Who was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025 for empowering women by teaching traditional Bengali folk percussion?
Gokul Chandra Das
Gokul Chandra Das, a 57-year-old Dhak player from North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, was conferred the Padma Shri 2025 for his exceptional contribution to the traditional Bengali folk percussion instrument, the dhak.
He became the first dhaki ever to receive the Padma award. He is widely recognised for training over 150 women in dhak playing — a domain traditionally dominated by men — thereby empowering women and challenging gender stereotypes.
Hence the correct answer is option 1) Gokul Chandra Das.
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