Ilayaraja
- Ilayaraja was born on July 2, 1943. One of India’s best film musicians.
- He was awarded the Padma Bhushan Award for the third highest civilian award at the Indian Government in 2010.
- Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award for Ilayaraja, was announced by the Government of India on 25 January 2018.
Fourth National Award for Best Music Composer
Ramachandran Nagasamy
- Ramachandran Nagasamy was born on 10 August 1930.
- Indian history, archeology and inscription is a scholar.
- He was the first director of Archeology Department of Tamil Nadu Government
- He was nominated for the Padma Bhushan award in 2018
V. Nanammal
- V. Nanammal is a 97-year-old woman from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.
- Even at her advanced age, Nanammal practices the art of yoga, and what’s more, also teaches it to other enthusiasts
- Possibly the oldest yoga instructor in India, Nanammal teaches yoga to more than 100 students on a daily basis, and her students include people from all age groups.
- She was nominated for the Padma Shri in 2018
V. Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan
- Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan born on 27 January 1946 He is a Tamil folklore, rural musician and professor.
- He was involved in the attempt to revive Tamil folk songs.
- Vijayalakshmi’s birthplace is Rajanpalayam near Chinnasurukkayampatti
- She was nominated for the Padma Shri in 2018
Rajagopalan Vasudevan
- Rajagopalan Vasudevan, is an Indian scientist who has worked mainly in waste management.
- He is currently a professor in Thiagarajar College of Engineering.
- He developed an innovative method to reuse plastic waste to construct better, more durable and very cost-effective roads.
- He was nominated for the Padma Shri in 2018
Romulus Whitaker
- Romulus Whitaker, India’s premier reptilian researcher.
- He is the founder of the Life Snake Farm, Andaman and Nicobar Environment, the founder of life insurance institutions like the Madras Crocodile Foundation
- He was nominated for the Padma Shri in 2018