Film producer known for his work in
Telugu cinema. Founded
Suresh Productions in 1964 which became of one of the largest film production companies in India placing him in the
Guinness Book of World Records for the most films produced by an individual, with more than 150 films in 13 Indian languages. Also served as a Member of Lok Sabha representing Bapatla constituency in Andhra Pradesh from 1999 to 2004.
Dancer, choreographer, and academic best known as an exponent of
Mohiniyattam. Founder-director of the Nalanda Dance Research Centre and the founder-principal of the Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya in Mumbai. Credited with having played a key role in the revival and popularisation of Mohiniyattam and for having brought a scientific temper and academic rigour and for the contemporisation of mythological tales in her performances and her portrayal of strong women characters in them. Conferred
Padma Shri in 1990.
Choreographer, guru, and notable proponent of
Bharatanatyam and established the Ganesa Natyalaya in 1974. Credited for choreographing ten full-length ballets and nearly two thousand individual Bharatanatyam pieces. Also published her renditions of
Subramania Bharati's songs and poems and set some of her works to dance. Conferred
Padma Shri in 2002.
Actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. Considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, is known as the First Superstar in
Indian cinema. Consecutively starred in a record 15 solo hero successful films between 1969 and 1971 and was the highest-paid actor in Hindi cinema throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Television personality known for his satirical take on the problems of the common man. Well known for his television series Flop Show, Full Tension and mini capsules Ulta Pulta in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Commonly known as "King of Comedy" and also "King of Satire".
Computer scientist, IT leader and educationalist, best known as the architect of India's national initiative in supercomputing where he led the development of
PARAM supercomputers. Founder and executive director of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, he is currently working on developing
exascale supercomputing for India. Also serves as the chancellor of
Nalanda University since 2017. Conferred
Padma Shri in 2000.
Eminent journalist and politician, served in editorial positions over several English dailies in India including The Indian Express, The Times of India, The Statesman, India Today, etc. Also served as a nominated member of
Rajya Sabha from 2016 until 2021, and again from 2021 until 2022.
Retired Indian Administrative Service officer who served as the 15th
Chief Election Commissioner of India from 2006 until 2009. Prior to becoming the chief election commissioner, he served on various bureaucratic positions including that of Secretary, Ministry of Culture;
Union Home Secretary and Secretary-General of
National Human Rights Commission.
Eminent political scientist and an expert in the
Indian Constitution, constitutional law, parliamentary experts, and a distinguished scholar. Served as Secretary-General of
Lok Sabha from 1983 until 1990 and also headed International Centre for Parliamentary Documentation,
IPU at Geneva till 1983.
Hindustani classical musician, specializing in Khayal, Dhrupad Dhammar, Prabandh Gayaki and various other ancient indian musical styles. Known for having composed more than 5000 works in Sanskrit, Hindi, Braj Bhasha, Persian and Urdu. Also credited for creating several new Raagas such as Bhaat Kalyan, AdhbhutRanjini, Hem Gaud, Madhur Malahar, Divya Gandhar, Khat Shringar, Prasanna Padaa, etc. Conferred
Padma Shri in 2008.
Eminent endocrinologist and diabetologist. Served as Chairman, Division of Endocrinology at
Medanta The Medicity and then at
Max Healthcare. Known for his publications and works in the field of endocrinology.
Senior advocate practicing at the
Supreme Court of India and as the
Solicitor General of India from 1 November 1999 to 3 November 2002. Appointed as amicus curiae by the Supreme Court in some cases, mostly relating to preservation of the environment. Also appointed as a
Queen's Counsel for the courts of England and Wales in 2020.
Interventional cardiologist, credited with the performance of over 50,000 angiograms and 20,000 angioplasties, which has been included in the Limca Book of Records. Also serving as a Fellow of the
Royal College of Physicians of London, Edinburgh and Ireland and as the chief cardiologist, holding the chairs of the department of cardiovascular sciences and cardiology council at the
Fortis Healthcare. He is the first cardiologist in the South Asian region to perform an angioscopy and directional atherectomy and is reported to be the first to use Impella heart support device and Drug-eluting stents, Bioresorbable stents and thrombectomy devices in India. Also known to have contributed to the development of Bioresorbable Scaffold (BRS) Stent as a member of the Advisory Group. Conferred
Padma Shri in 2003.
Journalist and businessperson who is the chairman and Editor-in-chief of
India TV. Best known for his courtroom-like setting celebrity interviewing show Aap Ki Adalat.
Popular as Guru Satpal, he is a wrestling coach and former wrestler and a gold medalist in
1982 Asian Games and a bronze medalist in
1974 Asian Games. Known as the coach of Olympic medalists
Sushil Kumar and
Ravi Kumar Dahiya and is also the Chief Patron of the School Games Federation of India.
Reverend humanitarian, spiritual leader, educator and supercentenarian who was a
Lingayatism religious figure. Swami joined the
Siddaganga Matha in 1930 Karnataka and became head seer in 1941 and also founded the Sri Siddaganga Education Society. Described as the most esteemed adherent of Lingayatism (Veerashaivism), he was referred to as Nadedaaduva Devaru (walking God) in the state.
Distinguished geologist and a former vice chancellor of
Kumaon University, internationally recognized for his path-breaking work in the fields of geodynamics and environmental science. Conferred
Padma Shri in 2007.
Canadian-American mathematician serving as the Brandon Fradd, Class of 1983, Professor of Mathematics at
Princeton University, the Stieltjes Professor of Number Theory at
Leiden University, and also holds Adjunct Professorships at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, the
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and the
University of Hyderabad. Known primarily for his contributions to
number theory. Conferred the
Fields Medal in 2014 for his contributions in "developing powerful new methods in the geometry of numbers, which he applied to count rings of small rank and to bound the average rank of elliptic curves".
Prominently known as Vamadeva Shastri, he is an American author, astrologer, teacher (acharya) and a proponent of Hindutva. Wrote numerous books on topics spanning the Vedas, Hinduism, Yoga, Ayurveda and Vedic astrology. He is also a prominent ideologue of the Hindutva movement, he has also been accused of practicing historical revisionism.
American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and writer best known for co-founding the software giant
Microsoft. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief software architect, while also being its largest individual shareholder until May 2014. Played a prominent pioneering role in the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. Founded the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation along with Melinda Gates and actively engaged in philanthropic work and charity.
American philanthropist, former multimedia product developer and manager at
Microsoft. Co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest private charitable organization.
Playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Hindi films. He has also sung in various other languages including Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Bengali, Odia, Bhojpuri, Nepali, Malayalam, Assamese, Bagheli and Maithili. Made his Hindi playback debut was in Unees-Bees (1980) and finally made his mark in the film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) with his song "Papa Kehte Hain" which him in Bollywood playback singing and the soundtrack became one of the highest-selling albums in the 1980s. Remained prolific through the 2000s, singing numbers in films such as Pukar, Dhadkan, Lagaan, Devdas and Veer-Zaara. Conferred
Padma Shri in 2009.
Sculptor, best known for his works including designing the world's tallest statue, the
Statue of Unity with a height of 182 metres (597 feet). Also notable works include the 45-foot tall Chambal monument, statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the
Indian Parliament and the 108 feet tall Kempe Gowda statue at the
Bengaluru International Airport. Conferred
Padma Shri in 1999.
Art theatre personality and founder-director of the
Kalakshetra Manipur, theatre laboratory established in 1969 that explores a new vocabulary in the existing language of theatre. Conferred
Padma Shri in 2004.
Writer and teacher, known for his scholarship in Sanskrit literature. Served as Professor of Linguistics, in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at
Sampurnanand Sanskrit Universityand as the Deputy Director at Yog Sadhana Kendra and Shankrachrya Mandap of the university. Credited with many articles and books, Baudha Darshan Mimansa, Chitra Champu Kavyasya Sasamiksham Sampadanam, Sanskrit Dhwani Vigyan, Kavya Shastriya Paribhashik Shabdon Ki Nirukti being a few of them. Also serves as a newscaster for
Akashvani and the trustee of Shri Venimadhvapur Trust, Mirzapur and Shri Vishveshwar Trust, Varanasi and as the Acharya of
Kashi Vishwanath temple. Conferred
Padma Shri in 2011.
Surgeon and gastroenterologist, considered by many as the father of
laparoscopic surgery in India. Served as a general surgeon at
Breach Candy Hospital and
Hinduja Hospital and was the founder president of the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons. Also served as president of the Indian chapter and the World body of the
International College of Surgeons. Conferred
Padma Shri in 2006.
Jain monk, activist and Gujarati language writer, well known for his lectures on spirituality and social issues. His works included visionary books for the socio-cultural upliftment of the individual as well as society at large.
Successor of
Satyananda Saraswati, founder of
Satyananda Yoga. Began his training at Bihar School of Yoga at the age of four through the use of yoga-nidra and practice of other yoga techniques. Initiated as a sannyasi and thereafter for eleven years he lived overseas. Appointed the Head of Bihar School of Yoga in 1983 and for the next eleven years, he spearheaded the research and development activities at Ganga Darshan, Shivananda Math and the Yoga Research Foundation. Established Bihar Yoga Bharati as the centre for higher studies in the field of yoga in 1994 and the Yoga Publication Trust in 2000.
Actor, comedian, character actor, editor, political satirist, playwright, film director and lawyer from Tamil Nadu. He was a popular comedian in the 1960s and 70s, and had acted with all the top stars in that period. Founder-editor of the Tamil magazine Thuglak and also served as a nominated member of the
Rajya Sabha from 1999 until 2005.
Billiards and professional snooker player and a 27-time
International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) world champion, having won 18 billiards world titles, the IBSF World Billiards Championship on 17 occasions and the World Team Billiards Championship once. Also won the IBSF World Snooker Championship three times, IBSF World six-red championship twice and the IBSF World Team Cup and IBSF World Team Championship one time each in the field of snooker. Conferred
Padma Shri in 2009.
Prelate who served as Metropolitan of the
Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church from 1999 until 2007 and as Valiya Thirumeni (Metropolitan Emeritus) from 2007 until his death in 2021. He was the world's longest serving bishop, serving for 67 years, 11 months and 12 days.
Professional cricketer, a right-handed batter and a wicket-keeper. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific wicket-keeper-batsmen and captains, he represented the
Indian cricket team and was the captain of the side in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in test cricket from 2008 to 2014. Captained the most international matches and is the most successful Indian captain with wins in the
2007 ICC World Twenty20, the
2011 Cricket World Cup, the
2013 ICC Champions Trophy and the
Asia Cup in 2010,
2016 and
2018. Conferred
Padma Shri in 2009.
Russian diplomat and noted indophile who served as the
Ambassador of Russia to India on two occassions from 1999 until 2004 and again from 2009 until his death in 2017.
Historian, archaeologist and epigraphist, best known for his work on temple inscriptions and art history of Tamil Nadu and for his authority on Chola bronzes. Served as the inaugural director of the
Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department in 1966, serving in that capacity till 1988. Also founded the annual
Chidambaram Natyanjali festival in 1980.
Indian-American academic who served as a professor of International Law at the
University of Denver, Colorado and also served as president of the World Jurist Association and later served as its Honorary President, as honorary Vice President of the
American Society of International Law and later its counselor, and a member of the advisory council of the United States Institute of Human Rights. Also served as the Chairman of the
Board of Hindu University of America and has widely published, authored or co-authored books in various fields of international law.
Artist and painter who served as the principal of the Goa College of Art from 1977 until 1987. His initial works described the Goan way of life, as were seen from his paintings depicting the "Zambaulim Shigmo". He painted various paintings based on different ragas of
Indian classical music and his works gave a visual interpretation to the moods of the music as determined by the vibrations of the notes. Conferred
Padma Shri in 1985.
Indian classical sitar player famous for his works in association with other musicians including
B. R. Deodhar, Latafat Hussain Khan,
Amir Khan, Niyaz Ahmad-Faiyaz Ahmad Khan, D. T. Joshi, and
Radhika Mohan Maitra. Best known for conducting Baithaks with top notch classical musicians covering vocalists and instrumentalists and also for archiving the rich heritage of the music with minimal bias. Also served as vice-president of the
International Music Council (UNESCO) during 1994-97.
Folk and
classical singer predominantly singing in Maithili and Bhojpuri language and has sung many regional songs like "Vivah Geet", "Chhath Geet". Her name is synonymous with Chhath. Conferred
Padma Shri in 1991.
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The Most Esteemed Perak Family Order of Sultan Azlan Shah (
Malay: Darjah Kerabat Sri Paduka Sultan Azlan Shah Perak Yang Amat Dihormati) is the second highest
dynastic and
chivalric order of the state of
Perak which was constituted by Sultan
Azlan Shah of Perak in 2000 to confer upon members of the royal family and eminent statesmen for their services to Sultan Azlan Shah during his reign as the Sultan of Perak.
The order was conferred in two grades of Superior Class and Ordinary Class. The order became dormant following the demise of Sultan Azlan Shah in 2014 and was replaced by the
Perak Family Order of Sultan Nazrin Shah.
Grades
The Perak Family Order of Sultan Azlan Shah was conferred in two grades:
Superior Class or Darjah Kerabat Sultan Azlan – D.K.S.A.
Ordinary Class or Datuk Sri Paduka Sultan Azlan – S.P.S.A.
The first class or Superior Class (D.K.S.A.) was limited to senior members of the Perak royal family for their contributions during the reign of Sultan Azlan Shah. The second class or Ordinary Class (S.P.S.A.) was conferred upon eminent statesmen who held high positions and contributed immensely to Sultan Azlan Shah during his reign.
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