Sengaku Mayeda

Japanese writer, philosopher and teacher (born 1931)

Sengaku Mayeda

Born| April 1, 1931

Nagoya, Japan

Occupation| Writer
Awards| Padma Shri
Third Order of Merit with the Middle Cordon of the Rising Sun
Buddhagunupakan Kancanakiartigun – Highest Decoration of Excellence
Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies Award
Academic Achievement Award
Japan Academy Award
Excellent Book Award
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* Bhāmatī
* Vivarana

Shaivism/Tantra/Nath

* Kashmir Shaivism
* (Pratyabhijna)
* Nath
* (Inchegeri Sampradaya)

New movements

* Neo-Advaita
* Nondualism

Concepts

Classical Advaita vedanta

* Atman
* Brahman
* Avidya
* Ajativada
* Mahāvākyas
* Satchitananda
* Om
* Tat Tvam Asi
* Three Bodies
* Aham
* Cause and effect
* Kosha
* Neti neti

Kashmir Shaivism

* Pratyabhijna
* so'ham

Practices

* Guru
* Meditation
* Svādhyāya
* Sravana, manana, nididhyasana
* Jnana yoga
* Rāja yoga
* "Unfoldment of the middle"
* Self-enquiry

Moksha

* Moksha
* Anubhava
* Turiya
* Jivanmukta
* Sahaja

Texts

Advaita Vedanta

* Prasthanatrayi
* (Principal Upanishads, Brahma Sutras, Bhagavad Gita)
* Advaita Bodha Deepika
* Dŗg-Dŗśya-Viveka
* Vedantasara of Sadananda
* Panchadasi
* Ashtavakra Gita

Gaudapada

* Mandukya Karika

Adi Shankara

* Upadesasahasri
* Attributed to Shankara
* Vivekachudamani
* Atma bodha
* Aparokshanubhuti

Advaita-Yoga

* Yoga Vasistha
* Yoga Yajnavalkya

Nath

* Avadhuta Gita

Kashmir Shaivism

* Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta
* Pratyabhijnahridayam

Neo-Vedanta

* Works by Vivekananda

Inchegeri Sampradaya

* Dasbodh

Teachers

Classical Advaita Vedanta

* Gaudapada
* Adi Shankara
* Mandana Misra
* Sureśvara
* Vāchaspati Misra
* Padmapadacharya
* Amalananda
* Vidyaranya
* Bharathi Tirtha

* Advaita teachers

Contemporary

* Swami Vivekananda
* Swami Rama Tirtha
* Swami Sivananda
* Swami Chinmayananda
* Swami Dayananda
* Swami Sarvapriyananda

Shaivism/Tantra/Nath

* Gorakshanath
* Matsyendranath

Neo-Advaita

* Ramana Maharshi
* Nisargadatta Maharaj
* H. W. L. Poonja
* Vijnanabhiksu

Influences

* Sramanic movement

Hinduism

* Vedas
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* Mimamsa
* Nyaya
* Samkhya
* Yoga
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Buddhism

* Precanonical Buddhism
* Madhyamika
* Yogacara
* Buddha-nature

Monasteries and Orders

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* Dashanami Sampradaya
* Gaudapadacharya Math
* Sringeri Sharada Peetham
* Govardhana Pīṭhaṃ
* Dvāraka Pīṭhaṃ
* Jyotirmaṭha Pīṭhaṃ

Modern Advaita Vedanta

* Divine Life Society
* Chinmaya Mission
* Arsha Vidya Gurukulam

Neo-Vedanta

* Ramakrishna Mission

Scholarship

Academic

* Paul Deussen
* Daniel H. H. Ingalls
* Richard De Smet
* Eliot Deutsch
* Sengaku Mayeda
* Max Müller
* Hajime Nakamura
* Patrick Olivelle
* Anantanand Rambachan
* Arvind Sharma

Non-academic

* David Godman

Categories

* Advaita
* Advaita Vedanta
* Vishishtadvaita Vedanta
* Advaita Shaivism
* Kashmir Shaivism
* Inchegeri Sampradaya
* Nondualism
* Neo-Advaita teachers

Hindu philosophy

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Sengaku Mayeda (Japanese: 前田專學, romanized: Maeda Sengaku) is a Japanese writer, philosopher and teacher, known for his writings on Indian philosophy and Adi Shankara. He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2014, by bestowing on him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his services to the fields of literature and education.[1] He is the fourth Japanese to be honoured with Padma Shri, after Taro Nakayama, Shoji Shiba and Prof. Noboru Karashima.[2] He is also a recipient of the Third Order of Merit with the Middle Cordon of the Rising Sun of the Government of Japan, which he received in 2002.[2]

## Biography[edit]

Adi Shankara \- Raja Ravi Varma painting

Sengaku Mayeda was born on 1 April 1931 at Nagoya, in the prefecture of Aichi, in Japan.[2] He did his pre graduate studies at the College of General Education, in Tokyo and graduated with BA from the Department of Indian Philosophy and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo, in 1955. He continued his post graduate studies at the University of Tokyo and secured his MA from the Department of Indian Philosophy, Division of Humanities, in 1957.[3]

His doctoral research was at the same school at the University of Tokyo and obtained a doctorate degree in 1962. This was followed by a doctoral degree, Doctor of Philosophy, from the University of Pennsylvania, under Professor W. Norman Brown in Rigveda and Sanskrit,[2] in the same year and, later, Doctor of Literature from University of Tokyo in 1973.[2][3][4]

In 1961, Sengaku Mayeda got the Harrison Research Fellow from University of Pennsylvania. A year later, he got the Faculty Research Fellowship of the American Institute of Indian Studies of University of Madras where he had the opportunity to associate with the noted philosopher, T. M. P. Mahadevan.[2][5] The next year, he got the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung fellowship and worked along with Prof. Paul Hacker[2] at the University of Münster, West Germany.[3]

Mayeda started his teaching career in 1964, joining the University of Pennsylvania as the Assistant Professor of Indian Philosophy. In 1968, he returned to Japan and to research as the Director of the Research Division of Suzuki Research Foundation in Tokyo where he worked till 1973. The next assignment was again at teaching, as the Assistant Professor of Indian Philosophy at University of Tokyo, and he retired as the Professor in 1991.[2][3]

After retirement from the Tokyo University, Mayeda was offered the post of the Professor of Indian Philosophy at Musashino Women's University. Three years later, he became the Vice President and worked there till 1998.[2] He continued as the Professor at the University till 2001 when he gave up on regular teaching.[3]

Sengaku Mayeda has held many important posts related to Philosophy and Indo Japanese relations. He has been a Director of the Indo-Japanese Association since 1983, a post he still holds. He was the President of the Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies for two terms, first from 1991 to 1995 and then from 1998 till 2002. He was the Chairman of the Graduate School of Human and Cultural Studies at the Musashino Women's University from 1999 to 2001.[3] He has also served as a member of the Steering Committee of Japan-India Friendship Year of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also worked as a member of the Steering Committee of the Federation Internationale des Societies Philosophie during the period from 2003 to 2008.[2]

Sengaku Mayeda presently holds the posts of the Executive Director of the Eastern Institute, founded by Hajime Nakamura,[2][4] the Chairman of Japan-India Academic Exchange in Humanities and Social Sciences and the President of the Ashikaga Gakko, Ashikaga.[3]

## Publications[edit]

Sengaku Mayeda has written extensively about Adi Shakara and the Indian philosophies, by way of published books and articles. Among them, Thousand Teachings: The Upadesasahasri of Sankara, in two volumes, is counted as his masterpiece. The book is a critical study of 27 poetic and 11 prose manuscripts, translated into English by the author.[4]

Some of Mayeda's publications are:[2]

Book-author

* Sangeku Mayeda (January 1, 1965). The Authenticity of the Upadeshasahasri ascribed to Sankara. See Description. ASIN B005PJBT1U.
* Sengaku Mayeda (Editor/Translator), John M. Koller (Editor/Translator) (January 31, 1992). Thousand Teachings: The Upadesasahasri of Sankara. New York: State University of New York Press. pp. 288. ISBN 9780791409442. `{{cite book}}`: `|author=` has generic name (help)
* Sengaku Mayeda; Masahiro Shimoda (June 1, 2010). Spread and Influence of Hinduism and Buddhism in Asia. Low Price Publications. ISBN 978-8184540987.

Book-editor

* Sengaku Mayeda, ed. (January 1, 2000). Way to Liberation: Indological Studies in Japan Vol.1. Manohar Publishers and Distributors. p. 289\. ISBN 978-8173043741.
* Y Matsunami, M Tokunaga, H Marui Edited By: Sengaku Mayeda (Author) (2001). Way to Liberation. Manohar Publishers (IND). ASIN B00CBVS9AE. `{{cite book}}`: `|author=` has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Articles

* Sangeku Mayeda. NANJO BUNYU: An entry from Macmillan Reference USA's Encyclopedia of Religion.
* Mayeda, Sengaku (2000), Remembering Dr. Hajime Nakamura. In: Philosophy East and West, Vol. 50, Number 3. (July 2000). University of Hawaii Press. P.Y. pp.IV-VIII

He has also been a prolific writer of articles which have been published in many journals of international repute[3] and regularly gives lectures on the subject.[6][7]

## Positions held[edit]

Mayeda is the Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo and Musashino University.[2] He has held, during his career, various positions of importance.

* President - Ashikaga Gakko, Ashikaga[2]
* Director - Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies[2]
* Director - Association of Buddhist Thought[2]
* Councilor - Japanese Association of Religious Studies[2]
* Chairman - Editorial Committee of the English Tripitaka[2]
* Chairman - Society for the Promotion of Buddhism[2][8]
* President - Nakamura Hajime Eastern Institute, Tokyo[2]
* Director - Nakamura Hajime Memorial Hall, Matsue, Shimane Prefecture[2]
* Advisor - Indo-Japanese Association[2]
* Director - Indo-Japanese Association[2]
* Special Advisor of the Sanin-India Association and Buddhist Studies[2]

## Awards and recognitions[edit]

* Padma Shri \- Government of India \- 2014[1]
* Third Order of Merit with the Middle Cordon of the Rising Sun \- Government of Japan \- 2002[3]
* Buddhagunupakan Kancanakiartigun – Highest Decoration of Excellence - House of Representatives, Kingdom of Thailand
* Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies Award[2][3]
* Academic Achievement Award - Nakamura Hajime Eastern Institute[2]
* Japan Academy Prize[2][3]
* Excellent Book Award - Tokyu Kagami Foundation[2][3]

He is a research fellow of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China and is a recipient of Doctorate of Literarture (Honoris Causa) from the Buddhasravaka Bhiksu University, Sri Lanka.[2]

## See also[edit]

* India portal

* Adi Shankara
* Advaita Vedanta

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Padma Awards Announced". Circular. Press Information Bureau, Government of India. January 25, 2014. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Embassy Bio" (PDF). Indian Embassy – Tokyo. January 27, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "FISP Profile". Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie (International Federation of Philosophical Societies). 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
4. ^ a b c "Upadesasahasri of Sankara". Exotic India. 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
5. ^ "TMP Mahadevan". Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham. 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
6. ^ "Lectures". Japan India Association. 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
7. ^ "Lecture 2". Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai. 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
8. ^ "Society for Promotion of Buddhism". Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai. 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2014.

## External links[edit]

* "List of Books on Amazon.com". Amazon. 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
* "Profile on International Federation of Philosophical Societies". Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie (International Federation of Philosophical Societies). 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
* "Author Profile on MLBD". Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2014.

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Recipients of Padma Shri in Literature & Education

1950s|

* K. Shankar Pillai (1954)
* Krishna Kanta Handique (1955)
* Surya Kumar Bhuyan (1956)
* Sukhdev Pande (1956)
* Nalini Bala Devi (1957)
* S. R. Ranganathan (1957)
* Ram Chandra Varma (1958)
* Magan Lal Tribhuvandas Vyas (1958)
* K. S. Chandrasekharan (1958)

1960s|

* B. S. Kesavan (1960)
* Artaballabha Mohanty (1960)
* N. D. Sundaravadivelu (1961)
* Vinayaka Krishna Gokak (1961)
* Vishnukant Jha (1961)
* Jinvijay (1961)
* Evengeline Lazarus (1961)

1970s|

* Ananda Chandra Barua (1970)
* Sulabha Panandikar (1971)

1980s|

* Krishan Dutta Bharadwaj (1981)
* Abid Ali Khan (1981)
* Ram Punjwani (1981)
* Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1982)
* R. V. Pandit (1982)
* Sher Singh Sher (1982)
* Gaura Pant Shivani (1982)
* Ahalya Chari (1983)
* Amitabha Chaudhuri (1983)
* Saliha Abid Hussain (1983)
* Komal Kothari (1983)
* Hundraj Lial Ram Dukhayal Manik (1983)
* Raghuvir Sharan Mitra (1983)
* Attar Singh (1983)
* Mayangnokcha Ao (1984)
* Kshem Suman Chandra (1984)
* Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat (1984)
* Shanta Gandhi (1984)
* Sadhu Singh Hamdard (1984)
* Qurratulain Hyder (1984)
* Ganpatrao Jadhav (1984)
* Syed Abdul Malik (1984)
* John Arthur King Martyn (1984)
* Sooranad Kunjan Pillai (1984)
* Syed Hasan Askari (1985)
* Jamesh Dokhuma (1985)
* Kaka Hathrasi (1985)
* Bharat Mishra (1985)
* Harishankar Parsai (1985)
* Ashangbam Minaketan Singh (1985)
* Anil Agarwal (1986)
* Binod Kanungo (1986)
* Chitra Naik (1986)
* Abdur Rahman (1986)
* Nuchhungi Renthlei (1986)
* Raghunath Sharma (1986)
* Abdul Sattar (1987)
* Nazir Ahmed (1987)
* Vanaja Iyengar (1987)
* Khawlkungi (1987)
* Badri Narayan (1987)
* Debi Prasanna Pattanayak (1987)
* Sant Singh Sekhon (1987)
* N. Khelchandra Singh (1987)
* Madaram Brahma (1988)
* Nissim Ezekiel (1988)
* K. M. George (1988)
* Mario Miranda (1988)
* Vidya Niwas Mishra (1988)
* Ali Jawad Zaidi (1988)
* Kalim Aajiz (1989)
* Barsane Lal Chaturvedi (1989)
* Anita Desai (1989)
* Moti Lal Saqi (1989)
* Rongbong Terang (1989)
* V. Venkatachalam (1989)

1990s|

* M. Aram (1990)
* Vijay Kumar Chopra (1990)
* Behram Contractor (1990)
* Radha Mohan Gadanayak (1990)
* Madhav Yeshwant Gadkari (1990)
* Yashpal Jain (1990)
* Sharad Joshi (1990)
* Kanhiyalal Prabhakar Mishra (1990)
* Gopi Chand Narang (1990)
* Dagdu Maruti Pawar (1990)
* Nilmani Phookan Jr (1990)
* Shyam Singh Shashi (1990)
* Ram Nath Shastri (1990)
* Bharat Bhushan (yogi) (1991)
* Kapil Deva Dvivedi (1991)
* B. K. S. Iyengar (1991)
* Satish Chandra Kakati (1991)
* Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte (1991)
* Madan Lal Madhu (1991)
* Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor (1991)
* Keshav Malik (1991)
* Surendra Mohanty (1991)
* P. T. Narasimhachar (1991)
* V. G. Bhide (1992)
* Gulabdas Broker (1992)
* Krishna Chaithanya (1992)
* Rajammal P. Devadas (1992)
* Vasant Shankar Kanetkar (1992)
* V. C. Kulandaiswamy (1992)
* R. S. Lugani (1992)
* Shovana Narayan (1992)
* Nisith Ranjan Ray (1992)
* M. Kirti Singh (1992)
* B. K. Thapar (1992)
* Mark Tully (1992)
* B. N. Goswamy (1998)
* O. N. V. Kurup (1998)
* Lalsangzuali Sailo (1998)
* Gurdial Singh (1998)
* Narayan Gangaram Surve (1998)
* Ruskin Bond (1999)
* Shayama Chona (1999)
* G. P. Chopra (1999)
* Namdeo Dhasal (1999)
* Kanhaiya Lal Nandan (1999)
* Satya Vrat Shastri (1999)
* Rajkumar Jhalajit Singh (1999)

2000s|

* Grigoriy Lvovitch Bondarevsky (2000)
* P. S. Chawngthu (2000)
* Piloo Nowshir Jungalwalla (2000)
* Mandan Mishra (2000)
* Rehman Rahi (2000)
* K. P. Saxena (2000)
* Nabaneeta Dev Sen (2000)
* Elangbam Nilakanta Singh (2000)
* Bala V. Balachandran (2001)
* Jeelani Bano (2001)
* Manoj Das (2001)
* Javare Gowda (2001)
* Chandrashekhara Kambara (2001)
* Gnanananda Kavi (2001)
* Kumar Ketkar (2001)
* Ravindra Kumar (2001)
* Kalidas Gupta Riza (2001)
* Padma Sachdev (2001)
* Bhabendra Nath Saikia (2001)
* Vachnesh Tripathi (2001)
* Munirathna Anandakrishnan (2002)
* Gopal Chhotray (2002)
* Gyan Chand Jain (2002)
* Madhu Mangesh Karnik (2002)
* Ashok Ramchandra Kelkar (2002)
* V. K. Madhavan Kutty (2002)
* Turlapaty Kutumba Rao (2002)
* Kim Yang-shik (2002)
* Manzoor Ahtesham (2003)
* Jagdish Chaturvedi (2003)
* Motilal Jotwani (2003)
* Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad (2003)
* Tekkatte Narayan Shanbhag (2003)
* Shailendra Nath Shrivastava (2003)
* Pritam Singh (2003)
* Vairamuthu (2003)
* Hamlet Bareh (2004)
* Kumarpal Desai (2004)
* Tatyana Elizarenkova (2004)
* Anil Kumar Gupta (2004)
* Gowri Ishwaran (2004)
* Leeladhar Jagudi (2004)
* Sunita Jain (2004)
* Prithvi Nath Kaula (2004)
* Ayyappa Paniker (2004)
* P. Parameswaran (2004)
* Bal Samant (2004)
* Kanhaiyalal Sethia (2004)
* Ramesh Chandra Shah (2004)
* Heinrich von Stietencron (2004)
* Sudhir Tailang (2004)
* Dalip Kaur Tiwana (2004)
* Amiya Kumar Bagchi (2005)
* Shobhana Bhartia (2005)
* Manas Chaudhuri (2005)
* Darchhawna (2005)
* J. S. Grewal (2005)
* Amin Kamil (2005)
* Gadul Singh Lama (2005)
* Mammen Mathew (2005)
* S. B. Mujumdar (2005)
* Bilat Paswan Vihangam (2005)
* Ajeet Cour (2006)
* Sucheta Dalal (2006)
* Laltluangliana Khiangte (2006)
* Lothar Lutze (2006)
* Mrinal Pande (2006)
* Sugathakumari (2006)
* Sitanshu Yashaschandra (2006)
* Temsüla Ao (2007)
* Vijaydan Detha (2007)
* Bakul Harshadrai Dholakia (2007)
* Amitav Ghosh (2007)
* Meenakshi Gopinath (2007)
* Giriraj Kishore (2007)
* Shekhar Pathak (2007)
* Pratibha Ray (2007)
* Rostislav Rybakov (2007)
* Vikram Seth (2007)
* Vaali (2007)
* Sivanthi Adithan (2008)
* Bina Agarwal (2008)
* Vellayani Arjunan (2008)
* Nirupam Bajpai (2008)
* Surjya Kanta Hazarika (2008)
* Vinod Dua (2008)
* M. Leelavathy (2008)
* Amitabh Mattoo (2008)
* Bholabhai Patel (2008)
* Rajdeep Sardesai (2008)
* Sukhadeo Thorat (2008)
* Srinibash Udgata (2008)
* Suresh Gundu Amonkar
* Abhay Chhajlani
* Birendra Nath Datta
* Shashi Deshpande
* Bannanje Govindacharya
* Panchapakesa Jayaraman
* Mathoor Krishnamurty
* Jayanta Mahapatra
* Laxman Mane
* John Ralston Marr
* Alok Mehta
* A. Sankara Reddy
* Lalthangfala Sailo
* Ngawang Samten
* Ranbir Chander Sobti
* Ram Shankar Tripathi

2010s|

* Lalzuia Colney (2010)
* Maria Aurora Couto (2010)
* Romuald D'Souza (2010)
* Bertha Gyndykes Dkhar (2010)
* Surendra Dubey (2010)
* Sadiq-ur-Rahman Kidwai (2010)
* Hermann Kulke (2010)
* Ramaranjan Mukherji (2010)
* Govind Chandra Pande (2010)
* Mrs YGP (2010)
* Sheldon Pollock (2010)
* Arun Sarma (2010)
* Jitendra Udhampuri (2010)
* Granville Austin (2011)
* Mahim Bora (2011)
* Urvashi Butalia (2011)
* Pullella Sriramachandrudu (2011)
* Mamang Dai (2011)
* Pravin Darji (2011)
* Chandra Prakash Deval (2011)
* Deviprasad Dwivedi (2011)
* Balraj Komal (2011)
* Krishna Kumar (2011)
* Rajni Kumar (2011)
* Devanur Mahadeva (2011)
* Barun Mazumder (2011)
* Ritu Menon (2011)
* Avvai Natarajan (2011)
* Bhalchandra Nemade (2011)
* Karl Harrington Potter (2011)
* Koneru Ramakrishna Rao (2011)
* Devi Dutt Sharma (2011)
* Nilamber Dev Sharma (2011)
* Geeta Dharmarajan (2012)
* Eberhard Fischer (2012)
* Kedar Gurung (2012)
* Surjit Patar (2012)
* Sachchidanand Sahai (2012)
* Allan Sealy (2012)
* Pepita Seth (2012)
* Vijay Dutt Shridhar (2012)
* Ralte L. Thanmawia (2012)
* Anvita Abbi (2013)
* Nida Fazli (2013)
* Radhika Herzberger (2013)
* Noboru Karashima (2013)
* Salik Lucknawi (2013)
* J. Malsawma (2013)
* Devendra Patel (2013)
* Christopher Pinney (2013)
* Mohammad Sharaf-e-Alam (2013)
* Rama Kant Shukla (2013)
* Jagdish Prasad Singh (2013)
* Akhtarul Wasey (2013)
* Naheed Abidi (2014)
* Ashok Chakradhar (2014)
* Keki N. Daruwalla (2014)
* G. N. Devy (2014)
* Kolakaluri Enoch (2014)
* Ved Kumari Ghai (2014)
* Manorama Jafa (2014)
* Rehana Khatoon (2014)
* P. Kilemsungla (2014)
* Sengaku Mayeda (2014)
* Waikhom Gojen Meitei (2014)
* Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri (2014)
* Dinesh Singh (2014)
* Huang Baosheng (2015)
* Bettina Bäumer (2015)
* Lakshmi Nandan Bora (2015)
* Jean-Claude Carrière (2015)
* Gyan Chaturvedi (2015)
* Raj Chetty (2015)
* Bibek Debroy (2015)
* Ashok Gulati (2015)
* George L. Hart (2015)
* Sunil Jogi (2015)
* Usha Kiran Khan (2015)
* Narayana Purushothama Mallaya (2015)
* Lambert Mascarenhas (2015)
* Taarak Mehta (2015)
* Ram Bahadur Rai (2015)
* J. S. Rajput (2015)
* Bimal Kumar Roy (2015)
* Annette Schmiedchen (2015)
* Gunvant Shah (2015)
* Brahmdev Sharma (2015)
* Dhirendra Nath Bezbaruah (2016)
* S. L. Bhyrappa (2016)
* Kameshwar Brahma (2016)
* Jawahar Lal Kaul (2016)
* Sal Khan (2016)
* Ashok Malik (2016)
* Haldhar Nag (2016)
* Pushpesh Pant (2016)
* Dahyabhai Shastri (2016)
* Prahlad Chandra Tasa (2016)
* Anant Agarwal (2017)
* Eli Ahmed (2017)
* Michel Danino (2017)
* Narendra Kohli (2017)
* Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri (2017)
* Kashi Nath Pandita (2017)
* Vishnu Pandya (2017)
* V. G. Patel (2017)
* H.R. Shah (2017)
* Chamu Krishna Shastry (2017)
* Bhawana Somaaya (2017)
* Punam Suri (2017)
* Harihar Kripalu Tripathi (2017)
* G. Venkatasubbiah (2017)
* Prafulla Govinda Baruah (2018)
* Shyamlal Chaturvedi (2018)
* Arup Kumar Dutta (2018)
* Arvind Gupta (2018)
* Digamber Hansda (2018)
* Anwar Jalalpuri (2018)
* Piyong Temjen Jamir (2018)
* Joyasree Goswami Mahanta (2018)
* Zaverilal Mehta (2018)
* Tomio Mizokami (2018)
* Habibullo Rajabov (2018)
* Vagish Shastri (2018)
* Maharao Raghuveer Singh (2018)
* A Zakia (2018)
* Narsingh Dev Jamwal (2019)
* Nagindas Sanghavi (2019)
* Mohammed Hanif Khan Shastri (2019)
* Devendra Swarup (2019)

2020s|

* Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra (2020)
* Binapani Mohanty (2020)
* Damayanti Beshra (2020)
* H. M. Desai (2020)
* Lil Bahadur Chettri (2020)
* Meenakshi Jain (2020)
* N. Chandrasekharan Nair (2020)
* Narayan Joshi Karayal (2020)
* Prithwindra Mukherjee (2020)
* Robert Thurman (2020)
* S. P. Kothari (2020)
* Shahabuddin Rathod (2020)
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