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The Government on January 25, 2017 announced Padma Awards in New Delhi to citizens of the country in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various spheres.

  • This year the President of India has approved Padma Awards to 89 persons. Out of these 19 are women, 5 awardees are from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs while 6 are posthumous awardees.
  • The Award includes 7 Padma Vibhushan, 7 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees.

About Padma Awards:

Padma Awards is one of the highest civilian Awards of India instituted in the year 1954. It is given in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.

Padma Vibhushan: is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service.

Padma Bhushan: is awarded for distinguished service of a high order.

Padma Shri: is awarded for distinguished service in any field.

The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year.

List of Padma Award

PADMA VIBHUSHAN:

No.NameAwarded ForState
1Shri K J YesudasArt-MusicKerala
2Sadhguru Jaggi VasudevOthers-SpiritualismTamil Nadu
3Shri Sharad PawarPublic AffairsMaharashtra
4Shri Murli Manohar JoshiPublic AffairsUttar Pradesh
5Prof. Udipi Ramachandra RaoScience & EngineeringKarnataka
6Late Shri Sunder Lal Patwa (Posthumous)Public AffairsMadhya Pradesh
7Late Shri PA Sangma (Posthumous)Public AffairsMeghalaya

 

PADMA BHUSHAN:

NoNameAwarded forState
8Shri Vishwa Mohan BhattArt-MusicRajasthan
9Prof. (Dr.) Devi Prasad DwivediLiterature & EducationUttar Pradesh
10Shri Tehemton UdwadiaMedicineMaharashtra
11Shri Ratna Sundar MaharajOthers-SpiritualismGujarat
12Swami Niranjana Nanda SaraswatiYogaBihar
13H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Foreigner)Literature & EducationThailand
14Late Shri Cho Ramaswamy (Posthumous)Literature & Education – JournalismTamil Nadu

PADMA SHRI:

No.NameAwarded forState
15Smt. Basanti BishtArt-MusicUttarakhand
16Shri Chemanchery Kunhiraman NairArt-DanceKerala
17Smt. Aruna MohantyArt-DanceOdisha
18Smt. Bharathi VishnuvardhanArt-CinemaKarnataka
19Shri Sadhu MeherArt-CinemaOdisha
20Shri T K MurthyArt-MusicTamil Nadu
21Shri Laishram Birendrakumar SinghArt-MusicManipur
22Shri Krishna Ram ChaudharyArt-MusicUttar Pradesh
23Smt. Baoa DeviArt-PaintingBihar
24Shri Tilak GitaiArt-PaintingRajasthan
25Dr. Prof. Aekka Yadagiri RaoArt-SculptureTelangana
26Shri Jitendra HaripalArt-MusicOdisha
27Shri Kailash KherArt-MusicMaharashtra
28Smt. Parassala B PonnammalArt-MusicKerala
29Smt. Sukri BommagowdaArt-MusicKarnataka
30Shri Mukund NayakArt-MusicJharkhand
31Shri Purushottam UpadhyayArt-MusicGujarat
32Smt. Anuradha PaudwalArt-MusicMaharashtra
33Shri Wareppa Naba NilArt-TheatreManipur
34Shri Tripuraneni Hanuman ChowdaryCivil ServiceTelangana
35Shri T.K. ViswanathanCivil ServiceHaryana
36Shri Kanwal SibalCivil ServiceDelhi
37Shri Birkha Bahadur Limboo MuringlaLiterature & EducationSikkim
38Smt. Eli AhmedLiterature & EducationAssam
39Dr. Narendra KohliLiterature & EducationDelhi
40Prof. G. VenkatasubbiahLiterature & EducationKarnataka
41Shri Akkitham Achyuthan NamboothiriLiterature & EducationKerala
42Shri Kashi Nath PanditaLiterature & EducationJammu & Kashmir
43Shri Chamu Krishna ShastryLiterature & EducationDelhi
44Shri Harihar Kripalu TripathiLiterature & EducationUttar Pradesh
45Shri Michel DaninoLiterature & EducationTamil Nadu
46Shri Punam SuriLiterature & EducationDelhi
47Shri VG PatelLiterature & EducationGujarat
48Smt. V KoteswarammaLiterature & EducationAndhra Pradesh
49Shri Balbir DuttLiterature & Education JournalismJharkhand
50Smt. Bhawana SomaayaLiterature & Education JournalismMaharashtra
51Shri Vishnu PandyaLiterature & Education JournalismGujarat
52Dr. Subroto DasMedicineGujarat
53Dr. (Smt.) Bhakti YadavMedicineMadhya Pradesh
54Dr. Mohammed Abdul WaheedMedicineTelangana
55Dr. Madan Madhav GodboleMedicineUttar Pradesh
56Dr. Devendra Dayabhai PatelMedicineGujarat
57Prof. Harkishan SinghMedicineChandigarh
58Dr. Mukut Minz MedicineMedicineChandigarh
59Shri Arun Kumar SharmaOthers-ArchaeologyChhattisgarh
60Shri Sanjeev KapoorOthers-CulinaryMaharashtra
61Smt. Meenakshi AmmaOthers-Martial ArtKerala
62Shri Genabhai Dargabhai PatelOthers-AgricultureGujarat
63Shri Chandrakant PithawaScience & EngineeringTelangana
64Prof. Ajoy Kumar RayScience & EngineeringWest Bengal
65Shri Chintakindi MalleshamScience & EngineeringAndhra Pradesh
66Shri Jitendra Nath GoswamiScience & EngineeringAssam
67Shri Daripalli RamaiahSocial WorkTelangana
68Shri Girish BhardwajSocial WorkKarnataka
69Shri Karimul HakSocial WorkWest Bengal
70Shri Bipin GanatraSocial WorkWest Bengal
71Smt. Nivedita Raghunath BhideSocial WorkTamil Nadu
72Shri Appasaheb DharmadhikariSocial WorkMaharashtra
73Baba Balbir Singh SeechewalSocial WorkPunjab
74Shri Virat KohliSports-CricketDelhi
75Shri Shekar NaikSports-CricketKarnataka
76Shri Vikasa GowdaSports-Discus ThrowKarnataka
77Smt. Deepa MalikSports-AthleticsHaryana
78Shri Mariyappan ThangaveluSports-AthleticsTamil Nadu
79Smt. Dipa KarmakarSports-GymnasticsTripura
80Shri P R ShreejeshSports-HockeyKerala
81Smt. Sakshi MalikSports-WrestlingHaryana
82Shri Mohan Reddy Venkatrama BodanapuTrade & IndustryTelangana
83Shri Imrat Khan (NRI/PIO)Art-MusicUSA
84Shri Anant Agarwal (NRI/PIO)Literature & EducationUSA
85Shri H.R. Shah (NRI/PIO)Literature & EducationJournalismUSA
86Late (Smt.) Suniti Solomon (Posthumous)MedicineTamil Nadu
87Shri Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya (Posthumous)Others-ArchaeologyWest Bengal
88Dr. Mapuskar (Posthumous)Social WorkMaharashtra
89Smt. Anuradha Koirala (Foreigner)Social WorkNepal