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Padma Awards – 2016

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The list of the India’s most prestigious and revered honours, “Padma awards” 2016 is out. 112 people will be bestowed with the Padma awards this year.

About Padma Awards
Initiated in 1954, Padma Awards have been announced every year on Republic Day and are conferred by the President at a function in Rashtrapati Bhawan in March/April. The award is given in three following categories:

  • Padma Vibhushan for “exceptional and distinguished service” – 2nd highest civilian award
  • Padma Bhushan for “distinguished service of a high order” – 3rd third highest civilian award
  • Padma Shri is awarded for “distinguished service” – 4th highest civilian award

Padma Awards 2016Here is the List of Padma Vibhushan awardees

Winner NameWinner’s Field
RajinikanthActor
Ramoji RaoMedia baron
Girija DeviClassical vocalist
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarSpiritual guru
V K AatreFormer DRDO chief
Avinash DixitIndian—American economist
JagmohanFormer Jammu and Kashmir Governor
Yamini KrishnamurthiBharatnatyam and Kuchipudi dancer
Dr V ShantaCancer specialist and chairperson of Adyar Cancer Institute


There are 19 eminent personalities which are chosen for Padma Bhushan awards.

Here is the list of Padma Bhushan awardees

Winner NameWinner’s Field
Anupam KherActor
Udit NarayanSinger
Hafeez ContractorArchitect
Pallonji Shapoorji MistryIndustrialist
Vinod RaiFormer CAG
Sania MirzaTennis Star
Ram SutarIndian sculptor
Saina NehwalBadminton star
Late Swami Dayanand SaraswatiSpiritual leader
Swami TejomayanandaSpiritual leaders
Heisnam KanhailalTheatre personality
R C BhargavaMaruti Suzuki chairman
Indu JainChairperson of Bennett, Coleman & Co
Robert BlackwillFormer US Ambassador to India
Barjinder Singh HamdardEx-parliamentarian, editor of Punjabi Newspaper
Prof N S Ramanuja TatacharyaSanskrit Scholar
Prof D Nageshwar ReddyAsian Institute of Gastroenterology
Venkata Rama Rao AllaDrug technology

 Here are some Padma Shri awardees

Winner NameWinner’s Field
Ujjwal NikamSenior lawyer
Saeed Jaffrey (posthumous)Actor
Priyanka ChopraActor
Ajay DevgnActor
SS RajamouliFilmmaker