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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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