7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri awards announced

  • Union Govt announces Padma Awards

  • Manohar Joshi, Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas, Sadhvi Ritambhara awarded Padma Bhushan

Padma Bhushan awardee Sadhvi Ritambhara and Manohar Joshi and ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas (posthumously)

New Delhi – On the eve of Republic Day, i.e. late evening of January 25th, the Union Government announced Padma Awards to 139 people for their outstanding achievements in various fields. 7 people will be honoured with Padma Vibhushan, 19 with Padma Bhushan and 113 with Padma Shri. Among these awardees, 23 are women and 10 are foreign nationals. 13 people were awarded posthumously. Former Speaker of Lok Sabha and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Manohar Joshi, veteran ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas (both posthumously) and Sadhvi Ritambhara have been awarded Padma Bhushan, wildlife scholar, writer Aranya Rishi Maruti Chitampally, veteran actor Ashok Saraf, calligrapher Achyut Palav have been awarded Padma Shri.

Names of some Padma Awardees

Padma Vibhushan

Former Chief Justice J.S. Khehar, former Suzuki Motor head Osamu Suzuki (posthumous), Kathak dancer Kumudini Lakhia, singer Sharda Sinha (posthumous) etc.

Padma Bhushan

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi (posthumous), Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas (posthumous), Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, Veteran Actor Anant Nag, Former Hockey Player P. R. Sreejesh, Sadhvi Ritambhara, Senior BJP Leader Sushil Kumar Modi (posthumous), Indian-American Engineer and Entrepreneur Vinod Dham etc.

Padma Shri

Maruti Chitampally, actor Ashok Saraf, calligrapher Achyut Palav, banker Arundhati Bhattacharya, classical singer Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande, homeopathic doctor Dr. Vilas Dangre, wildlife conservationist Chaitram Pawar, traditional weaving and handloom activist Sally Holkar, painter Vasudev Kamat, 100-year-old freedom fighter Libya Lobo Sardesai, who played an important role in the Goa liberation struggle, spiritual guru Jonas Masetti, who teaches Vedas and Gita in Brazil, yoga instructor Sheikha AJ Al Sabah from Kuwait, former cricketer R. Ashwin, Paralympic (disabled athlete) archer Harvinder Singh, singer Jaspinder Narula, singer Arijit Singh, etc.