Know The People To Be Conferred With Padma Shri 2025: From Paralympic Gold Medalist Harvinder Singh To Hindu spiritual leader Jonas Masetti

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These esteemed awards are given by the President of India. These awards are given to people who have contributed to the society in their respective fields.

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A 68-year old man who is a master instrument maker and a wood carver from Gond Muria tribe. His work include relief sculptures in wooden panels, bamboo flutes, wooden combs and standing sculptures.

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Radha Bahin Bhatt has established Bal Mandirs for the holistic growth of the children. She has launched initiatives like 'One Hour School' for girls and established a vocational training school for women.

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Suresh Soni has dedicated 36 years of his life for care, welfare and rehabilitation of leprosy patients. He established a village named 'Sahyog' for people who are suffering from leprosy.

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Joynacharan Bathari senior most Flagbearer of Dimaa tribal forlk music. Over the past 6 decades he dedicated his life for preservation and propagation of Dimasa folk music and the instrument.

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Nirmala Devi has revived the traditional needle work art of Bihar. Her work is exhibited in Museums as well as many countries. She has trained more than 1000 women from 15 plus villages in Sujani embroidery.

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Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar has sang more than 1000 Gondhai songs. Apart from this he has narrated over 150 Gondhali stories. He has trained over 1000 students for free conrtibuting to promotion and preservation of dying.

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Vilas Dangre is a 70-year old visually impared doctor. He has dedicated more than 50 years trating economically weaker section patient at nominal cost. He established Dr Vilas Dangre Homeopathy Clinic in Nagpur.

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Jumde Yomgam Gamlin founded a NGO named 'Mothers Vision'. This is a 30 bed spirituality-based De-0addiction cum rehabilitation centre.With this, she empowered 700 plus people to overcome addiction.

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Hariman Sharma is a apple farmer from Bilaspur. He developed a low-chilling apple variety 'HRMN-99'. These apples grow in low altitude above 1,800 feet from the sea level.

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Naren Gurung is a versatile folk artist from Gangtok. He devoted 60 years to preserve and promote Sikkimese Nepali folk music and the dance tradition.

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Shaikha AJ Al Sabah is a Yoga practitioner from Kuwait. She founded Daratma, Kuwait's first licensed yoga studio. She launced Yoga education license in Kuwait.

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Bheru Singh Chouhan is a prolific Nirgun folk singer. He has giver over 5 decades to Bhajan Music. He has played major role in promoting Nirgun Bhajan and Malwa culture.

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Jagdish Joshila is a Nimadi and Hindi author. He founded Nimadi prose literature and has been pioneered as the first Nimadi novelist. He is dedicated to teaching and preserving Nimadi language.

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L Hangthing is a farmer from Noklak, Nagalandv. He has over 30 years of expertise in cultivating non-native fruits. He introduced non-native fruit and vegetable saplings to his region.

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P Datchanamoorthy has performed over 15,000 events across India. He is an Instrumentalist specializing in Thavil. His techniques has been widely adopted. He is well known for his innovative approaches to music and teaching.

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Bhim Singh Bhavesh has enrolled over 8,000 Musahar children in government schools. He established a large library. Apart from this, he has organized over 100 health camps across Bhojpur and Buxar district.

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Harvinder Singh is a Para-Archer from Kaitha in Haryana. He became first Indian to win Gold in Paralympic games. He bagged a gold in 2024 Paris Paralympic and got one Bronze in 2020 Tokyo Paralympic.

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Jonas Masetti is a mechanical engineer who turned into a Hindu Spiritual leaader. He is from Brazil. He is known as 'Vishvanath' and became a respected figure in the spiritual community.