Bhubaneswar, Jan 25: Two eminent persons from Odisha have been selected for Padma Shri for 2024. They are Gopinath Swain (Krishna Leela singer) and Bhagabat Padhan (Sabda Nrutya Folk dance expert). The duo will be honoured with the prestigious award for their contribution in the field of Art, officials said on Thursday.

105-year-old Gopinath Swain, a resident of Ganjam district has been performing Krishna Leela for over 9 decades, while Bhagabat Padhan (85) of Bargarh district has expanded the scope of Sabda Nrutya dance to wider platforms and training diverse groups in the art.

The Centre today released the list of Padma award winners on the eve of 75th Republic Day celebrations. A total of 34 individuals have been bestowed with the Padma Shri award.

Padma Shri 2024 winners are:

Parbati Baruah - India's first female elephant mahout
Chami Murmu - Renowned tribal environmentalist
Sangthankima - Social worker from Mizoram
Jageshwar Yadav - Tribal welfare worker
Gurvinder Singh - Divyang social worker from Sirsa
Sathyanarayana Beleri - Rice farmer from Kasaragod
Dukhu Majhi - Tribal environmentalist from Sindri village
K Chellammal - Organic farmer from Andaman
Hemchand Manjhi - Medicinal practitioner from Narayanpur
Yanung Jamoh Lego - Herbal medicine expert from Arunachal Pradesh
Somanna - Tribal welfare worker from Mysuru
Sarbeswar Basumatary - Tribal farmer from Chirang
Prema Dhanraj - Plastic surgeon and social worker
Uday Vishwanath Deshpande - International Mallakhamb coach
Yazdi Maneksha Italia - Microbiologist expert in sickle cell anemia
Shanti Devi Paswan & Shivan Paswan - Husband-wife duo Godna painters
Ratan Kahar - Bhadu folk singer
Ashok Kumar Biswas - Prolific Tikuli painter
Balakrishnan Sadanam Puthiya Veetil - Distinguished Kalluvazhi Kathakali dancer
Uma Maheshwari D - Female Harikatha exponent
Gopinath Swain - Krishna Leela singer
Smriti Rekha Chakma - Chakma Loinloom shawl weaver from Tripura
Omprakash Sharma - Mach theatre artist
Narayanan E P - Veteran Theyyam Folk Dancer from Kannur
Bhagabat Padhan - Sabda Nrutya Folk dance expert
Sanatan Rudra Pal - Distinguished sculptor
Badrappan M - Exponent of Valli Oyil Kummi Folk Dance
Jordan Lepcha - Bamboo craftsman from Lepcha tribe
Machihan Sasa - Longpi potter from Ukhrul
Gaddam Sammaiah - Eminent Chindu Yakshaganam theatre artist
Jankilal - Behrupiya Artist from Bhilwara
Dasari Kondappa - 3rd generation Burra Veena player
Babu Ram Yadav - Brass Marori craftsperson
Nepal Chandra Sutradhar - 3rd Generation Chhau mask maker

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