Actor and newly-minted standup comedian Shraddha Jain was presented with the Most Creative Creator – Female award by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning at Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam, at a ceremony for the first-ever National Creative Awards. RJ Raunac (aka @banuaa) took home the Most Creative Creator – Male award, alongside over a dozen other winners including Ranveer Allahabadia (@beerbiceps), Janhvi Singh, Maithili Thakur and Keerthika Govindhasamy.

The National Creators Award aims to recognise excellence and impact in various domains such as storytelling, social change advocacy, social change advocacy, environmental sustainability, education and gaming, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement. The award received an overwhelming response, with over 1.5 lakh nominations and 10 lakh votes cast. The winners, including three international creators, were chosen from a pool of 23 finalists.

“The ‘National Creators Award’ recognises the talent of our creator’s community,” wrote PM Modi on X. “It celebrates their passion to use creativity for driving a positive change.”

The awards were given across 20 categories, including the best storyteller, disruptor of the year, celebrity creator, green champion, the best creator for social change, and cultural ambassador. Here is the complete list of winners:

• Disruptor of the Year award: Ranveer Allahbadia (BeerBiceps)
• Best Creator in Education Category: Naman Deshmukh
• Best Health and Fitness Creator: Ankit Baiyanpuria
• Best Creator in Food Category: Kabita Singh (Kabita’s Kitchen) 
• Celebrity Creator of the Year: Aman Gupta
• Best Creator in Tech Category: Gaurav Chaudhary (Technical Guruji)
• Favourite Travel Creator: Kamiya Jani
• Green Champion’ Category: Pankhti Pandey
• Best Storyteller: Keerthika Govindasamy
• Cultural Ambassador of the Year: Maithili Thakur
• Most Creative Creator – Female: Shraddha Jain
• Most Creative Creator – Male: RJ Raunac
• Heritage Fashion Icon Award: Jahnvi Singh
• Best Creator for Social Change Award: Jaya Kishori
• Best Micro Creator Award: Aridaman
•  Best Creator in Gaming Category Award: Nishchay
•  Swachhta Ambassador Award: Malhar Kalambe
• Best International Creator Award: Drew Hicks