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Padma Awards 2016

Padma Awards were instituted in the year 1954,these awards have been announced every year on Republic Day.(Except  1977 and 1980 and 1993 to 1997)

The award seeks to recognize work of any distinction and is given for distinguished and exceptional achievements/service in all fields of activities/disciplines, such as Art, Literature and Education, Sports, Medicine, Social Work, Science and Engineering, Public Affairs, Civil Service, Trade and Industry etc.

All persons without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex are eligible for these awards.

The award is given in three categories:

1. Padma Vibhushan  :

  • Second degree honour for ‘exceptional and distinguished service’.

  • The criteria includes “service in any field including service rendered by Government servants” but excluding those working with the Public sector undertakings with the exception of doctors and scientists.

2.Padma Bhushan :

  • Third degree honour for ‘distinguished service of a high order’.

3.Padma Shri : 

  • Fourth degree honour. for ‘distinguished service’.

(Bharat Ratna the highest civilian Award of the country)

Padma Awards 2016: Complete list


PADMA VIBHUSHAN

Sl. NoNameFieldState
1.Ms. Yamini KrishnamurthiArt- Classical danceDelhi
2.Shri RajinikanthArt-CinemaTamil Nadu
3.Smt. Girija DeviArt-Classical VocalWest Bengal
4.Shri Ramoji RaoLiterature & Education-JournalismAndhra Pradesh
5.Dr. Viswanathan ShantaMedicine- OncologyTamil Nadu
6.Shri Shri Ravi ShankarOthers-SpiritualismKarnataka
7.Shri JagmohanPublic AffairsDelhi
8.Dr.Vasudev Kalkunte AatreScience & EngineeringKarnataka
9.
Shri Avinash Dixit
(Foreigner)
Literature & EducationUSA
10.Late Shri Dhiru Bhai Ambani (Posthumous)Trade & IndustryMaharashtra

Padma Bhushan

Sl. No.NameFieldState
11.Shri Anupam KherArt-CinemaMaharashtra
12.Shri Udit Narayan JhaArt-Playback SingingMaharashtra
13.Shri Ram V.  SutarArt-SculptureUttar Pradesh
14.Shri Heisnam KanhailalArt-TheatreManipur
15.Shri Vinod RaiCivil ServiceKerala
16.Dr. Yarlagadda Lakshmi PrasadLiterature & EducationAndhra Pradesh
17.Prof. N. S. Ramanuja TatacharyaLiterature & EducationMaharashtra
18.Dr. Barjinder Singh HamdardLiterature & Education – JournalismPunjab
19.Prof. D. Nageshwar ReddyMedicine-GastroenterologyTelangana
20.Swami TejomayanandaOther-SpiritualismMaharashtra
21.Shri Hafeez ContractorOthers-ArchitectureMaharashtra
22.Shri  Ravindra Chandra BhargavaPublic AffairsUttar Pradesh
23.Dr.Venkata Rama Rao AllaScience & EngineeringAndhra Pradesh
24.Ms. Saina NehwalSports-BadmintonTelangana
25.Ms. Sania MirzaSports-TennisTelangana
26.Ms. Indu JainTrade & IndustryDelhi
27.Late Swami Dayanand Sarawasati(Posthumous)Others-SpiritualismUttarakhand
28.
Shri Robert Blackwill
(Foreigner)
Public AffairsUSA
29.Shri Pallonji Shapoorji  Mistry (NRI/PIO)Trade & IndustryIreland
           

Padma Shri 


Sl. NoNameFieldState
30.Smt. Prathibha PrahladArt- Classical DanceDelhi
31.Shri Bhikhudan GadhviArt- Folk MusicGujarat
32.Shri  Sribhas Chandra SupakarArt- Textile DesigningUttar Pradesh
33.Shri Ajay DevgnArt-CinemaMaharashtra
34.Ms. Priyanka ChopraArt-CinemaMaharashtra
35.Pt. Tulsidas BorkarArt-Classical MusicGoa
36.Dr. Soma GhoshArt-Classical VocalUttar Pradesh
37.Shri  Nila Madhab PandaArt-Film Direction and ProductionDelhi
38.Shri S.S. RajamouliArt-Film Direction and ProductionKarnataka
39.Shri Madhur BhandarkarArt-Film Direction and ProductionMaharashtra
40.Prof. M. Venkatesh KumarArt-Folk ArtistKarnataka
41.             MMs. Gulabi SaperaArt-Folk DanceRajasthan
42.Smt. Mamta ChandrakarArt-Folk MusicChhattisgarh
43.Ms. Malini AwasthiArt-Folk MusicUttar Pradesh
44.Shri Jai Prakash LekhiwalArt-Miniature PaintingDelhi
45.Shri  K. Laxma GoudArt-PaintingTelangana
46.Shri Bhalchandra Dattatray MondheArt-PhotographyMadhya Pradesh
47.Shri Naresh Chander LalArt-Theatre & CinemaAndaman & Nicobar
48.Shri Dhirendra Nath BezbaruahLiterature & EducationAssam
49.Shri Prahlad Chandra TasaLiterature & EducationAssam
50.Dr.Ravindra NagarLiterature & EducationDelhi
51.Shri Dahyabhai ShastriLiterature & EducationGujarat
52.Dr.Santeshivara BhyrappaLiterature & EducationKarnataka
53.Shri  Haldar NagLiterature & EducationOdisha
54.Shri Kameshwaram BrahmaLiterature & Education -JournalismAssam
55.Prof. Pushpesh PantLiterature & Education-JournalismDelhi
56.Shri Jawaharlal KaulLiterature & Education-JournalismJammu & Kashmir
57.Shri Ashok MalikLiterature &EducationDelhi
58.Dr.Mannam Gopi ChandMedicine-Cardio Thoracic SurgeryTelangana
59.Prof. Ravi KantMedicine-SurgeryUttar Pradesh
60.Prof. Ram Harsh SinghMedicine- AyurvedaUttar Pradesh
61.Prof. Shiv Narain KureelMedicine- Paediatric SurgeryUttar Pradesh
62.Dr.Sabya Sachi SarkarMedicine –RadiologyUttar Pradesh
63.Dr. Alla Gopala Krishna GokhaleMedicine-Cardiac SurgeryAndhra Pradesh
64.Prof. T.K. LahiriMedicine-Cardio Thoracic SurgeryUttar Pradesh
65.Dr. Praveen ChandraMedicine-Cardiology Delhi
66.Prof. (Dr) Daljeet Singh GambhirMedicine-CardiologyUttar Pradesh
67.Dr.Chandrasekar  Shesadri  ThoguluvaMedicine-GastroenterologyTamil Nadu
68.Dr. (Mrs.) Anil Kumari MalhotraMedicine-HomeopathyDelhi
69.Prof. M.V. Padma SrivastavaMedicine-NeurologyDelhi
70.Dr. Sudhir V. ShahMedicine-NeurologyGujarat
71.Dr. M. M. JoshiMedicine-OphthalmologyKarnataka
72.Prof. (Dr) John EbnezarMedicine-Orthopaedic SurgeryKarnataka
73.Dr. Nayudamma YarlagaddaMedicine-Paediatric SurgeryAndhra Pradesh
74.Shri  Simon OraonOther –Environment ConservationJharkhand
75.Shri Imitiaz QureshiOther-CulinaryDelhi
76.Shri Piyush PandeyOthers-Advertising & CommunicationMaharashtra
77.Shri Subhash PalekarOthers-FarmingMaharashtra
78.Shri Ravinder Kumar SinhaOthers-Wildlife ConservationBihar
79.Dr. H.R. NagendraOthers-YogaKarnataka
80.Shri M. C. MehtaPublic AffairsDelhi
81.Shri M. N. Krishna ManiPublic AffairsDelhi
82.Shri Ujjwal NikamPublic AffairsMaharashtra
83.Shri Tokheho SemaPublic AffairsNagaland
84.Dr. Satish KumarScience & EngineeringDelhi
85.Dr.Mylswamy AnnaduraiScience & EngineeringKarnataka
86.Prof. Dipankar ChatterjiScience & EngineeringKarnataka
87.Prof.(Dr.) Ganapati Dadasaheb  YadavScience & EngineeringMaharashtra
88.Smt. (Prof.) Veena TandonScience & EngineeringMeghalaya
89.Shri Onkar Nath SrivastavaScience and EngineeringUttar Pradesh
90.Ms. Sunita KrishnanSocial WorkAndhra Pradesh
91.Shri Ajoy Kumar DuttaSocial WorkAssam
92.Shri  M. Pandit  DasaSocial WorkKarnataka
93.Shri  P. P. Gopinathan NairSocial WorkKerala
94.Smt. Madeleine Herman de BlicSocial WorkPuducherry
95.Shri Srinivasan Damal KandalaiSocial workTamil Nadu
96.Shri Sudhakar OlweSocial WorkMaharashtra
97.Dr. T.V. NarayanaSocial WorkTelangana
98.Shri Arunachalam MuruganthamSocial WorkTamil Nadu
99.Ms. Deepika KumariSports-ArcheryJharkhand
100.         SShri Sushil DoshiSports-commentaryMadhya Pradesh
101.Shri Mahesh SharmaTrade & IndustryDelhi
102.Shri Saurabh SrivastavaTrade & IndustryDelhi
103.Sh Dilip SanghviTrade & IndustryMaharashtra
104.Dr. Keki Hormusji GhardaTrade & IndustryMaharashtra
105.Late Shri Prakash Chand Surana (Posthumous)Art  -Classical MusicRajasthan
106.
Late Shri  Saeed Jaffrey
(NRI/PIO/Posthumous)
Art-CinemaUK
107.
Shri  Michael Postel
(Foreigner)
Art-ArchaeologyFrance
108.Shri  Salman  Amin Sal Khan (NRI/PIO)Literature & Education
USA

109.
Smt. Hui Lan Zhang
(Foreigner)
Others-YogaChina
110.
Shri  Predrag K. Nikic
(Foreigner)
Others-YogaSerbia
111.
Dr.Sundar Aditya Menon
(NRI/PIO)
Social WorkUAE
112.Shri  Ajaypal Singh  Banga(NRI/PIO)Trade & IndustryUSA

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