Inderjit Singh Sidhu, an 88-year-old retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, received the Padma Shri on Republic Day 2026 for transforming Chandigarh's streets through a solo cleanliness mission that evolved into a community movement. Every morning at 6 am, Sidhu picks up litter by hand after authorities ignored his post-retirement complaints about the city's deteriorating cleanliness. From Mockery to Movement Initially dismissed as "crazy," Sidhu's persistence gradually inspired neighbours