Padma Awards 2020: Have a look at winners of this year Padma Awards
Also, get a brief explanation about the types of Padma Awards
The Padma Awards is one of the highest civilian awards in India. It is announced on the day before the Republic Day every year. It is given in three categories-
Padma Vibhushan- for exceptional and distinguished service
Padma Bhushan- for distinguished service of high order
Padma Shri- for distinguished service in any field.
The awards were announced for the first time in year 1954. They have been announced ever since, with exceptions of the years 1978, 1979 and 1993 to 1997.
The fields in which the awards are given are-
o Art
o Social work
o Public Affairs
o Science & Engineering
o Trade & Industry
o Medicine
o Literature & Education
o Civil Service
o Sports
o Others (Spirituality, Indian Culture, protection of Human Rights, Wild Life protection/conservation etc.)
The Padma Vibhushan in 1954 (1st time) was given to –
- Satyendra Nath Bose
- Nandalal Bose
- Zakir Husain
- Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
- V. K. Krishna Menon
- Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
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The 2020 winners for Padma Vibhushan are 7, 16 for Padma Bhushan and 118 for Padma Shri Awards.
Padma Vibhushan
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Public Affairs |
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Public Affairs |
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Public Affairs |
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Sports |
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Art |
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Public Affairs |
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Vishwesha Teertha |
Others-Spiritualism |
Padma Bhushan
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Others – Spirituality |
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Public Affairs |
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Public Affairs |
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Art |
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Literature & Education |
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Others – Architecture |
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Social Work |
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Public Affairs |
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Social Work |
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Medicine |
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Trade & Industry |
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Public Affairs |
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Public Affairs |
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Literature & Education |
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Sports |
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Trade & Industry |
Padma Shri
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Guru Shashadhar Acharya |
Art |
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Yogi Aereon |
Medicine |
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Jai Prakash Agarwal |
Trade and Industry |
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Jagdish Lal Ahuja |
Social Work |
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Kazi Masum Akhtar |
Literature and Education |
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Gloria Arieira |
Literature and Education |
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Sports |
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Medicine |
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Sushovan Banerjee |
Medicine |
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Digambar Behera |
Medicine |
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Literature and Education |
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Pawar Popatrao Bhaguji |
Social Work |
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Himmata Ram Bhambhu |
Social Work |
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Trade and Industry |
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Gafurbhai M. Bilakhia |
Trade and Industry |
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Public Affairs |
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Indira P. P. Bora |
Art |
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Madan Singh Chauhan |
Art |
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Usha Chaumar |
Social Work |
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Literature and Education |
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Bombay Sisters C.Lalitha & C.Saroja |
Art |
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Vijira Chitrasena |
Art |
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Purushottam Dadheech |
Art |
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Utsav Charan Das |
Art |
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Indra Dassanayake |
Literature and Education |
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H. M. Desai |
Literature and Education |
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Manohar Devadoss |
Art |
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Sports |
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Lia Diskin |
Social Work |
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Sports |
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Bangalore Gangadhar |
Medicine |
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Raman Gangakhedkar |
Science and Engineering |
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Public Affairs |
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Chewang Motup Gowa |
Trade and Industry |
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Bharat Goenka |
Trade and Industry |
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Yadla Gopalrao |
Art |
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Mitrabhanu Gountia |
Art |
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Social Work |
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Science and Engineering |
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Social Work |
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Enamul Haque |
Others-Archaeology |
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Art |
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Abdul Jabbar |
Social Work |
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Bimal Kumar Jain |
Social Work |
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Literature and Education |
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Nemnath Jain |
Trade and Industry |
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Shanti Jain |
Art |
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Sudhir Jain |
Science and Engineering |
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Benichandra Jamatia |
Literature and Education |
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K. V. Sampath Kumar & Vidushi Jayalakhshmi K. S. |
Literature and Education-Journalism |
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Art |
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Leela Joshi |
Medicine |
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Art |
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C. Kamlova |
Education and Literature |
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Ravi Kannan R. |
Medicine |
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Art |
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Yazdi Naoshirwan Karanjia |
Art |
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Narayan J. Joshi Karayal |
Literature and Education |
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Narindar Nath Khanna |
Medicine |
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Naveen Khanna |
Science and Engineering |
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Literature and Education |
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V. K. Munusamy Krishnapakthar |
Art |
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M. K. Kunjol |
Social Work |
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Art |
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