Padma awards 2017

President Pranab Mukherjee announced the names of recipients of year 2017 Padma awards viz. Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. He approved conferment of Padma Awards on 89 persons. The list includes 7 Padma Vibhushan, 7 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees. Out of these selected 89 persons, 19 are women, 5 awardees are from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs while 6 are posthumous awardees. This edition of list includes more than 15 unsung persons and alsopeople who rendered selfless service at the grassroots. Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards given in various disciplines- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.
PADMA VIBHUSHAN: It is the second highest civilian award. It is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service.

Sl. NoNameFieldState
1.                  K J YesudasArt-MusicKerala
2.                  Sadhguru Jaggi VasudevOthers-SpiritualismTamil Nadu
3.                  Sharad PawarPublic AffairsMaharashtra
4.                  Murli Manohar JoshiPublic AffairsUttar Pradesh
5.                  Prof. Udipi Ramachandra RaoScience & EngineeringKarnataka
6.                  Sunder Lal Patwa (Posthumous)Public AffairsMadhya Pradesh
7.                  PA Sangma (Posthumous)Public AffairsMeghalaya

Padma Bhushan: It is the third highest civilian award. It is awarded for distinguished service of high order.

Sl. No.NameFieldState
8.                  Vishwa Mohan BhattArt-MusicRajasthan
9.                  Prof. (Dr.) Devi Prasad DwivediLiterature & EducationUttar Pradesh
10.              Tehemton UdwadiaMedicineMaharashtra
11.              Shri Ratna Sundar MaharajOthers-SpiritualismGujarat
12.              Swami Niranjana Nanda SaraswatiOthers-YogaBihar
13.              H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Foreigner)Literature & EducationThailand
14.              Cho Ramaswamy (Posthumous)Literature & Education –JournalismTamil Nadu

 Padma Shri: It is the third highest civilian award. It is awarded for distinguished service of high order.

Sl. NoNameFieldState
15.              Basanti BishtArt-MusicUttarakhand
16.              Chemanchery Kunhiraman NairArt-DanceKerala
17.              Aruna MohantyArt-DanceOdisha
18.              Bharathi VishnuvardhanArt-CinemaKarnataka
19.              Sadhu MeherArt-CinemaOdisha
20.              T K MurthyArt-MusicTamil Nadu
21.              Laishram Birendrakumar SinghArt-MusicManipur
22.              Krishna Ram ChaudharyArt-MusicUttar Pradesh
23.              Baoa DeviArt-PaintingBihar
24.              Tilak GitaiArt-PaintingRajasthan
25.              Dr. Prof. Aekka Yadagiri RaoArt-SculptureTelangana
26.              Jitendra HaripalArt-MusicOdisha
27.              Kailash KherArt-MusicMaharashtra
28.              Parassala B PonnammalArt-MusicKerala
29.              Sukri BommagowdaArt-MusicKarnataka
30.              Mukund NayakArt-MusicJharkhand
31.              Purushottam UpadhyayArt-MusicGujarat
32.              Anuradha PaudwalArt-MusicMaharashtra
33.              Wareppa Naba NilArt-TheatreManipur
34.              Tripuraneni Hanuman ChowdaryCivil ServiceTelangana
35.              T.K. ViswanathanCivil ServiceHaryana
36.              Kanwal SibalCivil ServiceDelhi
37.              Birkha Bahadur Limboo MuringlaLiterature & EducationSikkim
38.              Eli AhmedLiterature & EducationAssam
39.              Narendra KohliLiterature & EducationDelhi
40.              Prof. G. VenkatasubbiahLiterature & Education Karnataka
41.              Akkitham Achyuthan NamboothiriLiterature & EducationKerala
42.              Kashi Nath PanditaLiterature & EducationJammu & Kashmir
43.              Chamu Krishna ShastryLiterature & EducationDelhi
44.              Harihar Kripalu TripathiLiterature & EducationUttar Pradesh
45.              Michel DaninoLiterature & EducationTamil Nadu
46.              Punam SuriLiterature & EducationDelhi
47.              VG PatelLiterature & EducationGujarat
48.              V KoteswarammaLiterature & EducationAndhra Pradesh
49.              Balbir DuttLiterature & Education-JournalismJharkhand
50.              Bhawana SomaayaLiterature & Education-JournalismMaharashtra
51.              Vishnu PandyaLiterature & Education-JournalismGujarat
52.              Dr. Subroto DasMedicineGujarat
53.              Dr. (Smt.) Bhakti YadavMedicineMadhya Pradesh
54.              Dr. Mohammed Abdul WaheedMedicineTelangana
55.              Dr. Madan Madhav GodboleMedicineUttar Pradesh
56.              Dr. Devendra Dayabhai PatelMedicineGujarat
57.              Prof. Harkishan SinghMedicineChandigarh
58.              Dr. Mukut MinzMedicineChandigarh
59.              Arun Kumar SharmaOthers-ArchaeologyChhattisgarh
60.              Sanjeev KapoorOthers-CulinaryMaharashtra
61.              Meenakshi AmmaOthers-Martial ArtKerala
62.              Genabhai Dargabhai PatelOthers-AgricultureGujarat
63.              Chandrakant PithawaScience & EngineeringTelangana
64.              Prof. Ajoy Kumar RayScience & EngineeringWest Bengal
65.              Chintakindi MalleshamScience & EngineeringAndhra Pradesh
66.              Jitendra Nath GoswamiScience & EngineeringAssam
67.              Daripalli RamaiahSocial WorkTelangana
68.              Girish BhardwajSocial WorkKarnataka
69.              Karimul HakSocial WorkWest Bengal
70.              Bipin GanatraSocial WorkWest Bengal
71.              Nivedita Raghunath BhideSocial workTamil Nadu
72.              Appasaheb DharmadhikariSocial WorkMaharashtra
73.              Baba Balbir Singh SeechewalSocial WorkPunjab
74.              Virat KohliSports-CricketDelhi
75.              Shekar NaikSports-CricketKarnataka
76.              Vikasa GowdaSports-Discus ThrowKarnataka
77.              Deepa MalikSports-AthleticsHaryana
78.              Mariyappan ThangaveluSports-AthleticsTamil Nadu
79.              Dipa KarmakarSports-GymnasticsTripura
80.              P R ShreejeshSports-HockeyKerala
81.              Sakshi MalikSports-WrestlingHaryana
82.              Mohan Reddy Venkatrama BodanapuTrade & IndustryTelangana
83.              Imrat Khan (NRI/PIO)Art-MusicUSA
84.              Anant Agarwal (NRI/PIO)Literature & EducationUSA
85.              H.R. Shah (NRI/PIO)Literature & Education-JournalismUSA
86.              Suniti Solomon
(Posthumous)
MedicineTamil Nadu
87.              Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya (Posthumous)Others-ArchaeologyWest Bengal
88.              Dr. Mapuskar (Posthumous)Social WorkMaharashtra
89.              Anuradha Koirala (Foreigner)Social WorkNepal

2 Comments

  1. Dr. Cajetan Coelho

    February 6, 2017 at 7:07 pm

    Hearty congratulations to all our Padma winners. Jai Hind.

  2. Dr. Cajetan Coelho

    February 6, 2017 at 7:07 pm

    Hearty congratulations to all our Padma winners. Jai Hind.

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