Padma Awards are one of the most prestigious civilian awards in India, given in three categories – Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri. These awards honour people who have made remarkable achievements in a diverse range of fields such as art, sports, education, medicine, engineering, science and technology, civil service and more. The awards are announced on Republic Day every year with the ‘Padma Vibhushan’ awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ given for distinguished service of a high order; and ‘Padma Shri’ awarded for distinguished service in any field.
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The Padma Awards is an endeavor by the President of India to recognize the achievements and contributions of citizens across a variety of fields. Consisting of three tiers – Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri – 106 awards will be conferred for 2021 around March/April, with 19 recipients being women, 2 Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 7 Posthumous Awardees.
Padma Award Ceremony for 100 Eminent Personalities in 2023
The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian honours conferred by the President of India, which are granted every year to recognise achievement in various fields. For 2023, a total of 106 awards were announced — 6 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan and 91 Padma Shri recipients —of which 19 were women, 2 were foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI citizens, and 7 were posthumously honoured. The award ceremony is usually held at Rashtrapati Bhawan around March–April each year.
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Padma Vibhushan (6)
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Shri Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumous) | Others – Architecture | Gujarat |
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Shri Zakir Hussain | Art | Maharashtra |
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Shri S M Krishna | Public Affairs | Karnataka |
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Shri Dilip Mahalanabis (Posthumous) | Medicine | West Bengal |
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Shri Srinivas Varadhan | Science & Engineering | United States of America |
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Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Uttar Pradesh |
Padma Bhushan(9)
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Shri S L Bhyrappa | Literature & Education | Karnataka |
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Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra |
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Shri Deepak Dhar | Science & Engineering | Maharashtra |
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Ms. Vani Jairam | Art | Tamil Nadu |
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Swami Chinna Jeeyar | Others – Spiritualism | Telangana |
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Ms. Suman Kalyanpur | Art | Maharashtra |
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Shri Kapil Kapoor | Literature & Education | Delhi |
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Ms. Sudha Murty | Social Work | Karnataka |
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Shri Kamlesh D Patel | Others – Spiritualism | Telangana |
Padma Shri (91)
| SN | Name | Field | State/Country |
| 16 | Dr. Sukama Acharya | Others – Spiritualism | Haryana |
| 17 | Ms. Jodhaiyabai Baiga | Art | Madhya Pradesh |
| 18 | Shri Premjit Baria | Art | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
| 19 | Ms. Usha Barle | Art | Chhattisgarh |
| 20 | Shri Munishwar Chanddawar | Medicine | Madhya Pradesh |
| 21 | Shri Hemant Chauhan | Art | Gujarat |
| 22 | Shri Bhanubhai Chitara | Art | Gujarat |
| 23 | Ms. Hemoprova Chutia | Art | Assam |
| 24 | Shri Narendra Chandra Debbarma (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Tripura |
| 25 | Ms. Subhadra Devi | Art | Bihar |
| 26 | Shri Khadar Valli Dudekula | Science & Engineering | Karnataka |
| 27 | Shri Hem Chandra Goswami | Art | Assam |
| 28 | Ms. Pritikana Goswami | Art | West Bengal |
| 29 | Shri Radha Charan Gupta | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 30 | Shri Modadugu Vijay Gupta | Science & Engineering | Telangana |
| 31 | Shri Ahmed Hussain & Shri Mohd Hussain *(Duo) | Art | Rajasthan |
| 32 | Shri Dilshad Hussain | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
| 33 | Shri Bhiku Ramji Idate | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 34 | Shri C I Issac | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 35 | Shri Rattan Singh Jaggi | Literature & Education | Punjab |
| 36 | Shri Bikram Bahadur Jamatia | Social Work | Tripura |
| 37 | Shri Ramkuiwangbe Jene | Social Work | Assam |
| 38 | Shri Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala (Posthumous) | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra |
| 39 | Shri Ratan Chandra Kar | Medicine | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| 40 | Shri Mahipat Kavi | Art | Gujarat |
| 41 | Shri M M Keeravaani | Art | Andhra Pradesh |
| 42 | Shri Areez Khambatta (Posthumous) | Trade & Industry | Gujarat |
| 43 | Shri Parshuram Komaji Khune | Art | Maharashtra |
| 44 | Shri Ganesh Nagappa Krishnarajanagara | Science & Engineering | Andhra Pradesh |
| 45 | Shri Maguni Charan Kuanr | Art | Odisha |
| 46 | Shri Anand Kumar | Literature & Education | Bihar |
| 47 | Shri Arvind Kumar | Science & Engineering | Uttar Pradesh |
| 48 | Shri Domar Singh Kunvar | Art | Chhattisgarh |
| 49 | Shri Risingbor Kurkalang | Art | Meghalaya |
| 50 | Ms. Hirabai Lobi | Social Work | Gujarat |
| 51 | Shri Moolchand Lodha | Social Work | Rajasthan |
| 52 | Ms. Rani Machaiah | Art | Karnataka |
| 53 | Shri Ajay Kumar Mandavi | Art | Chhattisgarh |
| 54 | Shri Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande | Literature & Education | Maharashtra |
| 55 | Shri Gajanan Jagannath Mane | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 56 | Shri Antaryami Mishra | Literature & Education | Odisha |
| 57 | Shri Nadoja Pindipapanahalli Munivenkatappa | Art | Karnataka |
| 58 | Prof. (Dr.) Mahendra Pal | Science & Engineering | Gujarat |
| 59 | Shri Uma Shankar Pandey | Social Work | Uttar Pradesh |
| 60 | Shri Ramesh Parmar & Ms. Shanti Parmar *(Duo) | Art | Madhya Pradesh |
| 61 | Dr. Nalini Parthasarathi | Medicine | Puducherry |
| 62 | Shri Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti | Medicine | Telangana |
| 63 | Shri Ramesh Patange | Literature & Education | Maharashtra |
| 64 | Ms. Krishna Patel | Art | Odisha |
| 65 | Shri K Kalyanasundaram Pillai | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 66 | Shri V P Appukuttan Poduval | Social Work | Kerala |
| 67 | Shri Kapil Dev Prasad | Art | Bihar |
| 68 | Shri S R D Prasad | Sports | Kerala |
| 69 | Shri Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri | Art | Karnataka |
| 70 | Shri C V Raju | Art | Andhra Pradesh |
| 71 | Shri Bakshi Ram | Science & Engineering | Haryana |
| 72 | Shri Cheruvayal K Raman | Others – Agriculture | Kerala |
| 73 | Ms. Sujatha Ramdorai | Science & Engineering | Canada |
| 74 | Shri Abbareddy Nageswara Rao | Science & Engineering | Andhra Pradesh |
| 75 | Shri Pareshbhai Rathwa | Art | Gujarat |
| 76 | Shri B Ramakrishna Reddy | Literature & Education | Telangana |
| 77 | Shri Mangala Kanti Roy | Art | West Bengal |
| 78 | Ms. K C Runremsangi | Art | Mizoram |
| 79 | Shri Vadivel Gopal & Shri Masi Sadaiyan *(Duo) | Social Work | Tamil Nadu |
| 80 | Shri Manoranjan Sahu | Medicine | Uttar Pradesh |
| 81 | Shri Patayat Sahu | Others – Agriculture | Odisha |
| 82 | Shri Ritwik Sanyal | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
| 83 | Shri Kota Satchidananda Sastry | Art | Andhra Pradesh |
| 84 | Shri Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar | Social Work | Andhra Pradesh |
| 85 | Shri K Shanathoiba Sharma | Sports | Manipur |
| 86 | Shri Nekram Sharma | Others – Agriculture | Himachal Pradesh |
| 87 | Shri Gurcharan Singh | Sports | Delhi |
| 88 | Shri Laxman Singh | Social Work | Rajasthan |
| 89 | Shri Mohan Singh | Literature & Education | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 90 | Shri Thounaojam Chaoba Singh | Public Affairs | Manipur |
| 91 | Shri Prakash Chandra Sood | Literature & Education | Andhra Pradesh |
| 92 | Ms. Neihunuo Sorhie | Art | Nagaland |
| 93 | Dr. Janum Singh Soy | Literature & Education | Jharkhand |
| 94 | Shri Kushok Thiksey Nawang Chamba Stanzin | Others – Spiritualism | Ladakh |
| 95 | Shri S Subbaraman | Others – Archaeology | Karnataka |
| 96 | Shri Moa Subong | Art | Nagaland |
| 97 | Shri Palam Kalyana Sundaram | Social Work | Tamil Nadu |
| 98 | Ms. Raveena Ravi Tandon | Art | Maharashtra |
| 99 | Shri Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 100 | Shri Dhaniram Toto | Literature & Education | West Bengal |
| 101 | Shri Tula Ram Upreti | Others – Agriculture | Sikkim |
| 102 | Dr. Gopalsamy Veluchamy | Medicine | Tamil Nadu |
| 103 | Dr. Ishwar Chander Verma | Medicine | Delhi |
| 104 | Ms. Coomi Nariman Wadia | Art | Maharashtra |
| 105 | Shri Karma Wangchu (Posthumous) | Social Work | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 106 | Shri Ghulam Muhammad Zaz | Art | Jammu & Kashmir |
Note: * In Duo case, the Award is counted as one.