The Padma Shri award is India’s fourth-highest civilian honour conferred upon the unsung heroes who silently contribute to the field of art, science, social services etc.
For Dukhu Majhi, an environmental activist from a tribal community in West Bengal's Purulia district and this year's Padma Shri awardee, the national-level recognition came as quite a surprise.His first reaction was that he had never imagined .