Unsung heroes who got Padma Shri | Photos

On the eve of 76th Republic Day on Sunday, the Centre announced the list of the prestigious Padma Shri award winners. Take a look at the winners-

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Jyonacharan Bathari is also known as ‘Joy of Dimasa’. He is 84 years old living legend of the Tribal Dimasa folk culture from Dima Hasao. 

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L Hangthing is a fruit farmer from Noklak who specialises in cultivating non-native fruits.

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Hariman Sharma is an apple farmer from Bilaspur who developed a low-chilling apple variety.

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Jumde Yomgam Gamlin is a social worker from West Siang who worked for drug de-addiction

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Saikha A J Al Sabah is a yoga practitioner promoting yoga and meditation and Kuwait and Gulf. 

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Harvinder Singh is a para archer who won India a gold medal in Paris and bronze in Tokyo Olympics.

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Bheru Singh Chouhan is a Nirgun folk singer from Malwa, upholding the oral traditions of folk for 50 years. 

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Radha Bahin Bhatt is a 91-year-old Gandhian dedicated to women empowerment and environmental protection for seven decades.

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P Datchanamoorthy is a celebrated Thavil player from Puducherry and has been performing pan India for fifty years. 

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Naren Gurung is a folk artist from Soreng, Sikkim and has been promoting Sikkimese and Nepali music and dance for over six decades. 

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Bhim Singh Bhavesh is a journalist who dedicated himself to the welfare of Musahar community in Bhojpur.

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Pandi Ram Mandavi is a tribal instrument maker from Narayanpur and has been promoting Gond wood crafts for over five decades. 

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Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar, 81, is a Gondhali folk singer from Bagalkot and has been preserving the dying art form for over 60 years.

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Suresh Soni is a social worker from Sabarkantha and he dedicated his life to care of leprosy patients.

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Vilas Dangre is a visually impaired homeopathy doctor from Nagpur who dedicated 50 years of his life treating lakhs of poor. 

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Nirmala Devi is a global ambassador of Sujani embroidery from Muzzafarpur. She is credited with reviving the art form. 

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Jagdish Joshila is a veteran Nimadi and Hindi author who has been writing on nationalism, society and tribes for over 50 years.