Which recipient of the Padma Shri in 2025 is the first recognized artist in the traditional Tangaliya weaving form of Gujarat?
Lavjibhai Parmar
Lavjibhai Parmar (Parmar Lavjibhai Nagjibhai), a weaver from the Dangasia community of Surendranagar, Gujarat, was awarded the Padma Shri in 2025 for his contribution to the arts.
He has dedicated more than four decades to preserving and promoting the 700-year-old Tangaliya hand-weaving tradition, training younger generations through a Common Facility Centre and creating sustainable livelihoods for fellow weavers. He is popularly called Tangaliya no Tranhar (saviour of Tangaliya).
Hence the correct answer is Lavjibhai Parmar.
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