Harekala Hajabba
A Mangaluru orange seller who could not read, yet used his small daily earnings to build a school for the children of his village.
- Padma Shri 2020
- Karnataka
Padma Awards 2020
Recipients announced for 2020 that we have profiled so far (3 Padma Shri). The official list is published by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Rahibai Soma Popere
A self-taught tribal farmer from Maharashtra who built a community seed bank to save native crop varieties, honoured with the Padma Shri.
- Padma Shri 2020
- Maharashtra
Tulasi Gowda
A Halakki tribal woman from Karnataka who spent her life raising saplings and caring for forests, honoured with the Padma Shri.
- Padma Shri 2020
- Karnataka