Padma Awards 2017 announced
Sharad Pawar, U R Rao, K J Yesudas and Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev to be honoured with Padma Vibhushan.
Anuradha Paudwal, Kailash Kher and Bhawana Somaaya to get Padma Shri
New Delhi | Mumbai : January 25, 2016
Veteran politician and NCP leader Sharad Pawar, noted space scientist and former Chairman of ISRO as well as Prasar Bharati, Dr. U.R.Rao, playback singer K J Yesudas, Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev and former Union HRD Minister Prof. Murli Manohar Joshi are among the seven persons to be conferred the coveted Padma Vibhushan Awards this year.
Noted music composer and founder of Mohan Veena, Vishwa Mohan Bhat and Mumbai’s noted Gastroenterologits Dr. Tehemton Udwadia are among those to be honoured with the Padma Bhushan Awards. Noted columnist Cho Ramaswamy will be awarded posthomously
Playback singers Anuradha Paudwal and Kailash Kher, noted film journalist Bhavana Somaaya and the celebrity chef and cookery show presenter Sanjeev Kapoor are the prominent names from Maharashtra included in the Padma Shri list of 75 persons. Virat Kohli, Sakshi Malik, Deepa Karmakar and Vikas Gowda are prominent among the sportspersons to get the Padma Shri
State wise, Maharashtra has got the maximum 8 Padma Awards, followed by Tamil Nadu and Gujarat 7 each, Karnataka, Kerala and Telangana 6 each and UP and Delhi 5 each.
Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ 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 a ceremonial functions which are held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year.
Complete list is as follows
PADMA VIBHUSHAN
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Sl. No
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Name
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Field
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State
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1.
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Shri K J Yesudas
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Art-Music
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Kerala
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2.
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Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
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Others-Spiritualism
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Tamil Nadu
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3.
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Shri Sharad Pawar
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Public Affairs
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Maharashtra
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4.
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Shri Murli Manohar Joshi
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Public Affairs
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Uttar Pradesh
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5.
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Prof. Udipi Ramachandra Rao
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Science & Engineering
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Karnataka
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6.
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Late Shri Sunder Lal Patwa (Posthumous)
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Public Affairs
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Madhya Pradesh
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7.
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Late Shri PA Sangma
(Posthumous)
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Public Affairs
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Meghalaya
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PADMA BHUSHAN
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Sl. No.
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Name
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Field
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State
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8.
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Shri Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
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Art-Music
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Rajasthan
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9.
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Prof. (Dr.) Devi Prasad Dwivedi
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Literature & Education
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Uttar Pradesh
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10.
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Shri Tehemton Udwadia
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Medicine
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Maharashtra
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11.
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Shri Ratna Sundar Maharaj
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Others-Spiritualism
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Gujarat
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12.
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Swami Niranjana Nanda Saraswati
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Others-Yoga
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Bihar
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13.
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H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Foreigner)
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Literature & Education
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Thailand
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14.
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Late Shri Cho Ramaswamy (Posthumous)
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Literature & Education –Journalism
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Tamil Nadu
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PADMA SHRI
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Sl. No
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Name
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Field
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State
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15.
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Smt. Basanti Bisht
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Art-Music
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Uttarakhand
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16.
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Shri Chemanchery Kunhiraman Nair
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Art-Dance
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Kerala
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17.
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Smt. Aruna Mohanty
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Art-Dance
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Odisha
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18.
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Smt. Bharathi Vishnuvardhan
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Art-Cinema
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Karnataka
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19.
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Shri Sadhu Meher
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Art-Cinema
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Odisha
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20.
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Shri T K Murthy
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Art-Music
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Tamil Nadu
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21.
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Shri Laishram Birendrakumar Singh
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Art-Music
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Manipur
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22.
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Shri Krishna Ram Chaudhary
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Art-Music
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Uttar Pradesh
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23.
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Smt. Baoa Devi
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Art-Painting
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Bihar
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24.
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Shri Tilak Gitai
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Art-Painting
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Rajasthan
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25.
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Dr. Prof. Aekka Yadagiri Rao
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Art-Sculpture
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Telangana
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26.
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Shri Jitendra Haripal
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Art-Music
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Odisha
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27.
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Shri Kailash Kher
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Art-Music
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Maharashtra
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28.
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Smt. Parassala B Ponnammal
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Art-Music
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Kerala
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29.
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Smt. Sukri Bommagowda
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Art-Music
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Karnataka
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30.
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Shri Mukund Nayak
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Art-Music
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Jharkhand
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31.
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Shri Purushottam Upadhyay
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Art-Music
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Gujarat
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32.
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