Padma Awards 2025: Osamu Suzuki, Sushil Modi, Sharda Sinha Among Recipients — Check Full List
The government announced the 2025 Padma Awards honouring 139 individuals. Seven received the Padma Vibhushan, 19 the Padma Bhushan, and 113 the Padma Shri, including one duo award.
The Union government on Saturday declared the names of the awardees who will be receiving the Padma Awards 2025 ahead of the Republic Day. After the list of Padma Awards was announced, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated them for their extraordinary achievements.
For the year 2025, President Droupadi Murmu has approved the conferment of 139 Padma Awards including seven Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri Awards. It also includes one duo case (in a duo case, the award is counted as one). 23 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI category and 13 posthumous awardees.
"Congratulations to all the Padma awardees. India is proud to honour and celebrate their extraordinary achievements. Their dedication and perseverance are truly motivating. Each awardee is synonymous with hard work, passion and innovation, which has positively impacted countless lives. They teach us the value of striving for excellence and serving society selflessly," PM Modi said in a post on X.
Congratulations to all the Padma awardees! India is proud to honour and celebrate their extraordinary achievements. Their dedication and perseverance are truly motivating. Each awardee is synonymous with hardwork, passion and innovation, which has positively impacted countless…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 25, 2025
Some of the names on the list include former Suzuki Motors chief Osamu Suzuki, former Maharashtra CM Manohar Joshi, BJP leader and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi, a former Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar, MT Vasudevan Nair, a legendary figure in Malayalam literature, and late singer Sharda Sinha. Pankaj Udhas, ghazal and playback singer, Playback singer Arijit Singh, cricketer R Ashwin, and former India hockey player PR Sreejesh will also be awarded.
Ram temple architect Chandrakant Sompura, Hindu spiritual leader from Brazil Jonas Masetti, Paralympian Harvinder Singh, and a Kuwaiti Yoga practitioner Shaikha A J Al Sabah among others. The Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian honours in the country, are conferred in three categories — Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhuhan, and Padma Shri.
A folk artist from Gangtok Naren Gurung, Nimadi and Hindi author Jagdish Joshila, apple farmer from Bilaspur Hariman Sharma, humanitarian homepath Vilas Dangre, Noklak's fruit man L Hangthing, are on the list of Padma Shri awardees.
Additionally, the 'OG Travel Bloggers' Hugh and Colleen Gantzer from Uttarakhand, who have authored over 30 books and written over 3,000 articles will be recognised with Padma Shri for their contribution to travel journalism.
Dr Neerja Bhatla, a Delhi-based Gynaecologist who specialises in cervical cancer detection, prevention, and management, has also been awarded the Padma Shri.
A 100-year-old freedom fighter from Goa Libia Lobo Sardesai, a Dhak player from West Bengal Gokul Chandra Dey, and a India's first woman puppeteers are also on the list of Padma Shri awardees. The 57-year-old Dhak player trained 150 women in the male-dominated field area, breaking the gender stereotype.
Libia Lobo Sardesai played an important role in Goa's freedom movement and co-founded an underground radio station called 'Voz da Liberdabe (Voice of Freedom)', in 1955 against the Portuguese rule.
The awards are given to recognise those who contributed to various fields like art, social work, public affairs, science, engineering, business, industry, medicine, literature, education, sports and civil service with their excellent work.
Here's the full list of Padma Awardees 2025:
Padma Vibhushan (7)
|
SN |
Name |
Field |
State/Country |
|
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Shri Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy |
Medicine |
Telangana |
|
|
Justice (Retd.) Shri Jagdish Singh Khehar |
Public Affairs |
Chandigarh |
|
|
Smt. Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia |
Art |
Gujarat |
|
|
Shri LakshminarayanaSubramaniam |
Art |
Karnataka |
|
|
Shri M. T. Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous) |
Literature and Education |
Kerala |
|
|
Shri Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous) |
Trade and Industry |
Japan |
|
|
Smt. Sharda Sinha (Posthumous) |
Art |
Bihar |
Padma Bhushan (19)
|
SN |
Name |
Field |
State/Country |
|
|
Shri A Surya Prakash |
Literature and Education-Journalism |
Karnataka |
|
|
Shri Anant Nag |
Art |
Karnataka |
|
|
Shri Bibek Debroy(Posthumous) |
Literature and Education |
NCT Delhi |
|
|
Shri Jatin Goswami |
Art |
Assam |
|
|
Shri Jose Chacko Periappuram |
Medicine |
Kerala |
|
|
Shri Kailash Nath Dikshit |
Others-Archaeology |
NCT Delhi |
|
|
Shri Manohar Joshi(Posthumous) |
Public Affairs |
Maharashtra |
|
|
Shri Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti |
Trade and Industry |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
Shri Nandamuri Balakrishna |
Art |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
|
Shri P R Sreejesh |
Sports |
Kerala |
|
|
Shri Pankaj Patel |
Trade and Industry |
Gujarat |
|
|
Shri Pankaj Udhas(Posthumous) |
Art |
Maharashtra |
|
|
Shri Rambahadur Rai |
Literature and Education-Journalism |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
|
Sadhvi Ritambhara |
Social Work |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
|
Shri S Ajith Kumar |
Art |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
Shri Shekhar Kapur |
Art |
Maharashtra |
|
|
Ms. Shobana Chandrakumar |
Art |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
Shri Sushil Kumar Modi(Posthumous) |
Public Affairs |
Bihar |
|
|
Shri Vinod Dham |
Science and Engineering |
United States of America |
Padma Shri (113)
|
SN |
Name |
Field |
State/Country |
|
|
Shri Adwaita Charan Gadanayak |
Art |
Odisha |
|
|
Shri Achyut Ramchandra Palav |
Art |
Maharashtra |
|
|
Shri Ajay V Bhatt |
Science and Engineering |
United States of America |
|
|
Shri Anil Kumar Boro |
Literature and Education |
Assam |
|
|
Shri Arijit Singh |
Art |
West Bengal |
|
|
Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya |
Trade and Industry |
Maharashtra |
|
|
Shri Arunoday Saha |
Literature and Education |
Tripura |
|
|
Shri Arvind Sharma |
Literature and Education |
Canada |
|
|
Shri Ashok Kumar Mahapatra |
Medicine |
Odisha |
|
|
Shri Ashok Laxman Saraf |
Art |
Maharashtra |
|
|
Shri Ashutosh Sharma |
Science and Engineering |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
|
Smt. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande |
Art |
Maharashtra |
|
|
Shri Baijnath Maharaj |
Others-Spiritualism |
Rajasthan |
|
|
Shri Barry Godfray John |
Art |
NCT Delhi |
|
|
Smt. Begam Batool |
Art |
Rajasthan |
|
|
Shri Bharat Gupt |
Art |
NCT Delhi |
|
|
Shri Bheru Singh Chouhan |
Art |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
|
Shri Bhim Singh Bhavesh |
Social Work |
Bihar |
|
|
Smt. Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara |
Art |
Karnataka |
|
|
Shri Budhendra Kumar Jain |
Medicine |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
|
Shri C S Vaidyanathan |
Public Affairs |
NCT Delhi |
|
|
Shri Chaitram Deochand Pawar |
Social Work |
Maharashtra |
|
|
Shri Chandrakant Sheth(Posthumous) |
Literature and Education |
Gujarat |
|
|
Shri Chandrakant Sompura |
Others-Architecture |
Gujarat |
|
|
Shri Chetan E Chitnis |
Science and Engineering |
France |
|
|
Shri David R Syiemlieh |
Literature and Education |
Meghalaya |
|
|
Shri Durga Charan Ranbir |
Art |
Odisha |
|
|
Shri Farooq Ahmad Mir |
Art |
Jammu And Kashmir |
|
|
Shri Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid |
Literature and Education |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
|
Smt. Gita Upadhyay |
Literature and Education |
Assam |
|
|
Shri Gokul Chandra Das |
Art |
West Bengal |
|
|
Shri Guruvayur Dorai |
Art |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
Shri Harchandan Singh Bhatty |
Art |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
|
Shri Hariman Sharma |
Others-Agriculture |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
|
Shri Harjinder Singh Srinagar Wale |
Art |
Punjab |
|
|
Shri Harvinder Singh |
Sports |
Haryana |
|
|
Shri Hassan Raghu |
Art |
Karnataka |
|
|
Shri Hemant Kumar |
Medicine |
Bihar |
|
|
Shri Hriday Narayan Dixit |
Literature and Education |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
|
Shri Hugh and Colleen Gantzer(Posthumous)(Duo)* |
Literature and Education-Journalism |
Uttarakhand |
|
|
Shri Inivalappil Mani Vijayan |
Sports |
Kerala |
|
|
Shri Jagadish Joshila |
Literature and Education |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
|
Smt. Jaspinder Narula |
Art
|
Maharashtra |
|
|
Shri Jonas Masetti |
Others-Spiritualism |
Brazil |
|
|
Shri Joynacharan Bathari |
Art |
Assam |
|
|
Smt. Jumde Yomgam Gamlin |
Social Work |
Arunachal Pradesh |
|
|
Shri K. Damodaran |
Others-Culinary |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
Shri K L Krishna |
Literature and Education |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
|
Smt. K Omanakutty Amma |
Art |
Kerala |
|
|
Shri Kishore Kunal(Posthumous) |
Civil Service |
Bihar |
|
|
Shri L Hangthing |
Others-Agriculture |
Nagaland |
|
|
Shri Lakshmipathy Ramasubbaiyer |
Literature and Education-Journalism |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
Shri Lalit Kumar Mangotra |
Literature and Education |
Jammu And Kashmir |
|
|
Shri Lama Lobzang(Posthumous) |
Others-Spiritualism |
Ladakh |
|
|
Smt. Libia Lobo Sardesai |
Social Work |
Goa |
|
|
Shri M D Srinivas |
Science and Engineering |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
Shri Madugula Nagaphani Sarma |
Art |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
|
Shri Mahabir Nayak |
Art |
Jharkhand |
|
|
Smt. Mamata Shankar |
Art |
West Bengal |
|
|
Shri Manda Krishna Madiga |
Public Affairs |
Telangana |
|
|
Shri Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli |
Literature and Education |
Maharashtra |
|
|
Shri Miriyala Apparao(Posthumous) |
Art |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
|
Shri Nagendra Nath Roy |
Literature and Education |
West Bengal |
|
|
Shri Narayan (Bhulai Bhai)(Posthumous) |
Public Affairs |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
|
Shri Naren Gurung |
Art |
Sikkim |
|
|
Smt. Neerja Bhatla |
Medicine |
NCT Delhi |
|
|
Smt. Nirmala Devi |
Art |
Bihar |
|
|
Shri Nitin Nohria |
Literature and Education |
United States of America |
|
|
Shri Onkar Singh Pahwa |
Trade and Industry |
Punjab |
|
|
Shri P Datchanamoorthy |
Art |
Puducherry |
|
|
Shri Pandi Ram Mandavi |
Art |
Chhattisgarh |
|
|
Shri Parmar Lavjibhai Nagjibhai |
Art |
Gujarat |
|
|
Shri Pawan Goenka |
Trade and Industry |
West Bengal |
|
|
Shri Prashanth Prakash |
Trade and Industry |
Karnataka |
|
|
Smt. Pratibha Satpathy |
Literature and Education |
Odisha |
|
|
Shri Purisai Kannappa Sambandan |
Art |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
Shri R Ashwin |
Sports |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
Shri R G Chandramogan |
Trade and Industry |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
Smt. Radha Bahin Bhatt |
Social Work |
Uttarakhand |
|
|
Shri Radhakrishnan Devasenapathy |
Art |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
Shri Ramdarash Mishra |
Literature and Education |
NCT Delhi |
|
|
Shri Ranendra Bhanu Majumdar |
Art |
Maharashtra |
|
|
Shri Ratan Kumar Parimoo |
Art |
Gujarat |
|
|
Shri Reba Kanta Mahanta |
Art |
Assam |
|
|
Shri Renthlei Lalrawna |
Literature and Education |
Mizoram |
|
|
Shri Ricky Gyan Kej |
Art |
Karnataka |
|
|
Shri Sajjan Bhajanka |
Trade and Industry |
West Bengal |
|
|
Smt. Sally Holkar |
Trade and Industry |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
|
Shri Sant Ram Deswal |
Literature and Education |
Haryana |
|
|
Shri Satyapal Singh |
Sports |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
|
Shri Seeni Viswanathan |
Literature and Education |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
Shri Sethuraman Panchanathan |
Science and Engineering |
United States of America |
|
|
Smt. Sheikha Shaikha Ali Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
Medicine |
Kuwait |
|
|
Shri Sheen Kaaf Nizam (Shiv Kishan Bissa) |
Literature and Education |
Rajasthan |
|
|
Shri Shyam Bihari Agrawal |
Art |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
|
Smt. Soniya Nityanand |
Medicine
|
Uttar Pradesh |
|
|
Shri Stephen Knapp |
Literature and Education |
United States of America |
|
|
Shri Subhash Khetulal Sharma |
Others-Agriculture |
Maharashtra |
|
|
Shri Suresh Harilal Soni |
Social Work |
Gujarat |
|
|
Shri Surinder Kumar Vasal |
Science and Engineering |
Delhi |
|
|
Shri Swami Pradiptananda (Kartik Maharaj) |
Others-Spiritualism |
West Bengal |
|
|
Shri Syed Ainul Hasan |
Literature and Education |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
|
Shri Tejendra Narayan Majumdar |
Art |
West Bengal |
|
|
Smt. Thiyam Suryamukhi Devi |
Art |
Manipur |
|
|
Shri Tushar Durgeshbhai Shukla |
Literature and Education |
Gujarat |
|
|
Shri Vadiraj Raghawendracharya Panchamukhi |
Literature and Education |
Andhra Pradesh |
|
|
Shri Vasudeo Kamath |
Art |
Maharashtra |
|
|
Shri Velu Aasaan |
Art |
Tamil Nadu |
|
|
Shri Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar |
Art |
Karnataka |
|
|
Shri Vijay Nityanand Surishwar Ji Maharaj |
Others-Spiritualism |
Bihar |
|
|
Smt. Vijayalakshmi Deshamane |
Medicine |
Karnataka |
|
|
Shri Vilas Dangre |
Medicine |
Maharashtra |
|
|
Shri Vinayak Lohani |
Social Work |
West Bengal |
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