| Name |
Field |
| Prof. Bhikhu Parekh (U.K) |
Literature and Education |
| Chandra Prasad Saikia (posthumous)
(Assam) |
Literature and Education |
| Smt. Ela Gandhi (South Africa) |
Public Affairs |
| Rev. Father Gabriel (Kerala) |
Literature and Education |
| Gopaldas Neeraj (U.P) |
Literature and Education |
| Dr. Gurcharan Singh Kalkat
(Chandigarh) |
Science and Engineering |
| Ms. Indra Nooyi (U.S) |
Trade and Industry |
| Jamshed J. Irani (Maharashtra) |
Trade and Industry |
| Javed Jan Nisaar Akhtar (Maharashtra) |
Literature and Education |
| Jeffrey D. Sachs (U.S) |
Literature and Education |
| Justice K.T. Thomas (Kerala) |
Public Affairs |
| Kavalam Narayan Panikkar (Kerala) |
Art |
| Captain L.Z. Sailo (Mizoram) |
Literature and Education |
| Dr. Manju Sharma (Delhi) |
Science and Engineering |
| Dr. N. Mahalingam (Tamil Nadu) |
Trade and Industry |
| O. Suzuki (Japan) |
Trade and Industry |
| Dr. Prithipal Singh Maini (Delhi |
Medicine |
| Pandit Rajan Misra (Delhi) |
Art |
| Ramankutty Nair (Kerala) |
Art |
| Pandit Sajan Misra (Delhi) |
Art |
| Dr. Saroj Ghose (West Bengal) |
Science and Engineering |
| Dr. Shiv Kumar Sarin (Delhi) |
Medicine |
| Prof. (Vaidya) Shriram Sharma
(Maharashtra) |
Medicine |
| Somnath Hore (posthumous) (West
Bengal) |
Art |
| Sunil
Bharti Mittal |
Trade and Industry |
| Syed Haider Raza (France) |
Art |
| Hakim Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin
Quadri (West Bengal) |
Medicine |
| Prof. T.N. Srinivasan (U.S) |
Literature and Education |
| Prof. Tapan Ray Chaudhuri (U.K) |
Literature and Education |
| Tyeb Mehta (Maharashtra) |
Art |
| Dr. (Smt.) V. Mohini Giri |
Social Work |
| Dr. Vilayanur Ramachandaran
(U.S) |
Science and Engineering |
