooms, and theatre in independent India; and for upliftment of the socio-economic standard of Indian women by pioneering the co-operation.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1987</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1987</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,013:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 792:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Technology</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Technology</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Punjab</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Punjab</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Plant breeder and agronomist, best known for his works on wheat genetics and breeding and for his interest in rose varieties. Served as the first Director of the [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] (1965{{ndash}}1972) and worked on rust resistance in wheat and helped release several varieties.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1987</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1987</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,021:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 798:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician, economist, academician and bureaucrat. Served as [[Governor of Reserve Bank of India]] (1982{{ndash}}1985) and head of the [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]] (1985{{ndash}}1987). As [[Minister of Finance (India)|Finance Minister]], carried out several structural reforms that [[Economic liberalisation in India|liberalised India's economy]] and proved successful in averting the [[1991 Indian economic crisis|economic crisis]]. Later served as the 13th [[Prime Minister of India]] from 2004 till 2014.<ref name="FM"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2|title=Detailed Profile: Dr. Manmohan Singh|access-date=10 November 2015|publisher=National Informatics Centre (NIC)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923173358/http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2|archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="pm">{{cite web|url=http://pmindia.gov.in/en/former-prime-ministers/|title=Prime Ministers of India|publisher=Prime Minister's Office (India)|access-date=12 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009232119/http://pmindia.gov.in/en/former-prime-ministers/|archive-date=9 October 2014}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1987</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1987</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:General Arunkumar Shridhar Vaidya.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:General Arunkumar Shridhar Vaidya.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| [[Arun Shridhar Vaidya|{{small|General}}<br>'''Arun Shridhar Vaidya''']]#<br>{{post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|MVC1|AVSM|ADC}}<br>{{small|(1926{{ndash}}1986)}}{{efn-lr|[[Arun Shridhar Vaidya]] was assassinated by Sikh extremists on 10 August 1986.<ref>{{cite news|title=General A.S. Vaidya; 1926-1986|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/general-a.s.-vaidya-1926-1986-49284-2009-06-03|newspaper=India Today|access-date=26 July 2019|date=4 June 2009}}</ref>}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| [[Arun Shridhar Vaidya|{{small|General}}<br>'''Arun Shridhar Vaidya''']]#<br>{{post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|MVC1|AVSM|ADC}}<br>{{small|(1926{{ndash}}1986)}}{{efn-lr|[[Arun Shridhar Vaidya]] was assassinated by Sikh extremists on 10 August 1986.<ref>{{cite news|title=General A.S. Vaidya; 1926-1986|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/general-a.s.-vaidya-1926-1986-49284-2009-06-03|newspaper=India Today|access-date=26 July 2019|date=4 June 2009<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|archive-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726164735/https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/general-a.s.-vaidya-1926-1986-49284-2009-06-03|url-status=live</ins>}}</ref>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]] (1983{{ndash}}1986) and led the army during [[Operation Blue Star]]. Assassinated in August 1986 in vengeance of Operation Blue Star.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1988</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1988</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,037:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 810:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Judge and 15th [[Chief Justice of India]] (1977{{ndash}}1978). Upon retirement, served as the Chairman of the [[National Commission for Minorities|Minorities Commission]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1988</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1988</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,045:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 816:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent poet, playwright, novelist and critic, widely regarded as the great [[Kannada language|Kannada]] poet of the 20th century. Notable works include ''[[Sri Ramayana Darshanam]]'', ''[[Kanuru Heggaditi]]'', ''Chitrangada'', etc.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1988</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1988</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,053:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 822:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Hindi]]-language poet, essayist, sketch story writer and an eminent personality of [[Hindi literature]]. Considered one of the four major pillars of the ''[[Chhayavad|Chhayawadi]]'' era in [[Hindi literature]]. Also addressed as the Modern [[Mirabai|Meera]]. Apart from her contributions to poetry, she had worked for social upliftment and welfare development among women.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1989</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1989</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:Uma_Shankar_Dikshit_Rajya_Sabha_photo.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Uma Shankar Dikshit]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1901{{ndash}}1991)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Uma Shankar Dikshit]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1901{{ndash}}1991)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Senior politician who served as the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (India)|Union Minister of Works and Housing]] (1971{{ndash}}1972), [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare]] (1971{{ndash}}1973), [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]] (1973{{ndash}}1976) and then as [[Governor of Karnataka]] (1976{{ndash}}1977) and as [[Governor of West Bengal]] (1984{{ndash}}1986).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1989</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1989</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,069:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 834:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Hindustani classical music]]ian of the [[Maihar gharana]], known for virtuosity in playing the [[sarod]]. Composed numerous classical ''[[raga]]s'' and [[film scores]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1989</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1989</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan - Kolkata 2013-01-07 2674.JPG|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan - Kolkata 2013-01-07 2674.JPG|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>![[M. S. Swaminathan]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">born </del>1925)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>![[M. S. Swaminathan]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1925<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{ndash}}2023</ins>)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Technology</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Technology</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Agronomist, agricultural scientist, plant geneticist, administrator and humanitarian. Global leader and main architect of the [[green revolution in India]] for leadership and role in introducing and further developing high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice. His collaborative scientific efforts with [[Norman Borlaug]], spearheading a mass movement with farmers and other scientists and backed by public policies, saved India and Pakistan from certain famine-like conditions in the 1960s. Referred to as the "father of economic ecology" by [[UNEP]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/m.s.-swaminathan-facts/1/456982.html|title=M.S. Swaminathan's 90th birthday: Unknown facts you must know about Father of Green Revolution in India|date=7 August 2015|access-date=10 November 2015|magazine=India Today|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603120053/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/m.s.-swaminathan-facts/1/456982.html|archive-date=3 June 2016}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-id="1990"</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-id="1990"</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1990</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1990</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,085:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 846:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Scientist and founder chairman of [[Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy]]. Headed [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] for ten years and served as Scientific Advisor to the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] (1982{{ndash}}1985) and Secretary for Defence Research.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1990</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1990</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,093:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 852:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant who held several important positions in the [[Government of Rajasthan]] and the [[Government of India|union government]] including serving as Chief Commissioner of Chandigarh, Chief Secretary of Delhi, [[Home Secretary (India)|Union Home Secretary]], etc. Appointed as the [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India|Comptroller and Auditor General]] in 1984 and served till 1989. Later served as [[Governor of Karnataka]] (2002{{ndash}}2007).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1990</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1990</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,101:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 858:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Economist, academic and writer. Taught at [[Chittagong College]] and [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency College, Kolkata]]. Served as Director of Public Instruction, Department of General Education and in 1965, appointed as Secretary of Education, [[Government of West Bengal]]. Later appointed as member of [[Fourth Finance Commission]] in 1964.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1990</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1990</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,109:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 864:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Madhya Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Madhya Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Hindustani classical music|Classical singer]] well known for his unique vocal style and for his refusal to be bound by the tradition of any gharana. Remembered for his great legacy of innovation, questioning tradition without rejecting it outright, resulting in music in touch with the roots of Indian culture, especially the folk music of Madhya Pradesh. His innovative approach towards music led to the creation of new ragas from combinations of older ragas.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1990</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1990</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,117:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 870:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Aerospace and defence scientist, played important role in development of India's first satellite vehicle [[Satellite Launch Vehicle|SLV]]-III and was the architect of [[Integrated Guided Missile Development Program]]. Played a pivotal role in India's ''[[Pokhran-II]]'' nuclear tests in 1998 and came to be regarded as the ''"Missile Man of India"'' for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. Served as Scientific Advisor to the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] and Director-General of [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]]. Conferred the [[Bharat Ratna]] in 1997 and later served as the 11th [[President of India]] (2002{{ndash}}2007).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1991</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1991</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,125:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 876:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] vocalist, affectionately addressed as ''"Semmangudi Maama"'' by his disciples. Considered as the ''"Pitamaha"'' or the grand sire of modern [[Carnatic Music]]. Widely renowned for his virtuosity as a concert performer and was famous for the meticulous planning that he put into every concert.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1991</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1991</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,133:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 882:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Carnatic music|Carnatic vocalist]], musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor. His concerts combined sophisticated vocal skills and rhythmic patterns of classical music with the popular demand for entertainment value.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1991</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1991</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,141:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 888:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Artist known for executing bold, vibrantly coloured narrative paintings in a modified [[Cubism|cubist style]] and often regarded as the "Picasso of India". One of the most celebrated and internationally recognised Indian artists of the 20th century. His themes—sometimes treated in series—include topics as diverse as [[Gandhi]], [[Mother Teresa]], the [[Ramayana]], the [[Mahabharata]], the [[British Raj]], and motifs of Indian urban and rural life.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/1226/128sidebar.html|title=The Picasso of India|date=26 December 2005|access-date=19 November 2015|magazine=Forbes|author=Adams, Susan|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132809/http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/1226/128sidebar.html|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1991</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1991</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,149:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 894:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician, lawyer and academic. Known for his profound and passionate oration in English and Bengali, and his natural eloquence was marked by a surpassing erudition and encyclopaedic memory. Served as member of the [[Lok Sabha]] from 1952 till 1977. Regarded as one of the most remarkable parliamentary speakers in India for all time.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1991</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1991</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,157:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 900:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician and economist who specialised in labour issues. Served as union minister holding various portfolios between 1952 and 1971. Briefly served as Interim [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] in 1964 and 1966. Later conferred the [[Bharat Ratna]] in 1997.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1991</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1991</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,165:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 906:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Economist and a civil servant who served as the 14th [[Governor of the Reserve Bank of India]] (1977{{ndash}}1982). Also served as [[Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India]] (1961{{ndash}}1963, 1965{{ndash}}1967).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1991</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1991</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,173:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 912:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Freedom fighter, classical liberal, parliamentarian and farmers' leader. Founding President of the [[Swatantra Party]], served as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] (1952{{ndash}}1957, 1977{{ndash}}1980) and as member of the [[Lok Sabha]] (1957{{ndash}}1971, 1980{{ndash}}1991). Fought against both the colonial and socialist Indian state to ensure dignity for farmers.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1991</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1991</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,181:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 918:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Police officer who held several postings in the Indian Police Services. Served as the first Director-General of [[Border Security Force]] (1965{{ndash}}1972). So far, the only police officer to receive the Padma Vibhushan.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1991</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1991</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,189:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 924:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Educationist and former member of the [[Lok Sabha]] (1971{{ndash}}1977). Also served as Vice-Chancellor of [[Kashi Vidyapith]] (1964{{ndash}}1971) and member of the [[National Commission on Labour]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1992</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1992</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,197:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 930:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Independence activist, educator, political activist. Best known for hoisting the [[Indian flag]] in Bombay during the [[Quit India Movement]] in 1942. Elected as the first Mayor of [[Delhi]] in 1958. Later posthumously conferred with the [[Bharat Ratna]] in 1997.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1992</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1992</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,205:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 936:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent scholar of [[Sanskrit]], [[Hindu Dharma]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] literary critic and supporter of Indian independence. Served as principal advisor to [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in his campaign against untouchability.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1992</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1992</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,213:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 942:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical singer]] who sang in the [[khyal]] genre and belonged to the [[Jaipur-Atrauli gharana]]. Well known for his command over a large number of rare ''(aprachalit)'' ragas, as well as his constant, mercurial improvisations in both melody and metre without ever losing the emotional content of the song.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1992</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1992</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,221:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 948:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Medicine</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Medicine</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Cardiologist and the first woman cardiologist in India and the first to establish a cardiac clinic and cardiac catheter lab in India. Served as Director of the National Heart Institute, Delhi, and the founder president of the All India Heart Foundation.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1992</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1992</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Kaloji Narayanarao.jpg|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">none|91x91px</del>]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Kaloji Narayanarao.jpg|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">70px</ins>]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Kaloji Narayana Rao]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1914{{ndash}}2002)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Kaloji Narayana Rao]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1914{{ndash}}2002)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Telangana</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Telangana</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Poet, freedom fighter, anti-fascist and political activist, played important role in the freedom movement in [[Hyderabad State]] against the rule of the Nizam and committed to the promotion of human rights. Later, his birthday was designated as [[Telangana Language Day]] by the [[Government of Telangana]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1992</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1992</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,237:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 960:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician, peasant leader, philanthropist, social reformer, parliamentarian, and a founding member of the [[Communist Party of India]]. Played important role in [[Telangana Rebellion]] against the Nizam of Hyderabad. Renowned for fighting on behalf of the peasants and for his critical role in [[Andhra Mahasabha]] as its chairman in 1941. Also served as a member of [[Lok Sabha]] (1962{{ndash}}1967).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1992</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1992</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,245:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 966:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Filmmaker, film producer, screenwriter and actor known for his work in Hindi and Marathi films. Best known for films such as ''[[Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani]]'', ''[[Amar Bhoopali]]'', ''[[Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje]]'', ''[[Do Aankhen Barah Haath]]'', ''[[Navrang]]'', ''[[Duniya Na Mane]]'', ''[[Pinjara]]'', ''Chani'', ''Iye Marathiche Nagari'' and ''Zunj''.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1992</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1992</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,253:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 972:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Freedom fighter and led people of the [[Marathwada]] region to fight against the rule of the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] during the [[Annexation of Hyderabad|1948 Hyderabad Campaign]] which ultimately resulted in the liberation of Marathwada region from Hyderabad State. Later served as the longest serving secretary and president of the Saraswati Bhuvan Education Society.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1992</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1992</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,261:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 978:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Punjab</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Punjab</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician and longest-serving union cabinet minister. Held numerous important portfolios as cabinet minister including serving as the [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]] (1964–1966, 1970–1974) and as [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]] (1966–1970, 1974–1976).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1992</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1992</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,269:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 984:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Parliamentarian for over four decades, elected nine times to the [[Lok Sabha]], twice to the [[Rajya Sabha]]. Served as the [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]] during 1977–79 and was awarded the "Best Parliamentarian Award" in 1994. Later served as the [[Prime Minister of India]] for three terms; 1996, 1998, 1999–2004.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1993</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1993</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>!<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">rowspan</del>="<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">5</del>" <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">colspan</del>="5"| ''Awards suspended''</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>!<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> colspan</ins>="<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">4</ins>" <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">rowspan</ins>="5"<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>| ''Awards suspended''</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1994</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1994</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,288:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,001:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Gandhism|Gandhian]] and freedom fighter, remembered for organizing the [[Congress Radio]], an underground radio station which functioned during the Quit India Movement in 1942. Promoted Gandhian principles, thoughts and philosophy and also served as president of [[Gandhi Peace Foundation]], New Delhi.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1998</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1998</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,296:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,007:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Noted lawyer and jurist. Being the lead counsel in notable cases such as ''[[Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala]]'', ''[[I.C. Golaknath and Ors. vs State of Punjab and Anrs.]]'', ''[[Minerva Mills v. Union of India]]'', garnered him international recognition and cemented his reputation as one of India’s most eminent advocates. Also served as [[List of ambassadors of India to the United States|Indian Ambassador to the United States]] (1977{{ndash}}1979).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1998</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1998</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,304:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,013:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Revolutionary of the Indian independence movement, an officer of the [[Indian National Army]], served as Minister of Women's Affairs in [[Azad Hind government]]. Later represented the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] and played important role in organizing relief camps and medical aid in Calcutta for refugees who streamed into India from Bangladesh during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1998</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1998</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:Walter_Sisulu_1991_(cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"| '''[[Walter Sisulu]]'''*<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}2003)}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"| '''[[Walter Sisulu]]'''*<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}2003)}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|South Africa</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|South Africa</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the [[African National Congress]]. Played important role in the fight against apartheid and also served as Deputy Secretary-General of African National Congress (1991{{ndash}}1994).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1999</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1999</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,320:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,025:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Activist, philosopher, spiritual leader, social revolutionary, and religion reformist, and founder of the [[Swadhyaya Parivar]] in 1954, through which he promoted the philosophy of original Vedic Dharma and the self-study of the [[Bhagvad Gita]]. Also widely referred to as Dada or Dadaji.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1999</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1999</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,328:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,031:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Physicist, well known for his integral role in [[India and weapons of mass destruction|India's nuclear weapons program]] and his coordination in test preparation for the ''[[Pokhran-I]]'' (1975) and ''[[Pokhran-II]]'' (1998). Served as Chairman of the [[Atomic Energy Commission of India]] (1993{{ndash}}2000) and as [[Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India]] (2002{{ndash}}2018).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1999</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1999</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,336:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,037:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Social reformer and politician who worked in the fields of education, health, and rural self-reliance. Leader of the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]], he served as a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] (1977{{ndash}}1979) and member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] (1999{{ndash}}2005). Later conferred the [[Bharat Ratna]] posthumously in 2019.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1999</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1999</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,344:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,043:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Historian and former Chairman of the [[National Book Trust]]. Notable authored books include ''Radhakrishnan: A Biography'' and ''Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography.''</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1999</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1999</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,352:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,049:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Painter, sculptor, muralist and writer.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1999</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1999</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,360:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,055:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Kerala</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Kerala</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Judge and pioneer of judicial activism and [[legal aid]] movement in India. Best known for being an ardent human rights activist and for his notable judgements. Served as a judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]] (1973{{ndash}}1980) and member of the [[Law Commission of India]] (1971{{ndash}}1973).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/his-judgments-humanised-law/article6589569.ece|title=His judgments 'humanised' law|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 November 2014|access-date=16 November 2015|location=Kochi|author=Gopakumar, K. C.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406100917/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/his-judgments-humanised-law/article6589569.ece|archive-date=6 April 2018}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1999</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1999</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,368:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,061:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical vocalist]] belonging to the [[Kirana gharana]]. Widely known for the ''[[Khyal]]'' genre of singing with a "mastery over rhythm and accurate notes". Later conferred the [[Bharat Ratna]] in 2009.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1999</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1999</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,376:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,067:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Judge, jurist and advocate best known for propounding the [[basic structure doctrine]] in 1973 and for his attempts in upholding civil liberties during the [[The Emergency (India)|Emergency]] in a lone dissenting judgement in 1976. Served as a judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]] (1971{{ndash}}1977) and briefly acted as the [[Minister of Law and Justice]] in 1979.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1999</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1999</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,384:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,073:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Technology</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Technology</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Known as the "Father of the [[White Revolution]]" in India, best known for his "billion-litre idea", Operation Flood, which made dairy farming India's largest self-sustaining industry and the largest rural employment sector providing a third of all rural income. Pioneered the [[Amul|Anand]] model of dairy cooperatives and replicated it nationwide, based on various "top-down" and "bottom-up" approaches, where no milk from a farmer was refused and 70–80% of the price by consumers was paid in cash to dairy farmers who controlled the marketing, procurement, and processing of milk and milk products as the dairy's owners.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1999</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1999</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,392:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,079:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Playback singer and occasional music composer. Considered to be the most celebrated singer in independent India and one of its most influential artists. Her contribution to the Indian music industry in a career spanning eight decades gained her honorific titles such as the "Queen of Melody", "Nightingale of India", and "Voice of the Millennium". Later conferred the [[Bharat Ratna]] in 2001 and served as a nominated member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] (1999{{ndash}}2005).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1999</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1999</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,400:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,085:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Himachal Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Himachal Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Diplomat and administrator. Held numerous diplomatic postings including serving as [[List of ambassadors of India to the United States|Ambassador to the United States]] (1961{{ndash}}1968) and as [[List of High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom|High Commissioner to the United Kingdom]] (1973{{ndash}}1977). Also served as the [[Governor of Assam]], [[Governor of Meghalaya|Meghalaya]], [[Governor of Manipur|Manipur]] and [[Governor of Nagaland|Nagaland]] (1968{{ndash}}1973), as [[Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]] (1981{{ndash}}1984) and as [[Governor of Gujarat]] (1984{{ndash}}1986).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1999</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1999</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,408:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,091:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Carnatic music]]ian and playback singer for film songs in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. Known for her evolutionary trends in Carnatic music being the first Brahmin woman to have performed this genre of music publicly. Along with her contemporaries [[M. S. Subbulakshmi]] and [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]], they are popularly referred to as the female trinity of [[Carnatic Music]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1999</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1999</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,416:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,097:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant with a long and distinguished career in the civil service serving on posts including Chief Secretary to the [[Government of Bihar]] and [[Home Secretary (India)|Union Home Secretary]]. Later also served as [[Governor of Assam]], [[Governor of Manipur|Manipur]] [[Governor of Nagaland|Nagaland]], and [[Governor of Tripura|Tripura]] in the 1970s and 1980s.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|1999</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|1999</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,424:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,103:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant, non-career diplomat, administrator who served as Ambassador of [[Czechoslovakia]] (1954{{ndash}}1956), as [[Lieutenant Governor of Delhi|Chief Commissioner of Delhi]] (1963{{ndash}}1964) and as the eighth [[Cabinet Secretary (India)|Cabinet Secretary of India]] (1964{{ndash}}1966). Upon retirement, served as [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] and [[Governor of Haryana|Haryana]] (1966{{ndash}}1967), [[Governor of West Bengal]] (1967{{ndash}}1969) and as [[Governor of Karnataka]] (1969{{ndash}}1972).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-id="2000"</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-id="2000"</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2000</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2000</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:Sikander_Bakht_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Sikander Bakht]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1918–2004)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Sikander Bakht]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1918–2004)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician belonging to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] who served as union cabinet minister holding various portfolios including [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Works, Housing, Supply and Rehabilitation]] (1977{{ndash}}1979), [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|External Affairs]] (1996), [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Industry]] (1998{{ndash}}1999). Also served as [[Leader of the Opposition (Rajya Sabha)|Leader of Opposition]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] on two occasions and as the [[Governor of Kerala]] (2002{{ndash}}2004).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2000</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2000</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,440:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,115:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United States</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United States</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Indian-born naturalized American economist and one of the most influential trade theorists of his generation. Best known for his significant contributions to international [[trade theory]] and economic development. Widely regarded as the intellectual father of the [[Economic liberalisation in India|Indian economic reforms of 1991]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2000</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2000</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,448:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,121:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Music director and classical flautist, who plays the [[bansuri]] in the [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical tradition]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2000</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2000</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,456:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,127:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Retired bureaucrat, politician and writer who served as the [[Chief Election Commissioner of India]] between 1996 and 2001. Upon retirement, joined politics and served as member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] and as [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|Union Cabinet Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports]] (2008{{ndash}}2011) and [[Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation|Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation]] (2011).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2000</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2000</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,464:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,133:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Space scientist who served as Chairman of [[Indian Space Research Organization]] (1994{{ndash}}2003) overseeing the development of new generation spacecraft, the [[Indian National Satellite System]] (INSAT-2), the [[Indian Remote Sensing Programme|Indian remote sensing satellites]] (IRS-1A and -1B) as well as [[scientific satellites]]. He was also the project director for India's first two experimental earth observation satellites, ''Bhaskara-I'' and ''Bhaskara-II''.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2000</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2000</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,472:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,139:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent and highly respected civil servant who served [[Defence Secretary (India)|Principal Defence Secretary]] during the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]. Also served as Union Commerce Secretary and Ambassador to the [[European Economic Community|European Common Market]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2000</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2000</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,480:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,145:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Odisha</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Odisha</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Legendary [[Indian classical dance]]r, guru and exponent of [[Odissi dance]], who is credited with the revival and popularizing of this classical dance form in the 20th century.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2000</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2000</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,488:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,151:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical vocalist]] belonging to the ''[[Mewati gharana]]''. With a career spanning over 75 years, his legacy includes memorable performances of classical and semi-classical vocal music, classical and devotional music, albums and film soundtracks, innovations in various genres including ''Haveli Sangeeth'' and popularizing the ''Mewati Gharana''.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2000</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2000</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,496:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,157:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Banker who served as the thirteenth [[Governor of the Reserve Bank of India]] in 1977. For his contributions to the banking and financial sector in India, he is often referred to as the "father of banking reforms in India". Some of the reforms attributed to his recommendations include changes to banking structures, introduction of private sector banks, creation of asset recovery funds, rural banking, modernization of public sector banks, and capital market linked banking reforms.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2000</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2000</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,504:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,163:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Writer and novelist known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of [[Malgudi]]. One of the leading author of early [[Indian literature in English]] along with [[Mulk Raj Anand]] and [[Raja Rao]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2000</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2000</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,512:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,169:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant who served as the [[Cabinet Secretary of India|Cabinet Secretary]] (1973{{ndash}}1977). Upon retirement, served as [[Governor of West Bengal]] (1981{{ndash}}1983) and then as [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] and [[Administrator of Chandigarh]] (1983{{ndash}}1984)</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2000</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2000</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,520:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,175:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Kerala</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Kerala</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Economist, best known for his role in India's planned development, drafting sections of India's first [[Five-Year Plans of India|Five-Year Plan]], specifically the introductory chapter. Computed India's [[Balance of Payments]] for the first time for the [[Reserve Bank of India]]. Also served as advisor to several prime ministers from [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] to [[P.V. Narasimha Rao]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2000</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2000</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,528:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,181:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Economist, civil servant and former member of the [[Planning Commission of India]]. Served as first Private Secretary to Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] and as Deputy Executive Director (Planning) for [[UNICEF]] (1973{{ndash}}1977).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2001</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2001</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,536:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,187:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United States</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United States</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Canadian-American economist, diplomat, public official, and intellectual. Served as [[List of ambassadors of the United States to India|United States Ambassador to India]] (1961{{ndash}}1963) during the period of the [[Sino-Indian War]] and played important role in strengthening ties between India and the United States.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2001</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2001</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Bengilman</del>.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Benjamin A. Gilman</ins>.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"| '''[[Benjamin Gilman]]'''*<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2016)}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"| '''[[Benjamin Gilman]]'''*<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2016)}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United States</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United States</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>American politician and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] (1973{{ndash}}2003). Served as the Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|House Committee on Foreign Affairs]] (1995{{ndash}}2001) and advocated for stronger ties with India and contributed to the strengthening of ties between India and the United States.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2001</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2001</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,552:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,199:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Hindustani classical music|Indian classical]] [[sarod]] player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara [[taan]]s.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2001</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2001</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Zubin Mehta 1</del>.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ZubinMehtaMar11_(cropped)</ins>.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"| '''[[Zubin Mehta]]'''*<br>{{small|(born 1936)}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"| '''[[Zubin Mehta]]'''*<br>{{small|(born 1936)}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United States</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United States</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Indian-American conductor of Western classical music and music director emeritus of [[Israel Philharmonic Orchestra]] and conductor emeritus of [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2001</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2001</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,568:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,211:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Film director, editor and writer and is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of [[Indian cinema]]. Popularly known as ''Hrishi-da'', he directed 42 films during his career spanning over four decades, and is named the pioneer of the 'middle cinema' of India. Renowned for his [[social film]]s that reflected the changing middle-class ethos, he "carved a middle path between the extravagance of mainstream cinema and the stark realism of art cinema".</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2001</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2001</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,576:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,217:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Philosopher and professor, served as Professor of Philosophy at [[Andhra University]] and Vice-Chancellor of [[Sri Venkateswara University]]. Specialized in Buddhist philosophy and contributed extensively to [[Mahayana Buddhism]] and his treatise on the teachings of Nagarjuna is well acclaimed.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2001</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2001</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,584:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,223:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant and former [[Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2001</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2001</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,592:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,229:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Japan</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Japan</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Japanese politician of the [[People's New Party]] and a former member of the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]]. Served as [[Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)|Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries]] (1995{{ndash}}1996) and as [[Minister of Defense (Japan)|Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency]] (1998{{ndash}}1999).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2001</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2001</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,600:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,235:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United States</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United States</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Indian-American mathematician and statistician, best known for his discoveries which include [[Cramér–Rao bound]] and the [[Rao–Blackwell theorem]] both related to the quality of estimators. Other works and contributions include [[multivariate analysis]], [[estimation theory]], and [[differential geometry]], the Fisher–Rao theorem, Rao distance, and orthogonal arrays.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2001</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2001</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,608:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,241:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Chemical engineer known for his contributions to chemical engineering science and technology. His studies on Bronsted based catalysis in CO2 hydration and subsequently kinetics of COS absorption in aqueous amines and alkanolamines brought out linear free energy relationship between CO2 and COS absorption in solutions of amines and alkanolamines. Later, served as Director of [[Institute of Chemical Technology]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2001</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2001</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,616:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,247:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Indian classical musician and [[santoor]] player who is credited with adapting the santoor for [[Indian classical music]]. Best known for his compositions in collaboration with flautist [[Hariprasad Chaurasia]] under the collaborative name [[Shiv–Hari]] and composed music for such hit Indian films.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2002</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2002</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Kishori Amankar 3.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Kishori Amonkar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1932{{ndash}}2017)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Kishori Amonkar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1932{{ndash}}2017)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Indian classical music|Classical vocalist]], belonging to the [[Jaipur gharana]]. Considered to be one of the foremost classical singers in India. Widely known for her performances of the classical genre ''[[khyal]]'' and the light classical genres ''[[thumri]]'' and ''[[bhajan]]''.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2002</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2002</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,632:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,259:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Singer of the ''[[khayal]]'' genre of [[Hindustani classical music]], who was known for her deep and powerful voice. She belonged to the ''[[Kirana gharana]]''.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2002</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2002</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:Portrait_of_Priyaranjan_Dasmunsi_felicitating_noted_Tabla_Maestro_Pandit_Kishan_Maharaj_with_Life_time_Award_at_the_annual_concert_of_Shakhri_Begum_Memorial_Trust_at_Science_city_Auditorium,_Calcutta_on_December_9,_2006_(cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Kishan Maharaj]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1923{{ndash}}2008)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Kishan Maharaj]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1923{{ndash}}2008)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Tabla]] player belonging to the [[Benaras gharana]] of [[Hindustani classical music]], remembered for his ability to play cross-rhythms and produce complex calculations, particularly in ''[[tihai]]'' patterns. Known as an excellent accompanist, he was extremely versatile and capable of playing with any accompaniment, be it with the [[Sitar]], [[Sarod]], [[Dhrupad]], [[Dhamar (music)|Dhamar]] or even dance.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2002</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2002</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,648:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,271:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent economist, administrator and former member of parliament. Served as the 19th [[List of governors of the Reserve Bank of India|Governor of the Reserve Bank of India]] (1992{{ndash}}1997), then as [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]] (1997{{ndash}}2003). Also served as the Chairman of the [[Economic Advisory Council|Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council]] twice from 2005 till 2008 and again from 2009 until 2014.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2002</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2002</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,656:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,277:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent jurist who served as the [[Attorney General of India]] on two occasions (1989{{ndash}}1990, 1998{{ndash}}2004) and previously as the [[Solicitor General of India]] (1977{{ndash}}1980). Best known for his defence of the freedom of expression and the protection of human rights.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2003</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2003</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,664:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,283:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Sikkim (1974{{ndash}}1975) and following the state's union with India, he became the first [[Chief Minister of Sikkim]] (1975{{ndash}}1979). Formed the Sikkim Council with the aim to promote "communal harmony".</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2003</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2003</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,672:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,289:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Indian classical dance|Classical dancer]] and guru in [[Bharatanatyam]] and [[Odissi dance]]. Later also served as a nominated member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] (2016{{ndash}}2022).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2003</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2003</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,680:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,295:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Writer and pre-eminent biographer of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. Served as the first Director of [[Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library|Nehru Museum and Library Society]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2003</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2003</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,688:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,301:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Medicine</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Medicine</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Noted Vaidya and [[Ayurveda]] practitioner and an expert in [[Pulse diagnosis]]. Worked towards standardization of Ayurvedic medicines, certifications at the Ayurvedic colleges of India. Also served as personal physician to the [[President of India]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2004</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2004</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,696:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,307:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Astrophysicist]] and emeritus professor at the [[Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics]]. Along with [[Sir Fred Hoyle]], he developed the conformal gravity theory known as [[Hoyle-Narlikar theory]] which synthesises [[Albert Einstein]]'s [[theory of relativity]] and [[Mach's principle]] and proposes that the inertial mass of a particle is a function of the masses of all other particles, multiplied by a coupling constant, which is a function of cosmic epoch.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2004</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2004</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,704:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,313:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Novelist, essayist and poet, who wrote in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and [[Hindi]]. A prominent figure in Punjabi literature, her body of work comprised over 100 books of poetry, fiction, biographies, essays, a collection of Punjabi folk songs and an autobiography that were all translated into several Indian and foreign languages. Best remembered for her poignant poem, ''[[Ajj aakhaan Waris Shah nu]]'' to express her anguish over massacres during the [[partition of India]]. Her magnum opus, ''Sunehade'' won her the 1956 [[Sahitya Akademi Award]], making her the first and the only woman to have been given the award for a work in Punjabi.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2004</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2004</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President_Dr._A.P.J_Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Justice_(Retd.)_Shri_Manepalli_Narayana_Rao_Venkatachaliah_at_an_investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhawan_in_New_Delhi_on_June_30,_2004.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah BNC.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[M. N. Venkatachaliah]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1925)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[M. N. Venkatachaliah]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1925)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent judge and former [[Chief Justice of India]] (1993{{ndash}}1994). Post-retirement, continued to work on anti-corruption and human rights issues and also served as Chairman of the [[National Human Rights Commission of India|National Human Rights Commission]] (1996{{ndash}}1998).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2005</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2005</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,720:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,325:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent jurist who served as the [[Solicitor General of India]] (1986{{ndash}}1989) and then as the [[Attorney General of India]] on two occasions, 1992{{ndash}}1996 and 2004{{ndash}}2009.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2005</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2005</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,728:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,331:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician, lawyer, social worker, and environmentalist. Served as member of [[Rajya Sabha]] and [[Lok Sabha]] and as [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Union Minister of Commerce]] (1977{{ndash}}1979) and as [[Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission]] (1990{{ndash}}1991).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2005</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2005</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,736:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,337:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Diplomat who held various postings including serving as first Deputy High Commissioner in Bangladesh after its liberation, Ambassador in Chile, Mexico (1985{{ndash}}1989); Ambassador to Japan, Afghanistan; [[List of High Commissioners of India to Pakistan|High Commissioner to Pakistan]] (1989{{ndash}}1991). Also served as [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Union Foreign Secretary]] (1991{{ndash}}1994) and [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]] from 2004 till his death in 2005.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2005</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2005</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[B. K. Goyal]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1935{{ndash}}2018)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[B. K. Goyal]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1935{{ndash}}2018)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Medicine</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Medicine</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent cardiologist and medical educationist. Served as honorary dean and chief cardiologist at the Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, and as former Director-Professor of cardiology of JJ Group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2005</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2005</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_well-known_political_cartoonist_for_the_‘Times_of_India’_Shri_R.K._Laxman_receives_the_Padma_Vibhushan_award_from_the_President_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28,_2005.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:R. K. Laxman.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[R. K. Laxman]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1921{{ndash}}2015)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[R. K. Laxman]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1921{{ndash}}2015)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. Best known for his creation ''[[The Common Man]]'' and for his daily cartoon strip, ''[[You Said It]]'' in [[The Times of India]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2005</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2005</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Ram Narayan in Delhi 2010.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Ram Narayan in Delhi 2010.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Ram Narayan]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">born </del>1927)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>![[Ram Narayan]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1927<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{ndash}}2024</ins>)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Musician who popularised the bowed instrument [[sarangi]] as a solo concert instrument in [[Hindustani classical music]] and became the first internationally successful sarangi player. Became a concert solo artist in 1956 and has since performed at the major music festivals of India.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2005</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2005</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Pranab Mukherjee receiving the first copy of the book entitled "VB-Raju-The Visionary Leader" from the President of ICCR, Dr. Karan Singh, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Pranab Mukherjee receiving the first copy of the book entitled "VB-Raju-The Visionary Leader" from the President of ICCR, Dr. Karan Singh, at Rashtrapati Bhavan<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> (cropped)</ins>.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Karan Singh]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1931)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Karan Singh]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1931)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician and philosopher, reigned as the prince-regent of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] until 1952. Thereupon, became the ''[[Sardar|Sadr-e-Riyasat]]'' of Jammu and Kashmir (1952{{ndash}}1965) and as [[Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]] (1965{{ndash}}1967). Elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] and [[Rajya Sabha]] on numerous occasions, and served as a union cabinet minister holding numerous portfolios including [[Minister of Education (India)|Education]], [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Culture]], [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)|Health and Family Planning]], etc. Also served as [[List of ambassadors of India to the United States|Indian Ambassador to the United States]] (1989{{ndash}}1990) and chancellor of various central universities.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2005</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2005</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Dr.M.S.Valiathan.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Dr.M.S.Valiathan.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>![[M. S. Valiathan]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">born </del>1934)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>![[M. S. Valiathan]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1934<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{ndash}}2024</ins>)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Medicine</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Medicine</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Cardiac surgeon, known for contributions to health technology in India including the development of prosthetic valve. Served as President of the Indian National Science Academy and National Research Professor of the Government of India.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2006</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2006</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,784:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,373:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United States</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United States</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the [[Green Revolution]]. Took up an agricultural research position and developed semi-dwarf, high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties and introduced these high-yielding varieties combined with modern agricultural production techniques to Mexico, Pakistan, and India. This contributed in increase of the wheat yields in the countries, greatly improving the food security in those nations. Often called the "Father of the Green Revolution", is credited with saving over a billion people worldwide from starvation.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2006</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2006</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Charles_Correa,_a_well_known_architect_at_investiture_ceremony,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29,_2006.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Charles Correa.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Charles Correa]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1930{{ndash}}2015)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Charles Correa]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1930{{ndash}}2015)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Architect and [[urban planner]]. Credited with the creation of modern architecture in post-Independent India, he was celebrated for his sensitivity to the needs of the urban poor and for his use of traditional methods and materials.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2006</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2006</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_–_2006_to_Dr._(Ms.)_Nirmala_Deshpande,_a_well-known_Gandhian,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20,_2006.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Late Nirmala Deshpande.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Nirmala Deshpande]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1929{{ndash}}2008)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Nirmala Deshpande]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1929{{ndash}}2008)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Noted social activist who had embraced [[Mahatma Gandhi|Gandhi]] and philosophy. She devoted her adult life to the promotion of communal harmony and service to women, tribal people, and the dispossessed in India.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2006</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2006</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,808:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,391:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Writer in [[Bengali language]] and activist. Notable literary works include ''[[Hajar Churashir Maa]]'', ''Rudali'', and ''[[Aranyer Adhikar]]''. She was a leftist who worked for the rights and empowerment of the [[tribal people]] (Lodha and Shabar) of [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Chhattisgarh]] states.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2006</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2006</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_–_2006_to_Shri_Adoor_Gopalakrishnan,_a_leading_luminary_of_New_Indian_Cinema,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20,_2006.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1941)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1941)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Kerala</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Kerala</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Film director, script writer, and producer and is regarded as one of the most notable and renowned filmmakers in India. Pioneered the new wave in [[Malayalam cinema]] during the 1970s. In a career spanning over five decades, he made only 12 feature films to date and his films are made in the [[Malayalam language]] and often depict the society and culture of his native state [[Kerala]]. Along with [[Satyajit Ray]] and [[Mrinal Sen]], he is one of the most recognized Indian film directors in world cinema.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/06/stories/2005090606830700.htm|title=Adoor selected for Phalke award|date=6 September 2005|access-date=22 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505174552/http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/06/stories/2005090606830700.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=5 May 2014}}</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>* {{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/adoor-gopalakrishnan-gajendra-chauhan-a-simpleton-should-quit-780211|title=Adoor Gopalakrishnan: Gajendra Chauhan a Simpleton, Should Quit|date=10 July 2015|access-date=15 November 2015|publisher=NDTV Movies|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023405/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/adoor-gopalakrishnan-gajendra-chauhan-a-simpleton-should-quit-780211|archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2006</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2006</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Justice_Visheshwar_Nath_Khare_at_investiture_ceremony,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29,_2006.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Justice V.N. Khare.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[V. N. Khare]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1934)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[V. N. Khare]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1934)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent judge who served as the 33rd [[Chief Justice of India]] (2002{{ndash}}2004).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2006</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2006</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_–_2006_to_Shri_Colathur_Rama_Krishnaswamy_Rao_Sahib,_a_distinguished_bureaucrat,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20,_2006.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao Sahib|C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1927{{ndash}}2013)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao Sahib|C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1927{{ndash}}2013)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant who served as 15th [[Cabinet Secretary of India]] (1981{{ndash}}1985) and former Secretary to the [[Prime Minister of India]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2006</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2006</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Prof._Obaid_Siddiqi,_an_eminent_scientist,_at_investiture_ceremony,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29,_2006.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Obaid Siddiqi]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1932{{ndash}}2013)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Obaid Siddiqi]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1932{{ndash}}2013)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>National Research Professor and the Founder-Director of the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] and [[National Center for Biological Sciences]]. Made seminal contributions to the field of behavioural neurogenetics using the [[genetics]] and [[neurobiology]] of [[Drosophila]]. His work in neurogenetics led to the foundational advances in understanding how taste and smell are detected and encoded in the brain.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2006</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2006</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Prof._Prakash_Narain_Tandon,_an_eminent_Neurosurgeon,_at_investiture_ceremony,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29,_2006.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Prakash Narain Tandon]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1928)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Prakash Narain Tandon]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1928)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Medicine</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Medicine</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent [[Neuroscientist]] and neurosurgeon.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2007</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2007</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Justice_Prafulla_Chandra_Bhagwati,_at_an_Investiture-II_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05,_2007.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Justice P.N. Bhagwati.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[P. N. Bhagwati]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1921{{ndash}}2017)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[P. N. Bhagwati]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1921{{ndash}}2017)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent judge and former [[Chief Justice of India]] (1985{{ndash}}1986). Best known for introducing the concepts of [[public interest litigation]] and [[absolute liability]] in India.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2007</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2007</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,865:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,433:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant who served as the [[Defence Secretary (India)|Union Defence Secretary]], [[Home Secretary (India)|Union Home Secretary]] and as [[Cabinet Secretary of India]]. Upon retirement from service, he served as [[Governor of Gujarat]] (1995{{ndash}}1996) and as [[List of ambassadors of India to the United States|Ambassador to the United States]] (1996{{ndash}}2001).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2007</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2007</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,873:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,439:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Economist and founding chairman of [[Madras School of Economics]]. Worked in several state and central government financial institutions in India and was considered a public finance expert in India, instrumental in bringing about the early reforms to the direct taxation structure. Often referred to as the "Father of Tax Reforms".</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2007</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2007</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[V. Krishnamurthy]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1925{{ndash}}2022)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[V. Krishnamurthy]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1925{{ndash}}2022)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant known as the "father of public sector undertakings in India" for his leadership and successful contribution in turning around [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited]], [[Maruti Udyog Limited]], [[Steel Authority of India Limited]], and [[GAIL (India) Limited]] into the most profit making industry in India and globally. Served as the Chairman of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council and member of the [[National Advisory Council]] and [[Planning Commission of India]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2007</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2007</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Vibhushan to Shri Fali Sam Nariman, at an Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on March 23, 2007<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> (cropped)</del>.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Vibhushan to Shri Fali Sam Nariman, at an Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on March 23, 2007.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Fali Sam Nariman]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">born </del>1929)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>![[Fali Sam Nariman]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1929<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{ndash}}2024</ins>)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent jurist and senior advocate of the [[Supreme Court of India]] and former President of the Bar Association. One of the internationally recognized jurists on [[international arbitration]] and one of the most distinguished constitutional lawyers in India. Served as [[Additional Solicitor General of India]] (1972{{ndash}}1975) and a nominated mmeber of the [[Rajya Sabha]] (1999{{ndash}}2005).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2007</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2007</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Raja Rao]]'''*#<br>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}2006)}}{{efn-lr|[[Raja Rao]] died on 8 July 2006, at the age of 97.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/jul/17/guardianobituaries.india|title=Obituaries: Raja Rao|newspaper=The Guardian|date=17 July 2006|access-date=10 April 2016|author=Alterno, Letizia|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306032315/http://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/jul/17/guardianobituaries.india|archive-date=6 March 2016}}</ref>}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Raja Rao]]'''*#<br>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}2006)}}{{efn-lr|[[Raja Rao]] died on 8 July 2006, at the age of 97.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/jul/17/guardianobituaries.india|title=Obituaries: Raja Rao|newspaper=The Guardian|date=17 July 2006|access-date=10 April 2016|author=Alterno, Letizia|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306032315/http://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/jul/17/guardianobituaries.india|archive-date=6 March 2016}}</ref>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United States</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United States</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Indian-American writer of English-language novels and short stories, whose works are deeply rooted in [[metaphysics]]. ''[[The Serpent and the Rope]]'' (1960), a semi-autobiographical novel recounting a search for spiritual truth in Europe and India, established him as one of the finest Indian prose stylists. His wide-ranging body of work, spanning a number of genres, is seen as a varied and significant contribution to Indian English literature, as well as World literature as a whole.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2007</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2007</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Prof._Balu_Sankaran,_at_an_Investiture-II_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05,_2007.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Balu Sankaran]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1926{{ndash}}2012)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Balu Sankaran]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1926{{ndash}}2012)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Medicine</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Medicine</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Professor, scientist and orthopedic surgeon known for his efforts to establish an artificial limbs manufacturing corporation and a rehabilitation institute. Served as Director of [[World Health Organization]] and Chairman of the National Rehabilitation Centre.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2007</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2007</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Khushwant_Singh,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_March_23,_2007.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Khushwantsingh.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Khushwant Singh]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1915{{ndash}}2014)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Khushwant Singh]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1915{{ndash}}2014)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician. Best known for his novel, ''[[Train to Pakistan]]'' (1956) which described his experience in the 1947 [[Partition of India]]. As a writer, he was best known for his trenchant secularism, humour, sarcasm and an abiding love of poetry. His comparisons of social and behavioural characteristics of Westerners and Indians are laced with acid wit. Served as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] (1980{{ndash}}1986). Initially conferred the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1974 which he returned in protest against of [[Operation Blue Star]] in 1984.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-india-s-very-own-literary-genius-khushwant-singh-passes-away-read-his-story-1970779|title=India's very own literary genius Khushwant Singh passes away, read his story|date=20 March 2014|access-date=15 November 2015|location=Mumbai|newspaper=Daily News Analysis|author=Subramonian, Surabhi|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924232434/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-india-s-very-own-literary-genius-khushwant-singh-passes-away-read-his-story-1970779|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2007</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2007</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:ECG Sudarshan.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:ECG Sudarshan.jpg<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"| '''[[E. C. George Sudarshan]]'''*<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2018)}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"| '''[[E. C. George Sudarshan]]'''*<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2018)}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United States</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United States</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Indian-American theoretical physicist credited with numerous contributions to the field of theoretical physics, including [[Glauber–Sudarshan P representation]], [[V-A theory]], [[tachyons]], [[quantum Zeno effect]], [[open quantum system]] and [[Lindbladian|quantum master equations]], [[spin–statistics theorem]], non-invariance groups, positive maps of density matrices, and quantum computation.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2007</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2007</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,929:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,481:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Haryana</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Haryana</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant and administrator, who served as Union Defence Production Secretary, [[Defence Secretary (India)|Defence Secretary]] (1990{{ndash}}1993), [[Home Secretary (India)|Home Secretary]] (1993{{ndash}}1994) and [[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India|Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister]] (1997{{ndash}}1998). Upon retirement from service, he served as the government's interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir and then as [[Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]] (2008{{ndash}}2018).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2008</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2008</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Justice_(Dr.)_Adarsh_Sein_Anand_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10,_2008.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Justice A.S. Anand.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Adarsh Sein Anand]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1936{{ndash}}2017)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Adarsh Sein Anand]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1936{{ndash}}2017)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent judge who served as 29th [[Chief Justice of India]] (1998{{ndash}}2001) and his landmark judgments have revealed his commitment to human rights and justice. Upon retirement, he served as Chairman of [[National Human Rights Commission of India|National Human Rights Commission]] (2003{{ndash}}2006).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2008</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2008</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Viswanathan_Anand_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10,_2008.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Viswanathan Anand (2016) (cropped).jpeg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Viswanathan Anand]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1969)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Viswanathan Anand]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1969)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Sports</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Sports</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Grandmaster (chess)|Chess grandmaster]], former five-time [[World Chess Champion]] and the first grandmaster from India. Known for his rapid playing speed as a child, he earned the sobriquet "Lightning Kid" during his early career in the 1980s and has since developed into a universal player, and many consider him the greatest rapid chess player of his generation. First sportsperson to receive the Padma Vibhushan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/chess/news/217314-who-is-viswanathan-anand|title=Why is Viswanathan Anand a chess legend?|date=22 November 2013|access-date=15 November 2015|publisher=NDTVSports|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117032620/http://sports.ndtv.com/chess/news/217314-who-is-viswanathan-anand|archive-date=17 November 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2008</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2008</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Dr.(Smt.)_Asha_Bhosle,_famous_playback_singer,_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05,_2008.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Ashaji (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Asha Bhosle]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1933)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Asha Bhosle]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1933)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in [[Indian cinema]]. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the most influential and successful singers in [[Hindi cinema]]. Renowned for her soprano voice range and often credited for her versatility, Bhosle's work includes [[film music]], pop, [[ghazals]], [[bhajan]]s, traditional [[Indian classical music]], [[folk song]]s, [[qawwali]]s, and [[Rabindra Sangeet]]. The [[Guinness Book of World Records]] acknowledged her in 2011 as the most recorded artist in music history.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2008</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2008</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[P. N. Dhar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1919{{ndash}}2012)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[P. N. Dhar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1919{{ndash}}2012)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Economist and served as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] (1973{{ndash}}1977) and [[United Nations]] Assistant Secretary-General (Research and Policy Analysis) from 1978 till 1986.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2008</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2008</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,969:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,511:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Sports</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Sports</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|New Zealand</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|New Zealand</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>New Zealand [[mountaineer]], explorer, and philanthropist who along with Sherpa mountaineer [[Tenzing Norgay]] became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of [[Mount Everest]] on 29 May 1953. Later served as [[List of High Commissioners of New Zealand to India|High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh]] and concurrently as Ambassador to Nepal from 1985 till 1988.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,991255,00.html|title=The Conquerors Hillary & Tenzing|magazine=Time|author=Morris, Jan|date=14 June 1999|access-date=25 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921083248/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,991255,00.html|archive-date=21 September 2015}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2008</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2008</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Lakshmi_Niwas_Mittal_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10,_2008.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Lakshmi Mittal LM.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"| '''[[Lakshmi Mittal]]'''*<br>{{small|(born 1950)}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"| '''[[Lakshmi Mittal]]'''*<br>{{small|(born 1950)}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United Kingdom</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United Kingdom</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Indian steel [[magnate]] based in the [[United Kingdom]] who is the Executive Chairman of [[ArcelorMittal]], the world's second largest steelmaking company, as well as chairman of stainless steel manufacturer [[Aperam]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2008</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2008</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee,_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05,_2008.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Pranab Mukherjee Portrait (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Pranab Mukherjee]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1935{{ndash}}2020)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Pranab Mukherjee]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1935{{ndash}}2020)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician and statesman with a political career spanning over five decades serving as member of both [[Parliament of India|houses of parliament]], and holding various portfolios in the [[Government of India]] including serving as [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Commerce and Industry]], [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]], [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]] and [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]] and as [[Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission]]. Elected as the 13th [[President of India]] in 2012 and served till 2017. Later also conferred with the [[Bharat Ratna]] in 2019.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2008</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2008</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_N.R._Narayana_Murthy,_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05,_2008.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Narayana Murthy CIF (cropped).JPG|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[N. R. Narayana Murthy]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1946)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[N. R. Narayana Murthy]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1946)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Billionaire businessman and one of the co-founder of [[Infosys]] and served as its chairman, chief executive officer and currently serving as its chairman emeritus. Listed as one of the 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time by ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' magazine and has been described as the "father of the Indian IT sector" by [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] magazine and ''[[CNBC]]'' for his contribution to outsourcing in India.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2008</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2008</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_P.R.S._Oberoi,_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05,_2008.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1929{{ndash}}2023)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1929{{ndash}}2023)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Business magnate and executive chairman of The Oberoi Group, a chain of luxury hotels. In 2010, he was recognised as the “Corporate Hotelier of the World” by Hotels magazine.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2008</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2008</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Dr._Rajendra_Kumar_Pachauri_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10,_2008.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Pachauri.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Rajendra K. Pachauri]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1940{{ndash}}2020)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Rajendra K. Pachauri]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1940{{ndash}}2020)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Environmentalist who served as the chairman of the [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] from 2002 till 2015 and under his leadership, the institution was conferred the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 2007. Universally, known as Patchy, he was internationally recognized as a voice on environmental and policy issues, and his leadership of the IPCC contributed to the issue of human-caused climate change becoming recognized as a matter of vital global concern.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2008</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2008</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Dr._E._Sreedharan_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10,_2008.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:E. Sreedharan "Metro Man".jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[E. Sreedharan]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1932)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[E. Sreedharan]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1932)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Engineer and politician. Popularly known as ''Metro Man'', he is credited with changing the face of public transport in India with his leadership in building the [[Konkan Railway]] and the [[Delhi Metro]] while he served as the managing director of [[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation]] DMRC between 1995 and 2012.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2008</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2008</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Ratan_Naval_Tata_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10,_2008.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Ratan Tata photo.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Ratan Tata]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">born </del>1937)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>![[Ratan Tata]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1937<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{endash}}2024</ins>)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Industrialist, philanthropist and former chairman of [[Tata Sons]] and served as the chairman of the [[Tata Group]] from 1990 till 2012. Under his tenure, the Tata Group acquired [[Tetley]], [[Jaguar Land Rover]], and [[Tata Steel Europe|Corus]], in an attempt to turn Tata from a largely India-centric group into a global business. He is also one of the largest philanthropists in the world, having donated around 60–65% of his income to charity.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2008</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2008</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Sachin_Ramesh_Tendulkar,_famous_cricketer,_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05,_2008.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Sachin Tendulkar 2013 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Sachin Tendulkar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1973)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Sachin Tendulkar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1973)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Sports</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Sports</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Former international cricketer who captained the [[Indian National Cricket Team|Indian national team]] and is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the [[history of cricket]] being the all-time highest run-scorer in both [[One Day International|ODI]] and [[Test cricket]]. He also holds the record for receiving the most man-of-the-match awards in international cricket. Later conferred the [[Bharat Ratna]] in 2014, thus becoming the first sportsperson to receive the honour and also served as a nominated member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from 2012 till 2018.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2009</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2009</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sunderlal_Bahuguna_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_14,_2009.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Sunderlal Bahuguna at New Tehri cropped.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Sunderlal Bahuguna]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1927{{ndash}}2021)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Sunderlal Bahuguna]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1927{{ndash}}2021)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Others</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Others</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttarakhand</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttarakhand</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Environmentalist and [[Chipko movement]] leader who fought for the preservation of forests in the [[Himalayas]], first as a member of the Chipko movement in the 1970s, and later spearheaded the anti-[[Tehri Dam]] movement from the 1980s to early 2004. He was one of the early environmentalists of India, and later he and others associated with the Chipko movement and started taking up wider environmental issues, such as being opposed to large dams.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2009</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2009</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,049:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,571:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Medicine</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Medicine</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Punjab</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Punjab</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Physician and diabetologist, specialising in [[endocrinology]]. Served in the [[AIIMS]] faculty as professor and head of medicine, and as honorary physician to the [[President of India]] (1977{{ndash}}1982, 1987{{ndash}}1992) and as consultant physician to the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] (1991{{ndash}}1996).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2009</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2009</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:D. P. Chattopadhyaya Rajya Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[D. P. Chattopadhyaya]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1933{{ndash}}2022)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[D. P. Chattopadhyaya]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1933{{ndash}}2022)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Educationist and politician who served as Union Deputy Minister of Health and [[Minister of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Commerce and Industry]]. Founded the [[Indian Council of Philosophical Research]] and served as its chairman and then as the chairman of the [[Centre for Studies in Civilizations]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2009</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2009</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,065:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,583:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Noted industry expert and former chairman of [[Hindustan Lever]] and member of the [[Unilever]] Board. Also served as member of the Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India, [[Investment Commission]] and [[National Knowledge Commission]] and as a nominated member of the [[Rajya Sabha]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2009</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2009</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,073:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,589:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Catholic]] religious sister who succeeded [[Mother Teresa]] as the head of the [[Missionaries of Charity]] and is credited to expand the mission overseas.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2009</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2009</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_the_Chairman,_Atomic_Energy_Commission,_Dr._Anil_Kakodkar,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31,_2009.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Anil Kakodkar.JPG|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Anil Kakodkar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1943)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Anil Kakodkar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1943)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Nuclear physicist and mechanical engineer who served as the Chairman of the [[Atomic Energy Commission of India]] (2000{{ndash}}2009). Known for his contribution in the design and construction of [[Dhruva reactor|Dhruva]], India's largest research reactor and in India's nuclear tests asserting sovereignty and championed for India's self-reliance on [[thorium]] as a fuel for nuclear energy.<ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>{{cite web|url=http://www.barc.gov.in/leaders/anil.html|title=Dr. Anil Kakodkar Former Director, BARC (1996–2001)|publisher=Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)|access-date=15 November 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808041020/http://www.barc.gov.in/leaders/anil.html|archive-date=8 August 2015}}</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>* {{cite web|url=http://www.nti.org/facilities/837/|title=Dhruva Research Reactor|publisher=Nuclear Threat Initiative|work=James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies|date=1 September 2003|access-date=15 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033241/http://www.nti.org/facilities/837/|archive-date=17 November 2015}}</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div></ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2009</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2009</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:Dr_Lal_receiving_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_by_President_of_India_2009.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Purshotam Lal]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1954)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Purshotam Lal]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1954)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Medicine</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Medicine</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Cardiologist specializing in non-surgical closure of heart holes (ASD/VSD), non-surgical replacement of valves, and treatment of multiple sclerosis, who serves as the chairman and director of Interventional Cardiology of the Metro Group of Hospitals.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2009</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2009</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,100:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,607:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Space scientist who served as the Chairman of the [[Indian Space Research Organization]] from 2003 till 2009 and is credited for contributing to the development of multi-stage [[satellite launch vehicle]]s, achieving self-reliance in independent access to space using indigenous technologies.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2009</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2009</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,108:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,613:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant who served as Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh (1958{{ndash}}1961), [[Home Secretary (India)|Union Home Secretary]] (1971{{ndash}}1973) and as [[Defence Secretary (India)|Union Defence Secretary]] (1973{{ndash}}1975). Also served as Advisor and Secretary to the [[King of Nepal]] (1951{{ndash}}1954) and upon retirement from service, served as [[Governor of Karnataka]] (1977{{ndash}}1983).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2009</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2009</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,116:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,619:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant, international administrator, and diplomat. Served as the first chief executive of the [[Shipping Corporation of India]] and as the Secretary-General of the [[International Maritime Organization]] for four terms from 1974 till 1989.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-id="2010"</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-id="2010"</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2010</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2010</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Ebrahim_Hamed_Alkazi_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-I,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31,_2010.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| </div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Ebrahim Alkazi]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1925{{ndash}}2020)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Ebrahim Alkazi]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1925{{ndash}}2020)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Theatre director and drama teacher known for his rigid discipline that he instilled in his acting students an awe and reverence. Served as the Director of [[National School of Drama]], New Delhi (1962{{ndash}}1977). He was also a noted art connoisseur, collector and gallery owner, and founded the Art Heritage Gallery. Staging more than fifty plays in his lifetime, he used both [[proscenium]] stages and the open-air venues. His designs for the open-air venues were acclaimed for their visual nature and for the original spins he put on each stage production.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2010</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2010</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Venkatraman_Ramakrishnan,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-I,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31,_2010.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Venki Ramakrishnan (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"| '''[[Venki Ramakrishnan|Venkatraman Ramakrishnan]]'''*<br>{{small|(born 1952)}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"| '''[[Venki Ramakrishnan|Venkatraman Ramakrishnan]]'''*<br>{{small|(born 1952)}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Technology</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Technology</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United Kingdom</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United Kingdom</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Indian-born British and American [[structural biologist]] and recipient of the 2009 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] along with [[Thomas A. Steitz]] and [[Ada Yonath]] for research on the structure and function of [[ribosomes]]. Best known for his past work on [[histone]] and [[chromatin]] structure.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2010</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2010</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Prathap_Chandra_Reddy,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-I,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31,_2010.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Prathap C. Reddy (1).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Prathap C. Reddy]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1933)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Prathap C. Reddy]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1933)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Entrepreneur and cardiologist and founder of the first corporate chain of hospitals in India, the [[Apollo Hospitals]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2010</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2010</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:The <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Governor of Reserve Bank of India</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Shri Y.V</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Reddy</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">addressing</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">seminar</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">on</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">‘Challenges</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Implications</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">of</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Basel</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">II</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">for</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Asia’</del> at <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">39th</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Asian</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Development</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Bank</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Annual</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">General</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Body Meeting</del> in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Hyderabad</del> on <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">May</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">3</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2006 (cropped)</del>.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">President</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Smt</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Pratibha</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Devisingh</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Patil</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">presenting</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Padma</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Vibhushan</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Award</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Dr.</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Yaga</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Venugopal</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Reddy,</ins> at <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Civil</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Investiture</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Ceremony-II,</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">at</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Rashtrapati</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Bhavan,</ins> in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">New Delhi</ins> on <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">April</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">07</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2010</ins>.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Y. V. Reddy|Y. Venugopal Reddy]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1941)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Y. V. Reddy|Y. Venugopal Reddy]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1941)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Economist and retired bureaucrat who served as the 21st [[Governor of the Reserve Bank of India]] (2003{{ndash}}2008) and as the chairman of the [[Fourteenth Finance Commission]]. Credited for playing a crucial role in framing macro-economic policies that helped quarantine the country from the [[domino effect]] of the financial crisis encountered by the South-East Asian countries during the later part of the 1990s.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2010</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2010</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Smt._Zohra_Segal,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07,_2010.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Zohra Segal on April 07, 2010 (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Zohra Sehgal]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1912{{ndash}}2014)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Zohra Sehgal]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1912{{ndash}}2014)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Actress, dancer, and choreographer. Having begun her career as a member of a [[contemporary dance]] troupe, she transitioned into acting roles beginning in the 1940s and appeared in several [[British films]], television shows, and [[Bollywood]] productions in a career that spanned over six decades. Notable films include ''Neecha Nagar'', ''Afsar'' (1946), ''[[Bhaji on the Beach]]'' (1992), ''[[The Mystic Masseur]]'' (2001), ''[[Bend It Like Beckham]]'' (2002), ''[[Dil Se..]]'' (1998), ''[[Saaya (2003 film)|Saaya]]'' (2003), ''[[Veer-Zaara]]'' (2004), etc. Often considered as the doyenne of [[Indian theatre]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2010</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2010</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Umayalpuram_K._Sivaraman,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07,_2010.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman2.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1937)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1937)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Musician and exponent of the Carnatic percussion instrument, the [[mridangam]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2011</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2011</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Montek_Singh_Ahluwalia,_the_Deputy_Chairman,_Planning_Commission,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_01,_2011.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Montekahuwalia.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Montek Singh Ahluwalia]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1943)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Montek Singh Ahluwalia]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1943)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Economist and civil servant who held various positions in the [[International Monetary Fund]] and thereupon served as the [[Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission]] from 2004 till 2014.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2011</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2011</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,180:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,667:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Economist and academic who served as [[Finance Secretary (India)|Union Finance Secretary]] (1998{{ndash}}1999), Advisor to the [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]] (2002{{ndash}}2004) and then as the Chairman of the [[Thirteenth Finance Commission]] (2007{{ndash}}2013).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2011</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2011</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_award_to_Dr._Akhlaq_Ur_Rahman_Kidwai,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24,_2011.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1921{{ndash}}2016)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1921{{ndash}}2016)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Chemist and politician who served Chairman of the [[Union Public Service Commission]] (1974{{ndash}}1977) and then as the [[Governor of Bihar]] (1979{{ndash}}1985, 1993{{ndash}}1998), [[Governor of West Bengal]] (1998{{ndash}}1999), [[Governor of Haryana]] (2004{{ndash}}2009).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2011</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2011</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,196:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,679:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Kerala</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Kerala</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Poet and lyricist and one of the leading lyricists in [[Malayalam film]], drama, album industry.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Jnanpith-Awards-for-ONV-Kurup-Akhlaq-Khan-Shahryar/articleshow/6621243.cms|title=Jnanpith Awards for ONV Kurup, Akhlaq Khan Shahryar|date=24 September 2010|access-date=19 November 2015|location=New Delhi|newspaper=The Times of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215223849/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Jnanpith-Awards-for-ONV-Kurup-Akhlaq-Khan-Shahryar/articleshow/6621243.cms|archive-date=15 February 2016}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2011</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2011</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,204:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,685:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Odisha</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Odisha</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Poet and literary critic in [[Odia language]]. Published over 15 poetry collection, 5 essay collections, a travelogue, over 30 contemplative works, apart from numerous translations. His poetry collection has been published in several Indian languages. Notable works include ''Sabdar Akash'' (1971), ''Samudra'' (1977) and ''Anek Sharat'' (1981). Also served as the [[National Book Trust]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2011</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2011</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_award_to_Shri_Brajesh_Chandra_Mishra,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24,_2011.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Brajesh Mishra.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Brajesh Mishra]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1928{{ndash}}2012)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Brajesh Mishra]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1928{{ndash}}2012)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Diplomat and politician who served as [[Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations|Permanent Representative to the United Nations]] (1979{{ndash}}1981), [[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India|Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister]] and as the first [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]] (1998{{ndash}}2004).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2011</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2011</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,220:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,697:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent lawyer who served as [[Solicitor General of India]] (1980{{ndash}}1983) and as the [[Attorney-General for India]] (1983{{ndash}}1989). Later served as nominated member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from 2012 till 2018.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2011</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2011</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Azim_Premji,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_01,_2011.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Azim H. Premji World Economic Forum 2013.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Azim Premji]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1945)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Azim Premji]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1945)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Businessman and philanthropist who was the chairman of the [[Wipro Limited]]. Often referred to as the "Czar of Indian IT Industry", he is credited for guiding Wipro through four decades of diversification and growth, to finally emerge as one of the global leaders in the software industry.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2011</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2011</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,236:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,709:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Scientist known for his contribution to the field of physical and mechanical [[metallurgy]]. Began research career with X-ray diffraction study of structural imperfections including development of new methods of analysis of X-ray line-broadening and prediction and experimental verification of fault configurations in double hexagonal close – packed crystals and notable among these efforts is the development of an ultrahigh strength high fracture toughness low alloy steel.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2011</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2011</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,244:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,715:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Actor and producer, known for his work majorly in [[Telugu cinema]]. Starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became one of the most prominent figures of Telugu cinema. Known for his work in [[biographical films]] and being one of the instrumental figures in the shifting of the Telugu film industry from [[Madras]] to [[Hyderabad]] in the 1970s. Notable performances include in ''[[Laila Majnu]]'' (1949), ''[[Devadasu (1953 film)|Devadasu]]'' (1953), ''[[Anarkali]]'' (1955), ''[[Batasari]]'' (1961), ''[[Sri Krishnarjuna Yuddhamu]]'' (1963), ''[[Doctor Chakravarty]]'' (1964), ''[[Bhakta Tukaram]]'' (1971), ''[[Prema Nagar]]'' (1971), ''[[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekam]]'' (1981), ''[[Sri Ramadasu]]'' (2006), etc.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2011</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2011</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,252:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,721:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Leading scholar of [[Indian classical dance]], art, architecture, and art history. Served as a nominated member of [[Rajya Sabha]] (2006{{ndash}}2007, 2007{{ndash}}2012) and as founding director of the [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2011</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2011</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Smt._Homai_Vyarawalla,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_01,_2011.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:The photograph of Mrs. Homai Vyarawalla of Vadodara, one of the recipients of the First National Photo Award – Life Time Achievement 2010. The Vice President.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Homai Vyarawalla]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1913{{ndash}}2012)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Homai Vyarawalla]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1913{{ndash}}2012)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Commonly known by her pseudonym Dalda 13, she was India's first woman [[photojournalist]]. Began her career her career in 1938 working for the Bombay Chronicle, capturing images of daily life in the city. She was amongst the first women in India to join a mainstream publication when she joined ''[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]]''.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2012</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2012</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,268:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,733:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Assam</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Assam</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet, actor, artist, editor, filmmaker, professor and politician. Widely known as ''Sudha Kontho'', his songs were written and sung mainly in the Assamese language by himself, are marked by humanity and universal brotherhood and have been translated and sung in many languages, most notably in Bengali and Hindi. Acknowledged to have introduced the culture and folk music of Assam and Northeast India to Hindi cinema at the national level. Later conferred the [[Bharat Ratna]] in 2019.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2012</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2012</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,276:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,739:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Goa</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Goa</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Cartoonist and painter based in [[Loutolim]]. Worked on a regular with ''[[The Times of India]]'' and other newspapers including ''[[The Economic Times]]'', though he got his popularity with his works published in ''[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]]''.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2012</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2012</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_T._V._Rajeswarat,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_I,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_22,_2012.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:T. V. Rajeswar (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[T. V. Rajeswar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1926{{ndash}}2018)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[T. V. Rajeswar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1926{{ndash}}2018)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Indian Police Service]] officer who served as [[Director of the Intelligence Bureau]] (1980{{ndash}}1983). Upon retirement from service, served as [[List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh|Lieutenant Governor of Arunachal Pradesh]] (1983{{ndash}}1985), [[Governor of Sikkim]] (1985{{ndash}}1989), [[Governor of West Bengal]] (1989{{ndash}}1990) and as [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]] (2004{{ndash}}2009).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2012</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2012</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Kantilal_Hastimal_Sancheti,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_I,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_22,_2012.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1936)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1936)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Medicine</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Medicine</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Orthopaedic physician who invented India's first indigenous knee implant, the Indus Knee, and founder of Maharashtra's first orthopaedic dedicated specialty hospital.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2012</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2012</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,300:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,757:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Artist, painter, sculptor, muralist, printmaker, writer, academic known for his works on [[Santiniketan: The Making of a Contextual Modernism|contextual modernism]] and the [[Baroda Group]]. Greatly influenced by folk art from Kerala, [[Kalighat painting]] and [[Pattachitra]] from Bengal and Odisha, as well as Indian court paintings.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2013</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2013</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Raghunath_Mohapatra,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05,_2013.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Padma Vibhushan Raghunath Mohapatra (Architect and Sculptor) 01.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Raghunath Mohapatra]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1943{{ndash}}2021)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Raghunath Mohapatra]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1943{{ndash}}2021)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Odisha</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Odisha</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Architect and sculptor known for his masterpieces including Buddha statues in white sandstone at Dhauligiri Shanti Stupa, Konark horses at the Barabati Stadium and Master Canteen, Mukteswar Gate at [[Surajkund]] and a gigantic lotus at [[Rajiv Gandhi]]'s samadhi at [[Veer bhumi]]. Later also served as a nominated member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from 2016 till his death in 2021.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2013</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2013</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Prof._Roddam_Narasimha,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_20,_2013.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Rodham Narasimha.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Roddam Narasimha]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1933{{ndash}}2020)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Roddam Narasimha]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1933{{ndash}}2020)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Technology</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Technology</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Aerospace scientist and [[fluid dynamic]]ist. Led research initiative into [[parallel computing]] as a means to solve fluid dynamics problems which resulted in first parallel computer in India and development of a code for weather prediction of tropical regions. Served as Director of [[National Aerospace Laboratories]] (1984{{ndash}}1993) and immensely contributed to advance India's aerospace technology.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2013</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2013</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Prof._Yash_Pal_at_the_Investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05,_2013.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Prof. Yash Pal.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Yash Pal]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1926{{ndash}}2017)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Yash Pal]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1926{{ndash}}2017)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Technology</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Technology</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Scientist, educator and educationist known for his contributions to the study of cosmic rays, as well as for being an institution-builder. In his later years, he became one of the leading science communicators of the country. Also served as Chairman of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (1986{{ndash}}1991).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2013</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2013</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sayed_Haider_Raza,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_20,_2013.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Sayed Haider Raza (1995).png|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[S. H. Raza]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1922{{ndash}}2016)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[S. H. Raza]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1922{{ndash}}2016)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Painter who lived and worked in France from 1950 until his death, while maintaining strong ties with India. His works include continued experiment with currents of Western Modernism, moving from [[Expressionist]] modes towards greater abstraction and eventually incorporating elements of [[Tantrism]] from Indian scriptures.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2014</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2014</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Bellur_Krishnamachar_Sundararaja_Iyengar,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_26,_2014.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:BKS Iyengar.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[B. K. S. Iyengar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1918{{ndash}}2014)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[B. K. S. Iyengar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1918{{ndash}}2014)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Others</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Others</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Yoga]] teacher and author who founded the style of [[yoga as exercise]] known as ''"[[Iyengar Yoga]]"'' and was considered one of the foremost [[Modern yoga gurus|yoga gurus]] in the world. Authored many books on yoga practice and philosophy including ''[[Light on Yoga]]'', ''Light on Pranayama'', ''Light on the [[Yoga Sutras of Patanjali]]'', and ''Light on Life''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/yoga-guru-b-k-s-iyengar-dies-in-pune-hospital/article6333707.ece|title=Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar passes away at 95|date=20 August 2014|access-date=20 November 2015|newspaper=The Hindu|location=Pune|author=Banerjee, Shoumojit}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2014</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2014</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Raghunath_Anant_Mashelkar,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31,_2014.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Ramesh Mashelkar Apr09.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Raghunath Anant Mashelkar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1943)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Raghunath Anant Mashelkar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1943)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Chemical engineer known for research and innovation of [[polymer science]] and engineering. Former Director-General of [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2015</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2015</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Lal_Krishna_Advani,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30,_2015.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Lkadvani.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[L. K. Advani]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1927)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[L. K. Advani]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1927)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Senior politician and co-founder and former President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Served as the [[Deputy Prime Minister of India]] (2002{{ndash}}2004) and as [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]] (1998{{ndash}}2004).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2015</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2015</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Amitabh_Bachchan,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08,_2015.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1942)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1942)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician, who works in [[Hindi cinema]]. In film career spanning over five decades, he has starred in more than 200 films. Widely regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the [[history of Indian cinema]] and referred to as the ''Shahenshah of Bollywood'', ''Sadi Ke Mahanayak'' (Hindi for, "Greatest actor of the century"), ''Star of the Millennium'', or ''Big B''.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2015</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2015</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_the_Chief_Minister_of_Punjab,_Shri_Parkash_Singh_Badal,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30,_2015.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Parkash Singh Badal2.png|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Parkash Singh Badal]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1927{{ndash}}2023)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Parkash Singh Badal]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1927{{ndash}}2023)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Punjab</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Punjab</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Senior politician who served as the [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] on five occasions, from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017. Also served as the [[Minister of Agriculture (India)|Union Minister of Agriculture]] in 1977. Returned the award in 2020 in solidarity with the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2015</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2015</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Dharmasthala_Veerendra_Heggade,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08,_2015.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Veerendra Heggade 02.JPG|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Veerendra Heggade]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1948)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Veerendra Heggade]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1948)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Philanthropist and hereditary administrator (Dharmadhikari) of the [[Dharmasthala Temple]], administering the temple and its properties. Patron of art and culture and immensely contributed to social welfare. Currently serving as a nominated member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] since 2022.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2015</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2015</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:Rajnath_Singh_presented_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Dilip_Kumar,_at_his_residence,_in_Pali_Hill,_Mumbai._The_Governor_of_Maharashtra,_Shri_C._Vidyasagar_Rao_and_the_Chief_Minister_of_Maharashtra.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:DilipKumar2.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Dilip Kumar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1922{{ndash}}2021)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Dilip Kumar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1922{{ndash}}2021)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Actor who worked in [[Hindi cinema]]. Credited with pioneering [[method acting]] in cinema, he dominated the [[Indian movie]] scene from the late 1940s throughout the 1960s, being referred to as ''Abhinay Samrat'' (Hindi for "Emperor of Acting") by the audience. He holds the record for most wins for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]] (eight, which was later equalled by Shah Rukh Khan) and was also the inaugural recipient of the award. He is also referred to as The First Khan of Hindi Cinema and holds the most dominant box-office record for a star (male or female) in Hindi cinema with over 80% box-office successes and several long-standing gross records.<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Gulzar|editor1-link=Gulzar|editor2-last=Nihalani|editor2-first=Govind|editor2-link=Govind Nihalani|editor3-last=Chatterjee|editor3-first=Saibal|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|url={{GBurl|id=8y8vN9A14nkC}}|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5|pages=269, 470, 548}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2015</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2015</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Jagadguru_Swami_Rambhadracharya,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30,_2015.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Jagadguru Rambhadracharya.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Rambhadracharya]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1950)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Rambhadracharya]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1950)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Hindu]] spiritual leader, educator, Sanskrit scholar, polyglot, poet, author, textual commentator, philosopher, composer, singer, playwright and ''Katha'' artist based in [[Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh|Chitrakoot]] and is one of four incumbent ''Jagadguru Ramanandacharya'' having held the title since 1988. Founder and head of [[Tulsi Peeth]], a religious and social service institution in Chitrakoot named after [[Tulsidas]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2015</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2015</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,404:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,835:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Technology</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Technology</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Nuclear scientist and mechanical engineer and played a key role in the development of India's nuclear power programme and the development of the [[Pressurized heavy-water reactor|PHWR]]. Served as Chairman of the [[Atomic Energy Commission of India]] from 1987 till 1990.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2015</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2015</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_K.K._Venugopal,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08,_2015.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Kottayan Katankot Venugopal, K K Venugopal.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[K. K. Venugopal|Kottayan Katankot Venugopal]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1931)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[K. K. Venugopal|Kottayan Katankot Venugopal]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1931)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Constitutional lawyer and senior advocate of the [[Supreme Court of India]]. Served as constitutional adviser to the [[Royal Government of Bhutan]] for drafting of the [[Constitution of Bhutan|constitution]] and later served as the 13th [[Attorney General of India]] from 2017 till 2022.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2015</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2015</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_His_Highness_Prince_Karim_Aga_Khan,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08,_2015.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:His Highness the Aga Khan (15760993697).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"| '''[[Aga Khan IV|Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan]]'''*<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1936)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"| '''[[Aga Khan IV|Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan]]'''*<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1936)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Social Work</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United Kingdom/ France</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United Kingdom/ France</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>49th and current [[Imam]] of [[Nizari Isma'ilism]] having held the position since 1957.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2016</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2016</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vasudev_Kalkunte_Aatre,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12,_2016.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:V. K. Aatre in 2016 (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[V. K. Aatre]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1939)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[V. K. Aatre]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1939)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Scientist and former Chairman of [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] and Scientific Advisor to the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2016</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2016</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,436:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,859:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Businessman and founder of [[Reliance Industries]] in 1958 and made eminent contributions to the field of trade and industry.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2016</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2016</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Girija_Devi,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12,_2016.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Girija Devi at Bhopal (4).JPG|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Girija Devi]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1929{{ndash}}2017)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Girija Devi]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1929{{ndash}}2017)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Classical singer belonging to the ''Seniya'' and ''[[Benares gharana]]s'', known for performing classical and light classical music and helped elevate the profile of [[thumri]]. Dubbed as the ''"Queen of Thumri"'' for her contribution in the genre.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1428781.ece|title=Queen of thumri|newspaper=The Hindu|date=11 November 2008|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2016</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2016</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Avinash_Kamalakar_Dixit,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28,_2016.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Avinash Dixit.JPG|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"| '''[[Avinash Dixit]]'''*<br>{{small|(born 1944)}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"| '''[[Avinash Dixit]]'''*<br>{{small|(born 1944)}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United States</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United States</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Indian-American economist serving as Economics Professor Emeritus at [[Princeton University]] and holding academic positions at other reputed institutions. Author of the book ''"Investment Under Uncertainty"'' along with [[Robert Pindyck]] which is the first textbook exclusively about the [[real options]] approach to investments, and described as "a born-classic" in view of its importance to the theory.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2016</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2016</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Jagmohan,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28,_2016.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Jagmohan.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Jagmohan]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1927{{ndash}}2021)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Jagmohan]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1927{{ndash}}2021)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Civil servant and politician who held various bureaucratic and political positions, including serving as the [[Lieutenant Governor of Delhi]] (1980{{ndash}}1981), 1982{{ndash}}1984), [[Governor of Goa|Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu]] (1981{{ndash}}1982), [[Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]] (1984{{ndash}}1989), 1990) and then [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Union Minister of Culture]], [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Communications]], [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Urban Development]], etc.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2016</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2016</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Yamini Krishnamurthy (cropped).JPG|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Yamini Krishnamurthy (cropped).JPG|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Yamini Krishnamurthy]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">born </del>1940)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>![[Yamini Krishnamurthy]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1940<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{endash}}2024</ins>)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Dancer of [[Bharatanatyam]] and [[Kuchipudi]] styles of dancing.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2016</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2016</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Rajinikanth,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12,_2016.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Rajinikanth at the Inauguration of MGR Statue (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Rajinikanth]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1950)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Rajinikanth]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1950)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Actor mainly working in [[Tamil cinema]]. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done more than 160 films that includes films in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], and [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]. Widely regarded as one of the most successful and popular actors in the [[history of Indian cinema]] and known for his uniquely styled lines and idiosyncrasies in films, he has a huge fan base throughout India and has a cult following.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2016</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2016</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Ramoji_Rao,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12,_2016.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Cherukuri Ramoji rao.png|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Ramoji Rao]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">born </del>1936)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>![[Ramoji Rao]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1936<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{ndash}}2024</ins>)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Businessman, media entrepreneur, and film producer. Head of the [[Ramoji Group]] which owns the world's largest film production facility [[Ramoji Film City]], ''[[Eenadu]]'' newspaper, [[ETV Network]] of TV channels, and the film production company [[Usha Kiran Movies]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2016</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2016</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Sri_Sri_Ravi_Shankar,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28,_2016.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:RaviShankar.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)|Sri Sri Ravi Shankar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1956)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)|Sri Sri Ravi Shankar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1956)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Others</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Others</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Yoga guru and spiritual leader, frequently referred to as ''Sri Sri'' (honorific), ''Guru ji'', or ''Gurudev''. Founder of the [[Art of Living foundation]] and best known for his work in promoting peace and goodwil among communities. Initially refused the award in 2015, but accepted the following year.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2016</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2016</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._V._Shanta,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12,_2016.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Dr. V. Shanta, in New Delhi on March 20, 2006 (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[V. Shanta]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1927{{ndash}}2021)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[V. Shanta]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1927{{ndash}}2021)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Medicine</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Medicine</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Oncologist and former chairperson of [[Adyar Cancer Institute]]. Best known for her efforts towards making quality and affordable cancer treatment accessible to all patients in the country, and dedicated herself to the mission of organizing care for cancer patients, study of the disease, research on its prevention and cure, spreading awareness about the disease, and developing specialists and scientists in various subspecialties of [[oncology]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2017</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2017</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Murli_Manohar_Joshi,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30,_2017.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Murli Manohar Joshi MP.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Murli Manohar Joshi]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1934)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Murli Manohar Joshi]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1934)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician and member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], serving as its president from 1991 till 1993. Also served as member of both [[Parliament of India|houses of parliament]] and as [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Union Minister of Home Affairs]] in 1996 and as [[Minister of Education (India)|Union Minister of Human Resource Development]] from 1998 till 2004.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2017</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2017</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,516:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,919:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Madhya Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Madhya Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician belonging to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] who served as the [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]] twice, in 1980 and from 1990 till 1992. Later, served as [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Union Minister of Rural Development]] (1999{{ndash}}2000), [[Ministry of Agriculture (India)|Minister of Agriculture]] and [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]] (2000) and [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Minister of Mines]] (2000{{ndash}}2001).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2017</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2017</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sharadchandra_Govindrao_Pawar,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30,_2017.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:The Union Minister for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Shri Sharad Pawar addressing at the launch of the Sahana Group’s New Marathi Channel “Jai Maharashtra”, in Mumbai on April 27, 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Sharad Pawar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1940)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Sharad Pawar]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1940)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Senior politician and founder-President of [[Nationalist Congress Party]]. Four-time former [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] and held numerous ministerial positions in the union government including serving as [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]] (1991{{ndash}}1993), and as [[Minister of Agriculture (India)|Minister of Agriculture]] (2004{{ndash}}2014). Also served as [[Leader of the Opposition (Lok Sabha)|Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha]] (1998{{ndash}}1999).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2017</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2017</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Prof._Udipi_Ramachandra_Rao,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30,_2017.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:U R Rao (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Udupi Ramachandra Rao]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1932{{ndash}}2017)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Udupi Ramachandra Rao]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1932{{ndash}}2017)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Space scientist and former chairman of [[Indian Space Research Organization]] serving from 1984 till 1994. Known as the ''"Satellite Man of India"'' and pioneered the first satellite launch [[Aryabhata (satellite)|Aryabhata]] in 1974.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/tech/science/indias-satellite-man-everything-you-need-to-know-about-udupi-ramachandra-rao-9401311.html|title=India's Satellite Man: Everything You Need To Know About Udupi Ramachandra Rao|newspaper=FirstPost|date=10 March 2021|access-date=25 January 2023}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2017</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2017</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,540:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,937:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Meghalaya</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Meghalaya</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician and founder of the [[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]], served as the [[Chief Minister of Meghalaya]] from 1988 and 1990. Later served as [[Ministry of Coal (India)|Union Minister of Coal]], [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Minister of Labour]], [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]] and thereupon as the [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha|Speaker]] of the [[11th Lok Sabha]] from 1996 till 1998.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2017</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2017</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Sadhguru_Jagadish_Vasudev,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_13,_2017.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Sadhguru-Jaggi-Vasudev.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Sadhguru|Jaggi Vasudev]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1957)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Sadhguru|Jaggi Vasudev]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1957)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Others</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Others</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Spiritual leader, speaker and founder-head of the [[Isha Foundation]] which operates an ashram and yoga centre that carries out educational and spiritual activities. Advocated for protecting the environment against climate change, instrumental in leading many initiatives like Project GreenHands (PGH), Rally for Rivers, Cauvery Calling, and the Journey to Save Soil.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2017</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2017</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._K.J._Yesudas,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_13,_2017.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:K.J Yesudas.JPG|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[K. J. Yesudas]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1940)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[K. J. Yesudas]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1940)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Kerala</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Kerala</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Playback singer and musician who sings Indian classical, devotional and film songs. Widely considered as one of the greatest singers in the [[history of Indian music]] and a cultural icon of [[Kerala]]. He is estimated to have recorded more than 50,000 songs in various Indian languages as well as foreign languages in a career spanning six decades. Often referred to as ''Gaanagandharvan'' (transl. The Celestial Singer), he also holds the record for singing 11 songs in different languages in a single day and has composed a number of Malayalam film songs during the 1970s and 1980s.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2018</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2018</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:He_President,_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Illaiyaraja.JPG|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Ilaiyaraaja at Merku Thodarchi Malai Press Meet.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1943)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1943)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in [[Indian cinema]], prominently in Tamil and Telugu films. Reputed to be one of the most prolific composers in a career spanning over forty-seven years, he has composed over 7,000 songs and provided film scores for over 1,000 films, apart from performing in over 20,000 concerts. Nicknamed ''"Isaignani"'' (the musical sage) and often referred to as ''"Maestro"''. He was also one of the earliest Indian film composers to use Western classical music harmonies and string arrangements in Tamil film music, and the first South Asian to compose a full symphony. Currently serves as a nominated member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] since 2022.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2018</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2018</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Ustad_Ghulam_Mustafa_Khan,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20,_2018.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:A still of Shri Ghulam Mustafa Waris Khan who will be presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Hindustani Music - Vocal by the President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on October 26, 2004.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Ghulam Mustafa Khan (singer)|Ghulam Mustafa Khan]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1931{{ndash}}2021)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Ghulam Mustafa Khan (singer)|Ghulam Mustafa Khan]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1931{{ndash}}2021)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Classical musician, playback singer in the [[Hindustani classical music]] tradition, belonging to the [[Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2018</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2018</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[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|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Parameshwaran.JPG|70px]]</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[P. Parameswaran]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1927{{ndash}}2020)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[P. Parameswaran]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1927{{ndash}}2020)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Kerala</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Kerala</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Hindutva thinker and [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) ''pracharak'' and former Vice-President of [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]. Former chairman of the [[Vivekananda Kendra]] which is a Hindu nationalist social service and "nation-building" organisation, claiming to represent the heritage of [[Swami Vivekananda]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2019</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2019</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Teejan Bai after performnce at Bharat Bhawan Bhopal</del>.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>[[File:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Teejan_Bai_Padma_Vibhushan</ins>.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Teejan Bai]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1956)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Teejan Bai]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1956)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Chhattisgarh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Chhattisgarh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Exponent of [[Pandavani]], a traditional performing art form, from [[Chhattisgarh]], in which she enacts tales from the [[Mahabharata]], with musical accompaniments.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2019</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2019</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,596:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,979:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Djibouti</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Djibouti</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Djiboutian politician and the second and current [[President of Djibouti]] having been in office since 1999. Conferred with the award for his role in the safe evacuation of Indian citizens from [[Yemen]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2019</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2019</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,604:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,985:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Trade & Industry</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Industrialist, philanthropist and the Group Chairman of [[Larsen & Toubro Limited]] and currently serving as the Chairman of the [[National Skill Development Corporation]] since 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/am-naik-leave-encashment-at-rs-3221-crore-83700-2017-08-23|title=L&T Executive Chairman AM Naik to take home Rs 32.21 crore leave encashment|newspaper=Business Today|date=23 August 2017|access-date=25 January 2023}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2019</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2019</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,612:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,991:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Writer of books and plays, works mostly based on the life of [[Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]] and was regarded ''Shiv-Shahir'' ("Shivaji's bard"). Widely known for his popular play on Shivaji, ''Jaanta Raja.''</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-id="2020"</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-id="2020"</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2020</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2020</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,620:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1,997:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Bihar</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Bihar</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Trade unionist, statesman, and journalist, who served as the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Union Defence Minister]] from 1998 until 2004. Served as a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] for more than 30 years representing various constituencies and also held various other portfolios, including serving as [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]], [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Industry]], [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Communications]], etc.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2020</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2020</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:The official photograph of the Defence Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The official photograph of the Defence Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Arun Jaitley]]'''#<br>{{small|(1952{{ndash}}2019)}}{{efn-lr|[[Arun Jaitley]] died on 24 August 2019, at the age of 66.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/arun-jaitley-passes-away-at-66-1591089-2019-08-24|title=Arun Jaitley passes away at 66|publisher=India Today Group|access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref>}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Arun Jaitley]]'''#<br>{{small|(1952{{ndash}}2019)}}{{efn-lr|[[Arun Jaitley]] died on 24 August 2019, at the age of 66.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/arun-jaitley-passes-away-at-66-1591089-2019-08-24|title=Arun Jaitley passes away at 66|publisher=India Today Group|access-date=24 August 2019<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|archive-date=24 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824183554/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/arun-jaitley-passes-away-at-66-1591089-2019-08-24|url-status=live</ins>}}</ref>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician and attorney belonging to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Served on various important cabinet positions, including serving as [[Minister of Finance (India)|Union Minister of Finance]], [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]], [[Minister of Information and Broadcasting]] and [[Minister of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law and Justice]]. Tenure as Finance minister, oversaw the introduction of the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] which brought the country under one GST regime, demonetisation, merger of Railway budget with general budget and introduction of [[Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2020</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2020</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,636:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,009:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Mauritius</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Mauritius</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Mauritian statesman, politician and barrister who served both as the [[President of Mauritius]] from 2003 till 2012, and as the [[Prime Minister of Mauritius]] on three occasions, from 1982 till 1995, from 2000 till 2013 and again from 2014 till 2017.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2020</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2020</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mary Kom with Pranab (cropped)</del>.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>[[File:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Padma_Vibhushan_Mary_Kom</ins>.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Mary Kom|M. C. Mary Kom]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1982)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Mary Kom|M. C. Mary Kom]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1982)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Sports</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Sports</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Manipur</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Manipur</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Amateur boxer, politician, and former nominated member of [[Rajya Sabha]] (2016{{ndash}}2022). Credited for being the only woman to win the World Amateur Boxing Championship six times, the only female boxer to have won a medal in each one of the first seven World Championships, and the only boxer (male or female) to win eight World Championship medals. Nicknamed ''Magnificent Mary'', she was the only Indian female boxer to have qualified for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] and compete in the flyweight (51 kg) and won a bronze medal. She is also the only boxer to become Asian Amateur Boxing Champion for a record six times.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2020</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2020</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,652:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,021:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Celebrated [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical singer]] from [[Banaras]] and a noted exponent of the [[Kirana gharana]], best known for his skills in ''[[khyal]]'' and the ''Purab Ang'' {{ndash}} ''[[Thumri]]''.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2020</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2020</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Secretary Tillerson is Greeted by Indian Minister of External Affairs Swaraj (24074726498) (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Secretary Tillerson is Greeted by Indian Minister of External Affairs Swaraj (24074726498) (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Sushma Swaraj]]'''#<br>{{small|(1952{{ndash}}2019)}}{{efn-lr|[[Sushma Swaraj]] died on 6 August 2019, at the age of 67.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/sushma-swaraj-death-live-news-final-journey-funeral-latest-updates-narendra-modi-swaraj-kaushal-bjp-bansuri-swaraj-bjpleaders-family-tribute-external-affairs-minister-today-lodhi-crematorium-delhi-7121071.html|title=Sushma Swaraj funeral; latest updates: Ex-minister cremated with State honours in Delhi as top NDA leaders bid farewell|work=Firstpost|date=7 August 2019|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref>}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Sushma Swaraj]]'''#<br>{{small|(1952{{ndash}}2019)}}{{efn-lr|[[Sushma Swaraj]] died on 6 August 2019, at the age of 67.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/sushma-swaraj-death-live-news-final-journey-funeral-latest-updates-narendra-modi-swaraj-kaushal-bjp-bansuri-swaraj-bjpleaders-family-tribute-external-affairs-minister-today-lodhi-crematorium-delhi-7121071.html|title=Sushma Swaraj funeral; latest updates: Ex-minister cremated with State honours in Delhi as top NDA leaders bid farewell|work=Firstpost|date=7 August 2019|access-date=7 August 2019<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|archive-date=7 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807115046/https://www.firstpost.com/india/sushma-swaraj-death-live-news-final-journey-funeral-latest-updates-narendra-modi-swaraj-kaushal-bjp-bansuri-swaraj-bjpleaders-family-tribute-external-affairs-minister-today-lodhi-crematorium-delhi-7121071.html|url-status=live</ins>}}</ref>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Lawyer, politician and administrator who served as the [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]] from 2014 until 2019. Seven-time former member of [[Parliament of India|Parliament]], she had also served as the first female [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] in 1998 and held various other ministerial portfolios in the union government including serving as [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]], [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Minister of Health and Family Welfare]] and [[Minister of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2020</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2020</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Vishvesha Tirtha Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt meets PM Modi (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Vishvesha Tirtha Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt meets PM Modi (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Vishwesha Tirtha|Vishwesha Teertha]]'''#<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2019)}}{{efn-lr|[[Vishwesha Teertha]] died on 29 December 2019, at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/padma-vibhushan-honour-for-pejawar-seers-visionary-work/articleshow/73630480.cms|title=Padma Vibhushan honour for Pejawar seer's visionary work|newspaper=The Times of India|date=26 January 2020|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Vishwesha Tirtha|Vishwesha Teertha]]'''#<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2019)}}{{efn-lr|[[Vishwesha Teertha]] died on 29 December 2019, at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/padma-vibhushan-honour-for-pejawar-seers-visionary-work/articleshow/73630480.cms|title=Padma Vibhushan honour for Pejawar seer's visionary work|newspaper=The Times of India|date=26 January 2020|access-date=26 January 2020<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|archive-date=27 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127201834/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/padma-vibhushan-honour-for-pejawar-seers-visionary-work/articleshow/73630480.cms|url-status=live</ins>}}</ref>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Others</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Others</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Officially known as ''Śrī Śrī 1008 Śrī Viśveśa-tīrtha Śrīpād'', he was a [[Hindu|Hindu guru]], saint and presiding swamiji of the Sri Pejavara Adokshaja Matha, one of the Ashta Mathas belonging to the Dvaita school of philosophy founded by Sri [[Madhvacharya]] and the 32nd in the lineage of the Pejavara matha.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2021</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2021</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,676:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,039:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Japan</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Japan</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Japanese politician and statesman who served as the [[Prime Minister of Japan]] for two terms, from 2006 till 2007 and again from 2012 till 2020, thus becoming the longest-serving prime minister of Japan.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2021</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2021</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,684:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,045:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian singers of all time and predominantly worked in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and [[Hindi film]]s and sang in a total of 16 languages. Holds the [[Guinness World Record]] for recording the highest number of songs by a singer with over 50,000 songs in 16 languages.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2021</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2021</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,692:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,051:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Medicine</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Medicine</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Cardiologist, professor of medicine, and author known for his work on [[homeopathy]] and [[quantum healing]]. Served as the Vice-Chancellor of [[Manipal Academy of Higher Education]] from 1999 till 2003.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2021</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2021</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,700:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,057:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United States</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United States</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Sikh-American physicist best known for his work on [[fiber optics]] who is credited with inventing fiber optics, and is considered the ''"Father of Fiber Optics"''.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2021</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2021</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,708:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,063:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Others</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Others</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Islamic scholar and peace activist and author known for having written a commentary on the Quran and having translated it into contemporary English.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2021</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2021</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:B. B. Lal<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> (cropped)</del>.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:B. B. Lal.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>![[B. B. Lal]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1921{{ndash}}2022)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>![[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">B. B. Lal (archaeologist)|</ins>B. B. Lal]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1921{{ndash}}2022)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Others</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Others</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Delhi</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Delhi</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Archaeologist, best known for his works on [[Indus Valley civilization]] sites, [[Mahabharat]] sites, Kalibangan, [[Ramayana]] sites. Served as Director-General of [[Archaeological Survey of India]] from 1968 till 1972.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2021</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2021</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| [[File:The_President,_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sudarshan_Sahoo,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-III,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_November_09,_2021.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Sudarshan Sahoo]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1939)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[Sudarshan Sahoo]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1939)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Odisha</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Odisha</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Eminent sculpture artist from Odisha.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2022</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2022</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Prabha atre.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Prabha atre.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>![[Prabha Atre]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">born </del>1932)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>![[Prabha Atre]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(1932<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{ndash}}2024</ins>)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Classical vocalist belonging to the [[kirana gharana]] known for her contributions in popularizing Indian classical vocal music at global level and for inventing new [[raga]]s such as ''Apurva Kalyan'', ''Darbari Kauns'', ''Patdeep-Malhar'', ''Shiv Kali'', ''Tilang-bhairav'', ''Ravi Bhairav'', and ''Madhur-kauns''.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2022</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2022</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Radheshyam Khemka]]'''#<br>{{small|(1935{{ndash}}2021)}}{{efn-lr|[[Radheshyam Khemka]] died on 4 April 2021, at the age of 86.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/gita-press-chairman-radheshyam-khemka-dies-pm-pays-tribute/articleshow/81901960.cms | title=Gita Press chairman Radheshyam Khemka dies, PM pays tribute | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | date=5 August 2021 | accessdate=10 February 2022}}</ref>}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Radheshyam Khemka]]'''#<br>{{small|(1935{{ndash}}2021)}}{{efn-lr|[[Radheshyam Khemka]] died on 4 April 2021, at the age of 86.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/gita-press-chairman-radheshyam-khemka-dies-pm-pays-tribute/articleshow/81901960.cms | title=Gita Press chairman Radheshyam Khemka dies, PM pays tribute | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | date=5 August 2021 | accessdate=10 February 2022<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> | archive-date=27 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127014434/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/gita-press-chairman-radheshyam-khemka-dies-pm-pays-tribute/articleshow/81901960.cms | url-status=live </ins>}}</ref>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Literature & Education</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Journalist and editor who later served as the chairperson of [[Gita Press]]. Edited 38 yearly issues and 460 monthly periodicals at Gita Press and during his tenure, promoted technical advancements at Gita Press and equipped the press with modern equipment which increased the efficiency and quality of the press.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2022</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2022</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,748:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,093:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Civil Service</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttarakhand</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttarakhand</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Military officer who served as the 26th [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]] from 2016 till 2019 and thereupon served as the first [[Chief of the Defence Staff (India)|Chief of the Defence Staff]] from 2020 until his death in 2021.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2022</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2022</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Kalyan Singh1.jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Kalyan Singh1.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Kalyan Singh]]'''#<br>{{small|(1932{{ndash}}2021)}}{{efn-lr|[[Kalyan Singh]] died on 21 August 2021, at the age of 89.<ref>{{Cite web<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/former-uttar-pradesh-chief-minister-kalyan-singh-dies-at-89-101629562799495.html|title=Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh dies at 89|work=[[The Hindustan Times]]|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref>}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Kalyan Singh]]'''#<br>{{small|(1932{{ndash}}2021)}}{{efn-lr|[[Kalyan Singh]] died on 21 August 2021, at the age of 89.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/former-uttar-pradesh-chief-minister-kalyan-singh-dies-at-89-101629562799495.html|title=Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh dies at 89|work=[[The Hindustan Times]]|access-date=10 February 2022<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821165526/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/former-uttar-pradesh-chief-minister-kalyan-singh-dies-at-89-101629562799495.html|url-status=live</ins>}}</ref>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Senior politician belonging to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], served as the [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] during the [[demolition of the Babri Masjid]]. Considered an icon of Hindu nationalism, and of the agitation to build a [[Ram Mandir|Ram temple in Ayodhya]]. Later also served as the [[Governor of Rajasthan]] (2014{{ndash}}2019).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2023</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2023</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Balkrishna Doshi.JPG|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Balkrishna Doshi.JPG|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[B. V. Doshi|Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi]]'''#<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2023)}}{{efn-lr|[[B. V. Doshi|Balakrishna Doshi]] died on 24 January 2023, at the age of 95.<ref>{{Cite web<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/arts/balkrishna-doshi-dead.html|title=Balkrishna Doshi, Modernist Indian Architect, Is Dead at 95|work=[[New York Times]]|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref>}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[B. V. Doshi|Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi]]'''#<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2023)}}{{efn-lr|[[B. V. Doshi|Balakrishna Doshi]] died on 24 January 2023, at the age of 95.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/arts/balkrishna-doshi-dead.html|title=Balkrishna Doshi, Modernist Indian Architect, Is Dead at 95|work=[[New York Times]]|access-date=26 January 2023<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|archive-date=26 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126005349/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/arts/balkrishna-doshi-dead.html|url-status=live</ins>}}</ref>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Others</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Others</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Gujarat</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Architect and a noted figure in Indian architecture and known for his contributions to the evolution of architectural discourse in India. Having worked under [[Le Corbusier]] and [[Louis Kahn]], he was a pioneer of [[Modern architecture|modernist]] and [[brutalist architecture]] in India.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2023</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2023</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,772:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,111:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Arts</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Maharashtra</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Tabla]] player, composer, percussionist, music producer and film actor.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2023</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2023</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna (4667878654)</del> (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">India-eam-krishna</ins> (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>![[S. M. Krishna]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1932)}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>![[S. M. Krishna]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1932)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Karnataka</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Senior politician and former parliamentarian who served as the 10th [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]] from 1999 till 2004, and then as the [[Governor of Maharashtra]] from 2004 till 2008. Elected as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] in 2008, he also served as the [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Union Minister of External Affairs]] between 2009 and 2012.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2023</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2023</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Dilip Mahalanabis]]'''#<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2022)}}{{efn-lr|[[Dilip Mahalanabis]] died on 16 October 2022, at the age of 87.<ref>{{Cite web<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/dr-dilip-mahalanabis-pioneer-of-oral-rehydration-therapy-dies-in-kolkata-3437323|title=Dr Dilip Mahalanabis, Pioneer Of Oral Rehydration Therapy, Dies In Kolkata|work=[[NDTV 24x7|NDTV]]|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref>}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Dilip Mahalanabis]]'''#<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2022)}}{{efn-lr|[[Dilip Mahalanabis]] died on 16 October 2022, at the age of 87.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/dr-dilip-mahalanabis-pioneer-of-oral-rehydration-therapy-dies-in-kolkata-3437323|title=Dr Dilip Mahalanabis, Pioneer Of Oral Rehydration Therapy, Dies In Kolkata|work=[[NDTV 24x7|NDTV]]|access-date=26 January 2023<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|archive-date=27 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027190346/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/dr-dilip-mahalanabis-pioneer-of-oral-rehydration-therapy-dies-in-kolkata-3437323|url-status=live</ins>}}</ref>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Medicine</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Medicine</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|West Bengal</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Paediatrician known for pioneering the use of [[oral rehydration therapy]] to treat [[diarrhoeal diseases]]. His efforts demonstrated the dramatic life-saving effectiveness of oral rehydration therapy when cholera broke out in 1971 among refugees from [[East Bengal]] who sought shelter in [[West Bengal]]. The simple, inexpensive Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) gained acceptance, and was later hailed as one of the most important medical advances of the 20th century.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2023</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2023</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,796:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,129:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Science & Engineering</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|United States</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|United States</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Indian-American mathematician, best known for his fundamental contributions to [[probability theory]] and in particular for creating a unified theory of [[large deviations]] and is regarded as one of the fundamental contributors to the theory of [[diffusion processes]] with an orientation towards the refinement and further development of Itô’s [[stochastic calculus]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|2023</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|2023</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[File:Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Shri.Mulayam Singh Yadav , addressing at the National Development Council, New Delhi on December 9, 2006 (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Shri.Mulayam Singh Yadav , addressing at the National Development Council, New Delhi on December 9, 2006 (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]'''#<br>{{small|(1939{{ndash}}2022)}}{{efn-lr|[[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] died on 10 October 2022, at the age of 82.<ref>{{Cite web<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mulayam-singh-yadav-dies-at-82-live-updates-political-leaders-pay-tributes-3417199|title=Updates: Mulayam Singh Yadav Dies At 82, Political Leaders Pay Tributes|work=[[NDTV 24x7|NDTV]]|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref>}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]'''#<br>{{small|(1939{{ndash}}2022)}}{{efn-lr|[[Mulayam Singh Yadav]] died on 10 October 2022, at the age of 82.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mulayam-singh-yadav-dies-at-82-live-updates-political-leaders-pay-tributes-3417199|title=Updates: Mulayam Singh Yadav Dies At 82, Political Leaders Pay Tributes|work=[[NDTV 24x7|NDTV]]|access-date=26 January 2023<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|archive-date=26 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026085409/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mulayam-singh-yadav-dies-at-82-live-updates-political-leaders-pay-tributes-3417199|url-status=live</ins>}}</ref>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|Uttar Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|align="left" style="font-size:95%" |</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Politician, [[socialist]] figure and founder of the [[Samajwadi Party]] who served as a three-time [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] and a seven-time former member of the [[Lok Sabha]]. Also served as the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Union Minister of Defence]] from 1996 till 1998. Popularly known as ''Netaji'' or ''Dhartiputra'' by his followers.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|2024</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The_President,_Smt._Droupadi_Murmu_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vyjayantimala_Bali.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>![[Vyjayanthimala]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1933)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|2024</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the National Tourism Awards 2011-12, at a function, in New Delhi on March 18, 2013. The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism, Shri K. Chiranjeevi is also seen (1) (cropped).jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>![[Chiranjeevi]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1955)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|2024</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Padma_Vibhushan_Shri_M_Venkaiah_Naidu.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>![[Venkaiah Naidu]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1949)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|Public Affairs</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|Andhra Pradesh</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|2024</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Bindeshwar Pathak.jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"| '''[[Bindeshwar Pathak]]'''#<br>{{small|(1943{{ndash}}2023)}}{{efn-lr|[[Bindeshwar Pathak]] died on 15 August 2023, at the age of 80.}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|Social Work</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|Bihar</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|2024</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[File:Guru Padma Subramanyam in Bhagavath Geetha .jpg|70px]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>![[Padma Subrahmanyam]]<br>{{small|{{nobold|(born 1943)}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|Arts</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|Tamil Nadu</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,827:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2,185:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>{{Portal|India}}</div></td> <td 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">Padma Vibhushan</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Medal,_order_(AM_2014.7.12-17).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Padma Vibhushan medal in golden colour with its pink ribbon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2014.7.12-17%29.jpg/220px-Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2014.7.12-17%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="371" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2014.7.12-17%29.jpg/330px-Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2014.7.12-17%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2014.7.12-17%29.jpg/440px-Medal%2C_order_%28AM_2014.7.12-17%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2449" data-file-height="4132" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Padma Vibhushan medal attached with a pink ribbon</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">National Civilian</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data location"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_India.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/30px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/45px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/60px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="933" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Ribbon</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Padma_Vibhushan_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Padma_Vibhushan_Ribbon.svg/100px-Padma_Vibhushan_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Padma_Vibhushan_Ribbon.svg/150px-Padma_Vibhushan_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Padma_Vibhushan_Ribbon.svg/200px-Padma_Vibhushan_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Obverse</th><td class="infobox-data">A centrally located lotus flower is embossed and the text "Padma" written in Devanagari script is placed above and the text "Vibhushan" is placed below the lotus.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Reverse</th><td class="infobox-data">A platinum <a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Emblem of India">Emblem of India</a> placed in the centre with the national motto of India, "<a href="/wiki/Satyameva_Jayate" title="Satyameva Jayate">Satyameva Jayate</a>" (Truth alone triumphs) in Devanagari Script</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1954</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">1954 <div><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Satyendra_Nath_Bose" title="Satyendra Nath Bose">Satyendra Nath Bose</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nandalal_Bose" title="Nandalal Bose">Nandalal Bose</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Husain_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zakir Husain (politician)">Zakir Husain</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/B._G._Kher" title="B. G. Kher">Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher</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/Jigme_Dorji_Wangchuck" title="Jigme Dorji Wangchuck">Jigme Dorji Wangchuck</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Last awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">2024 <div><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vyjayanthimala" title="Vyjayanthimala">Vyjayanthimala</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Venkaiah_Naidu" title="Venkaiah Naidu">Venkaiah Naidu</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Bindeshwar_Pathak" title="Bindeshwar Pathak">Bindeshwar Pathak</a> (posthumous)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Padma_Subrahmanyam" title="Padma Subrahmanyam">Padma Subrahmanyam</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Total</th><td class="infobox-data">336</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Precedence</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (higher)</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bharat_Ratna_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Bharat_Ratna_Ribbon.svg/55px-Bharat_Ratna_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Bharat_Ratna_Ribbon.svg/84px-Bharat_Ratna_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Bharat_Ratna_Ribbon.svg/109px-Bharat_Ratna_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Bharat_Ratna" title="Bharat Ratna">Bharat Ratna</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Padma_Bhushan_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Padma_Bhushan_Ribbon.svg/55px-Padma_Bhushan_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Padma_Bhushan_Ribbon.svg/84px-Padma_Bhushan_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Padma_Bhushan_Ribbon.svg/109px-Padma_Bhushan_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #000; padding-top: 5px; font-weight: bold;"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← Padma Vibhushan "Pahela Varg" (Class I)</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Padma_Vibhushan" title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a> is the second highest <a href="/wiki/Indian_honours_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian honours system">civilian award</a> of the <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">Republic of India</a>. Instituted on 2 January 1954,<sup id="cite_ref-award1954_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-award1954-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the award is given for the "exceptional and distinguished service", without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex. The Padma Vibhushan award recipients are announced every year on <a href="/wiki/Republic_Day_(India)" title="Republic Day (India)">Republic Day</a> and registered in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Gazette_of_India" title="The Gazette of India">The Gazette of India</a></i>—a publication released weekly by the Department of Publication, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Housing_and_Urban_Affairs" title="Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs">Ministry of Urban Development</a> used for official government notices.<sup id="cite_ref-PAscheme_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PAscheme-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The conferral of the award is not considered official without its publication in the <i>Gazette</i>. Recipients whose awards have been revoked or restored, both of which require the authority of the President, are also registered in the <i>Gazette</i> and are required to surrender their medals when their names are struck from the register.<sup id="cite_ref-award1955_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-award1955-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Padma_Vibhushan_award_recipients&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, none of the conferments of Padma Vibhushan have been revoked or restored. The recommendations are received from all the state and the union territory governments, the Ministries of the Government, the <a href="/wiki/Bharat_Ratna" title="Bharat Ratna">Bharat Ratna</a> and previous Padma Vibhushan award recipients, the Institutes of Excellence, the Ministers, the <a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Indian_chief_ministers" title="List of current Indian chief ministers">Chief Ministers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Indian_governors" title="List of current Indian governors">Governors of State</a>, and the Members of Parliament including private individuals. The recommendations received during 1 May and 15 September of every year are submitted to the Padma Awards Committee, constituted by the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India">Prime Minister</a>. The committee recommendations are later submitted to the Prime Minister and the <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President</a> for the further approval.<sup id="cite_ref-PAscheme_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PAscheme-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When instituted in 1954, the Padma Vibhushan was classified as "Pahela Varg" (Class I) under the three-tier Padma Vibhushan awards; preceded by the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award,<sup id="cite_ref-BRscheme_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BRscheme-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and followed by "Dusra Varg" (Class II), and "Tisra Varg" (Class III).<sup id="cite_ref-award1954_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-award1954-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 15 January 1955, the Padma Vibhushan was reclassified into three different awards; the Padma Vibhushan, the highest of the three, followed by the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a>. The criteria includes "exceptional and distinguished service in any field including service rendered by Government servants" but excluding those working with the <a href="/wiki/Public_sector_undertakings_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Public sector undertakings in India">Public sector undertakings</a> with the exception of doctors and scientists. The 1954 statutes did not allow posthumous awards but this was subsequently modified in the January 1955 statute.<sup id="cite_ref-PAscheme_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PAscheme-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-award1955_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-award1955-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The award, along with other personal <a href="/wiki/Indian_honours_system#Civilian_awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian honours system">civil honours</a>, was briefly suspended twice in its history;<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHoibergRamchandani200096_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHoibergRamchandani200096-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for the first time in July 1977 when <a href="/wiki/Morarji_Desai" title="Morarji Desai">Morarji Desai</a> was sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBhattacherje2009A248_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBhattacherje2009A248-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEdgar2011C-105_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEdgar2011C-105-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The suspension was rescinded on 25 January 1980, after <a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi" title="Indira Gandhi">Indira Gandhi</a> became the Prime Minister.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBhattacherje2009A253_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBhattacherje2009A253-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The civilian awards were suspended again in mid-1992, when two <a href="/wiki/Public_interest_law" title="Public interest law">Public-Interest Litigations</a> were filed in the <a href="/wiki/List_of_High_Courts_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="List of High Courts of India">High Courts</a> questioning the civilian awards being "Titles" per an interpretation of <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_III" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of India/Part III">Article 18 (1)</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_India" title="Constitution of India">Constitution</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHoibergRamchandani200096_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHoibergRamchandani200096-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Article18_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Article18-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The awards were reintroduced by the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_India" title="Supreme Court of India">Supreme Court</a> in December 1995, following the conclusion of the litigation.<sup id="cite_ref-sci_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sci-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The recipients receive a <i>Sanad</i> (certificate) signed by the President and a medal with no monetary grant associated with the award.<sup id="cite_ref-PAscheme_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PAscheme-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The decoration is a circular-shaped toned bronze medallion <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> inches (44 mm) in diameter and <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">8</span></span> inch (3.2 mm) thick. The centrally placed pattern made of outer lines of a square of <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">16</span></span> inches (30 mm) side is embossed with a knob embossed within each of the outer angles of the pattern. A raised circular space of diameter <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">16</span></span> inches (27 mm) is placed at the centre of the decoration. A centrally located lotus flower is embossed on the obverse side of the medal and the text "Padma" written in <a href="/wiki/Devanagari" title="Devanagari">Devanagari</a> script is placed above and the text "Vibhushan" is placed below the lotus. The <a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Emblem of India">Emblem of India</a> is placed in the centre of the reverse side with the national motto, "<a href="/wiki/Satyameva_Jayate" title="Satyameva Jayate">Satyameva Jayate</a>" (Truth alone triumphs) in Devanagari Script, inscribed on the lower edge. The rim, the edges and all embossing on either side is of white gold with the text "Padma Vibhushan" of silver gilt. The medal is suspended by a pink riband <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> inches (32 mm) in width.<sup id="cite_ref-award1955_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-award1955-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is ranked fourth in the order of precedence of wearing of medals and decorations.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first recipients of the Padma Vibhushan were <a href="/wiki/Satyendra_Nath_Bose" title="Satyendra Nath Bose">Satyendra Nath Bose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nandalal_Bose" title="Nandalal Bose">Nandalal Bose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zakir_Husain_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zakir Husain (politician)">Zakir Husain</a>, <a href="/wiki/B._G._Kher" title="B. G. Kher">Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher</a>, <a href="/wiki/V._K._Krishna_Menon" title="V. K. Krishna Menon">V. K. Krishna Menon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jigme_Dorji_Wangchuck" title="Jigme Dorji Wangchuck">Jigme Dorji Wangchuck</a>, who were honoured in 1954. As of 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Padma_Vibhushan_award_recipients&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the award has been bestowed on 331 individuals, including twenty-eight posthumous and twenty-four non-citizen recipients.<sup id="cite_ref-PadmaAwards_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PadmaAwards-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of the recipients have refused or returned their awards; <a href="/wiki/P._N._Haksar" title="P. N. Haksar">P. N. Haksar</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Vilayat_Khan" title="Vilayat Khan">Vilayat Khan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/E._M._S._Namboodiripad" title="E. M. S. Namboodiripad">E. M. S. Namboodiripad</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Swami_Ranganathananda" class="mw-redirect" title="Swami Ranganathananda">Swami Ranganathananda</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Manikonda_Chalapathi_Rau" class="mw-redirect" title="Manikonda Chalapathi Rau">Manikonda Chalapathi Rau</a> refused the award; the family members of <a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Chand_Jain" title="Lakshmi Chand Jain">Lakshmi Chand Jain</a> (2011) and <a href="/wiki/Sharad_Anantrao_Joshi" title="Sharad Anantrao Joshi">Sharad Anantrao Joshi</a> (2016) declined their posthumous conferments,<sup id="cite_ref-Jain_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jain-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Joshi_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Joshi-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 1986 recipient <a href="/wiki/Baba_Amte" title="Baba Amte">Baba Amte</a> and 2015 recipient <a href="/wiki/Parkash_Singh_Badal" title="Parkash Singh Badal">Parkash Singh Badal</a> returned theirs honour in 1991 and 2020 respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Amte_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Amte-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most recently on 26 January 2024, the award has been bestowed upon five recipients; <a href="/wiki/Vyjayanthimala" title="Vyjayanthimala">Vyjayanthimala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Venkaiah_Naidu" title="Venkaiah Naidu">Venkaiah Naidu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bindeshwar_Pathak" title="Bindeshwar Pathak">Bindeshwar Pathak</a> (posthumous) and <a href="/wiki/Padma_Subrahmanyam" title="Padma Subrahmanyam">Padma Subrahmanyam</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recipients">Recipients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Padma_Vibhushan_award_recipients&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="plainrowheaders"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align:top"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238864702">.mw-parser-output .bar-chart{margin:0.5em;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border:1px solid #c0c0c0}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart caption{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart th,.mw-parser-output .bar-chart td{padding:1px;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart th[scope="col"]:not(.bar-chart-label-type){width:15em}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart th[scope="row"]:not(.bar-chart-total){font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart-bar{height:1.25em;width:40em}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart-bar-line{background-color:#cedff2;height:1.25em;margin:0 0 0 0;z-index:0}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart-bar-comment{font-size:90%;padding-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart-bar-numbers{position:relative;top:-1.4em;height:1.25em;padding:0 0 0 2em;z-index:10;width:40em}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart-caption{border-top:1px solid #aaa}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .bar-chart-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart-center{margin:0.5em auto}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .bar-chart-bar-line{background-color:#74497e}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .bar-chart-bar-line{background-color:#74497e}}</style> <table class="bar-chart bar-chart-right"> <caption>Award recipients by year<sup id="cite_ref-PadmaAwards_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PadmaAwards-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" class="bar-chart-label-type">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 22em">Number of recipients </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1954–1959 </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 22em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:4.3em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 22em;"><span class="nowrap">17</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1960–1969 </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 22em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:6.9em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 22em;"><span class="nowrap">27</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1970–1979 </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 22em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:13.6em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 22em;"><span class="nowrap">53</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1980–1989 </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 22em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:5.1em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 22em;"><span class="nowrap">20</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1990–1999 </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 22em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:10.7em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 22em;"><span class="nowrap">42</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2000–2009 </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 22em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:22em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 22em;"><span class="nowrap">86</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2010–2019 </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 22em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:15.9em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 22em;"><span class="nowrap">62</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2020–2029 </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 22em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:6.1em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 22em;"><span class="nowrap">24</span></span></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </th> <th scope="col" style="vertical-align:top"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238864702"> <table class="bar-chart bar-chart-right"> <caption>Award recipients by field<sup id="cite_ref-PadmaAwards_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PadmaAwards-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" class="bar-chart-label-type">Field </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 15em">Number of recipients </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Arts </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 15em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:12.3em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 15em;"><span class="nowrap">64</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Civil Service </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 15em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:10.2em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 15em;"><span class="nowrap">53</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Literature & Education </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 15em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:8.1em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 15em;"><span class="nowrap">42</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Medicine </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 15em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:2.9em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 15em;"><span class="nowrap">15</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Others </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 15em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:1.5em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 15em;"><span class="nowrap">8</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Public Affairs </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 15em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:15em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 15em;"><span class="nowrap">78</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Science & Engineering </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 15em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:7.1em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 15em;"><span class="nowrap">37</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Social Work </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 15em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:3.5em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 15em;"><span class="nowrap">18</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Sports </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 15em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:0.8em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 15em;"><span class="nowrap">4</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Trade & Industry </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 15em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:2.3em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 15em;"><span class="nowrap">12</span></span></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </th></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1111373058">.mw-parser-output .toc-top-false-title{font-weight:bold;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .toc-top .hlist ul{text-align:inherit}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .toc-top{clear:left}.mw-parser-output .toc-top-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .toc-top-right{float:right;clear:right}.mw-parser-output .toc-top-center{margin:auto;clear:none}}body.skin-vector-2022 .mw-parser-output .toc-top{padding:7px}body.skin-vector-2022 .mw-parser-output .toc-top #toc-title-text{border-bottom:0;margin-top:0;font-weight:bold;text-align:center}</style><div class="toc plainlinks toc-top" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="toc-title-text-template"> <div class="toc-top-false-title"><span role="heading" 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.legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid red;background-color:#E9D4C9; color:black;"> </span>  + <a href="/wiki/Indian_nationality_law#Citizenship_by_naturalisation" title="Indian nationality law">Naturalised citizen</a> recipient</div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid orange;background-color:#FFECC8; color:black;"> </span>  * Non-citizen recipient</div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid blue;background-color:#CEE8F0; color:black;"> </span>  # Posthumous recipient</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:3em">Year </th> <th scope="col">Image </th> <th scope="col" style="width:15em">Laureates </th> <th scope="col" style="width:9em">Field </th> <th scope="col" style="width:8em">State / Country<sup id="cite_ref-PadmaAwards_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PadmaAwards-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr id="1954"> <td>1954 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SatyenBose1925.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/SatyenBose1925.jpg/70px-SatyenBose1925.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/SatyenBose1925.jpg/105px-SatyenBose1925.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/SatyenBose1925.jpg/140px-SatyenBose1925.jpg 2x" data-file-width="372" data-file-height="497" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Satyendra_Nath_Bose" title="Satyendra Nath Bose">Satyendra Nath Bose</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">(1894–1974)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nandalal_Bose_1967_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Nandalal_Bose_1967_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Nandalal_Bose_1967_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="61" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Nandalal_Bose_1967_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Nandalal_Bose_1967_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Nandalal_Bose_1967_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Nandalal_Bose_1967_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="803" data-file-height="696" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Nandalal_Bose" title="Nandalal Bose">Nandalal Bose</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1882–1966)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:President_Zakir_Husain_1998_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/President_Zakir_Husain_1998_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-President_Zakir_Husain_1998_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/President_Zakir_Husain_1998_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-President_Zakir_Husain_1998_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/President_Zakir_Husain_1998_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-President_Zakir_Husain_1998_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="693" data-file-height="939" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Husain" title="Zakir Husain">Zakir Husain</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1897–1969)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BG_Kher_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/BG_Kher_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-BG_Kher_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/BG_Kher_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-BG_Kher_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/BG_Kher_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-BG_Kher_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="655" data-file-height="969" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/B._G._Kher" title="B. G. Kher">B. G. Kher</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1888–1957)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:VK_Krishna_Menon_1975_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/VK_Krishna_Menon_1975_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-VK_Krishna_Menon_1975_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/VK_Krishna_Menon_1975_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-VK_Krishna_Menon_1975_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/VK_Krishna_Menon_1975_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-VK_Krishna_Menon_1975_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="356" data-file-height="472" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/V._K._Krishna_Menon" title="V. K. Krishna Menon">V. K. Krishna Menon</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1896–1974)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Kerala </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Picture_of_king_Jigme_Dorje_Wangchuck_at_Thimpu_airport_Bhutan_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Picture_of_king_Jigme_Dorje_Wangchuck_at_Thimpu_airport_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Picture_of_king_Jigme_Dorje_Wangchuck_at_Thimpu_airport_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Picture_of_king_Jigme_Dorje_Wangchuck_at_Thimpu_airport_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Picture_of_king_Jigme_Dorje_Wangchuck_at_Thimpu_airport_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Picture_of_king_Jigme_Dorje_Wangchuck_at_Thimpu_airport_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Picture_of_king_Jigme_Dorje_Wangchuck_at_Thimpu_airport_Bhutan_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2195" data-file-height="2684" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Jigme_Dorji_Wangchuck" title="Jigme Dorji Wangchuck">Jigme Dorji Wangchuck</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1928–1972)</span> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Bhutan </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dhondo_Keshav_Karve_1958_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Dhondo_Keshav_Karve_1958_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Dhondo_Keshav_Karve_1958_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Dhondo_Keshav_Karve_1958_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Dhondo_Keshav_Karve_1958_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Dhondo_Keshav_Karve_1958_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Dhondo_Keshav_Karve_1958_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="698" data-file-height="801" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Dhondo_Keshav_Karve" title="Dhondo Keshav Karve">Dhondo Keshav Karve</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1858–1962)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JRD_Tata_1994_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/JRD_Tata_1994_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-JRD_Tata_1994_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/JRD_Tata_1994_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-JRD_Tata_1994_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/JRD_Tata_1994_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-JRD_Tata_1994_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1155" data-file-height="959" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/J._R._D._Tata" title="J. R. D. Tata">J. R. D. Tata</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1904–1993)</span></span> </th> <td>Trade & Industry </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Fazl_Ali" title="Fazl Ali">Fazl Ali</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1886–1959)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Bihar </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Janaki_Devi_Bajaj_receives_Padma_Vibhushan_from_the_President_of_India,_Rajendra_Prasad.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Janaki_Devi_Bajaj_receives_Padma_Vibhushan_from_the_President_of_India%2C_Rajendra_Prasad.jpg/70px-Janaki_Devi_Bajaj_receives_Padma_Vibhushan_from_the_President_of_India%2C_Rajendra_Prasad.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Janaki_Devi_Bajaj_receives_Padma_Vibhushan_from_the_President_of_India%2C_Rajendra_Prasad.jpg/105px-Janaki_Devi_Bajaj_receives_Padma_Vibhushan_from_the_President_of_India%2C_Rajendra_Prasad.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Janaki_Devi_Bajaj_receives_Padma_Vibhushan_from_the_President_of_India%2C_Rajendra_Prasad.jpg/140px-Janaki_Devi_Bajaj_receives_Padma_Vibhushan_from_the_President_of_India%2C_Rajendra_Prasad.jpg 2x" data-file-width="555" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Janaki_Devi_Bajaj" title="Janaki Devi Bajaj">Janaki Devi Bajaj</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1893–1979)</span></span> </th> <td>Social Work </td> <td>Madhya Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chandulal_Madhavlal_Trivedi.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Chandulal_Madhavlal_Trivedi.png/70px-Chandulal_Madhavlal_Trivedi.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Chandulal_Madhavlal_Trivedi.png/105px-Chandulal_Madhavlal_Trivedi.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Chandulal_Madhavlal_Trivedi.png/140px-Chandulal_Madhavlal_Trivedi.png 2x" data-file-width="567" data-file-height="780" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Chandulal_Madhavlal_Trivedi" title="Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi">Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1893–1980)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Madhya Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ghanshyam_Das_Birla_1984_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Ghanshyam_Das_Birla_1984_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Ghanshyam_Das_Birla_1984_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Ghanshyam_Das_Birla_1984_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Ghanshyam_Das_Birla_1984_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Ghanshyam_Das_Birla_1984_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Ghanshyam_Das_Birla_1984_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="488" data-file-height="327" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/G._D._Birla" title="G. D. Birla">Ghanshyam Das Birla</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1894–1983)</span></span> </th> <td>Trade & Industry </td> <td>Rajasthan </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sri_Prakasa_1991_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Sri_Prakasa_1991_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Sri_Prakasa_1991_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Sri_Prakasa_1991_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Sri_Prakasa_1991_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Sri_Prakasa_1991_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Sri_Prakasa_1991_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="940" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Sri_Prakasa" title="Sri Prakasa">Sri Prakasa</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1890–1971)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/M._C._Setalvad" title="M. C. Setalvad">M. C. Setalvad</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1884–1974)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1958 </td> <th colspan="4"><i>No awards</i> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1959 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Mathai.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/John_Mathai.jpg/70px-John_Mathai.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/John_Mathai.jpg/105px-John_Mathai.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/John_Mathai.jpg/140px-John_Mathai.jpg 2x" data-file-width="206" data-file-height="283" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/John_Matthai" title="John Matthai">John Matthai</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1886–1959)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Kerala </td></tr> <tr> <td>1959 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Gaganvihari_Lallubhai_Mehta" title="Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta">Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1900–1974)</span></span> </th> <td>Social Work </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1959 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Radhabinod_Pal_1947_extracted.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Radhabinod_Pal_1947_extracted.jpg/70px-Radhabinod_Pal_1947_extracted.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Radhabinod_Pal_1947_extracted.jpg/105px-Radhabinod_Pal_1947_extracted.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Radhabinod_Pal_1947_extracted.jpg/140px-Radhabinod_Pal_1947_extracted.jpg 2x" data-file-width="921" data-file-height="1216" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Radhabinod_Pal" title="Radhabinod Pal">Radhabinod Pal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1886–1967)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr id="1960"> <td>1960 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/N._R._Pillai" title="N. R. Pillai">Narayana Raghvan Pillai</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1898–1992)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>1961 </td> <th colspan="4"><i>No awards</i> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1962 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HVR_Iengar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/HVR_Iengar.jpg/70px-HVR_Iengar.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/HVR_Iengar.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="132" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/H._V._R._Iengar" title="H. V. R. Iengar">H. V. R. Iyengar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1902–1978)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Padmaja_Naidu" title="Padmaja Naidu">Padmaja Naidu</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1900–1975)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vijaya_Lakshmi_Pandit_1965b.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Vijaya_Lakshmi_Pandit_1965b.jpg/70px-Vijaya_Lakshmi_Pandit_1965b.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Vijaya_Lakshmi_Pandit_1965b.jpg/105px-Vijaya_Lakshmi_Pandit_1965b.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Vijaya_Lakshmi_Pandit_1965b.jpg/140px-Vijaya_Lakshmi_Pandit_1965b.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2183" data-file-height="2235" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Vijaya_Lakshmi_Pandit" title="Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit">Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1900–1990)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunitikumar_Chatterjee.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Sunitikumar_Chatterjee.jpg/70px-Sunitikumar_Chatterjee.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Sunitikumar_Chatterjee.jpg/105px-Sunitikumar_Chatterjee.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Sunitikumar_Chatterjee.jpg/140px-Sunitikumar_Chatterjee.jpg 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="336" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Suniti_Kumar_Chatterji" title="Suniti Kumar Chatterji">Suniti Kumar Chatterji</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1890–1977)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/A._Lakshmanaswami_Mudaliar" title="A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar">A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1887–1974)</span></span> </th> <td>Medicine </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hari_Vinayak_Pataskar_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Hari_Vinayak_Pataskar_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg/70px-Hari_Vinayak_Pataskar_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Hari_Vinayak_Pataskar_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg/105px-Hari_Vinayak_Pataskar_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Hari_Vinayak_Pataskar_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg/140px-Hari_Vinayak_Pataskar_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="255" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Hari_Vinayak_Pataskar" title="Hari Vinayak Pataskar">Hari Vinayak Pataskar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1892–1970)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaka_Kalelkar_1985_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Kaka_Kalelkar_1985_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Kaka_Kalelkar_1985_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Kaka_Kalelkar_1985_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Kaka_Kalelkar_1985_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Kaka_Kalelkar_1985_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Kaka_Kalelkar_1985_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="335" data-file-height="489" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Kaka_Kalelkar" title="Kaka Kalelkar">Acharya Kakasaheb Kalelkar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1885–1981)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gopinath_Kaviraj_1988_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Gopinath_Kaviraj_1988_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Gopinath_Kaviraj_1988_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Gopinath_Kaviraj_1988_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Gopinath_Kaviraj_1988_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Gopinath_Kaviraj_1988_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Gopinath_Kaviraj_1988_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="698" data-file-height="938" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Gopinath_Kaviraj" title="Gopinath Kaviraj">Gopinath Kaviraj</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1887–1976)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Jayanto_Nath_Chaudhuri.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/General_Jayanto_Nath_Chaudhuri.jpg/70px-General_Jayanto_Nath_Chaudhuri.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/General_Jayanto_Nath_Chaudhuri.jpg/105px-General_Jayanto_Nath_Chaudhuri.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/General_Jayanto_Nath_Chaudhuri.jpg/140px-General_Jayanto_Nath_Chaudhuri.jpg 2x" data-file-width="234" data-file-height="378" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Jayanto_Nath_Chaudhuri" title="Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"><span style="font-size:85%;">General</span></span><br />Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1908–1983)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nawab_Mehdi_Nawaz_Jung.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Nawab_Mehdi_Nawaz_Jung.jpg/70px-Nawab_Mehdi_Nawaz_Jung.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Nawab_Mehdi_Nawaz_Jung.jpg/105px-Nawab_Mehdi_Nawaz_Jung.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Nawab_Mehdi_Nawaz_Jung.jpg/140px-Nawab_Mehdi_Nawaz_Jung.jpg 2x" data-file-width="159" data-file-height="246" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Mehdi_Nawaz_Jung" title="Mehdi Nawaz Jung">Mehdi Nawaz Jung</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1894–1967)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Telangana </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marshal_Arjan_Singh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Marshal_Arjan_Singh.jpg/70px-Marshal_Arjan_Singh.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Marshal_Arjan_Singh.jpg/105px-Marshal_Arjan_Singh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Marshal_Arjan_Singh.jpg/140px-Marshal_Arjan_Singh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1066" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Arjan_Singh" title="Arjan Singh"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"><span style="font-size:85%;">Marshal of the Air Force</span></span><br />Arjan Singh</a><br /><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">DFC</a></span></span><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1919–2017)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1966 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cardinal_Valerian_Gracias_in_Malta.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Cardinal_Valerian_Gracias_in_Malta.jpg/70px-Cardinal_Valerian_Gracias_in_Malta.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Cardinal_Valerian_Gracias_in_Malta.jpg/105px-Cardinal_Valerian_Gracias_in_Malta.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Cardinal_Valerian_Gracias_in_Malta.jpg/140px-Cardinal_Valerian_Gracias_in_Malta.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2640" data-file-height="2640" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Valerian_Gracias" title="Valerian Gracias">Valerian Gracias</a><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1900–1978)</span></span> </th> <td>Social Work </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/C._K._Daphtary" title="C. K. Daphtary">C. K. Daphtary</a><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1893–1983)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hafiz_Mohammad_Ibrahim_Rajya_Sabha_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Hafiz_Mohammad_Ibrahim_Rajya_Sabha_photo.jpg/70px-Hafiz_Mohammad_Ibrahim_Rajya_Sabha_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Hafiz_Mohammad_Ibrahim_Rajya_Sabha_photo.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="87" data-file-height="109" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Hafiz_Mohamad_Ibrahim" title="Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim">Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim</a><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1889–1968)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Bhola_Nath_Jha" title="Bhola Nath Jha">Bhola Nath Jha</a> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/P._V._R._Rao" title="P. V. R. Rao">P. V. R. Rao</a> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Madhav_Shrihari_Aney_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Madhav_Shrihari_Aney_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Madhav_Shrihari_Aney_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Madhav_Shrihari_Aney_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Madhav_Shrihari_Aney_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Madhav_Shrihari_Aney_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Madhav_Shrihari_Aney_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="694" data-file-height="934" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Madhav_Shrihari_Aney" title="Madhav Shrihari Aney">Madhav Shrihari Aney</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1880–1968)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Madhya Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar.gif/70px-Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar.gif" decoding="async" width="70" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar.gif/105px-Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar.gif 2x" data-file-width="140" data-file-height="198" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar" title="Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar">Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1910–1995)</span></span> </td> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>United States </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PC_Mahalanobis_1993_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/PC_Mahalanobis_1993_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-PC_Mahalanobis_1993_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/PC_Mahalanobis_1993_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-PC_Mahalanobis_1993_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/PC_Mahalanobis_1993_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-PC_Mahalanobis_1993_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="976" data-file-height="646" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Prasanta_Chandra_Mahalanobis" title="Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis">Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1893–1972)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kirpalsingh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Kirpalsingh.jpg/70px-Kirpalsingh.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Kirpalsingh.jpg/105px-Kirpalsingh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Kirpalsingh.jpg/140px-Kirpalsingh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="268" data-file-height="384" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Kirpal_Singh" title="Kirpal Singh">Kirpal Singh</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1894–1974)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Kalyan_Sundaram" title="Kalyan Sundaram">Kalyan Sundaram</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1904–1992)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Rajeshwar_Dayal" title="Rajeshwar Dayal">Rajeshwar Dayal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1909–1999)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/D._S._Joshi" title="D. S. Joshi">Dattatraya Shridhar Joshi</a> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Har_Gobind_Khorana_nobel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d9/Har_Gobind_Khorana_nobel.jpg/70px-Har_Gobind_Khorana_nobel.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d9/Har_Gobind_Khorana_nobel.jpg/105px-Har_Gobind_Khorana_nobel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d9/Har_Gobind_Khorana_nobel.jpg/140px-Har_Gobind_Khorana_nobel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="280" data-file-height="396" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Har_Gobind_Khorana" title="Har Gobind Khorana">Har Gobind Khorana</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1922–2011)</span> </td> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>United States </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Sinha_Mehta" title="Mohan Sinha Mehta">Mohan Sinha Mehta</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1895–1986)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Rajasthan </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Ghananand_Pande" title="Ghananand Pande">Ghananand Pande</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1902–1995)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr id="1970"> <td>1970 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Tara_Chand_(archaeologist)" title="Tara Chand (archaeologist)">Tara Chand</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1888–1973)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Suranjan_Das" title="Suranjan Das"><span style="font-size:85%;">Group Captain</span><br /><b>Suranjan Das</b></a>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1920–1970)</span><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Lancelot_Dias" title="Anthony Lancelot Dias">Anthony Lancelot Dias</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1910–2002)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Paramasiva_Prabhakar_Kumramangalam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/General_Paramasiva_Prabhakar_Kumramangalam.jpg/70px-General_Paramasiva_Prabhakar_Kumramangalam.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/General_Paramasiva_Prabhakar_Kumramangalam.jpg/105px-General_Paramasiva_Prabhakar_Kumramangalam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/General_Paramasiva_Prabhakar_Kumramangalam.jpg/140px-General_Paramasiva_Prabhakar_Kumramangalam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="227" data-file-height="351" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Paramasiva_Prabhakar_Kumaramangalam" title="Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"><span style="font-size:85%;">General</span></span><br />Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam</a><br /><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">MBE</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1913–2000)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ramaswamy_Mudaliar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Ramaswamy_Mudaliar.jpg/70px-Ramaswamy_Mudaliar.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Ramaswamy_Mudaliar.jpg/105px-Ramaswamy_Mudaliar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Ramaswamy_Mudaliar.jpg/140px-Ramaswamy_Mudaliar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="418" data-file-height="496" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Arcot_Ramasamy_Mudaliar" title="Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar">A. Ramasamy Mudaliar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1913–2000)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Binay_Ranjan_Sen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Binay_Ranjan_Sen.jpg/70px-Binay_Ranjan_Sen.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Binay_Ranjan_Sen.jpg/105px-Binay_Ranjan_Sen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Binay_Ranjan_Sen.jpg/140px-Binay_Ranjan_Sen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Binay_Ranjan_Sen" title="Binay Ranjan Sen">Binay Ranjan Sen</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1898–1993)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Harbaksh_Singh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Harbaksh_Singh.jpg/70px-Harbaksh_Singh.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Harbaksh_Singh.jpg/105px-Harbaksh_Singh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Harbaksh_Singh.jpg/140px-Harbaksh_Singh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="1274" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Harbaksh_Singh" title="Harbaksh Singh"><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">Lieutenant General</span></span><br />Harbaksh Singh</a><br /><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vir_Chakra" title="Vir Chakra">VrC</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1913–1999)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Punjab </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Bimala_Prasad_Chaliha" title="Bimala Prasad Chaliha">Bimala Prasad Chaliha</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1912–1971)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Assam </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Allauddin_Khan_1999_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Allauddin_Khan_1999_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Allauddin_Khan_1999_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="61" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Allauddin_Khan_1999_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Allauddin_Khan_1999_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Allauddin_Khan_1999_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Allauddin_Khan_1999_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="802" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Allauddin_Khan" title="Allauddin Khan">Allauddin Khan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1862–1972)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sumati_morarjee.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sumati_morarjee.jpg/70px-Sumati_morarjee.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sumati_morarjee.jpg/105px-Sumati_morarjee.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sumati_morarjee.jpg/140px-Sumati_morarjee.jpg 2x" data-file-width="215" data-file-height="303" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Sumati_Morarjee" title="Sumati Morarjee">Sumati Morarjee</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1909–1998)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Uday_Shankar,_1930s.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Uday_Shankar%2C_1930s.jpg/70px-Uday_Shankar%2C_1930s.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Uday_Shankar%2C_1930s.jpg/105px-Uday_Shankar%2C_1930s.jpg 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Sivaraman">B. Sivaraman</a> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_P.B._Gajendragadkar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Justice_P.B._Gajendragadkar.jpg/70px-Justice_P.B._Gajendragadkar.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Justice_P.B._Gajendragadkar.jpg/105px-Justice_P.B._Gajendragadkar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Justice_P.B._Gajendragadkar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/P._B._Gajendragadkar" title="P. B. Gajendragadkar">P. Balacharya Gajendragadkar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1901–1981)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Aditya_Nath_Jha" title="Aditya Nath Jha">Aditya Nath Jha</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1911–1972)</span> </td> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ACM_PC_Lal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/ACM_PC_Lal.jpg/70px-ACM_PC_Lal.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/ACM_PC_Lal.jpg/105px-ACM_PC_Lal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/ACM_PC_Lal.jpg/140px-ACM_PC_Lal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="252" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Pratap_Chandra_Lal" title="Pratap Chandra Lal"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"><span style="font-size:85%;">Air Chief Marshal</span></span><br />Pratap Chandra Lal</a><br /><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">DFC</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1916–1982)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Punjab </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sam_Manekshaw_2008_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Sam_Manekshaw_2008_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Sam_Manekshaw_2008_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Sam_Manekshaw_2008_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Sam_Manekshaw_2008_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Sam_Manekshaw_2008_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Sam_Manekshaw_2008_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="689" data-file-height="926" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Sam_Manekshaw" title="Sam Manekshaw"><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">Field Marshal</span></span><br />Sam Manekshaw</a><br /><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">MC</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1914–2008)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jivraj_Mehta.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Jivraj_Mehta.jpg/70px-Jivraj_Mehta.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Jivraj_Mehta.jpg/105px-Jivraj_Mehta.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Jivraj_Mehta.jpg/140px-Jivraj_Mehta.jpg 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="660" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Jivraj_Narayan_Mehta" title="Jivraj Narayan Mehta">Jivraj Narayan Mehta</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1887–1978)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_SM_Nanda.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Admiral_SM_Nanda.jpg/70px-Admiral_SM_Nanda.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Admiral_SM_Nanda.jpg/105px-Admiral_SM_Nanda.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Admiral_SM_Nanda.jpg/140px-Admiral_SM_Nanda.jpg 2x" data-file-width="674" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Sardarilal_Mathradas_Nanda" title="Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"><span style="font-size:85%;">Admiral</span></span><br />Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda</a><br /><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1915–2009)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gulam_Mohammad_Sadiq.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Gulam_Mohammad_Sadiq.png/70px-Gulam_Mohammad_Sadiq.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Gulam_Mohammad_Sadiq.png/105px-Gulam_Mohammad_Sadiq.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Gulam_Mohammad_Sadiq.png/140px-Gulam_Mohammad_Sadiq.png 2x" data-file-width="219" data-file-height="274" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Mohammed_Sadiq" title="Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq">Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1912–1971)</span><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Jammu and Kashmir </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vikram_Sarabhai_1972_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Vikram_Sarabhai_1972_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Vikram_Sarabhai_1972_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Vikram_Sarabhai_1972_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Vikram_Sarabhai_1972_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Vikram_Sarabhai_1972_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Vikram_Sarabhai_1972_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="471" data-file-height="351" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Vikram_Sarabhai" title="Vikram Sarabhai">Vikram Sarabhai</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1919–1971)</span><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>iii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Gujarat </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Hormasji_Maneckji_Seervai" title="Hormasji Maneckji Seervai">Hormasji Maneckji Seervai</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1906–1996)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Basanti_Devi" title="Basanti Devi">Basanti Devi</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1880–1974)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U._N._Dhebar.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/U._N._Dhebar.png/70px-U._N._Dhebar.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/U._N._Dhebar.png/105px-U._N._Dhebar.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/U._N._Dhebar.png/140px-U._N._Dhebar.png 2x" data-file-width="332" data-file-height="429" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/U._N._Dhebar" title="U. N. Dhebar">U. N. Dhebar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1905–1977)</span></span> </th> <td>Social Work </td> <td>Gujarat </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Daulat_Singh_Kothari_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Daulat_Singh_Kothari_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Daulat_Singh_Kothari_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Daulat_Singh_Kothari_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Daulat_Singh_Kothari_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Daulat_Singh_Kothari_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Daulat_Singh_Kothari_2011_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="926" data-file-height="699" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Daulat_Singh_Kothari" title="Daulat Singh Kothari">Daulat Singh Kothari</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1906–1993)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nellie_and_Jatindra_Mohan_Sengupta_1985_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Nellie_and_Jatindra_Mohan_Sengupta_1985_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Nellie_and_Jatindra_Mohan_Sengupta_1985_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Nellie_and_Jatindra_Mohan_Sengupta_1985_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Nellie_and_Jatindra_Mohan_Sengupta_1985_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Nellie_and_Jatindra_Mohan_Sengupta_1985_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Nellie_and_Jatindra_Mohan_Sengupta_1985_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="492" data-file-height="323" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Nellie_Sengupta" title="Nellie Sengupta">Nellie Sengupta</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1884–1973)</span></span> </th> <td>Social Work </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Nagendra_Singh" title="Nagendra Singh">Nagendra Singh</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1914–1988)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Rajasthan </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/T._Swaminathan" title="T. Swaminathan">Thirumalraya Swaminathan</a> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Niren_De" title="Niren De">Niren De</a> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Benode_Behari_Mukherjee" title="Benode Behari Mukherjee">Benode Behari Mukherjee</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1904–1980)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/V._K._R._V._Rao" title="V. K. R. V. Rao">V. K. R. V. Rao</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1908–1991)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Harish_Chandra_Sarin" title="Harish Chandra Sarin">Harish Chandra Sarin</a><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1914–1997)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CD_Deshmukh_2004_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/CD_Deshmukh_2004_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-CD_Deshmukh_2004_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/CD_Deshmukh_2004_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-CD_Deshmukh_2004_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/CD_Deshmukh_2004_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-CD_Deshmukh_2004_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="315" data-file-height="235" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/C._D._Deshmukh" title="C. D. Deshmukh">C. D. Deshmukh</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1896–1982)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Durgabai_Deshmukh_1982_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Durgabai_Deshmukh_1982_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Durgabai_Deshmukh_1982_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Durgabai_Deshmukh_1982_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Durgabai_Deshmukh_1982_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Durgabai_Deshmukh_1982_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Durgabai_Deshmukh_1982_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="488" data-file-height="329" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Durgabai_Deshmukh" title="Durgabai Deshmukh">Durgabai Deshmukh</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1909–1981)</span></span> </th> <td>Social Work </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mary_Clubwala_Jadhav.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Mary_Clubwala_Jadhav.jpg/70px-Mary_Clubwala_Jadhav.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Mary_Clubwala_Jadhav.jpg/105px-Mary_Clubwala_Jadhav.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Mary_Clubwala_Jadhav.jpg/140px-Mary_Clubwala_Jadhav.jpg 2x" data-file-width="519" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Mary_Clubwala_Jadhav" title="Mary Clubwala Jadhav">Mary Clubwala Jadhav</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1909–1975)</span></span> </th> <td>Social Work </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Basanti_Dulal_Nagchaudhuri" title="Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri">Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1917–2006)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Raja_Ramanna" title="Raja Ramanna">Raja Ramanna</a><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1925–2004)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Homi_Sethna" title="Homi Sethna">Homi Nusserwanji Sethna</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1923–2010)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MS_Subbulakshmi_2005_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/MS_Subbulakshmi_2005_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-MS_Subbulakshmi_2005_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/MS_Subbulakshmi_2005_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-MS_Subbulakshmi_2005_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/MS_Subbulakshmi_2005_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-MS_Subbulakshmi_2005_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="360" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/M._S._Subbulakshmi" title="M. S. Subbulakshmi">M. S. Subbulakshmi</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1916–2004)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Premlila_Vithaldas_Thackersey" title="Premlila Vithaldas Thackersey">Premlila Vithaldas Thackersey</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1894–1977)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Salim_ali_mns.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Salim_ali_mns.jpg/70px-Salim_ali_mns.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Salim_ali_mns.jpg/105px-Salim_ali_mns.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Salim_ali_mns.jpg/140px-Salim_ali_mns.jpg 2x" data-file-width="429" data-file-height="572" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Salim_Ali" title="Salim Ali">Salim Ali</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1896–1987)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Giani_Gurmukh_Singh_Musafir_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Giani_Gurmukh_Singh_Musafir_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Giani_Gurmukh_Singh_Musafir_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Giani_Gurmukh_Singh_Musafir_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Giani_Gurmukh_Singh_Musafir_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Giani_Gurmukh_Singh_Musafir_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Giani_Gurmukh_Singh_Musafir_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="708" data-file-height="937" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Gurmukh_Singh_Musafir" title="Gurmukh Singh Musafir">Gurmukh Singh Musafir</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1899–1976)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Punjab </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cartoonist_Shankar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Cartoonist_Shankar.jpg/70px-Cartoonist_Shankar.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Cartoonist_Shankar.jpg/105px-Cartoonist_Shankar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Cartoonist_Shankar.jpg/140px-Cartoonist_Shankar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1979" data-file-height="2406" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/K._Shankar_Pillai" title="K. Shankar Pillai">K. Shankar Pillai</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1899–1976)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:K_R_Ramanathan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/K_R_Ramanathan.jpg/70px-K_R_Ramanathan.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/K_R_Ramanathan.jpg/105px-K_R_Ramanathan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/K_R_Ramanathan.jpg/140px-K_R_Ramanathan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="201" data-file-height="212" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/K._R._Ramanathan" title="K. R. Ramanathan">K. R. Ramanathan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1893–1984)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Kerala </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_of_India_-_2009_-_Colnect_139937_-_Satyajit_Ray.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Stamp_of_India_-_2009_-_Colnect_139937_-_Satyajit_Ray.jpeg/70px-Stamp_of_India_-_2009_-_Colnect_139937_-_Satyajit_Ray.jpeg" decoding="async" width="70" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Stamp_of_India_-_2009_-_Colnect_139937_-_Satyajit_Ray.jpeg/105px-Stamp_of_India_-_2009_-_Colnect_139937_-_Satyajit_Ray.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Stamp_of_India_-_2009_-_Colnect_139937_-_Satyajit_Ray.jpeg/140px-Stamp_of_India_-_2009_-_Colnect_139937_-_Satyajit_Ray.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="225" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1921–1992)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kl_shrimali.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Kl_shrimali.jpg/70px-Kl_shrimali.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Kl_shrimali.jpg/105px-Kl_shrimali.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Kl_shrimali.jpg/140px-Kl_shrimali.jpg 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="425" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/K._L._Shrimali" title="K. L. Shrimali">Kalu Lal Shrimali</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1909–2000)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Bashir_Hussain_Zaidi" title="Bashir Hussain Zaidi">Bashir Hussain Zaidi</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1898–1992)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Balasaraswati_2010_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Balasaraswati_2010_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Balasaraswati_2010_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Balasaraswati_2010_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Balasaraswati_2010_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Balasaraswati_2010_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Balasaraswati_2010_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="701" data-file-height="931" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Balasaraswati" title="Balasaraswati">T. Balasaraswati</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1918–1984)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ali_Yavar_Jung_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Ali_Yavar_Jung_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Ali_Yavar_Jung_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Ali_Yavar_Jung_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Ali_Yavar_Jung_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Ali_Yavar_Jung_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Ali_Yavar_Jung_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="285" data-file-height="379" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ali_Yavar_Jung" title="Ali Yavar Jung">Ali Yavar Jung</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1906–1976)</span><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>iv<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Ajudhia_Nath_Khosla" class="mw-redirect" title="Ajudhia Nath Khosla">Ajudhia Nath Khosla</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1892–1984)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ACM_OP_Mehra.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/ACM_OP_Mehra.jpg/70px-ACM_OP_Mehra.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/ACM_OP_Mehra.jpg/105px-ACM_OP_Mehra.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/ACM_OP_Mehra.jpg/140px-ACM_OP_Mehra.jpg 2x" data-file-width="252" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Om_Prakash_Mehra" title="Om Prakash Mehra"><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">Air Chief Marshal</span></span><br />Om Prakash Mehra</a><br /><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1919–2015)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Punjab </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_of_India_-_2002_-_Colnect_158282_-_Tamralipta_Jatiya_Sarkar_-_Ajoy_Kumar_Mukherjee.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Stamp_of_India_-_2002_-_Colnect_158282_-_Tamralipta_Jatiya_Sarkar_-_Ajoy_Kumar_Mukherjee.jpeg/70px-Stamp_of_India_-_2002_-_Colnect_158282_-_Tamralipta_Jatiya_Sarkar_-_Ajoy_Kumar_Mukherjee.jpeg" decoding="async" width="70" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Stamp_of_India_-_2002_-_Colnect_158282_-_Tamralipta_Jatiya_Sarkar_-_Ajoy_Kumar_Mukherjee.jpeg/105px-Stamp_of_India_-_2002_-_Colnect_158282_-_Tamralipta_Jatiya_Sarkar_-_Ajoy_Kumar_Mukherjee.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Stamp_of_India_-_2002_-_Colnect_158282_-_Tamralipta_Jatiya_Sarkar_-_Ajoy_Kumar_Mukherjee.jpeg/140px-Stamp_of_India_-_2002_-_Colnect_158282_-_Tamralipta_Jatiya_Sarkar_-_Ajoy_Kumar_Mukherjee.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="188" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Ajoy_Mukherjee" title="Ajoy Mukherjee">Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1901–1986)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chandeshwar_Prasad_Narayan_Singh.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Chandeshwar_Prasad_Narayan_Singh.png/70px-Chandeshwar_Prasad_Narayan_Singh.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Chandeshwar_Prasad_Narayan_Singh.png/105px-Chandeshwar_Prasad_Narayan_Singh.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Chandeshwar_Prasad_Narayan_Singh.png/140px-Chandeshwar_Prasad_Narayan_Singh.png 2x" data-file-width="639" data-file-height="713" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Chandeshwar_Prasad_Narayan_Singh" title="Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh">Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1901–1994)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978 </td> <th colspan="4" rowspan="2"><i>Awards suspended</i> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr id="1980"> <td>1980 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_of_India_-_2016_-_Colnect_676491_-_Bismillah_Khan_1916-2006_musician.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Stamp_of_India_-_2016_-_Colnect_676491_-_Bismillah_Khan_1916-2006_musician.jpeg/70px-Stamp_of_India_-_2016_-_Colnect_676491_-_Bismillah_Khan_1916-2006_musician.jpeg" decoding="async" width="70" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Stamp_of_India_-_2016_-_Colnect_676491_-_Bismillah_Khan_1916-2006_musician.jpeg/105px-Stamp_of_India_-_2016_-_Colnect_676491_-_Bismillah_Khan_1916-2006_musician.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Stamp_of_India_-_2016_-_Colnect_676491_-_Bismillah_Khan_1916-2006_musician.jpeg/140px-Stamp_of_India_-_2016_-_Colnect_676491_-_Bismillah_Khan_1916-2006_musician.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="504" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Bismillah_Khan" title="Bismillah Khan">Bismillah Khan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1916–2006)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Rai_Krishnadasa" title="Rai Krishnadasa">Rai Krishnadasa</a> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Satish_Dhawan" title="Satish Dhawan">Satish Dhawan</a><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"><span style="font-size:85%;">(1920–2002)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_of_India_-_2014_-_Colnect_496008_-_Indian_Musicians_-_Ravi_Shankar.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Stamp_of_India_-_2014_-_Colnect_496008_-_Indian_Musicians_-_Ravi_Shankar.jpeg/70px-Stamp_of_India_-_2014_-_Colnect_496008_-_Indian_Musicians_-_Ravi_Shankar.jpeg" decoding="async" width="70" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Stamp_of_India_-_2014_-_Colnect_496008_-_Indian_Musicians_-_Ravi_Shankar.jpeg/105px-Stamp_of_India_-_2014_-_Colnect_496008_-_Indian_Musicians_-_Ravi_Shankar.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Stamp_of_India_-_2014_-_Colnect_496008_-_Indian_Musicians_-_Ravi_Shankar.jpeg/140px-Stamp_of_India_-_2014_-_Colnect_496008_-_Indian_Musicians_-_Ravi_Shankar.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="261" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Shankar" title="Ravi Shankar">Ravi Shankar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1920–2012)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Madeleine_Slade_1983_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Madeleine_Slade_1983_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Madeleine_Slade_1983_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Madeleine_Slade_1983_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Madeleine_Slade_1983_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Madeleine_Slade_1983_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Madeleine_Slade_1983_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="206" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Mirabehn" title="Mirabehn">Mirabehn</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1892–1982)</span> </td> <td>Social Work </td> <td>United Kingdom </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <th colspan="4" rowspan="2"><i>No awards</i> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chintamani_Nagesa_Ramachandra_Rao_03650.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Chintamani_Nagesa_Ramachandra_Rao_03650.JPG/70px-Chintamani_Nagesa_Ramachandra_Rao_03650.JPG" decoding="async" width="70" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Chintamani_Nagesa_Ramachandra_Rao_03650.JPG/105px-Chintamani_Nagesa_Ramachandra_Rao_03650.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Chintamani_Nagesa_Ramachandra_Rao_03650.JPG/140px-Chintamani_Nagesa_Ramachandra_Rao_03650.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1792" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/C._N._R._Rao" title="C. N. R. Rao">C. N. R. Rao</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1934)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:M._G._K._Menon_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/M._G._K._Menon_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-M._G._K._Menon_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/M._G._K._Menon_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-M._G._K._Menon_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/M._G._K._Menon_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-M._G._K._Menon_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1254" data-file-height="1609" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/M._G._K._Menon" title="M. G. K. Menon">M. G. K. Menon</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1928–2016)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Kerala </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baba_Amte_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Baba_Amte_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Baba_Amte_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Baba_Amte_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Baba_Amte_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Baba_Amte_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Baba_Amte_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="467" data-file-height="351" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Baba_Amte" title="Baba Amte">Baba Amte</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1914–2008)</span></span> </th> <td>Social Work </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pandit_Birju_Maharaj.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Pandit_Birju_Maharaj.jpg/70px-Pandit_Birju_Maharaj.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Pandit_Birju_Maharaj.jpg/105px-Pandit_Birju_Maharaj.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Pandit_Birju_Maharaj.jpg/140px-Pandit_Birju_Maharaj.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1157" data-file-height="1737" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Birju_Maharaj" title="Birju Maharaj">Birju Maharaj</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1938–2022)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Autar_Singh_Paintal" title="Autar Singh Paintal">Autar Singh Paintal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1925–2004)</span></span> </th> <td>Medicine </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kamaladevi_Chattopadhyay.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Kamaladevi_Chattopadhyay.png/70px-Kamaladevi_Chattopadhyay.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Kamaladevi_Chattopadhyay.png/105px-Kamaladevi_Chattopadhyay.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Kamaladevi_Chattopadhyay.png/140px-Kamaladevi_Chattopadhyay.png 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="318" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Kamaladevi_Chattopadhyay" title="Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay">Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1903–1988)</span></span> </th> <td>Social Work </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Benjamin_Peary_Pal_2008_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Benjamin_Peary_Pal_2008_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Benjamin_Peary_Pal_2008_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Benjamin_Peary_Pal_2008_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Benjamin_Peary_Pal_2008_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Benjamin_Peary_Pal_2008_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Benjamin_Peary_Pal_2008_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="946" data-file-height="758" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Peary_Pal" title="Benjamin Peary Pal">Benjamin Peary Pal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1906–1989)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Technology </td> <td>Punjab </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Manmohan_Singh_in_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Manmohan_Singh_in_2009.jpg/70px-Manmohan_Singh_in_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Manmohan_Singh_in_2009.jpg/105px-Manmohan_Singh_in_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Manmohan_Singh_in_2009.jpg/140px-Manmohan_Singh_in_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="443" data-file-height="595" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1932)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Arunkumar_Shridhar_Vaidya.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/General_Arunkumar_Shridhar_Vaidya.jpg/70px-General_Arunkumar_Shridhar_Vaidya.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/General_Arunkumar_Shridhar_Vaidya.jpg/105px-General_Arunkumar_Shridhar_Vaidya.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/General_Arunkumar_Shridhar_Vaidya.jpg/140px-General_Arunkumar_Shridhar_Vaidya.jpg 2x" data-file-width="458" data-file-height="557" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Arun_Shridhar_Vaidya" title="Arun Shridhar Vaidya"><span style="font-size:85%;">General</span><br /><b>Arun Shridhar Vaidya</b></a>#<br /><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Aide_de_Camp" class="mw-redirect" title="Aide de Camp">ADC</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1926–1986)</span><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>v<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_M._Hameedullah_Beg.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Justice_M._Hameedullah_Beg.jpg/70px-Justice_M._Hameedullah_Beg.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Justice_M._Hameedullah_Beg.jpg/105px-Justice_M._Hameedullah_Beg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Justice_M._Hameedullah_Beg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="168" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Mirza_Hameedullah_Beg" title="Mirza Hameedullah Beg">Mirza Hameedullah Beg</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1913–1988)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kuvempu_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Kuvempu_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Kuvempu_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Kuvempu_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Kuvempu_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Kuvempu_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Kuvempu_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="416" data-file-height="558" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Kuvempu" title="Kuvempu">Kuvempu</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1904–1994)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_of_India_-_1991_-_Colnect_164196_-_Mahadevi_Verma_Poetess_and_-_Varsha.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Stamp_of_India_-_1991_-_Colnect_164196_-_Mahadevi_Verma_Poetess_and_-_Varsha.jpeg/70px-Stamp_of_India_-_1991_-_Colnect_164196_-_Mahadevi_Verma_Poetess_and_-_Varsha.jpeg" decoding="async" width="70" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Stamp_of_India_-_1991_-_Colnect_164196_-_Mahadevi_Verma_Poetess_and_-_Varsha.jpeg/105px-Stamp_of_India_-_1991_-_Colnect_164196_-_Mahadevi_Verma_Poetess_and_-_Varsha.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Stamp_of_India_-_1991_-_Colnect_164196_-_Mahadevi_Verma_Poetess_and_-_Varsha.jpeg/140px-Stamp_of_India_-_1991_-_Colnect_164196_-_Mahadevi_Verma_Poetess_and_-_Varsha.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="227" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Mahadevi_Varma" title="Mahadevi Varma">Mahadevi Varma</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1907–1987)</span><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>vi<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Uma_Shankar_Dikshit_Rajya_Sabha_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Uma_Shankar_Dikshit_Rajya_Sabha_photo.jpg/70px-Uma_Shankar_Dikshit_Rajya_Sabha_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Uma_Shankar_Dikshit_Rajya_Sabha_photo.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="97" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Uma_Shankar_Dikshit" title="Uma Shankar Dikshit">Uma Shankar Dikshit</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1901–1991)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ali_Akbar_Khan_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Ali_Akbar_Khan_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg/70px-Ali_Akbar_Khan_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Ali_Akbar_Khan_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg/105px-Ali_Akbar_Khan_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Ali_Akbar_Khan_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg/140px-Ali_Akbar_Khan_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="561" data-file-height="559" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Ali_Akbar_Khan" title="Ali Akbar Khan">Ali Akbar Khan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1922–2009)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Monkombu_Sambasivan_Swaminathan_-_Kolkata_2013-01-07_2674.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Monkombu_Sambasivan_Swaminathan_-_Kolkata_2013-01-07_2674.JPG/70px-Monkombu_Sambasivan_Swaminathan_-_Kolkata_2013-01-07_2674.JPG" decoding="async" width="70" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Monkombu_Sambasivan_Swaminathan_-_Kolkata_2013-01-07_2674.JPG/105px-Monkombu_Sambasivan_Swaminathan_-_Kolkata_2013-01-07_2674.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Monkombu_Sambasivan_Swaminathan_-_Kolkata_2013-01-07_2674.JPG/140px-Monkombu_Sambasivan_Swaminathan_-_Kolkata_2013-01-07_2674.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="4288" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/M._S._Swaminathan" title="M. S. Swaminathan">M. S. Swaminathan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1925–2023)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Technology </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr id="1990"> <td>1990 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/V._S._R._Arunachalam" title="V. S. R. Arunachalam">V. S. R. Arunachalam</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1935–2023)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:T._N._Chaturvedi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/T._N._Chaturvedi.jpg/70px-T._N._Chaturvedi.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/T._N._Chaturvedi.jpg/105px-T._N._Chaturvedi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/T._N._Chaturvedi.jpg/140px-T._N._Chaturvedi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/T._N._Chaturvedi" title="T. N. Chaturvedi">Triloki Nath Chaturvedi</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1928–2020)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Bhabatosh_Datta" title="Bhabatosh Datta">Bhabatosh Datta</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1911–1997)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kumar_Gandharva_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Kumar_Gandharva_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg/70px-Kumar_Gandharva_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Kumar_Gandharva_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg/105px-Kumar_Gandharva_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Kumar_Gandharva_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg/140px-Kumar_Gandharva_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="747" data-file-height="732" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Kumar_Gandharva" title="Kumar Gandharva">Kumar Gandharva</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1924–1992)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Madhya Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:APJ_Abdul_Kalam_2015_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/APJ_Abdul_Kalam_2015_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-APJ_Abdul_Kalam_2015_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/APJ_Abdul_Kalam_2015_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-APJ_Abdul_Kalam_2015_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/APJ_Abdul_Kalam_2015_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-APJ_Abdul_Kalam_2015_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="990" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam" title="A. P. J. Abdul Kalam">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1931–2015)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Semmangudi_Srinivasa_Iyer.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Semmangudi_Srinivasa_Iyer.jpg/70px-Semmangudi_Srinivasa_Iyer.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Semmangudi_Srinivasa_Iyer.jpg/105px-Semmangudi_Srinivasa_Iyer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Semmangudi_Srinivasa_Iyer.jpg/140px-Semmangudi_Srinivasa_Iyer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="736" data-file-height="735" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Semmangudi_Srinivasa_Iyer" title="Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer">Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1908–2003)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:M._Balamuralikrishna_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/M._Balamuralikrishna_01.jpg/70px-M._Balamuralikrishna_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/M._Balamuralikrishna_01.jpg/105px-M._Balamuralikrishna_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/M._Balamuralikrishna_01.jpg/140px-M._Balamuralikrishna_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1068" data-file-height="1464" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/M._Balamuralikrishna" title="M. Balamuralikrishna">M. Balamuralikrishna</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1930–2016)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MFHussain2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/MFHussain2.jpg/70px-MFHussain2.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/MFHussain2.jpg/105px-MFHussain2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/MFHussain2.jpg/140px-MFHussain2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="765" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/M._F._Husain" title="M. F. Husain">M. F. Husain</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1915–2011)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Hirendranath_Mukherjee" title="Hirendranath Mukherjee">Hirendranath Mukherjee</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1907–2004)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gulzarilal_Nanda_1999_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Gulzarilal_Nanda_1999_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Gulzarilal_Nanda_1999_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Gulzarilal_Nanda_1999_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Gulzarilal_Nanda_1999_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Gulzarilal_Nanda_1999_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Gulzarilal_Nanda_1999_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="706" data-file-height="941" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Gulzarilal_Nanda" title="Gulzarilal Nanda">Gulzarilal Nanda</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1898–1999)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Gujarat </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I._G._Patel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/I._G._Patel.jpg/70px-I._G._Patel.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/I._G._Patel.jpg/105px-I._G._Patel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/I._G._Patel.jpg/140px-I._G._Patel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="677" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/I._G._Patel" title="I. G. Patel">I. G. Patel</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1924–2005)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Gujarat </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NG_Ranga_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/NG_Ranga_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-NG_Ranga_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/NG_Ranga_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-NG_Ranga_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/NG_Ranga_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-NG_Ranga_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="705" data-file-height="950" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/N._G._Ranga" title="N. G. Ranga">N. G. Ranga</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1900–1995)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:COMMAND_OFFICE_OF_SH_K_F_RUSTAMJI,_DIRECTOR_GENERAL_BSF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/COMMAND_OFFICE_OF_SH_K_F_RUSTAMJI%2C_DIRECTOR_GENERAL_BSF.jpg/70px-COMMAND_OFFICE_OF_SH_K_F_RUSTAMJI%2C_DIRECTOR_GENERAL_BSF.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/COMMAND_OFFICE_OF_SH_K_F_RUSTAMJI%2C_DIRECTOR_GENERAL_BSF.jpg/105px-COMMAND_OFFICE_OF_SH_K_F_RUSTAMJI%2C_DIRECTOR_GENERAL_BSF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/COMMAND_OFFICE_OF_SH_K_F_RUSTAMJI%2C_DIRECTOR_GENERAL_BSF.jpg/140px-COMMAND_OFFICE_OF_SH_K_F_RUSTAMJI%2C_DIRECTOR_GENERAL_BSF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3600" data-file-height="2400" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Khusro_Faramurz_Rustamji" title="Khusro Faramurz Rustamji">Khusro Faramurz Rustamji</a> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Rajaram_Shastri" title="Rajaram Shastri">Rajaram Shastri</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1904–1991)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aruna_Asaf_Ali_1998_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Aruna_Asaf_Ali_1998_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Aruna_Asaf_Ali_1998_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Aruna_Asaf_Ali_1998_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Aruna_Asaf_Ali_1998_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Aruna_Asaf_Ali_1998_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Aruna_Asaf_Ali_1998_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="693" data-file-height="932" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Aruna_Asaf_Ali" title="Aruna Asaf Ali">Aruna Asaf Ali</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1909–1996)</span></span> </th> <td>Social Work </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Lakshman_Shastri_Joshi" title="Lakshman Shastri Joshi">Lakshman Shastri Joshi</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1901–1994)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mallikarjun_Mansur_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Mallikarjun_Mansur_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Mallikarjun_Mansur_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Mallikarjun_Mansur_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Mallikarjun_Mansur_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Mallikarjun_Mansur_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Mallikarjun_Mansur_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Mallikarjun_Mansur" title="Mallikarjun Mansur">Mallikarjun Mansur</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1910–1992)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/S._I._Padmavati" title="S. I. Padmavati">S. I. Padmavati</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1917–2020)</span></span> </th> <td>Medicine </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaloji_Narayanarao.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Kaloji_Narayanarao.jpg/70px-Kaloji_Narayanarao.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Kaloji_Narayanarao.jpg/105px-Kaloji_Narayanarao.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Kaloji_Narayanarao.jpg/140px-Kaloji_Narayanarao.jpg 2x" data-file-width="241" data-file-height="312" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Kaloji_Narayana_Rao" title="Kaloji Narayana Rao">Kaloji Narayana Rao</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1914–2002)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Telangana </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Narayana_Reddy" title="Ravi Narayana Reddy">Ravi Narayana Reddy</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1908–1991)</span><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>vii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:V_Shantaram_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/V_Shantaram_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-V_Shantaram_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/V_Shantaram_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-V_Shantaram_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/V_Shantaram_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-V_Shantaram_2001_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="472" data-file-height="353" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/V._Shantaram" title="V. Shantaram">V. Shantaram</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1901–1990)</span><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>viii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Govinbhai_shroff.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Govinbhai_shroff.jpg/70px-Govinbhai_shroff.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Govinbhai_shroff.jpg/105px-Govinbhai_shroff.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Govinbhai_shroff.jpg/140px-Govinbhai_shroff.jpg 2x" data-file-width="269" data-file-height="187" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Govindbhai_Shroff" title="Govindbhai Shroff">Govindbhai Shroff</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1911–2002)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sardar_Swaran_Singh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Sardar_Swaran_Singh.jpg/70px-Sardar_Swaran_Singh.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Sardar_Swaran_Singh.jpg/105px-Sardar_Swaran_Singh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Sardar_Swaran_Singh.jpg/140px-Sardar_Swaran_Singh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="431" data-file-height="571" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Swaran_Singh" title="Swaran Singh">Swaran Singh</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1907–1994)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Punjab </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_of_India_-_2018_-_Colnect_838745_-_Atal_Vajpayee_former_Prime_Minister.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Stamp_of_India_-_2018_-_Colnect_838745_-_Atal_Vajpayee_former_Prime_Minister.jpeg/70px-Stamp_of_India_-_2018_-_Colnect_838745_-_Atal_Vajpayee_former_Prime_Minister.jpeg" decoding="async" width="70" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Stamp_of_India_-_2018_-_Colnect_838745_-_Atal_Vajpayee_former_Prime_Minister.jpeg/105px-Stamp_of_India_-_2018_-_Colnect_838745_-_Atal_Vajpayee_former_Prime_Minister.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Stamp_of_India_-_2018_-_Colnect_838745_-_Atal_Vajpayee_former_Prime_Minister.jpeg/140px-Stamp_of_India_-_2018_-_Colnect_838745_-_Atal_Vajpayee_former_Prime_Minister.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="692" data-file-height="1009" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee" title="Atal Bihari Vajpayee">Atal Bihari Vajpayee</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1924–2018)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <th colspan="4" rowspan="5"><i>Awards suspended</i> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Usha_Mehta.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Usha_Mehta.png/70px-Usha_Mehta.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Usha_Mehta.png/105px-Usha_Mehta.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Usha_Mehta.png/140px-Usha_Mehta.png 2x" data-file-width="370" data-file-height="458" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Usha_Mehta" title="Usha Mehta">Usha Mehta</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1920–2000)</span></span> </th> <td>Social Work </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nanabhoy_Palkhivala_2004_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Nanabhoy_Palkhivala_2004_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Nanabhoy_Palkhivala_2004_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Nanabhoy_Palkhivala_2004_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Nanabhoy_Palkhivala_2004_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Nanabhoy_Palkhivala_2004_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Nanabhoy_Palkhivala_2004_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="233" data-file-height="267" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Nani_Palkhivala" title="Nani Palkhivala">Nanabhoy Palkhivala</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1920–2002)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakshmi_Sahgal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Lakshmi_Sahgal.jpg/70px-Lakshmi_Sahgal.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Lakshmi_Sahgal.jpg/105px-Lakshmi_Sahgal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Lakshmi_Sahgal.jpg/140px-Lakshmi_Sahgal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="368" data-file-height="449" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Sahgal" title="Lakshmi Sahgal">Lakshmi Sahgal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1914–2012)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Walter_Sisulu_1991_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Walter_Sisulu_1991_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Walter_Sisulu_1991_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Walter_Sisulu_1991_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Walter_Sisulu_1991_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Walter_Sisulu_1991_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Walter_Sisulu_1991_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="860" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Walter_Sisulu" title="Walter Sisulu">Walter Sisulu</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1912–2003)</span> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>South Africa </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Pandurang_Shastri_Athavale" title="Pandurang Shastri Athavale">Pandurang Shastri Athavale</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1920–2003)</span></span> </th> <td>Social Work </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rajagopala_Chidambaram.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Rajagopala_Chidambaram.jpg/70px-Rajagopala_Chidambaram.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Rajagopala_Chidambaram.jpg/105px-Rajagopala_Chidambaram.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Rajagopala_Chidambaram.jpg/140px-Rajagopala_Chidambaram.jpg 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="394" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Rajagopala_Chidambaram" title="Rajagopala Chidambaram">Rajagopala Chidambaram</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1936)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nanaji_Deshmukh_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Nanaji_Deshmukh_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Nanaji_Deshmukh_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Nanaji_Deshmukh_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Nanaji_Deshmukh_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Nanaji_Deshmukh_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Nanaji_Deshmukh_2017_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="565" data-file-height="759" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Nanaji_Deshmukh" title="Nanaji Deshmukh">Nanaji Deshmukh</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1916–2010)</span></span> </th> <td>Social Work </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Sarvepalli_Gopal" title="Sarvepalli Gopal">Sarvepalli Gopal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1923–2002)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Satish_Gujral_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Satish_Gujral_photo.jpg/70px-Satish_Gujral_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Satish_Gujral_photo.jpg/105px-Satish_Gujral_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Satish_Gujral_photo.jpg/140px-Satish_Gujral_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="333" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Satish_Gujral" title="Satish Gujral">Satish Gujral</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1925–2000)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_vr_krishna_iyyar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Justice_vr_krishna_iyyar.jpg/70px-Justice_vr_krishna_iyyar.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Justice_vr_krishna_iyyar.jpg/105px-Justice_vr_krishna_iyyar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Justice_vr_krishna_iyyar.jpg/140px-Justice_vr_krishna_iyyar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="463" data-file-height="626" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/V._R._Krishna_Iyer" title="V. R. Krishna Iyer">V. R. Krishna Iyer</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1915–2014)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Kerala </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_of_India_-_2016_-_Colnect_676493_-_Bhimsen_Joshi_1922-2011_singer.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Stamp_of_India_-_2016_-_Colnect_676493_-_Bhimsen_Joshi_1922-2011_singer.jpeg/70px-Stamp_of_India_-_2016_-_Colnect_676493_-_Bhimsen_Joshi_1922-2011_singer.jpeg" decoding="async" width="70" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Stamp_of_India_-_2016_-_Colnect_676493_-_Bhimsen_Joshi_1922-2011_singer.jpeg/105px-Stamp_of_India_-_2016_-_Colnect_676493_-_Bhimsen_Joshi_1922-2011_singer.jpeg 1.5x, 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Verghese_Kurien_in_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Verghese_Kurien_in_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Verghese_Kurien_in_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Verghese_Kurien_in_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Verghese_Kurien_in_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Verghese_Kurien_in_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="573" data-file-height="753" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Verghese_Kurien" title="Verghese Kurien">Verghese Kurien</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1921–2012)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Technology </td> <td>Gujarat </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LataMangeshkar10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/LataMangeshkar10.jpg/70px-LataMangeshkar10.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/LataMangeshkar10.jpg/105px-LataMangeshkar10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/LataMangeshkar10.jpg/140px-LataMangeshkar10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="240" data-file-height="320" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Lata_Mangeshkar" title="Lata Mangeshkar">Lata Mangeshkar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1929–2022)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Braj_Kumar_Nehru_(cropped).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Braj_Kumar_Nehru_%28cropped%29.gif/70px-Braj_Kumar_Nehru_%28cropped%29.gif" decoding="async" width="70" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Braj_Kumar_Nehru_%28cropped%29.gif/105px-Braj_Kumar_Nehru_%28cropped%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Braj_Kumar_Nehru_%28cropped%29.gif/140px-Braj_Kumar_Nehru_%28cropped%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="261" data-file-height="426" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Braj_Kumar_Nehru" title="Braj Kumar Nehru">Braj Kumar Nehru</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1909–2001)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Himachal Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DK_Pattammal_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/DK_Pattammal_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg/70px-DK_Pattammal_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/DK_Pattammal_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg/105px-DK_Pattammal_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/DK_Pattammal_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg/140px-DK_Pattammal_2014_stampsheet_of_India_cr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="554" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/D._K._Pattammal" title="D. K. Pattammal">D. K. Pattammal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1919–2009)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Lallan_Prasad_Singh" title="Lallan Prasad Singh">Lallan Prasad Singh</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1912–1998)</span><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ix<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Vir,_ICS.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Dharma_Vir%2C_ICS.jpg/70px-Dharma_Vir%2C_ICS.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Dharma_Vir%2C_ICS.jpg/105px-Dharma_Vir%2C_ICS.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Dharma_Vir%2C_ICS.jpg/140px-Dharma_Vir%2C_ICS.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1992" data-file-height="2376" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Dharma_Vira" title="Dharma Vira">Dharma Vira</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1906–2000)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr id="2000"> <td>2000 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sikander_Bakht_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Sikander_Bakht_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg/70px-Sikander_Bakht_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Sikander_Bakht_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg/105px-Sikander_Bakht_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Sikander_Bakht_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg/140px-Sikander_Bakht_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="293" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Sikander_Bakht" title="Sikander Bakht">Sikander Bakht</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1918–2004)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jagdish_N._Bhagwati_Professor_Jagdish_pa_Columbia_University_talar_vid_invigningen_av_Nordiskt_globaliseringsforum_i_Riksgransen_2008-04-02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Jagdish_N._Bhagwati_Professor_Jagdish_pa_Columbia_University_talar_vid_invigningen_av_Nordiskt_globaliseringsforum_i_Riksgransen_2008-04-02.jpg/70px-Jagdish_N._Bhagwati_Professor_Jagdish_pa_Columbia_University_talar_vid_invigningen_av_Nordiskt_globaliseringsforum_i_Riksgransen_2008-04-02.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Jagdish_N._Bhagwati_Professor_Jagdish_pa_Columbia_University_talar_vid_invigningen_av_Nordiskt_globaliseringsforum_i_Riksgransen_2008-04-02.jpg/105px-Jagdish_N._Bhagwati_Professor_Jagdish_pa_Columbia_University_talar_vid_invigningen_av_Nordiskt_globaliseringsforum_i_Riksgransen_2008-04-02.jpg 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Hariprasad_chaurasia.jpeg/105px-Hariprasad_chaurasia.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Hariprasad_chaurasia.jpeg/140px-Hariprasad_chaurasia.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="444" data-file-height="636" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Hariprasad_Chaurasia" title="Hariprasad Chaurasia">Hariprasad Chaurasia</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1938)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Minister_of_State_for_Youth_Affairs_%26_Sports,_Dr._M.S._Gill.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Minister_of_State_for_Youth_Affairs_%26_Sports%2C_Dr._M.S._Gill.jpg/70px-Minister_of_State_for_Youth_Affairs_%26_Sports%2C_Dr._M.S._Gill.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Minister_of_State_for_Youth_Affairs_%26_Sports%2C_Dr._M.S._Gill.jpg/105px-Minister_of_State_for_Youth_Affairs_%26_Sports%2C_Dr._M.S._Gill.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Minister_of_State_for_Youth_Affairs_%26_Sports%2C_Dr._M.S._Gill.jpg/140px-Minister_of_State_for_Youth_Affairs_%26_Sports%2C_Dr._M.S._Gill.jpg 2x" data-file-width="599" data-file-height="798" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/M._S._Gill" title="M. S. Gill">M. S. Gill</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1936)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:K._Kasturirangan_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/K._Kasturirangan_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-K._Kasturirangan_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/K._Kasturirangan_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-K._Kasturirangan_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/K._Kasturirangan_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-K._Kasturirangan_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="389" data-file-height="519" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Krishnaswamy_Kasturirangan" title="Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan">Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1940)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/K._B._Lall" title="K. B. Lall">K. B. Lall</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1917–2005)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kelucharan_Mohapatra_2023_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Kelucharan_Mohapatra_2023_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Kelucharan_Mohapatra_2023_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Kelucharan_Mohapatra_2023_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Kelucharan_Mohapatra_2023_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Kelucharan_Mohapatra_2023_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Kelucharan_Mohapatra_2023_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="343" data-file-height="461" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Kelucharan_Mohapatra" title="Kelucharan Mohapatra">Kelucharan Mohapatra</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1926–2004)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Odisha </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jasraj_048.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Jasraj_048.jpg/70px-Jasraj_048.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Jasraj_048.jpg/105px-Jasraj_048.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Jasraj_048.jpg/140px-Jasraj_048.jpg 2x" data-file-width="787" data-file-height="1010" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Jasraj" title="Jasraj">Jasraj Motiram</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1930–2020)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/M._Narasimham" title="M. Narasimham">M. Narasimham</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1927–2021)</span></span> </th> <td>Trade & Industry </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RK_Narayan_2009_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/RK_Narayan_2009_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-RK_Narayan_2009_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/RK_Narayan_2009_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-RK_Narayan_2009_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/RK_Narayan_2009_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-RK_Narayan_2009_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="694" data-file-height="694" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/R._K._Narayan" title="R. K. Narayan">R. K. Narayan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1906–2001)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/B._D._Pande" title="B. D. Pande">Bhairab Dutt Pande</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1917–2009)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DrKNRaj.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/DrKNRaj.jpg/70px-DrKNRaj.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/DrKNRaj.jpg/105px-DrKNRaj.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/DrKNRaj.jpg/140px-DrKNRaj.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1256" data-file-height="1668" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/K._N._Raj" title="K. N. Raj">K. N. Raj</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1924–2010)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Kerala </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Tarlok_Singh_(economist)" title="Tarlok Singh (economist)">Tarlok Singh</a> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JK_Galbraith_1962.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/JK_Galbraith_1962.jpg/70px-JK_Galbraith_1962.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/JK_Galbraith_1962.jpg/105px-JK_Galbraith_1962.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/JK_Galbraith_1962.jpg/140px-JK_Galbraith_1962.jpg 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="290" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/John_Kenneth_Galbraith" title="John Kenneth Galbraith">John Kenneth Galbraith</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1908–2006)</span> </td> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>United States </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Benjamin_A._Gilman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Benjamin_A._Gilman.jpg/70px-Benjamin_A._Gilman.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Benjamin_A._Gilman.jpg/105px-Benjamin_A._Gilman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Benjamin_A._Gilman.jpg/140px-Benjamin_A._Gilman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="689" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Gilman" title="Benjamin Gilman">Benjamin Gilman</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1922–2016)</span> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>United States </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Amjad_Ali_Khan_bharat-s-tiwari-photography-IMG_3786_December_23,_2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Amjad_Ali_Khan_bharat-s-tiwari-photography-IMG_3786_December_23%2C_2018.jpg/70px-Amjad_Ali_Khan_bharat-s-tiwari-photography-IMG_3786_December_23%2C_2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Amjad_Ali_Khan_bharat-s-tiwari-photography-IMG_3786_December_23%2C_2018.jpg/105px-Amjad_Ali_Khan_bharat-s-tiwari-photography-IMG_3786_December_23%2C_2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Amjad_Ali_Khan_bharat-s-tiwari-photography-IMG_3786_December_23%2C_2018.jpg/140px-Amjad_Ali_Khan_bharat-s-tiwari-photography-IMG_3786_December_23%2C_2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="857" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Amjad_Ali_Khan" title="Amjad Ali Khan">Amjad Ali Khan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1945)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ZubinMehtaMar11_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/ZubinMehtaMar11_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-ZubinMehtaMar11_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/ZubinMehtaMar11_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-ZubinMehtaMar11_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/ZubinMehtaMar11_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-ZubinMehtaMar11_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1239" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Zubin_Mehta" title="Zubin Mehta">Zubin Mehta</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1936)</span> </td> <td>Arts </td> <td>United States </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hrishikesh_Mukherjee_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Hrishikesh_Mukherjee_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Hrishikesh_Mukherjee_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Hrishikesh_Mukherjee_2013_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="925" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee" title="Hrishikesh Mukherjee">Hrishikesh Mukherjee</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1922–2006)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/K._Satchidananda_Murty" title="K. Satchidananda Murty">K. Satchidananda Murty</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1924–2011)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chakravarthi_V_Narasimhan_(1966).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Chakravarthi_V_Narasimhan_%281966%29.jpg/70px-Chakravarthi_V_Narasimhan_%281966%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Chakravarthi_V_Narasimhan_%281966%29.jpg/105px-Chakravarthi_V_Narasimhan_%281966%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Chakravarthi_V_Narasimhan_%281966%29.jpg/140px-Chakravarthi_V_Narasimhan_%281966%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="727" data-file-height="969" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Chakravarthi_V._Narasimhan" title="Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan">Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1915–2003)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hosei_Norota.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Hosei_Norota.jpg/70px-Hosei_Norota.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Hosei_Norota.jpg/105px-Hosei_Norota.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Hosei_Norota.jpg/140px-Hosei_Norota.jpg 2x" data-file-width="254" data-file-height="355" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Hosei_Norota" title="Hosei Norota">Hosei Norota</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1929–2019)</span> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Japan </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Calyampudi_Radhakrishna_Rao_at_ISI_Chennai_(cropped).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Calyampudi_Radhakrishna_Rao_at_ISI_Chennai_%28cropped%29.JPG/70px-Calyampudi_Radhakrishna_Rao_at_ISI_Chennai_%28cropped%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="70" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Calyampudi_Radhakrishna_Rao_at_ISI_Chennai_%28cropped%29.JPG/105px-Calyampudi_Radhakrishna_Rao_at_ISI_Chennai_%28cropped%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Calyampudi_Radhakrishna_Rao_at_ISI_Chennai_%28cropped%29.JPG/140px-Calyampudi_Radhakrishna_Rao_at_ISI_Chennai_%28cropped%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1183" data-file-height="1058" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/C._R._Rao" title="C. R. Rao">C. R. Rao</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1920–2023)</span> </td> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>United States </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Man_Mohan_Sharma" title="Man Mohan Sharma">Man Mohan Sharma</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1937)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pandit_Shivkumar_Sharma_Santoor.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Pandit_Shivkumar_Sharma_Santoor.jpg/70px-Pandit_Shivkumar_Sharma_Santoor.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Pandit_Shivkumar_Sharma_Santoor.jpg/105px-Pandit_Shivkumar_Sharma_Santoor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Pandit_Shivkumar_Sharma_Santoor.jpg/140px-Pandit_Shivkumar_Sharma_Santoor.jpg 2x" data-file-width="772" data-file-height="912" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Shivkumar_Sharma" title="Shivkumar Sharma">Shivkumar Sharma</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1938–2022)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Kishori_Amonkar" title="Kishori Amonkar">Kishori Amonkar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1932–2017)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kumar_Gandharva_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Kumar_Gandharva_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Kumar_Gandharva_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Kumar_Gandharva_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Kumar_Gandharva_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Kumar_Gandharva_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Kumar_Gandharva_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="302" data-file-height="223" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Gangubai_Hangal" title="Gangubai Hangal">Gangubai Hangal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1913–2009)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Priyaranjan_Dasmunsi_felicitating_noted_Tabla_Maestro_Pandit_Kishan_Maharaj_with_Life_time_Award_at_the_annual_concert_of_Shakhri_Begum_Memorial_Trust_at_Science_city_Auditorium,_Calcutta_on_December_9,_2006_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Portrait_of_Priyaranjan_Dasmunsi_felicitating_noted_Tabla_Maestro_Pandit_Kishan_Maharaj_with_Life_time_Award_at_the_annual_concert_of_Shakhri_Begum_Memorial_Trust_at_Science_city_Auditorium%2C_Calcutta_on_December_9%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Portrait_of_Priyaranjan_Dasmunsi_felicitating_noted_Tabla_Maestro_Pandit_Kishan_Maharaj_with_Life_time_Award_at_the_annual_concert_of_Shakhri_Begum_Memorial_Trust_at_Science_city_Auditorium%2C_Calcutta_on_December_9%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/The_Chairman%2C_Economic_Advisory_Council_to_the_Prime_Minister%2C_Dr._C._Rangarajan_addressing_a_press_conference_on_%E2%80%98Economic_Review_2012-13%E2%80%99%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_23%2C_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/The_Chairman%2C_Economic_Advisory_Council_to_the_Prime_Minister%2C_Dr._C._Rangarajan_addressing_a_press_conference_on_%E2%80%98Economic_Review_2012-13%E2%80%99%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_23%2C_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/The_Chairman%2C_Economic_Advisory_Council_to_the_Prime_Minister%2C_Dr._C._Rangarajan_addressing_a_press_conference_on_%E2%80%98Economic_Review_2012-13%E2%80%99%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_23%2C_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="894" data-file-height="940" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/C._Rangarajan" title="C. Rangarajan">C. Rangarajan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1932)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Soli_Sorabjee_lecture_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Soli_Sorabjee_lecture_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Soli_Sorabjee_lecture_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Soli_Sorabjee_lecture_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Soli_Sorabjee_lecture_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Soli_Sorabjee_lecture_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Soli_Sorabjee_lecture_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="335" data-file-height="343" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Soli_Sorabjee" title="Soli Sorabjee">Soli Sorabjee</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1930–2021)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kazi_Lhendup_Dorjee_.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Kazi_Lhendup_Dorjee_.jpg/70px-Kazi_Lhendup_Dorjee_.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Kazi_Lhendup_Dorjee_.jpg/105px-Kazi_Lhendup_Dorjee_.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Kazi_Lhendup_Dorjee_.jpg/140px-Kazi_Lhendup_Dorjee_.jpg 2x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="264" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Kazi_Lhendup_Dorjee" title="Kazi Lhendup Dorjee">Kazi Lhendup Dorjee</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1904–2007)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sonal_Mansingh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Sonal_Mansingh.jpg/70px-Sonal_Mansingh.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Sonal_Mansingh.jpg/105px-Sonal_Mansingh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Sonal_Mansingh.jpg/140px-Sonal_Mansingh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Sonal_Mansingh" title="Sonal Mansingh">Sonal Mansingh</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1944)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Bal_Ram_Nanda" title="Bal Ram Nanda">Bal Ram Nanda</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1917–2010)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Brihaspati_Dev_Triguna_2019_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Brihaspati_Dev_Triguna_2019_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Brihaspati_Dev_Triguna_2019_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Brihaspati_Dev_Triguna_2019_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Brihaspati_Dev_Triguna_2019_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Brihaspati_Dev_Triguna_2019_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Brihaspati_Dev_Triguna_2019_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="469" data-file-height="348" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Brihaspati_Dev_Triguna" title="Brihaspati Dev Triguna">Brihaspati Dev Triguna</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1920–2013)</span></span> </th> <td>Medicine </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jayant_Vishnu_Narlikar_-_Kolkata_2007-03-20_07324.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Jayant_Vishnu_Narlikar_-_Kolkata_2007-03-20_07324.jpg/70px-Jayant_Vishnu_Narlikar_-_Kolkata_2007-03-20_07324.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Jayant_Vishnu_Narlikar_-_Kolkata_2007-03-20_07324.jpg/105px-Jayant_Vishnu_Narlikar_-_Kolkata_2007-03-20_07324.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Jayant_Vishnu_Narlikar_-_Kolkata_2007-03-20_07324.jpg/140px-Jayant_Vishnu_Narlikar_-_Kolkata_2007-03-20_07324.jpg 2x" data-file-width="696" data-file-height="1006" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Jayant_Narlikar" title="Jayant Narlikar">Jayant Narlikar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1938)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Amrita_Pritam_(1919_%E2%80%93_2005)_,_in_1948.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Amrita_Pritam_%281919_%E2%80%93_2005%29_%2C_in_1948.jpg/70px-Amrita_Pritam_%281919_%E2%80%93_2005%29_%2C_in_1948.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Amrita_Pritam_%281919_%E2%80%93_2005%29_%2C_in_1948.jpg/105px-Amrita_Pritam_%281919_%E2%80%93_2005%29_%2C_in_1948.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Amrita_Pritam_%281919_%E2%80%93_2005%29_%2C_in_1948.jpg/140px-Amrita_Pritam_%281919_%E2%80%93_2005%29_%2C_in_1948.jpg 2x" data-file-width="211" data-file-height="306" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Amrita_Pritam" title="Amrita Pritam">Amrita Pritam</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1919–2005)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President_Dr._A.P.J_Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Justice_(Retd.)_Shri_Manepalli_Narayana_Rao_Venkatachaliah_at_an_investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhawan_in_New_Delhi_on_June_30,_2004.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/The_President_Dr._A.P.J_Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Justice_%28Retd.%29_Shri_Manepalli_Narayana_Rao_Venkatachaliah_at_an_investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhawan_in_New_Delhi_on_June_30%2C_2004.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/The_President_Dr._A.P.J_Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Justice_%28Retd.%29_Shri_Manepalli_Narayana_Rao_Venkatachaliah_at_an_investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhawan_in_New_Delhi_on_June_30%2C_2004.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/The_President_Dr._A.P.J_Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Justice_%28Retd.%29_Shri_Manepalli_Narayana_Rao_Venkatachaliah_at_an_investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhawan_in_New_Delhi_on_June_30%2C_2004.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="643" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/M._N._Venkatachaliah" title="M. N. Venkatachaliah">M. N. Venkatachaliah</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1925)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Milon_K._Banerji" title="Milon K. Banerji">Milon K. Banerji</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1928–2010)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MohanDharia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/MohanDharia.jpg/70px-MohanDharia.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/MohanDharia.jpg/105px-MohanDharia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/MohanDharia.jpg/140px-MohanDharia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1568" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Dharia" title="Mohan Dharia">Mohan Dharia</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1925–2013)</span></span> </th> <td>Social Work </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Jyotindra_Nath_Dixit" title="Jyotindra Nath Dixit">Jyotindra Nath Dixit</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1936–2005)</span><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>x<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/B._K._Goyal" title="B. K. Goyal">B. K. Goyal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1935–2018)</span></span> </th> <td>Medicine </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_well-known_political_cartoonist_for_the_%E2%80%98Times_of_India%E2%80%99_Shri_R.K._Laxman_receives_the_Padma_Vibhushan_award_from_the_President_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28,_2005.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/The_well-known_political_cartoonist_for_the_%E2%80%98Times_of_India%E2%80%99_Shri_R.K._Laxman_receives_the_Padma_Vibhushan_award_from_the_President_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28%2C_2005.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/The_well-known_political_cartoonist_for_the_%E2%80%98Times_of_India%E2%80%99_Shri_R.K._Laxman_receives_the_Padma_Vibhushan_award_from_the_President_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28%2C_2005.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/The_well-known_political_cartoonist_for_the_%E2%80%98Times_of_India%E2%80%99_Shri_R.K._Laxman_receives_the_Padma_Vibhushan_award_from_the_President_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28%2C_2005.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1900" data-file-height="1267" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/R._K._Laxman" title="R. K. Laxman">R. K. Laxman</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1921–2015)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ram_Narayan_in_Delhi_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Ram_Narayan_in_Delhi_2010.jpg/70px-Ram_Narayan_in_Delhi_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Ram_Narayan_in_Delhi_2010.jpg/105px-Ram_Narayan_in_Delhi_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Ram_Narayan_in_Delhi_2010.jpg/140px-Ram_Narayan_in_Delhi_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1849" data-file-height="2070" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Ram_Narayan" title="Ram Narayan">Ram Narayan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1927–2024)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pranab_Mukherjee_receiving_the_first_copy_of_the_book_entitled_%22VB-Raju-The_Visionary_Leader%22_from_the_President_of_ICCR,_Dr._Karan_Singh,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Pranab_Mukherjee_receiving_the_first_copy_of_the_book_entitled_%22VB-Raju-The_Visionary_Leader%22_from_the_President_of_ICCR%2C_Dr._Karan_Singh%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Pranab_Mukherjee_receiving_the_first_copy_of_the_book_entitled_%22VB-Raju-The_Visionary_Leader%22_from_the_President_of_ICCR%2C_Dr._Karan_Singh%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Pranab_Mukherjee_receiving_the_first_copy_of_the_book_entitled_%22VB-Raju-The_Visionary_Leader%22_from_the_President_of_ICCR%2C_Dr._Karan_Singh%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="556" data-file-height="730" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Karan_Singh" title="Karan Singh">Karan Singh</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1931)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dr.M.S.Valiathan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Dr.M.S.Valiathan.jpg/70px-Dr.M.S.Valiathan.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Dr.M.S.Valiathan.jpg/105px-Dr.M.S.Valiathan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Dr.M.S.Valiathan.jpg/140px-Dr.M.S.Valiathan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2709" data-file-height="3612" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/M._S._Valiathan" title="M. S. Valiathan">M. S. Valiathan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1934–2024)</span></span> </th> <td>Medicine </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Norman_Borlaug,_2004_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Norman_Borlaug%2C_2004_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Norman_Borlaug%2C_2004_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Norman_Borlaug%2C_2004_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Norman_Borlaug%2C_2004_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Norman_Borlaug%2C_2004_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Norman_Borlaug%2C_2004_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="571" data-file-height="809" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Norman_Borlaug" title="Norman Borlaug">Norman Borlaug</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1914–2009)</span></span> </td> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>United States </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Charles_Correa,_a_well_known_architect_at_investiture_ceremony,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29,_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Charles_Correa%2C_a_well_known_architect_at_investiture_ceremony%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29%2C_2006.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Charles_Correa%2C_a_well_known_architect_at_investiture_ceremony%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29%2C_2006.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Charles_Correa%2C_a_well_known_architect_at_investiture_ceremony%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29%2C_2006.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2464" data-file-height="1632" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Charles_Correa" title="Charles Correa">Charles Correa</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1930–2015)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_%E2%80%93_2006_to_Shri_Adoor_Gopalakrishnan%2C_a_leading_luminary_of_New_Indian_Cinema%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2006.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_%E2%80%93_2006_to_Shri_Adoor_Gopalakrishnan%2C_a_leading_luminary_of_New_Indian_Cinema%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2006.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_%E2%80%93_2006_to_Shri_Adoor_Gopalakrishnan%2C_a_leading_luminary_of_New_Indian_Cinema%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2006.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1900" data-file-height="2035" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1941)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Kerala </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Justice_Visheshwar_Nath_Khare_at_investiture_ceremony,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29,_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Justice_Visheshwar_Nath_Khare_at_investiture_ceremony%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29%2C_2006.jpg/70px-The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Justice_Visheshwar_Nath_Khare_at_investiture_ceremony%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29%2C_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="46" 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N. Khare">V. N. Khare</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1934)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_%E2%80%93_2006_to_Shri_Colathur_Rama_Krishnaswamy_Rao_Sahib,_a_distinguished_bureaucrat,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20,_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_%E2%80%93_2006_to_Shri_Colathur_Rama_Krishnaswamy_Rao_Sahib%2C_a_distinguished_bureaucrat%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2006.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_%E2%80%93_2006_to_Shri_Colathur_Rama_Krishnaswamy_Rao_Sahib%2C_a_distinguished_bureaucrat%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2006.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_%E2%80%93_2006_to_Shri_Colathur_Rama_Krishnaswamy_Rao_Sahib%2C_a_distinguished_bureaucrat%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2006.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1900" data-file-height="1795" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/C._R._Krishnaswamy_Rao_Sahib" title="C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao Sahib">C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1927–2013)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Prof._Obaid_Siddiqi,_an_eminent_scientist,_at_investiture_ceremony,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29,_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Prof._Obaid_Siddiqi%2C_an_eminent_scientist%2C_at_investiture_ceremony%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29%2C_2006.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Prof._Obaid_Siddiqi%2C_an_eminent_scientist%2C_at_investiture_ceremony%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29%2C_2006.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Prof._Obaid_Siddiqi%2C_an_eminent_scientist%2C_at_investiture_ceremony%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29%2C_2006.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2464" data-file-height="1632" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Obaid_Siddiqi" title="Obaid Siddiqi">Obaid Siddiqi</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1932–2013)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Prof._Prakash_Narain_Tandon,_an_eminent_Neurosurgeon,_at_investiture_ceremony,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29,_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Prof._Prakash_Narain_Tandon%2C_an_eminent_Neurosurgeon%2C_at_investiture_ceremony%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29%2C_2006.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Prof._Prakash_Narain_Tandon%2C_an_eminent_Neurosurgeon%2C_at_investiture_ceremony%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29%2C_2006.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Prof._Prakash_Narain_Tandon%2C_an_eminent_Neurosurgeon%2C_at_investiture_ceremony%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_29%2C_2006.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2464" data-file-height="1632" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Prakash_Narain_Tandon" title="Prakash Narain Tandon">Prakash Narain Tandon</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1928)</span></span> </th> <td>Medicine </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Justice_Prafulla_Chandra_Bhagwati,_at_an_Investiture-II_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05,_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Justice_Prafulla_Chandra_Bhagwati%2C_at_an_Investiture-II_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05%2C_2007.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Justice_Prafulla_Chandra_Bhagwati%2C_at_an_Investiture-II_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05%2C_2007.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Justice_Prafulla_Chandra_Bhagwati%2C_at_an_Investiture-II_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05%2C_2007.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="3308" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/P._N._Bhagwati" title="P. N. Bhagwati">P. N. Bhagwati</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1921–2017)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naresh_Chandra_July_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Naresh_Chandra_July_2012.jpg/70px-Naresh_Chandra_July_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Naresh_Chandra_July_2012.jpg/105px-Naresh_Chandra_July_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Naresh_Chandra_July_2012.jpg/140px-Naresh_Chandra_July_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="625" data-file-height="563" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Naresh_Chandra" title="Naresh Chandra">Naresh Chandra</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1934–2017)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Raja_Chelliah" title="Raja Chelliah">Raja Chelliah</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1922–2009)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/V._Krishnamurthy" title="V. Krishnamurthy">V. Krishnamurthy</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1925–2022)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Fali_Sam_Nariman,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_March_23,_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Fali_Sam_Nariman%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_March_23%2C_2007.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="57" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Fali_Sam_Nariman%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_March_23%2C_2007.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Fali_Sam_Nariman%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_March_23%2C_2007.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2300" data-file-height="1864" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Fali_Sam_Nariman" title="Fali Sam Nariman">Fali Sam Nariman</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1929–2024)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Raja_Rao" title="Raja Rao">Raja Rao</a></b>*#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1908–2006)</span><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xi<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>United States </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Prof._Balu_Sankaran,_at_an_Investiture-II_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05,_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Prof._Balu_Sankaran%2C_at_an_Investiture-II_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05%2C_2007.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Prof._Balu_Sankaran%2C_at_an_Investiture-II_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05%2C_2007.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Prof._Balu_Sankaran%2C_at_an_Investiture-II_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05%2C_2007.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2647" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Balu_Sankaran" title="Balu Sankaran">Balu Sankaran</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1926–2012)</span></span> </th> <td>Medicine </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Khushwant_Singh,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_March_23,_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Khushwant_Singh%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_March_23%2C_2007.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/The_President%2C_Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Khushwant_Singh%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan_in_New_Delhi_on_March_23%2C_2007.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/ECG_Sudarshan.jpg/105px-ECG_Sudarshan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/ECG_Sudarshan.jpg/140px-ECG_Sudarshan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="564" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/E._C._George_Sudarshan" title="E. C. George Sudarshan">E. C. George Sudarshan</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1931–2018)</span> </td> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>United States </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:J%26K_Governor_N.N._Vohra.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/J%26K_Governor_N.N._Vohra.JPG/70px-J%26K_Governor_N.N._Vohra.JPG" decoding="async" width="70" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/J%26K_Governor_N.N._Vohra.JPG/105px-J%26K_Governor_N.N._Vohra.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/J%26K_Governor_N.N._Vohra.JPG/140px-J%26K_Governor_N.N._Vohra.JPG 2x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="280" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Narinder_Nath_Vohra" title="Narinder Nath Vohra">Narinder Nath Vohra</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1936)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Haryana </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Justice_(Dr.)_Adarsh_Sein_Anand_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10,_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Justice_%28Dr.%29_Adarsh_Sein_Anand_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Justice_%28Dr.%29_Adarsh_Sein_Anand_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Justice_%28Dr.%29_Adarsh_Sein_Anand_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1618" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Adarsh_Sein_Anand" title="Adarsh Sein Anand">Adarsh Sein Anand</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1936–2017)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Viswanathan_Anand_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10,_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Viswanathan_Anand_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Viswanathan_Anand_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Dr.%28Smt.%29_Asha_Bhosle%2C_famous_playback_singer%2C_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05%2C_2008.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Dr.%28Smt.%29_Asha_Bhosle%2C_famous_playback_singer%2C_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05%2C_2008.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Dr.%28Smt.%29_Asha_Bhosle%2C_famous_playback_singer%2C_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05%2C_2008.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1833" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Asha_Bhosle" title="Asha Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1933)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/P._N._Dhar" title="P. N. Dhar">P. N. Dhar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1919–2012)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edmund_Hillary,_c._1953,_autograph_removed.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Edmund_Hillary%2C_c._1953%2C_autograph_removed.jpg/70px-Edmund_Hillary%2C_c._1953%2C_autograph_removed.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Edmund_Hillary%2C_c._1953%2C_autograph_removed.jpg/105px-Edmund_Hillary%2C_c._1953%2C_autograph_removed.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Edmund_Hillary%2C_c._1953%2C_autograph_removed.jpg/140px-Edmund_Hillary%2C_c._1953%2C_autograph_removed.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4300" data-file-height="5458" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Hillary" title="Edmund Hillary">Edmund Hillary</a></b>*#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1919–2008)</span><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Sports </td> <td>New Zealand </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Lakshmi_Niwas_Mittal_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10,_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Lakshmi_Niwas_Mittal_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Lakshmi_Niwas_Mittal_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Lakshmi_Niwas_Mittal_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1738" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Mittal" title="Lakshmi Mittal">Lakshmi Mittal</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1950)</span> </td> <td>Trade & Industry </td> <td>United Kingdom </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee,_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05,_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee%2C_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05%2C_2008.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee%2C_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05%2C_2008.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_N.R._Narayana_Murthy%2C_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05%2C_2008.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_N.R._Narayana_Murthy%2C_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05%2C_2008.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_N.R._Narayana_Murthy%2C_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05%2C_2008.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2200" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/N._R._Narayana_Murthy" title="N. R. Narayana Murthy">N. R. Narayana Murthy</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1946)</span></span> </th> <td>Trade & Industry </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_P.R.S._Oberoi,_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05,_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_P.R.S._Oberoi%2C_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05%2C_2008.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="61" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_P.R.S._Oberoi%2C_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05%2C_2008.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_P.R.S._Oberoi%2C_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05%2C_2008.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1928" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Prithvi_Raj_Singh_Oberoi" title="Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi">Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1929–2023)</span></span> </th> <td>Trade & Industry </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Dr._Rajendra_Kumar_Pachauri_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10,_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Dr._Rajendra_Kumar_Pachauri_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="57" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Dr._Rajendra_Kumar_Pachauri_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Dr._Rajendra_Kumar_Pachauri_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1779" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_K._Pachauri" title="Rajendra K. Pachauri">Rajendra K. Pachauri</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1940–2020)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Dr._E._Sreedharan_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10,_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Dr._E._Sreedharan_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Dr._E._Sreedharan_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Dr._E._Sreedharan_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1582" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/E._Sreedharan" title="E. Sreedharan">E. Sreedharan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1932)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Ratan_Naval_Tata_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10,_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Ratan_Naval_Tata_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Ratan_Naval_Tata_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Ratan_Naval_Tata_at_Civil_Investiture-II_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_10%2C_2008.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1521" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Ratan_Tata" title="Ratan Tata">Ratan Tata</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1937–2024)</span></span> </th> <td>Trade & Industry </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Sachin_Ramesh_Tendulkar,_famous_cricketer,_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05,_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Sachin_Ramesh_Tendulkar%2C_famous_cricketer%2C_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05%2C_2008.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_Shri_Sachin_Ramesh_Tendulkar%2C_famous_cricketer%2C_at_an_Investiture-I_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_05%2C_2008.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sunderlal_Bahuguna_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_14%2C_2009.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sunderlal_Bahuguna_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_14%2C_2009.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sunderlal_Bahuguna_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_14%2C_2009.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1706" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Sunderlal_Bahuguna" title="Sunderlal Bahuguna">Sunderlal Bahuguna</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1927–2021)</span></span> </th> <td>Others </td> <td>Uttarakhand </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Jasbir_Singh_Bajaj" title="Jasbir Singh Bajaj">Jasbir Singh Bajaj</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1936–2019)</span></span> </th> <td>Medicine </td> <td>Punjab </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:D._P._Chattopadhyaya_Rajya_Sabha_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/D._P._Chattopadhyaya_Rajya_Sabha_photo.jpg/70px-D._P._Chattopadhyaya_Rajya_Sabha_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/D._P._Chattopadhyaya_Rajya_Sabha_photo.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="87" data-file-height="109" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/D._P._Chattopadhyaya" title="D. P. Chattopadhyaya">D. P. Chattopadhyaya</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1933–2022)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Ashok_Sekhar_Ganguly" title="Ashok Sekhar Ganguly">Ashok Sekhar Ganguly</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1935)</span></span> </th> <td>Trade & Industry </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Nirmala_Joshi" title="Nirmala Joshi">Nirmala Joshi</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1934–2015)</span></span> </th> <td>Social Work </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_the_Chairman,_Atomic_Energy_Commission,_Dr._Anil_Kakodkar,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31,_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_the_Chairman%2C_Atomic_Energy_Commission%2C_Dr._Anil_Kakodkar%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31%2C_2009.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_to_the_Chairman%2C_Atomic_Energy_Commission%2C_Dr._Anil_Kakodkar%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31%2C_2009.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Dr_Lal_receiving_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_by_President_of_India_2009.jpg/70px-Dr_Lal_receiving_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_by_President_of_India_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Dr_Lal_receiving_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_by_President_of_India_2009.jpg/105px-Dr_Lal_receiving_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_by_President_of_India_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Dr_Lal_receiving_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_by_President_of_India_2009.jpg/140px-Dr_Lal_receiving_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_by_President_of_India_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1063" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Purshotam_Lal" title="Purshotam Lal">Purshotam Lal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1954)</span></span> </th> <td>Medicine </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%BF-%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A7%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%BB-%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%BC.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%BF-%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A7%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%BB-%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%BC.jpg/70px-%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%BF-%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A7%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%BB-%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%BC.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%BF-%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A7%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%BB-%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%BC.jpg/105px-%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%BF-%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A7%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%BB-%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%BC.jpg 1.5x, 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Madhavan Nair">G. Madhavan Nair</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1943)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Govind_Narain" title="Govind Narain">Govind Narain</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1916–2012)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Chandrika_Prasad_Srivastava" title="Chandrika Prasad Srivastava">Chandrika Prasad Srivastava</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1920–2013)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr id="2010"> <td>2010 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Ebrahim_Hamed_Alkazi_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-I,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31,_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Ebrahim_Hamed_Alkazi_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-I%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31%2C_2010.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Ebrahim_Hamed_Alkazi_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-I%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31%2C_2010.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Venkatraman_Ramakrishnan%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-I%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31%2C_2010.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Venkatraman_Ramakrishnan%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-I%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31%2C_2010.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Venkatraman_Ramakrishnan%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-I%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31%2C_2010.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="3280" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Venki_Ramakrishnan" title="Venki Ramakrishnan">Venkatraman Ramakrishnan</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1952)</span> </td> <td>Science & Technology </td> <td>United Kingdom </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Prathap_Chandra_Reddy,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-I,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31,_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Prathap_Chandra_Reddy%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-I%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31%2C_2010.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="57" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Prathap_Chandra_Reddy%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-I%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31%2C_2010.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Prathap_Chandra_Reddy%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-I%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31%2C_2010.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1807" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Prathap_C._Reddy" title="Prathap C. Reddy">Prathap C. Reddy</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1933)</span></span> </th> <td>Trade & Industry </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Yaga_Venugopal_Reddy,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07,_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Yaga_Venugopal_Reddy%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07%2C_2010.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Yaga_Venugopal_Reddy%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07%2C_2010.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Yaga_Venugopal_Reddy%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07%2C_2010.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1900" data-file-height="1491" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Y._V._Reddy" title="Y. V. Reddy">Y. Venugopal Reddy</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1941)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Smt._Zohra_Segal,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07,_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Smt._Zohra_Segal%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07%2C_2010.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Smt._Zohra_Segal%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07%2C_2010.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Smt._Zohra_Segal%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07%2C_2010.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1900" data-file-height="1343" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Zohra_Sehgal" title="Zohra Sehgal">Zohra Sehgal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1912–2014)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Umayalpuram_K._Sivaraman,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07,_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Umayalpuram_K._Sivaraman%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07%2C_2010.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Umayalpuram_K._Sivaraman%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07%2C_2010.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Umayalpuram_K._Sivaraman%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_07%2C_2010.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1900" data-file-height="1524" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Umayalpuram_K._Sivaraman" title="Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman">Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1937)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Montek_Singh_Ahluwalia,_the_Deputy_Chairman,_Planning_Commission,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_01,_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Montek_Singh_Ahluwalia%2C_the_Deputy_Chairman%2C_Planning_Commission%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_01%2C_2011.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Montek_Singh_Ahluwalia%2C_the_Deputy_Chairman%2C_Planning_Commission%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_01%2C_2011.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Montek_Singh_Ahluwalia%2C_the_Deputy_Chairman%2C_Planning_Commission%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_01%2C_2011.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1960" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Montek_Singh_Ahluwalia" title="Montek Singh Ahluwalia">Montek Singh Ahluwalia</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1943)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vijay_Kelkar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Vijay_Kelkar.jpg/70px-Vijay_Kelkar.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Vijay_Kelkar.jpg/105px-Vijay_Kelkar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Vijay_Kelkar.jpg/140px-Vijay_Kelkar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1852" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Kelkar" title="Vijay Kelkar">Vijay Kelkar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1942)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_award_to_Dr._Akhlaq_Ur_Rahman_Kidwai,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24,_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_award_to_Dr._Akhlaq_Ur_Rahman_Kidwai%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24%2C_2011.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_award_to_Dr._Akhlaq_Ur_Rahman_Kidwai%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24%2C_2011.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_award_to_Dr._Akhlaq_Ur_Rahman_Kidwai%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24%2C_2011.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1702" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Akhlaqur_Rahman_Kidwai" title="Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai">Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1921–2016)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Onv.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Onv.JPG/70px-Onv.JPG" decoding="async" width="70" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Onv.JPG/105px-Onv.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Onv.JPG/140px-Onv.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1412" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/O._N._V._Kurup" title="O. N. V. Kurup">O. N. V. Kurup</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1931–2016)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Kerala </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sitakant_Mahapatra.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Sitakant_Mahapatra.jpg/70px-Sitakant_Mahapatra.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Sitakant_Mahapatra.jpg/105px-Sitakant_Mahapatra.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Sitakant_Mahapatra.jpg/140px-Sitakant_Mahapatra.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1460" data-file-height="1704" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Sitakant_Mahapatra" title="Sitakant Mahapatra">Sitakant Mahapatra</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1937)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Odisha </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_award_to_Shri_Brajesh_Chandra_Mishra,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24,_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_award_to_Shri_Brajesh_Chandra_Mishra%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24%2C_2011.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_award_to_Shri_Brajesh_Chandra_Mishra%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24%2C_2011.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_award_to_Shri_Brajesh_Chandra_Mishra%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_24%2C_2011.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2093" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Brajesh_Mishra" title="Brajesh Mishra">Brajesh Mishra</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1928–2012)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/K._Parasaran" title="K. Parasaran">K. Parasaran</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1927)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Azim_Premji,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_01,_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Azim_Premji%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_01%2C_2011.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Azim_Premji%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_01%2C_2011.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Azim_Premji%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_01%2C_2011.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2110" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Azim_Premji" title="Azim Premji">Azim Premji</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1945)</span></span> </th> <td>Trade & Industry </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Palle_Rama_Rao" title="Palle Rama Rao">Palle Rama Rao</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1937)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="399" data-file-height="447" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1923–2014)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kapilavatsyayan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Kapilavatsyayan.jpg/70px-Kapilavatsyayan.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Kapilavatsyayan.jpg/105px-Kapilavatsyayan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Kapilavatsyayan.jpg/140px-Kapilavatsyayan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2032" data-file-height="1524" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Kapila_Vatsyayan" title="Kapila Vatsyayan">Kapila Vatsyayan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1928–2020)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Smt._Homai_Vyarawalla,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_01,_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Smt._Homai_Vyarawalla%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_01%2C_2011.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Smt._Homai_Vyarawalla%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_01%2C_2011.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Smt._Homai_Vyarawalla%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_01%2C_2011.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2167" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Homai_Vyarawalla" title="Homai Vyarawalla">Homai Vyarawalla</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1913–2012)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Gujarat </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bhupen_Hazarika_2016_stamp.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Bhupen_Hazarika_2016_stamp.jpg/70px-Bhupen_Hazarika_2016_stamp.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Bhupen_Hazarika_2016_stamp.jpg/105px-Bhupen_Hazarika_2016_stamp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Bhupen_Hazarika_2016_stamp.jpg/140px-Bhupen_Hazarika_2016_stamp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1077" data-file-height="1454" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Bhupen_Hazarika" title="Bhupen Hazarika">Bhupen Hazarika</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1926–2011)</span><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xiii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Arts </td> <td>Assam </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Miranda_de_Miranda.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Miranda_de_Miranda.jpg/70px-Miranda_de_Miranda.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Miranda_de_Miranda.jpg/105px-Miranda_de_Miranda.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Miranda_de_Miranda.jpg/140px-Miranda_de_Miranda.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Mario_Miranda" title="Mario Miranda">Mario Miranda</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1926–2011)</span><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xiv<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>a </td> <td>Arts </td> <td>Goa </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_T._V._Rajeswarat,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_I,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_22,_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_T._V._Rajeswarat%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_I%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_22%2C_2012.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_T._V._Rajeswarat%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_I%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_22%2C_2012.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_T._V._Rajeswarat%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_I%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_22%2C_2012.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1405" data-file-height="1210" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/T._V._Rajeswar" title="T. V. Rajeswar">T. V. Rajeswar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1926–2018)</span></span> </th> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Kantilal_Hastimal_Sancheti,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_I,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_22,_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Kantilal_Hastimal_Sancheti%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_I%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_22%2C_2012.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Kantilal_Hastimal_Sancheti%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_I%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_22%2C_2012.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/The_President%2C_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Kantilal_Hastimal_Sancheti%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony_I%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_22%2C_2012.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1294" data-file-height="1257" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Kantilal_Hastimal_Sancheti" title="Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti">Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1936)</span></span> </th> <td>Medicine </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:K.G._Subramanyan_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/K.G._Subramanyan_2008.jpg/70px-K.G._Subramanyan_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/K.G._Subramanyan_2008.jpg/105px-K.G._Subramanyan_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/K.G._Subramanyan_2008.jpg/140px-K.G._Subramanyan_2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="237" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/K._G._Subramanyan" title="K. G. Subramanyan">K. G. Subramanyan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1924–2016)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Gujarat </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Raghunath_Mohapatra,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05,_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Raghunath_Mohapatra%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05%2C_2013.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Raghunath_Mohapatra%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05%2C_2013.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Raghunath_Mohapatra%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05%2C_2013.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2321" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Mohapatra" title="Raghunath Mohapatra">Raghunath Mohapatra</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1943–2021)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Odisha </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Prof._Roddam_Narasimha,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_20,_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Prof._Roddam_Narasimha%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_20%2C_2013.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Prof._Roddam_Narasimha%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_20%2C_2013.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Prof._Roddam_Narasimha%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_20%2C_2013.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2514" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Roddam_Narasimha" title="Roddam Narasimha">Roddam Narasimha</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1933–2020)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Technology </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Prof._Yash_Pal_at_the_Investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05,_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Prof._Yash_Pal_at_the_Investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05%2C_2013.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Prof._Yash_Pal_at_the_Investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05%2C_2013.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Prof._Yash_Pal_at_the_Investiture_Ceremony_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_05%2C_2013.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2161" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Yash_Pal" title="Yash Pal">Yash Pal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1926–2017)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Technology </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sayed_Haider_Raza,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_20,_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sayed_Haider_Raza%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_20%2C_2013.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sayed_Haider_Raza%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_20%2C_2013.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sayed_Haider_Raza%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_20%2C_2013.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1845" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/S._H._Raza" title="S. H. Raza">S. H. Raza</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1922–2016)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Bellur_Krishnamachar_Sundararaja_Iyengar,_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_26,_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Bellur_Krishnamachar_Sundararaja_Iyengar%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_26%2C_2014.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Bellur_Krishnamachar_Sundararaja_Iyengar%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_26%2C_2014.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Bellur_Krishnamachar_Sundararaja_Iyengar%2C_at_an_Investiture_Ceremony-II%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_26%2C_2014.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2076" data-file-height="2416" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/B._K._S._Iyengar" title="B. K. S. Iyengar">B. K. S. Iyengar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1918–2014)</span></span> </th> <td>Others </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Raghunath_Anant_Mashelkar,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31,_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Raghunath_Anant_Mashelkar%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31%2C_2014.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Raghunath_Anant_Mashelkar%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31%2C_2014.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Raghunath_Anant_Mashelkar%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_31%2C_2014.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2176" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Anant_Mashelkar" title="Raghunath Anant Mashelkar">Raghunath Anant Mashelkar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1943)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Lal_Krishna_Advani,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30,_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Lal_Krishna_Advani%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2015.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Lal_Krishna_Advani%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2015.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Lal_Krishna_Advani%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2015.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1985" data-file-height="2165" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/L._K._Advani" title="L. K. Advani">L. K. Advani</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1927)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Gujarat </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Amitabh_Bachchan,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08,_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Amitabh_Bachchan%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08%2C_2015.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Amitabh_Bachchan%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08%2C_2015.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Amitabh_Bachchan%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08%2C_2015.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2144" data-file-height="2095" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1942)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_the_Chief_Minister_of_Punjab,_Shri_Parkash_Singh_Badal,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30,_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_the_Chief_Minister_of_Punjab%2C_Shri_Parkash_Singh_Badal%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2015.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_the_Chief_Minister_of_Punjab%2C_Shri_Parkash_Singh_Badal%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2015.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_the_Chief_Minister_of_Punjab%2C_Shri_Parkash_Singh_Badal%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2015.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1856" data-file-height="1926" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Parkash_Singh_Badal" title="Parkash Singh Badal">Parkash Singh Badal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1927–2023)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Punjab </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Dharmasthala_Veerendra_Heggade,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08,_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Dharmasthala_Veerendra_Heggade%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08%2C_2015.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Dharmasthala_Veerendra_Heggade%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08%2C_2015.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Dharmasthala_Veerendra_Heggade%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08%2C_2015.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2115" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Veerendra_Heggade" title="Veerendra Heggade">Veerendra Heggade</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1948)</span></span> </th> <td>Social Work </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rajnath_Singh_presented_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Dilip_Kumar,_at_his_residence,_in_Pali_Hill,_Mumbai._The_Governor_of_Maharashtra,_Shri_C._Vidyasagar_Rao_and_the_Chief_Minister_of_Maharashtra.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Rajnath_Singh_presented_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Dilip_Kumar%2C_at_his_residence%2C_in_Pali_Hill%2C_Mumbai._The_Governor_of_Maharashtra%2C_Shri_C._Vidyasagar_Rao_and_the_Chief_Minister_of_Maharashtra.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="57" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Rajnath_Singh_presented_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Dilip_Kumar%2C_at_his_residence%2C_in_Pali_Hill%2C_Mumbai._The_Governor_of_Maharashtra%2C_Shri_C._Vidyasagar_Rao_and_the_Chief_Minister_of_Maharashtra.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Rajnath_Singh_presented_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Dilip_Kumar%2C_at_his_residence%2C_in_Pali_Hill%2C_Mumbai._The_Governor_of_Maharashtra%2C_Shri_C._Vidyasagar_Rao_and_the_Chief_Minister_of_Maharashtra.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1353" data-file-height="1110" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1922–2021)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Jagadguru_Swami_Rambhadracharya,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30,_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Jagadguru_Swami_Rambhadracharya%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2015.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Jagadguru_Swami_Rambhadracharya%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2015.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/MR_SRINIVASAN.jpeg/105px-MR_SRINIVASAN.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/MR_SRINIVASAN.jpeg/140px-MR_SRINIVASAN.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="195" data-file-height="258" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/M._R._Srinivasan" title="M. R. Srinivasan">M. R. Srinivasan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1930)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Technology </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_K.K._Venugopal,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08,_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_K.K._Venugopal%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08%2C_2015.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_K.K._Venugopal%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08%2C_2015.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_K.K._Venugopal%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08%2C_2015.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2395" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/K._K._Venugopal" title="K. K. Venugopal">Kottayan Katankot Venugopal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1931)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_His_Highness_Prince_Karim_Aga_Khan,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08,_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_His_Highness_Prince_Karim_Aga_Khan%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08%2C_2015.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_His_Highness_Prince_Karim_Aga_Khan%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08%2C_2015.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_His_Highness_Prince_Karim_Aga_Khan%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_08%2C_2015.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2090" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Aga_Khan_IV" title="Aga Khan IV">Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1936)</span></span> </td> <td>Social Work </td> <td>United Kingdom/ France </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vasudev_Kalkunte_Aatre,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12,_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vasudev_Kalkunte_Aatre%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12%2C_2016.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vasudev_Kalkunte_Aatre%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12%2C_2016.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vasudev_Kalkunte_Aatre%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12%2C_2016.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1647" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/V._K._Aatre" title="V. K. Aatre">V. K. Aatre</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1939)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dhirubhai_Ambani_2002_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Dhirubhai_Ambani_2002_stamp_of_India.jpg/70px-Dhirubhai_Ambani_2002_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Dhirubhai_Ambani_2002_stamp_of_India.jpg/105px-Dhirubhai_Ambani_2002_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Dhirubhai_Ambani_2002_stamp_of_India.jpg/140px-Dhirubhai_Ambani_2002_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="237" data-file-height="312" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Dhirubhai_Ambani" title="Dhirubhai Ambani">Dhirubhai Ambani</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1932–2002)</span><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xv<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Trade & Industry </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Girija_Devi,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12,_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Girija_Devi%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12%2C_2016.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Girija_Devi%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12%2C_2016.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Girija_Devi%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12%2C_2016.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1838" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Girija_Devi" title="Girija Devi">Girija Devi</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1929–2017)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Avinash_Kamalakar_Dixit,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28,_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Avinash_Kamalakar_Dixit%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28%2C_2016.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Avinash_Kamalakar_Dixit%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28%2C_2016.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Avinash_Kamalakar_Dixit%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28%2C_2016.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1646" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Avinash_Dixit" title="Avinash Dixit">Avinash Dixit</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1944)</span> </td> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>United States </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Jagmohan,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28,_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Jagmohan%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28%2C_2016.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Jagmohan%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28%2C_2016.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Jagmohan%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28%2C_2016.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1711" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Jagmohan" title="Jagmohan">Jagmohan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1927–2021)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yamini_Krishnamurthy_(cropped).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Yamini_Krishnamurthy_%28cropped%29.JPG/70px-Yamini_Krishnamurthy_%28cropped%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Yamini_Krishnamurthy_%28cropped%29.JPG/105px-Yamini_Krishnamurthy_%28cropped%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Yamini_Krishnamurthy_%28cropped%29.JPG/140px-Yamini_Krishnamurthy_%28cropped%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1716" data-file-height="2288" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Yamini_Krishnamurthy" title="Yamini Krishnamurthy">Yamini Krishnamurthy</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1940–2024)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Rajinikanth,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12,_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Rajinikanth%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12%2C_2016.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Rajinikanth%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12%2C_2016.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Rajinikanth%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12%2C_2016.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1659" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1950)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Ramoji_Rao,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12,_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Ramoji_Rao%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12%2C_2016.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Ramoji_Rao%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12%2C_2016.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Ramoji_Rao%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12%2C_2016.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1623" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Ramoji_Rao" title="Ramoji Rao">Ramoji Rao</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1936–2024)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Sri_Sri_Ravi_Shankar,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28,_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Sri_Sri_Ravi_Shankar%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28%2C_2016.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Sri_Sri_Ravi_Shankar%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28%2C_2016.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Sri_Sri_Ravi_Shankar%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_28%2C_2016.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1601" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Shankar_(spiritual_leader)" title="Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)">Sri Sri Ravi Shankar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1956)</span></span> </th> <td>Others </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._V._Shanta,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12,_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._V._Shanta%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12%2C_2016.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._V._Shanta%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12%2C_2016.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._V._Shanta%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_12%2C_2016.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1864" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/V._Shanta" title="V. Shanta">V. Shanta</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1927–2021)</span></span> </th> <td>Medicine </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Murli_Manohar_Joshi,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30,_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Murli_Manohar_Joshi%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2017.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Murli_Manohar_Joshi%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2017.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Murli_Manohar_Joshi%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2017.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1942" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Murli_Manohar_Joshi" title="Murli Manohar Joshi">Murli Manohar Joshi</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1934)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Sunder_Lal_Patwa" title="Sunder Lal Patwa">Sunder Lal Patwa</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1924–2016)</span><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xvi<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Madhya Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sharadchandra_Govindrao_Pawar,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30,_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sharadchandra_Govindrao_Pawar%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2017.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sharadchandra_Govindrao_Pawar%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2017.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sharadchandra_Govindrao_Pawar%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2017.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1764" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Sharad_Pawar" title="Sharad Pawar">Sharad Pawar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1940)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Prof._Udipi_Ramachandra_Rao,_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30,_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Prof._Udipi_Ramachandra_Rao%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2017.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Prof._Udipi_Ramachandra_Rao%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2017.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Prof._Udipi_Ramachandra_Rao%2C_at_a_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_30%2C_2017.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2113" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Udupi_Ramachandra_Rao" title="Udupi Ramachandra Rao">Udupi Ramachandra Rao</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1932–2017)</span></span> </th> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:P._A._Sangma_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/P._A._Sangma_official_portrait.jpg/70px-P._A._Sangma_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/P._A._Sangma_official_portrait.jpg/105px-P._A._Sangma_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/P._A._Sangma_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="127" data-file-height="165" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/P._A._Sangma" title="P. A. Sangma">P. A. Sangma</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1947–2016)</span><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xvii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Meghalaya </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Sadhguru_Jagadish_Vasudev,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_13,_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Sadhguru_Jagadish_Vasudev%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_13%2C_2017.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="61" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Sadhguru_Jagadish_Vasudev%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_13%2C_2017.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Sadhguru_Jagadish_Vasudev%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_13%2C_2017.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2152" data-file-height="1875" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Sadhguru" title="Sadhguru">Jaggi Vasudev</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1957)</span></span> </th> <td>Others </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._K.J._Yesudas,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_April_13,_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._K.J._Yesudas%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_13%2C_2017.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._K.J._Yesudas%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_13%2C_2017.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._K.J._Yesudas%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_April_13%2C_2017.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2160" data-file-height="2096" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1940)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Kerala </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:He_President,_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Illaiyaraja.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/He_President%2C_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Illaiyaraja.JPG/70px-He_President%2C_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Illaiyaraja.JPG" decoding="async" width="70" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/He_President%2C_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Illaiyaraja.JPG/105px-He_President%2C_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Illaiyaraja.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/He_President%2C_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Illaiyaraja.JPG/140px-He_President%2C_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Illaiyaraja.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2088" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1943)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Ustad_Ghulam_Mustafa_Khan,_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/3/3a/The_President%2C_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Ustad_Ghulam_Mustafa_Khan%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2018.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/The_President%2C_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Ustad_Ghulam_Mustafa_Khan%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2018.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/The_President%2C_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Ustad_Ghulam_Mustafa_Khan%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_20%2C_2018.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2332" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Mustafa_Khan_(singer)" title="Ghulam Mustafa Khan (singer)">Ghulam Mustafa Khan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1931–2021)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><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/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="74" 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/105px-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/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1818" data-file-height="1915" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/P._Parameswaran" title="P. Parameswaran">P. Parameswaran</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1927–2020)</span></span> </th> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Kerala </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Teejan_Bai_Padma_Vibhushan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Teejan_Bai_Padma_Vibhushan.jpg/70px-Teejan_Bai_Padma_Vibhushan.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Teejan_Bai_Padma_Vibhushan.jpg/105px-Teejan_Bai_Padma_Vibhushan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Teejan_Bai_Padma_Vibhushan.jpg/140px-Teejan_Bai_Padma_Vibhushan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1018" data-file-height="1006" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Teejan_Bai" title="Teejan Bai">Teejan Bai</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1956)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Chhattisgarh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ismail_Omar_Guelleh_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Ismail_Omar_Guelleh_2010.jpg/70px-Ismail_Omar_Guelleh_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Ismail_Omar_Guelleh_2010.jpg/105px-Ismail_Omar_Guelleh_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Ismail_Omar_Guelleh_2010.jpg/140px-Ismail_Omar_Guelleh_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="948" data-file-height="1332" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Isma%C3%AFl_Omar_Guelleh" title="Ismaïl Omar Guelleh">Ismaïl Omar Guelleh</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1946)</span> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Djibouti </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mr._A.M._Naik.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Mr._A.M._Naik.jpg/70px-Mr._A.M._Naik.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Mr._A.M._Naik.jpg/105px-Mr._A.M._Naik.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Mr._A.M._Naik.jpg/140px-Mr._A.M._Naik.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1946" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/A._M._Naik" title="A. M. Naik">Anil Manibhai Naik</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1942)</span></span> </th> <td>Trade & Industry </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Babasahebwikismall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Babasahebwikismall.jpg/70px-Babasahebwikismall.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Babasahebwikismall.jpg/105px-Babasahebwikismall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Babasahebwikismall.jpg/140px-Babasahebwikismall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="1010" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Babasaheb_Purandare" title="Babasaheb Purandare">Balwant Moreshwar Purandare</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1922–2021)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr id="2020"> <td>2020 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Fernandes_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/George_Fernandes_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-George_Fernandes_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/George_Fernandes_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-George_Fernandes_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/George_Fernandes_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-George_Fernandes_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="722" data-file-height="930" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/George_Fernandes" title="George Fernandes">George Fernandes</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1930–2019)</span><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xviii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Bihar </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_official_photograph_of_the_Defence_Minister,_Shri_Arun_Jaitley_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/The_official_photograph_of_the_Defence_Minister%2C_Shri_Arun_Jaitley_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-The_official_photograph_of_the_Defence_Minister%2C_Shri_Arun_Jaitley_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/The_official_photograph_of_the_Defence_Minister%2C_Shri_Arun_Jaitley_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-The_official_photograph_of_the_Defence_Minister%2C_Shri_Arun_Jaitley_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/The_official_photograph_of_the_Defence_Minister%2C_Shri_Arun_Jaitley_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-The_official_photograph_of_the_Defence_Minister%2C_Shri_Arun_Jaitley_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1608" data-file-height="2144" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Arun_Jaitley" title="Arun Jaitley">Arun Jaitley</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1952–2019)</span><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xix<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Anerood_Jugnauth_January_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Anerood_Jugnauth_January_2013.jpg/70px-Anerood_Jugnauth_January_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Anerood_Jugnauth_January_2013.jpg/105px-Anerood_Jugnauth_January_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Anerood_Jugnauth_January_2013.jpg/140px-Anerood_Jugnauth_January_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="202" data-file-height="311" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Anerood_Jugnauth" title="Anerood Jugnauth">Anerood Jugnauth</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1930–2021)</span> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Mauritius </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Padma_Vibhushan_Mary_Kom.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Padma_Vibhushan_Mary_Kom.jpg/70px-Padma_Vibhushan_Mary_Kom.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Padma_Vibhushan_Mary_Kom.jpg/105px-Padma_Vibhushan_Mary_Kom.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Padma_Vibhushan_Mary_Kom.jpg/140px-Padma_Vibhushan_Mary_Kom.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1737" data-file-height="1591" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Mary_Kom" title="Mary Kom">M. C. Mary Kom</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1982)</span></span> </th> <td>Sports </td> <td>Manipur </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chhannulal_Mishra.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Chhannulal_Mishra.jpg/70px-Chhannulal_Mishra.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Chhannulal_Mishra.jpg/105px-Chhannulal_Mishra.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Chhannulal_Mishra.jpg/140px-Chhannulal_Mishra.jpg 2x" data-file-width="662" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Chhannulal_Mishra" title="Chhannulal Mishra">Chhannulal Mishra</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1936)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Secretary_Tillerson_is_Greeted_by_Indian_Minister_of_External_Affairs_Swaraj_(24074726498)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Secretary_Tillerson_is_Greeted_by_Indian_Minister_of_External_Affairs_Swaraj_%2824074726498%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Secretary_Tillerson_is_Greeted_by_Indian_Minister_of_External_Affairs_Swaraj_%2824074726498%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Secretary_Tillerson_is_Greeted_by_Indian_Minister_of_External_Affairs_Swaraj_%2824074726498%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Secretary_Tillerson_is_Greeted_by_Indian_Minister_of_External_Affairs_Swaraj_%2824074726498%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Secretary_Tillerson_is_Greeted_by_Indian_Minister_of_External_Affairs_Swaraj_%2824074726498%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Secretary_Tillerson_is_Greeted_by_Indian_Minister_of_External_Affairs_Swaraj_%2824074726498%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="770" data-file-height="1083" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Sushma_Swaraj" title="Sushma Swaraj">Sushma Swaraj</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1952–2019)</span><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xx<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vishvesha_Tirtha_Swamiji_of_Pejawar_Mutt_meets_PM_Modi_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Vishvesha_Tirtha_Swamiji_of_Pejawar_Mutt_meets_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Vishvesha_Tirtha_Swamiji_of_Pejawar_Mutt_meets_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Vishvesha_Tirtha_Swamiji_of_Pejawar_Mutt_meets_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Vishvesha_Tirtha_Swamiji_of_Pejawar_Mutt_meets_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Vishvesha_Tirtha_Swamiji_of_Pejawar_Mutt_meets_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Vishvesha_Tirtha_Swamiji_of_Pejawar_Mutt_meets_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="372" data-file-height="481" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Vishwesha_Tirtha" title="Vishwesha Tirtha">Vishwesha Teertha</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1931–2019)</span><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xxi<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Others </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shinz%C5%8D_Abe_20120501.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Shinz%C5%8D_Abe_20120501.jpg/70px-Shinz%C5%8D_Abe_20120501.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Shinz%C5%8D_Abe_20120501.jpg/105px-Shinz%C5%8D_Abe_20120501.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Shinz%C5%8D_Abe_20120501.jpg/140px-Shinz%C5%8D_Abe_20120501.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1176" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Shinzo_Abe" title="Shinzo Abe">Shinzo Abe</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1954–2022)</span></span> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Japan </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:S._P._Balasubrahmanyam_at_the_%27Gurkha%27_Audio_Launch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam_at_the_%27Gurkha%27_Audio_Launch.jpg/70px-S._P._Balasubrahmanyam_at_the_%27Gurkha%27_Audio_Launch.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam_at_the_%27Gurkha%27_Audio_Launch.jpg/105px-S._P._Balasubrahmanyam_at_the_%27Gurkha%27_Audio_Launch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam_at_the_%27Gurkha%27_Audio_Launch.jpg/140px-S._P._Balasubrahmanyam_at_the_%27Gurkha%27_Audio_Launch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1248" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam" title="S. P. Balasubrahmanyam">S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1946–2020)</span><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xxii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Arts </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BelleMonappaHegde.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/BelleMonappaHegde.JPG/70px-BelleMonappaHegde.JPG" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/BelleMonappaHegde.JPG/105px-BelleMonappaHegde.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/BelleMonappaHegde.JPG/140px-BelleMonappaHegde.JPG 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/B._M._Hegde" title="B. M. Hegde">Belle Monappa Hegde</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1938)</span></span> </th> <td>Medicine </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Narinder_Singh_Kapany" title="Narinder Singh Kapany">Narinder Singh Kapany</a></b>*#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1926–2020)</span><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xxiii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>United States </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maulanawahiduddin.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Maulanawahiduddin.jpg/70px-Maulanawahiduddin.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Maulanawahiduddin.jpg/105px-Maulanawahiduddin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Maulanawahiduddin.jpg/140px-Maulanawahiduddin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="722" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Wahiduddin_Khan" title="Wahiduddin Khan">Wahiduddin Khan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1925–2021)</span></span> </th> <td>Others </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:B._B._Lal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/B._B._Lal.jpg/70px-B._B._Lal.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/B._B._Lal.jpg/105px-B._B._Lal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/B._B._Lal.jpg/140px-B._B._Lal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="542" data-file-height="669" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/B._B._Lal_(archaeologist)" class="mw-redirect" title="B. B. Lal (archaeologist)">B. B. Lal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1921–2022)</span></span> </th> <td>Others </td> <td>Delhi </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sudarshan_Sahoo,_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-III,_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan,_in_New_Delhi_on_November_09,_2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/The_President%2C_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sudarshan_Sahoo%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-III%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_November_09%2C_2021.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="57" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/The_President%2C_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sudarshan_Sahoo%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-III%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_November_09%2C_2021.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/The_President%2C_Shri_Ram_Nath_Kovind_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Shri_Sudarshan_Sahoo%2C_at_the_Civil_Investiture_Ceremony-III%2C_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_November_09%2C_2021.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2016" data-file-height="1629" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Sudarshan_Sahoo" title="Sudarshan Sahoo">Sudarshan Sahoo</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1939)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Odisha </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prabha_atre.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Prabha_atre.jpg/70px-Prabha_atre.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Prabha_atre.jpg/105px-Prabha_atre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Prabha_atre.jpg/140px-Prabha_atre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="659" data-file-height="439" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Prabha_Atre" title="Prabha Atre">Prabha Atre</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(1932–2024)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Radheshyam_Khemka" title="Radheshyam Khemka">Radheshyam Khemka</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1935–2021)</span><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xxiv<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Literature & Education </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bipin_Rawat_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(CDS).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Bipin_Rawat_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_%28CDS%29.jpg/70px-Bipin_Rawat_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_%28CDS%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Bipin_Rawat_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_%28CDS%29.jpg/105px-Bipin_Rawat_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_%28CDS%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Bipin_Rawat_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_%28CDS%29.jpg/140px-Bipin_Rawat_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_%28CDS%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="720" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Bipin_Rawat" title="Bipin Rawat"><span style="font-size:85%;">General</span><br /><b>Bipin Rawat</b></a>#<br /><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Uttam Yudh Seva Medal">UYSM</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Yudh Seva Medal">YSM</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Sena_Medal" title="Sena Medal">SM</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span> <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Aide_de_Camp" class="mw-redirect" title="Aide de Camp">ADC</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1958–2021)</span><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xxv<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Civil Service </td> <td>Uttarakhand </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kalyan_Singh1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Kalyan_Singh1.jpg/70px-Kalyan_Singh1.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Kalyan_Singh1.jpg/105px-Kalyan_Singh1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Kalyan_Singh1.jpg/140px-Kalyan_Singh1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="346" data-file-height="493" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Kalyan_Singh" title="Kalyan Singh">Kalyan Singh</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1932–2021)</span><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xxvi<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Balkrishna_Doshi.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Balkrishna_Doshi.JPG/70px-Balkrishna_Doshi.JPG" decoding="async" width="70" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Balkrishna_Doshi.JPG/105px-Balkrishna_Doshi.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Balkrishna_Doshi.JPG/140px-Balkrishna_Doshi.JPG 2x" data-file-width="825" data-file-height="1032" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/B._V._Doshi" title="B. V. Doshi">Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1927–2023)</span><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xxvii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Others </td> <td>Gujarat </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ustad_Zakir_Hussain_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Ustad_Zakir_Hussain_1.jpg/70px-Ustad_Zakir_Hussain_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Ustad_Zakir_Hussain_1.jpg/105px-Ustad_Zakir_Hussain_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Ustad_Zakir_Hussain_1.jpg/140px-Ustad_Zakir_Hussain_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Hussain_(musician)" title="Zakir Hussain (musician)">Zakir Hussain</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1951)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India-eam-krishna_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/India-eam-krishna_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-India-eam-krishna_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/India-eam-krishna_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-India-eam-krishna_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/India-eam-krishna_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-India-eam-krishna_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="1158" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/S._M._Krishna" title="S. M. Krishna">S. M. Krishna</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1932)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Karnataka </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Mahalanabis" title="Dilip Mahalanabis">Dilip Mahalanabis</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1934–2022)</span><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xxviii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Medicine </td> <td>West Bengal </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Srinivasa_Varadhan_Heidelberg.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Srinivasa_Varadhan_Heidelberg.JPG/70px-Srinivasa_Varadhan_Heidelberg.JPG" decoding="async" width="70" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Srinivasa_Varadhan_Heidelberg.JPG/105px-Srinivasa_Varadhan_Heidelberg.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Srinivasa_Varadhan_Heidelberg.JPG/140px-Srinivasa_Varadhan_Heidelberg.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="4272" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFECC8" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/S._R._Srinivasa_Varadhan" title="S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan">S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan</a></b>*<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1940)</span> </td> <td>Science & Engineering </td> <td>United States </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Uttar_Pradesh_Chief_Minister_Shri.Mulayam_Singh_Yadav_,_addressing_at_the_National_Development_Council,_New_Delhi_on_December_9,_2006_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Uttar_Pradesh_Chief_Minister_Shri.Mulayam_Singh_Yadav_%2C_addressing_at_the_National_Development_Council%2C_New_Delhi_on_December_9%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Uttar_Pradesh_Chief_Minister_Shri.Mulayam_Singh_Yadav_%2C_addressing_at_the_National_Development_Council%2C_New_Delhi_on_December_9%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Uttar_Pradesh_Chief_Minister_Shri.Mulayam_Singh_Yadav_%2C_addressing_at_the_National_Development_Council%2C_New_Delhi_on_December_9%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Uttar_Pradesh_Chief_Minister_Shri.Mulayam_Singh_Yadav_%2C_addressing_at_the_National_Development_Council%2C_New_Delhi_on_December_9%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Uttar_Pradesh_Chief_Minister_Shri.Mulayam_Singh_Yadav_%2C_addressing_at_the_National_Development_Council%2C_New_Delhi_on_December_9%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Uttar_Pradesh_Chief_Minister_Shri.Mulayam_Singh_Yadav_%2C_addressing_at_the_National_Development_Council%2C_New_Delhi_on_December_9%2C_2006_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="281" data-file-height="338" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Mulayam_Singh_Yadav" title="Mulayam Singh Yadav">Mulayam Singh Yadav</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1939–2022)</span><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xxix<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Smt._Droupadi_Murmu_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vyjayantimala_Bali.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/The_President%2C_Smt._Droupadi_Murmu_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vyjayantimala_Bali.jpg/70px-The_President%2C_Smt._Droupadi_Murmu_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vyjayantimala_Bali.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/The_President%2C_Smt._Droupadi_Murmu_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vyjayantimala_Bali.jpg/105px-The_President%2C_Smt._Droupadi_Murmu_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vyjayantimala_Bali.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/The_President%2C_Smt._Droupadi_Murmu_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vyjayantimala_Bali.jpg/140px-The_President%2C_Smt._Droupadi_Murmu_presenting_the_Padma_Vibhushan_Award_to_Dr._Vyjayantimala_Bali.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1669" data-file-height="2184" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Vyjayanthimala" title="Vyjayanthimala">Vyjayanthimala</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1933)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_President,_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_National_Tourism_Awards_2011-12,_at_a_function,_in_New_Delhi_on_March_18,_2013._The_Minister_of_State_(Independent_Charge)_for_Tourism,_Shri_K._Chiranjeevi_is_also_seen_(1)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_National_Tourism_Awards_2011-12%2C_at_a_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_18%2C_2013._The_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_Shri_K._Chiranjeevi_is_also_seen_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_National_Tourism_Awards_2011-12%2C_at_a_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_18%2C_2013._The_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_Shri_K._Chiranjeevi_is_also_seen_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/The_President%2C_Shri_Pranab_Mukherjee_presenting_the_National_Tourism_Awards_2011-12%2C_at_a_function%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_March_18%2C_2013._The_Minister_of_State_%28Independent_Charge%29_for_Tourism%2C_Shri_K._Chiranjeevi_is_also_seen_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="746" data-file-height="1047" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1955)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Padma_Vibhushan_Shri_M_Venkaiah_Naidu.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Padma_Vibhushan_Shri_M_Venkaiah_Naidu.jpg/70px-Padma_Vibhushan_Shri_M_Venkaiah_Naidu.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Padma_Vibhushan_Shri_M_Venkaiah_Naidu.jpg/105px-Padma_Vibhushan_Shri_M_Venkaiah_Naidu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Padma_Vibhushan_Shri_M_Venkaiah_Naidu.jpg/140px-Padma_Vibhushan_Shri_M_Venkaiah_Naidu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1351" data-file-height="1687" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Venkaiah_Naidu" title="Venkaiah Naidu">Venkaiah Naidu</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1949)</span></span> </th> <td>Public Affairs </td> <td>Andhra Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bindeshwar_Pathak.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Bindeshwar_Pathak.jpg/70px-Bindeshwar_Pathak.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Bindeshwar_Pathak.jpg/105px-Bindeshwar_Pathak.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Bindeshwar_Pathak.jpg/140px-Bindeshwar_Pathak.jpg 2x" data-file-width="241" data-file-height="314" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#CEE8F0" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Bindeshwar_Pathak" title="Bindeshwar Pathak">Bindeshwar Pathak</a></b>#<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1943–2023)</span><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>xxx<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Social Work </td> <td>Bihar </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Guru_Padma_Subramanyam_in_Bhagavath_Geetha_.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Guru_Padma_Subramanyam_in_Bhagavath_Geetha_.jpg/70px-Guru_Padma_Subramanyam_in_Bhagavath_Geetha_.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Guru_Padma_Subramanyam_in_Bhagavath_Geetha_.jpg/105px-Guru_Padma_Subramanyam_in_Bhagavath_Geetha_.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Guru_Padma_Subramanyam_in_Bhagavath_Geetha_.jpg/140px-Guru_Padma_Subramanyam_in_Bhagavath_Geetha_.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2250" data-file-height="2391" /></a></span> </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Padma_Subrahmanyam" title="Padma Subrahmanyam">Padma Subrahmanyam</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(born 1943)</span></span> </th> <td>Arts </td> <td>Tamil Nadu </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Explanatory_notes">Explanatory notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Padma_Vibhushan_award_recipients&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Explanatory notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Article18-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Article18_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Per Article 18 (1) of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_India" title="Constitution of India">Constitution of India</a>: Abolition of titles, "no title, not being a military or academic distinction, shall be conferred by the State".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEdgar2011C-105_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEdgar2011C-105-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/P._N._Haksar" title="P. N. Haksar">P. N. Haksar</a> was offered the award in 1973 for, among other services, his crucial diplomatic role in brokering the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Soviet_Treaty_of_Friendship_and_Cooperation" title="Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation">Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Shimla_Agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="Shimla Agreement">Shimla Agreement</a>, but declined as "Accepting an award for work done somehow causes an inexplicable discomfort to me."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Vilayat_Khan" title="Vilayat Khan">Vilayat Khan</a> refused <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> (1964), <a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a> (1968), and Padma Vibhushan (2000) and stated that "the selection committees were incompetent to judge [his] music".<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PB2000_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PB2000-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/E._M._S._Namboodiripad" title="E. M. S. Namboodiripad">E. M. S. Namboodiripad</a>, the General Secretary of the <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India" title="Communist Party of India">Communist Party of India</a> (of the <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party of India (Marxist)</a> from 1964) and the first <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Kerala" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Kerala">Chief Minister of Kerala</a> (1957-59, 1967-69), declined the award in 1992, as it went against his nature to accept a state honour.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Swami_Ranganathananda" class="mw-redirect" title="Swami Ranganathananda">Swami Ranganathananda</a> declined the award in 2000 as it was conferred to him as an individual and not to the <a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna_Mission" title="Ramakrishna Mission">Ramakrishna Mission</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PB2000_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PB2000-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Jain-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Jain_25-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Chand_Jain" title="Lakshmi Chand Jain">Lakshmi Chand Jain</a> died on 14 November 2010, at the age of 84.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His family refused to accept the posthumous honour as Jain was against accepting state honours.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Joshi-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Joshi_27-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Sharad_Anantrao_Joshi" title="Sharad Anantrao Joshi">Sharad Anantrao Joshi</a>'s family refused to accept the posthumous honour as Joshi's work for good of farmers is not reflected in the Government policies for them.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Amte-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Amte_30-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In 1991, <a href="/wiki/Baba_Amte" title="Baba Amte">Baba Amte</a> returned the award, along with the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri</a> conferred in 1971, to protest against the treatment given to the tribals during the construction of <a href="/wiki/Sardar_Sarovar_Dam" title="Sardar Sarovar Dam">Sardar Sarovar Dam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In 2020, <a href="/wiki/Parkash_Singh_Badal" title="Parkash Singh Badal">Parkash Singh Badal</a> returned the award in solidarity with the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_Indian_farmers%27_protest" title="2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest">farmers protest</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <dl><dt>Posthumous recipients</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-lower-roman reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Suranjan_Das" title="Suranjan Das">Suranjan Das</a> died on 10 January 1970, at the age of 49.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Mohammed_Sadiq" title="Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq">Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq</a> died on 12 December 1971, at the age of 59.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Vikram_Sarabhai" title="Vikram Sarabhai">Vikram Sarabhai</a> died on 30 December 1971, at the age of 52.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Ali_Yavar_Jung" title="Ali Yavar Jung">Ali Yavar Jung</a> died on 11 December 1976, at the age of 70.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Arun_Shridhar_Vaidya" title="Arun Shridhar Vaidya">Arun Shridhar Vaidya</a> was assassinated by Sikh extremists on 10 August 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Mahadevi_Varma" title="Mahadevi Varma">Mahadevi Varma</a> died on 11 September 1987, at the age of 80.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Narayana_Reddy" title="Ravi Narayana Reddy">Ravi Narayana Reddy</a> died on 9 September 1991, at the age of 83.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/V._Shantaram" title="V. Shantaram">V. 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title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Arts</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/Ebrahim_Alkazi" title="Ebrahim Alkazi">Ebrahim Alkazi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kishori_Amonkar" title="Kishori Amonkar">Kishori Amonkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prabha_Atre" title="Prabha Atre">Prabha Atre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan" title="Amitabh Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teejan_Bai" title="Teejan Bai">Teejan Bai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Balamuralikrishna" title="M. 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Balasubrahmanyam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asha_Bhosle" title="Asha Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandalal_Bose" title="Nandalal Bose">Nandalal Bose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hariprasad_Chaurasia" title="Hariprasad Chaurasia">Hariprasad Chaurasia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girija_Devi" title="Girija Devi">Girija Devi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumar_Gandharva" title="Kumar Gandharva">Kumar Gandharva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Gujral" title="Satish Gujral">Satish Gujral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gangubai_Hangal" title="Gangubai Hangal">Gangubai Hangal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhupen_Hazarika" title="Bhupen Hazarika">Bhupen Hazarika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._F._Husain" title="M. F. Husain">M. F. Husain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Hussain_(musician)" title="Zakir Hussain (musician)">Zakir Hussain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Semmangudi_Srinivasa_Iyer" title="Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer">Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhimsen_Joshi" title="Bhimsen Joshi">Bhimsen Joshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Akbar_Khan" title="Ali Akbar Khan">Ali Akbar Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amjad_Ali_Khan" title="Amjad Ali Khan">Amjad Ali Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allauddin_Khan" title="Allauddin Khan">Allauddin Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bismillah_Khan" title="Bismillah Khan">Bismillah Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Mustafa_Khan_(singer)" title="Ghulam Mustafa Khan (singer)">Ghulam Mustafa Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamini_Krishnamurthy" title="Yamini Krishnamurthy">Yamini Krishnamurthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dilip_Kumar" title="Dilip Kumar">Dilip Kumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._K._Laxman" title="R. K. Laxman">R. K. Laxman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birju_Maharaj" title="Birju Maharaj">Birju Maharaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kishan_Maharaj" title="Kishan Maharaj">Kishan Maharaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lata_Mangeshkar" title="Lata Mangeshkar">Lata Mangeshkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonal_Mansingh" title="Sonal Mansingh">Sonal Mansingh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallikarjun_Mansur" title="Mallikarjun Mansur">Mallikarjun Mansur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zubin_Mehta" title="Zubin Mehta">Zubin Mehta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mario_Miranda" title="Mario Miranda">Mario Miranda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chhannulal_Mishra" title="Chhannulal Mishra">Chhannulal Mishra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelucharan_Mohapatra" title="Kelucharan Mohapatra">Kelucharan Mohapatra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Mohapatra" title="Raghunath Mohapatra">Raghunath Mohapatra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasraj" title="Jasraj">Jasraj Motiram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benode_Behari_Mukherjee" title="Benode Behari Mukherjee">Benode Behari Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee" title="Hrishikesh Mukherjee">Hrishikesh Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajinikanth" title="Rajinikanth">Rajinikanth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Narayan" title="Ram Narayan">Ram Narayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._K._Pattammal" title="D. K. Pattammal">D. K. Pattammal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Shankar_Pillai" title="K. Shankar Pillai">K. Shankar Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balwant_Moreshwar_Purandare" class="mw-redirect" title="Balwant Moreshwar Purandare">Balwant Moreshwar Purandare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaloji_Narayana_Rao" title="Kaloji Narayana Rao">Kaloji Narayana Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._H._Raza" title="S. H. Raza">S. H. Raza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zohra_Sehgal" title="Zohra Sehgal">Zohra Sehgal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uday_Shankar" title="Uday Shankar">Uday Shankar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Shankar" title="Ravi Shankar">Ravi Shankar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Shantaram" title="V. Shantaram">V. Shantaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shivkumar_Sharma" title="Shivkumar Sharma">Shivkumar Sharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umayalpuram_K._Sivaraman" title="Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman">Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Subbulakshmi" title="M. S. Subbulakshmi">M. S. Subbulakshmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._G._Subramanyan" title="K. G. Subramanyan">K. G. Subramanyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapila_Vatsyayan" title="Kapila Vatsyayan">Kapila Vatsyayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homai_Vyarawalla" title="Homai Vyarawalla">Homai Vyarawalla</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:6em;font-weight:normal;">Civil service</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/Bimala_Prasad_Chaliha" title="Bimala Prasad Chaliha">Bimala Prasad Chaliha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naresh_Chandra" title="Naresh Chandra">Naresh Chandra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Chaturvedi" title="T. N. Chaturvedi">T. N. Chaturvedi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayanto_Nath_Chaudhuri" title="Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri">Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suranjan_Das" title="Suranjan Das">Suranjan Das</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajeshwar_Dayal" title="Rajeshwar Dayal">Rajeshwar Dayal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basanti_Devi" title="Basanti Devi">Basanti Devi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._N._Dhar" title="P. N. Dhar">P. N. Dhar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jyotindra_Nath_Dixit" title="Jyotindra Nath Dixit">Jyotindra Nath Dixit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Gill" title="M. S. Gill">M. S. Gill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hafiz_Mohamad_Ibrahim" title="Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim">Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._V._R._Iyengar" class="mw-redirect" title="H. V. R. Iyengar">H. V. R. Iyengar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhola_Nath_Jha" title="Bhola Nath Jha">Bhola Nath Jha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._S._Joshi" title="D. S. Joshi">Dattatraya Shridhar Joshi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajudhiya_Nath_Khosla" title="Ajudhiya Nath Khosla">Ajudhiya Nath Khosla</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Anand_Krishna&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Anand Krishna (page does not exist)">Rai Krishnadasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Krishnamurthy" title="V. Krishnamurthy">V. Krishnamurthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramasiva_Prabhakar_Kumaramangalam" title="Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam">P. Prabhakar Kumaramangalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratap_Chandra_Lal" title="Pratap Chandra Lal">Pratap Chandra Lal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._B._Lall" title="K. B. Lall">K. B. Lall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Manekshaw" title="Sam Manekshaw">Sam Manekshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om_Prakash_Mehra" title="Om Prakash Mehra">Om Prakash Mehra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Sinha_Mehta" title="Mohan Sinha Mehta">Mohan Sinha Mehta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._G._K._Menon" title="M. G. K. Menon">M. G. K. Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brajesh_Mishra" title="Brajesh Mishra">Brajesh Mishra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumati_Morarjee" title="Sumati Morarjee">Sumati Morarjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcot_Ramasamy_Mudaliar" title="Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar">A. Ramasamy Mudaliar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sardarilal_Mathradas_Nanda" title="Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda">Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chakravarthi_V._Narasimhan" title="Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan">Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braj_Kumar_Nehru" title="Braj Kumar Nehru">Braj Kumar Nehru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._D._Pande" title="B. D. Pande">Bhairab Dutt Pande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghananand_Pande" title="Ghananand Pande">Ghananand Pande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijaya_Lakshmi_Pandit" title="Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit">Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._V._Rajeswar" title="T. V. Rajeswar">T. V. Rajeswar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._R._Krishnaswamy_Rao" class="mw-redirect" title="C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao">C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._V._R._Rao" title="P. V. R. Rao">Pattadakal Venkanna R. Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._R._Varadaraja_Rao" class="mw-redirect" title="V. K. R. Varadaraja Rao">V. K. R. V. Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bipin_Rawat" title="Bipin Rawat">Bipin Rawat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khusro_Faramurz_Rustamji" title="Khusro Faramurz Rustamji">Khusro Faramurz Rustamji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harish_Chandra_Sarin" title="Harish Chandra Sarin">Harish Chandra Sarin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Binay_Ranjan_Sen" title="Binay Ranjan Sen">Binay Ranjan Sen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homi_Sethna" title="Homi Sethna">Homi Sethna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arjan_Singh" title="Arjan Singh">Arjan Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harbaksh_Singh" title="Harbaksh Singh">Harbaksh Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sant_Kirpal_Singh_Ji_Maharaj" class="mw-redirect" title="Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj">Kirpal Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarlok_Singh_(economist)" title="Tarlok Singh (economist)">Tarlok Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lallan_Prasad_Singh" title="Lallan Prasad Singh">Lallan Prasad Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Sivaraman" title="B. Sivaraman">Balaram Sivaraman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandrika_Prasad_Srivastava" title="Chandrika Prasad Srivastava">Chandrika Prasad Srivastava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Swaminathan" title="T. Swaminathan">T. Swaminathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arun_Shridhar_Vaidya" title="Arun Shridhar Vaidya">Arun Shridhar Vaidya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharma_Vira" title="Dharma Vira">Dharma Vira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narinder_Nath_Vohra" title="Narinder Nath Vohra">Narinder Nath Vohra</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em;font-weight:normal;">Literature and <br />education</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._S._R._Arunachalam" title="V. S. R. Arunachalam">V. S. R. Arunachalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagdish_Bhagwati" title="Jagdish Bhagwati">Jagdish Bhagwati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyendra_Nath_Bose" title="Satyendra Nath Bose">Satyendra Nath Bose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tara_Chand_(archaeologist)" title="Tara Chand (archaeologist)">Tara Chand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suniti_Kumar_Chatterji" title="Suniti Kumar Chatterji">Suniti Kumar Chatterji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._P._Chattopadhyaya" title="D. P. Chattopadhyaya">D. P. 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/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 href="/wiki/P._Parameswaran" title="P. Parameswaran">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/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. 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