Padma Awards 2026 honour unsung heroes from across India; List announced on Republic Day eve; List Inside
New Delhi, January 25, 2026(ANI): The list of Padma Awards recipients for 2026 was announced on Sunday on the eve of the Republic Day, recognising 45 unsung heroes from across the country for their distinguished service in diverse fields, including social work, literature and education, healthcare, public service and community welfare.
The awardees include individuals who have worked quietly at the grassroots for decades, many of them hailing from marginalised communities, Dalit and backward sections, primitive tribes and remote or difficult terrains.
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This year's list reflects a strong focus on people who have dedicated their lives to serving 'Divyangjan', women, children, Dalits and tribal communities, while promoting education, healthcare, sanitation, sustainability and livelihoods.
Among the recipients, Anke Gowda from Karnataka will be conferred the Padma Shri 2026 in the unsung heroes category.
President has approved conferment of 131 Padma Awards including 2 duo cases (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) as per list below. The list comprises 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri Awards. 19 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 6 persons from the category of Foreigners / NRI / PIO / OCI and 16 Posthumous awardees.
Other awardees include late Dharmendra,Harmanpreet Kaur, Coach Valdev Singh, DIG Inderjit Singh, Armida Fernandez, Bhagwandas Raikwar, Bhiklya Ladakya Dhinda, Brij Lal Bhat, Budhri Tati, Charan Hembram, Chiranji Lal Yadav, Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya, Gafruddin Mewati Jogi, Inderjit Singh Sidhu, Kollakkayil Devaki Amma G, Kumarasamy Thangaraj, Mahendra Kumar Mishra, Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai, Mohan Nagar, Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandlewala, Nuruddin Ahmed, Padma Gurmet, Pokhila Lekthepi, Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar, Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar, Rama Reddy Mamidi, Ramchandra Godbole and Sunita Godbole, Sangyusang S Pongener, Shafi Shauq, Shrirang Devaba Lad, Simanchal Patro, Taga Ram Bheel, Techi Gubin and Yumnam Jatra Singh.
The Padma Awards are among the highest civilian honours of the country and are conferred in three categories -- Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. Padma Vibhushan is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service, Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of a high order, and Padma Shri for distinguished service in any field.
The awards are given across a wide range of disciplines such as art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports and civil service.
The Padma Awards are presented by the President of India at ceremonial functions held every year at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. (ANI)
Padma Vibhushan (5)
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SN
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Name
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Field
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State / Country
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1
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Shri Dharmendra Singh Deol (Posthumous)
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Art
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Maharashtra
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2
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Shri K T Thomas
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Public Affairs
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Kerala
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3
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Ms. N Rajam
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Art
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Uttar Pradesh
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4
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Shri P Narayanan
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Literature and Education
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Kerala
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5
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Shri V S Achuthanandhan (Posthumous)
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Public Affairs
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Kerala
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Padma Bhushan (13)
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SN
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Name
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Field
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State / Country
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6
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Ms. Alka Yagnik
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Art
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Maharashtra
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7
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Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari
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Public Affairs
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Uttarakhand
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8
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Shri Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy
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Medicine
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Tamil Nadu
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9
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Shri Mammootty
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Art
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Kerala
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10
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Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu
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Medicine
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United States of America
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11
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Shri Piyush Pandey (Posthumous)
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Art
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Maharashtra
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12
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Shri S K M Maeilanandhan
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Social Work
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Tamil Nadu
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13
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Shri Shatavadhani R Ganesh
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Art
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Karnataka
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14
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Shri Shibu Soren (Posthumous)
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Public Affairs
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Jharkhand
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15
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Shri Uday Kotak
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Trade and Industry
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Maharashtra
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16
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Shri V K Malhotra (Posthumous)
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Public Affairs
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Delhi
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17
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Shri Vellappally Natesan
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Public Affairs
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Kerala
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18
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Shri Vijay Amritraj
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Sports
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United States of America
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Padma Shri (113)
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SN
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Name
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Field
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State / Country
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19
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Shri A E Muthunayagam
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Science and Engineering
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Kerala
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20
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Shri Anil Kumar Rastogi
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Art
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Uttar Pradesh
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21
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Shri Anke Gowda M.
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Social Work
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Karnataka
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22
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Ms. Armida Fernandez
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Medicine
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Maharashtra
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23
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Shri Arvind Vaidya
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Art
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Gujarat
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24
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Shri Ashok Khade
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Trade and Industry
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Maharashtra
|
|
25
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Shri Ashok Kumar Singh
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Science and Engineering
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Uttar Pradesh
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|
26
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Shri Asok Kumar Haldar
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Literature and Education
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West Bengal
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|
27
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Shri Baldev Singh
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Sports
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Punjab
|
|
28
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Shri Bhagwandas Raikwar
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Sports
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Madhya Pradesh
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|
29
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Shri Bharat Singh Bharti
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Art
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Bihar
|
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30
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Shri Bhiklya Ladakya Dhinda
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Art
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Maharashtra
|
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31
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Shri Bishwa Bandhu (Posthumous)
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Art
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Bihar
|
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32
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Shri Brij Lal Bhat
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Social Work
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Jammu and Kashmir
|
|
33
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Shri Buddha Rashmi Mani
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Others - Archaeology
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Uttar Pradesh
|
|
34
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Dr. Budhri Tati
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Social Work
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Chhattisgarh
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|
35
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Shri Chandramouli Gaddamanugu
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Science and Engineering
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Telangana
|
|
36
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Shri Charan Hembram
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Literature and Education
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Odisha
|
|
37
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Shri Chiranji Lal Yadav
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Art
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Uttar Pradesh
|
|
38
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Ms. Deepika Reddy
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Art
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Telangana
|
|
39
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Shri Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya
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Art
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Gujarat
|
|
40
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Shri Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad
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Art
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Andhra Pradesh
|
|
41
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Shri Gafruddin Mewati Jogi
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Art
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Rajasthan
|
|
42
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Shri Gambir Singh Yonzone
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Literature and Education
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West Bengal
|
|
43
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Shri Garimella Balakrishna Prasad (Posthumous)
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Art
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
44
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Ms. Gayatri Balasubramanian and Ms. Ranjani Balasubramanian (Duo)*
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Art
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
45
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Shri Gopal Ji Trivedi
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Science and Engineering
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Bihar
|
|
46
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Shri Guduru Venkat Rao
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Medicine
|
Telangana
|
|
47
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Shri H V Hande
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Medicine
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
48
|
Shri Hally War
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Social Work
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Meghalaya
|
|
49
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Shri Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay (Posthumous)
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Art
|
West Bengal
|
|
50
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Shri Haricharan Saikia
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Art
|
Assam
|
|
51
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Ms. Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar
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Sports
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Punjab
|
|
52
|
Shri Inderjit Singh Sidhu
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Social Work
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Chandigarh
|
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53
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Shri Janardan Bapurao Bothe
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Social Work
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Maharashtra
|
|
54
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Shri Jogesh Deuri
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Others - Agriculture
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Assam
|
|
55
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Shri Juzer Vasi
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Science and Engineering
|
Maharashtra
|
|
56
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Shri Jyotish Debnath
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Art
|
West Bengal
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|
57
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Shri K Pajanivel
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Sports
|
Puducherry
|
|
58
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Shri K Ramasamy
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Science and Engineering
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Tamil Nadu
|
|
59
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Shri K Vijay Kumar
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Civil Service
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
60
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Shri Kabindra Purkayastha (Posthumous)
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Public Affairs
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Assam
|
|
61
|
Shri Kailash Chandra Pant
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Literature and Education
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
62
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Ms. Kalamandalam Vimala Menon
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Art
|
Kerala
|
|
63
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Shri Kewal Krishan Thakral
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Medicine
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
64
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Shri Khem Raj Sundriyal
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Art
|
Haryana
|
|
65
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Ms. Kollakal Devaki Amma G
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Social Work
|
Kerala
|
|
66
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Shri Krishnamurty Balasubramanian
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Science and Engineering
|
Telangana
|
|
67
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Shri Kumar Bose
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Art
|
West Bengal
|
|
68
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Shri Kumarasamy Thangaraj
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Science and Engineering
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Telangana
|
|
69
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Prof. (Dr.) Lars-Christian Koch
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Art
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Germany
|
|
70
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Ms. Liudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova
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Literature and Education
|
Russia
|
|
71
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Shri Madhavan Ranganathan
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Art
|
Maharashtra
|
|
72
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Shri Maganti Murali Mohan
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Art
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Andhra Pradesh
|
|
73
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Shri Mahendra Kumar Mishra
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Literature and Education
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Odisha
|
|
74
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Shri Mahendra Nath Roy
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Literature and Education
|
West Bengal
|
|
75
|
Shri Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar
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Literature and Education
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Delhi
|
|
76
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Ms. Mangala Kapoor
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Literature and Education
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Uttar Pradesh
|
|
77
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Shri Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai
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Art
|
Gujarat
|
|
78
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Shri Mohan Nagar
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Social Work
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Madhya Pradesh
|
|
79
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Shri Narayan Vyas
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Others - Archaeology
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Madhya Pradesh
|
|
80
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Shri Naresh Chandra Dev Varma
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Literature and Education
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Tripura
|
|
81
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Shri Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandlewala
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Social Work
|
Gujarat
|
|
82
|
Shri Nuruddin Ahmed
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Art
|
Assam
|
|
83
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Shri Othuvaar Thiruthani Swaminathan
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Art
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
84
|
Dr. Padma Gurmet
|
Medicine
|
Ladakh
|
|
85
|
Shri Palkonda Vijay Anand Reddy
|
Medicine
|
Telangana
|
|
86
|
Ms. Pokhila Lekthepi
|
Art
|
Assam
|
|
87
|
Dr. Prabhakar Basavprabhu Kore
|
Literature and Education
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Karnataka
|
|
88
|
Shri Prateek Sharma
|
Medicine
|
United States of America
|
|
89
|
Shri Praveen Kumar
|
Sports
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
90
|
Shri Prem Lal Gautam
|
Science and Engineering
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
91
|
Shri Prosenjit Chatterjee
|
Art
|
West Bengal
|
|
92
|
Dr. Punniamurthy Natesan
|
Medicine
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
93
|
Shri R Krishnan (Posthumous)
|
Art
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
94
|
Shri R V S Mani
|
Civil Service
|
Delhi
|
|
95
|
Shri Rabilal Tudu
|
Literature and Education
|
West Bengal
|
|
96
|
Shri Raghupat Singh (Posthumous)
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Others - Agriculture
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
97
|
Shri Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
|
98
|
Shri Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar
|
Art
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
99
|
Shri Rajendra Prasad
|
Medicine
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
100
|
Shri Rama Reddy Mamidi (Posthumous)
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Others - Animal Husbandry
|
Telangana
|
|
101
|
Shri Ramamurthy Sreedher
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Others - Radio Broadcasting
|
Delhi
|
|
102
|
Shri Ramchandra Godbole and Ms. Suneeta Godbole (Duo)*
|
Medicine
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
103
|
Shri Ratilal Borisagar
|
Literature and Education
|
Gujarat
|
|
104
|
Shri Rohit Sharma
|
Sports
|
Maharashtra
|
|
105
|
Ms. S G Susheelamma
|
Social Work
|
Karnataka
|
|
106
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Shri Sangyusang S Pongener
|
Art
|
Nagaland
|
|
107
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Sant Niranjan Dass
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Others - Spiritualism
|
Punjab
|
|
108
|
Shri Sarat Kumar Patra
|
Art
|
Odisha
|
|
109
|
Shri Saroj Mandal
|
Medicine
|
West Bengal
|
|
110
|
Shri Satish Shah (Posthumous)
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
|
111
|
Shri Satyanarayan Nuwal
|
Trade and Industry
|
Maharashtra
|
|
112
|
Ms. Savita Punia
|
Sports
|
Haryana
|
|
113
|
Prof. Shafi Shauq
|
Literature and Education
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
|
114
|
Shri Shashi Shekhar Vempati
|
Literature and Education
|
Karnataka
|
|
115
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Shri Shrirang Devaba Lad
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Others - Agriculture
|
Maharashtra
|
|
116
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Ms. Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar
|
Science and Engineering
|
Karnataka
|
|
117
|
Shri Shyam Sundar
|
Medicine
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
118
|
Shri Simanchal Patro
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Art
|
Odisha
|
|
119
|
Ms. Sivasankari
|
Literature ands Education
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
120
|
Dr. Suresh Hanagavadi
|
Medicine
|
Karnataka
|
|
121
|
Swami Brahmdev Ji Maharaj
|
Social Work
|
Rajasthan
|
|
122
|
Shri T T Jagannathan (Posthumous)
|
Trade and Industry
|
Karnataka
|
|
123
|
Shri Taga Ram Bheel
|
Art
|
Rajasthan
|
|
124
|
Shri Tarun Bhattacharya
|
Art
|
West Bengal
|
|
125
|
Shri Techi Gubin
|
Social Work
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
126
|
Shri Thiruvaarur Bakthavathsalam
|
Art
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
127
|
Ms. Tripti Mukherjee
|
Art
|
West Bengal
|
|
128
|
Shri Veezhinathan Kamakoti
|
Science and Engineering
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
129
|
Shri Vempaty Kutumba Sastry
|
Literature and Education
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
130
|
Shri Vladimer Mestvirishvili (Posthumous)
|
Sports
|
Georgia
|
|
131
|
Shri Yumnam Jatra Singh (Posthumous)
|
Art
|
Manipur
|