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PEOPLE’S PADMA


                            Honouring Grassroots Heroes




















        tribal  communities. Similarly,   those who show the right path to
        many great personalities who      the misguided youth in Naxalite-
        have worked on tribal languages   affected  areas   have   been
        like Toto, Ho, Kui, Kuvi and Manda   honoured with Padma awards.
        have received Padma Awards. It    For this, Ajay Kumar Mandavi,
        is a matter of pride for all of us.   who does wood carving in
        Dhani Ram Toto, Janum Singh       Kanker,  and  Parshuram  Komaji
        Soy and B. Ramakrishna Reddy ji…   Khune, associated with the
        the  whole  country  has  become   famous Jharipatti Rangbhoomi
        familiar with them now. People    of   Gadchiroli,  have   also
        working with tribals like Siddhi,   received this honour. Similarly,
        Jarawa and Onge have also         Ramkuiwangbe Niume, Bikram
        been honoured this time. Such     Bahadur  Jamatia  and  Karma
        as… Hirabai Lobi, Ratan Chandra   Wangchu, who are involved in
        Kar and Ishwar Chandra Verma      the preservation of their culture
        Ji. Tribal communities have been   in the Northeast, have also been
        an integral part of our land, our   honoured.
        heritage. Their contribution to       Friends, there are many
        the development of the country    people who have enriched the
        and society is very important.    world of music among those
        Honouring the personalities who   who   have   been   honoured
        worked for them, will also inspire   with the Padma Awards this
        the  new generation.  This  year,   time. Who does not like music?
        the echoes of the Padma Awards    Everyone’s choice of music may
        are being heard even in those     be different, but music is a part of
        areas which used to be Naxal-     everyone’s life. This time among
        affected.  Due  to  their  efforts,   the Padma awardees are those

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