President
Pranab Mukherjee has announced the names of Recipients of this year’s Padma
awards. He approved conferment of 104 Padma Awards.
Padma
Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three
Categories viz. Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
This
years list comprises 9 Padma Vibhushan, 20
Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees. Among
these awardees 17 are women and equal number are in category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs. While, 4 are
posthumous awardees.
The
Awards are given in various disciplines- art, social work, public affairs,
science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and
education, sports, civil service, etc.
2015
Padma Vibhushan Awards
It is
the second highest civilian award. It is awarded for exceptional and
distinguished service.
1.L. K.
Advani Public –Affairs- Gujarat
2.Amitabh
Bachchan-Art-Maharashtra
3.Prakash
Singh Badal-Public Affairs-Punjab
4.Dr.D.Veerendra
Heggade-Social Work -Karnataka
5.Dilip
Kumar-Art-Maharashtra
6.Swami
Rambhadracharya-Others-Uttar Pradesh
7.Prof.
Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan-Science & Engineering-Tamil Nadu
8.Shri
Kottayan K. Venugopal-Public Affairs-Delhi
9.Karim
Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner)-Trade & Industry-France/UK
2015
Padma Bhushan Awards
It is
the third highest civilian award. It is awarded for distinguished service of
high order.
1.Jahnu
Barua-Art-Assam
2.Dr.
Vijay Bhatkar-Science & Engineering-Maharashtra
3.Swapan
Dasgupta-Literature & Education-Delhi
4.Swami
Satyamitranand Giri-Others-Uttar Pradesh
5.N.
Gopalaswami-Civil Service -Tamil
Nadu
6.Dr.
Subhash C. Kashyap-Public Affairs-Delhi
7.Dr.
(Pandit) Gokulotsavji Maharaj–Art-Madhya Pradesh
8.Dr.
Ambrish Mithal-Medicine-Delhi
9.Sudha
Ragunathan-Art-Tamil Nadu
10.Harish
Salve -Public Affairs-Delhi
11.Dr.
Ashok Seth-Medicine-Delhi
12.Rajat
Sharma-Literature & Education-Delhi
13.Satpal-Sports-Delhi
14.Shivakumara
Swami-Others-Karnataka
15.Dr.
Kharag Singh Valdiya-Science & Engineering-Karnataka
16.Prof.
Manjul Bhargava(NRI/PIO)-Science & Engineering-USA
17.David
Frawley (Vamadeva)(Foreigner)-Others-USA
18.Bill
Gates(Foreigner)-Social Work-USA
19.Melinda
Gates (Foreigner)-Social Work-USA
20.Saichiro
Misumi(Foreigner)-Others-Japan
2015
Padma Shri Awards
It is
the fourth highest civilian award. It is awarded for distinguished service in
any field.
1.Dr.
Manjula Anagani-Medicine-Telangana
2.S.
Arunan-Science & Engineering-Karnataka
3.Kanyakumari
Avasarala-Art-Tamil Nadu
4.Dr.
Bettina Sharada Baumer-Literature & Education-Jammu & Kashmir
5.Naresh
Bedi-Art-Delhi
6.Ashok
Bhagat -Social Work-Jharkhand
7.Sanjay
Leela Bhansali-Art-Maharashtra
8.Dr.
Lakshmi Nandan Bora-Literature & Education-Assam
9.Dr.
Gyan Chaturvedi -Literature & Education-Madhya Pradesh
10.Prof.
(Dr.) Yogesh Kumar Chawla-Medicine-Chandigarh
11.Jayakumari
Chikkala -Medicine-Delhi
12.Bibek
Debroy-Literature & Education-Delhi
13.Dr.
Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi-Medicine-Manipur
14.Dr.
Ashok Gulati -Public Affairs-Delhi
15.Dr. Randeep
Guleria-Medicine-Delhi
16.Dr.
K. P. Haridas-Medicine-Kerala
17.Rahul
Jain-Art-Delhi
18.Ravindra
Jain-Art-Maharashtra
19.Dr.
Sunil Jogi-Literature & Education-Delhi
20.Prasoon
Joshi-Art-Maharashtra
21.Dr.
Prafulla Kar-Art-Odhisa
22.Saba
Anjum -Sports- Chhattisgarh
23.Ushakiran
Khan-Literature & Education-Bihar
24.Dr.
Rajesh Kotecha-Medicine-Rajasthan
25.Prof.
Alka Kriplani-Medicine-Delhi
26.Dr.
Harsh Kumar-Medicine-Delhi
27.Narayana
Purushothama Mallaya-Literature & Education-Kerala
28.Lambert
Mascarenhas-Literature & Education-Goa
29.Dr.Janak
Palta McGilligan-Social Work-Madhya Pradesh
30.Veerendra
Raj Mehta-Social Work-Delhi
31.Tarak
Mehta -Art-Gujarat
32.Neil
Herbert Nongkynrih-Art -Meghalaya
33.Chewang
Norphel-Others-Jammu & Kashmir
34.T.
V. Mohandas Pai-Trade & Industry-Karnataka
35.Dr.Tejas
Patel-Medicine-Gujarat
36.Jadav
Molai Peyang-Others-Assam
37.Bimla
Poddar-Others -Uttar Pradesh
38.Dr.
N. Prabhakar-Science & Engineering-Delhi
39.Dr.
Prahalada-Science & Engineering -Maharashtra
40.Dr.
Narendra Prasad-Medicine-Bihar
41.Ram
Bahadur Rai-Literature & Education-Delhi
42.Mithali
Raj-Sports-Telangana
43.P.
V. Rajaraman-Civil Service-Tamil Nadu
44.Prof. J. S. Rajput-Literature & Education-Uttar
Pradesh
45.Kota
Srinivasa Rao-Art-Andhra Pradesh
46.Prof.
Bimal Roy-Literature & Education-West Bengal
47.Shekhar
Sen-Art-Maharashtra
48.Gunvant
Shah-Literature & Education-Gujarat
49.Brahmdev
Sharma (Bhaiji)-Literature & Education-Delhi
50.Manu
Sharma-Literature & Education-Uttar Pradesh
51.Prof.
Yog Raj Sharma-Medicine-Delhi
52.Vasant
Shastri-Science & Engineering-Karnataka
53.S.
K. Shivkumar-Science & Engineering-Karnataka
54.P.
V. Sindhu -Sports-Telangana
55.Sardara
Singh-Sports -Haryana
56.Arunima
Sinha-Sports-Uttar Pradesh
57.Mahesh
Raj Soni-Art -Rajasthan
58.Dr.Nikhil
Tandon-Medicine-Delhi
59.H.
Thegtse Rinpoche -SocialWork-Arunachal
Pradesh
60.Dr.Hargovind
Laxmishanker Trivedi-Medicine-Gujarat
61.Huang
Baosheng(Foreigner)-Others-China
62.Prof.
Jacques Blamont(Foreigner)-Science & Engineering-France
63.Late
Shri Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin(Posthumous)-Others-Maharashtra
64.Jean-Claude
Carriere(Foreigner)-Literature & Education-France
65.Dr.
Nandrajan “Raj” Chetty(NRI/PIO)-Trade & Industry-USA
66.George
L. Hart(Foreigner)-Others-USA
67.Jagat
Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja(NRI/PIO)-Others-Portugal
68.Late
Shri Meetha Lal Mehta (Posthumous)-Social-Work Rajasthan
69.Tripti
Mukherjee(NRI/PIO)-Art-USA
70.Dr.
Dattatreyudu Nori(NRI/PIO)-Medicine-USA
71.Dr.
Raghu Rama Pillarisetti(NRI/PIO)-Medicine-USA
72.Dr.
Saumitra Rawat(NRI/PIO)-Medicine-UK
73.Prof.
Annette Schmiedchen(Foreigner)-Literature & Education-Germany
74.Pran
Kumar Sharma alias Pran(Posthumous)-Art-Delhi
75.R.Vasudevan(Posthumous)-CivilService-Tamil
Nadu
These
Padma Awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at
Rashtrapati Bhawan around March/ April every year
