The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service. Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, is announced every year on the occasion of Republic Day except for brief interruption(s) during the years 1978 and 1979 and 1993 to 1997. These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year.
PADMA VIBHUSHAN AWARDEES
Ms. Teejan Bai
Art-Vocals-Folk
Chhattisgarh
Ismail Omar Guelleh (Foreigner)
Public Affairs
Djibouti
Anilkumar Manibhai Naik
Trade & Industry-Infrastructure
Maharashtra
Balwant Moreshwar Purandare
Art-Acting-Theatre
Maharashtra
PADMA BHUSHAN AWARDEES
Shri John Chambers
(Foreigner)
Trade & Industry-Technology
USA
Shri Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa
Public Affairs
Punjab
Shri Pravin Gordhan(Foreigner)
Public Affairs
South Africa
Shri Mahashay Dharam Pal Gulati
Trade & Industry-Food Processing
Delhi
Shri Darshan Lal Jain
Social Work
Haryana
Shri Ashok Laxmanrao Kukade
Medicine-Affordable Healthcare
Maharashtra
Shri Kariya Munda
Public Affairs
Jharkhand
Shri Budhaditya Mukherjee
Art-Music-Sitar
West Bengal
Shri Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair
Art-Acting-Film
Kerala
Shri S Nambi Narayan
Science & Engineering-Space
Kerala
Shri Kuldip Nayar
(Posthumous)
Literature & Education (Journalism)
Delhi
Ms. Bachendri Pal
Sports-Mountaineering
Uttarakhand
Shri V K Shunglu
Civil Service
Delhi
Shri Hukumdev Narayan Yadav
Public Affairs
Bihar
PADAMA SHREE AWARDEES:
Rajeshwar Acharya, Art-Vocal-Hindustani, Uttar Pradesh
Bangaru Adigalar, Spiritualism, Tamil Nadu
Illias Ali, Medicine-Surgery, Assam
Manoj Bajpayee, Art-Acting-Films, Maharashtra
Uddhab Kumar Bharali, Grassroots Innovation, Assam
Omesh Kumar Bharti, Medicine-Rabies, Himachal Pradesh
Pritam Bhartwan, Art-Vocals-Folk, Uttarakhand
Jyoti Bhatt, Art-Painting, Gujarat
Dilip Chakravarty, Archaeology, Delhi
Mammen Chandy, Medicine-Hematology, West Bengal
Swapan Chaudhuri, Art-Music-Tabla, West Bengal
Kanwal Singh Chauhan, Agriculture, Haryana
Sunil Chhetri, Sports-Football, Telangana
Dinyar Contractor, Art-Acting-Theatre, Maharashtra
Muktaben Pankajkumar Dagli, Social Work-Divyang, Gujarat
Babulal Dahiya, Agriculture, Madhya Pradesh
Thanga Darlong, Art-Music-Flute, Tripura
Prabhu Deva, Art-Dance, Karnataka
Rajkumari Devi, Agriculture, Bihar
Bhagirathi Devi, Public Affairs, Bihar
Baldev Singh Dhillon, Science and Engineering, Punjab
Harika ,Dronavalli Sports-Chess, Andhra Pradesh
Godawari Dutta, Art-Painting, Bihar
Gautam Gambhir, Sports-Cricket, Delhi
Draupadi Ghimiray, Social Work-Divyang, Sikkim
Rohini Godbole, Nuclear-Science, Karnataka
Sandeep Guleria, Medicine-Surgery, Delhi
Pratap Singh Hardia, Medicine-Ophthmology, Madhya Pradesh
Bulu Imam Social, Work-Culture, Jharkhand
Friederike Irina (Foreigner), Social Work-Animal, Germany
49) Joravarsinh Jadav, Art-Dance Folk, Gujarat
S Jaishankar, Civil Service, Delhi
Narsingh Dev Jamwal, Literature, Jammu and Kashmir
Fayaz Ahmad Jan, Art-Craft, Jammu and Kashmir
K G Jayan, Art-Music-Bhakti, Kerala
Subhash Kak (Foreigner), Science, USA
Sharath Kamal, Sports-Table Tennis, Tamil Nadu
Rajani Kant, Social Work, Uttar Pradesh
Sudam Kate, Medicine-Sickle Cell, Maharashtra
Waman Kendre, Art-Acting-Theatre, Maharashtra
Kader Khan (Posthumous-Foreigner), Art, Canada
Abdul Gafur Khatri, Art-Painting, Gujarat
Ravindra Kolhe and Smita Kolhe, Medicine, Maharashtra
Bombayla Devi Laishram, Sports-Archery, Manipur
Kailash Madbaiya, Literature,, Madhya Pradesh
Ramesh Babaji Maharaj, Social Work-Animal Welfare, Uttar Pradesh
Vallabhbhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya, Agriculture, Gujarat
Gita Mehta (Foreigner), Literature, USA
Shadab Mohammad, Medicine-Dentistry, Uttar Pradesh
K K Muhammed, Archaeology, Kerala
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Medicine, Jharkhand
Daitari Naik, Social Work, Odisha
Shankar Mahadevan Narayan, Art-Vocals-Films, Maharashtra
Shantanu Narayen (Foreigner), Industry, USA
Nartaki Natraj, Art-Dance, Tamil Nadu
Tsering Norboo, Medicine-Surgery, Jammu and Kashmir
Shri Anup Ranjan Pandey Art-Music Chhattisgarh
Jagdish Prasad Parikh, Agriculture, Rajasthan
Ganpatbhai Patel (Foreigner), Literature, USA
Bimal Patel, Architecture, Gujarat
Hukumchand Patidar, Agriculture, Rajasthan
Harvinder Singh Phoolka, Public Affairs, Punjab
Madurai Chinna Pillai, Social Work, Tamil Nadu
Tao Porchon-Lynch (Foreigner), Yoga, USA
Kamala Pujhari, Agriculture, Odisha
Bajrang Punia, Sports-Wrestling, Haryana
Jagat Ram Medicine, Ophthalmology, Chandigarh
R V Ramani, Medicine-Ophthalmology, Tamil Nadu
Devarapalli Prakash Rao Social Work-Affordable Education, Odisha
Anup Sah, Art-Photography, Uttarakhand
Milena Salvini (Foreigner), Art-Dance-Kathakali, France
Nagindas Sanghavi, Journalism, Maharashtra
Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, Art-Lyrics, Telangana
Shabbir Sayyad, Social Work-Animal Welfare, Maharashtra
Mahesh Sharma, Social Work-Tribal Welfare, Madhya Pradesh
Mohammad Hanif Khan Shastri, Literature, Delhi
Brijesh Kumar Shukla, Literature, Uttar Pradesh
Narendra Singh, Animal Husbandry, Haryana
Prashanti Singh, Sports-Basketball, Uttar Pradesh
Sultan Singh, Animal Husbandry, Haryana
Jyoti Kumar Sinha, Social Work-Affordable, Education, Bihar
Anandan Sivamani, Art-Music, Tamil Nadu
Sharada Srinivasan, Archaeology, Karnataka
Devendra Swarup (Posthumous), Literature, Uttar Pradesh
Ajay Thakur Sports-Kabaddi Himachal Pradesh
Rajeev Tharanath, Art-Music-Sarod, Karnataka
Saalumarada Thimmakka, Social Work-Environment, Karnataka
Jamuna Tudu, Social Work-Environment, Jharkhand
Bharat Bhushan Tyagi, Agriculture, Uttar Pradesh
Ramaswami Venkataswami, Medicine-Surgery, Tamil Nadu
Ram Saran Verma, Agriculture, Uttar Pradesh
Swami Vishudhananda, Spiritualism, Kerala
Hiralal Yadav, Art-Vocals-Folk, Uttar Pradesh
Venkateswara Rao Yadlapalli, Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh