Padma Awards-2015

Padma Awards-2015

Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian Awards of the country. The awards are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz art, social work, public affairs, science & engineering, trade & industry, medicine, literature & 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.

These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan.

In 2015, the President of India has approved conferment of Padma Awards to 104 persons. The list comprises of 9 Padma Vibhushan, 20 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees. 17 of the awardees are women and 17 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and 4 posthumous awardees.

Padma Vibhushan

1.      LK Advani- Public Affairs- Gujarat

2.      Amitabh Bachchan- Art- Maharashtra

3.      Prakash Singh Badal- Public Affairs- Punjab

4.      Dr D Veerendra Heggade- Social Work- Karnataka

5.      Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar- Art- Maharashtra

6.      Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya- Others- Uttar Pradesh

7.      Prof Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan- Science and Engineering- Tamil Nadu

8.      Kottayan K. Venugopal- Public Affairs- Delhi

9.      Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner)- Trade and Industry- France/UK

Padma Bhushan

1.      Jahnu Barua- Art- Assam

2.      Dr Vijay Bhatkar- Science and Engineering- Maharashtra

3.      Shri Swapan Dasgupta- Literature and Education- Delhi

4.      Swami Satyamitranand Giri- Others- Uttar Pradesh

5.      N Gopalaswami- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu

6.      Dr Subhash C Kashyap- Public Affairs- Delhi

7.      Dr (Pandit) Gokulotsavji Maharaj- Art- Madhya Pradesh

8.      Dr Ambrish Mithal- Medicine - Delhi

9.      Sudha Ragunathan- Art- Tamil Nadu

10.  Shri Harish Salve- Public Affairs- Delhi

11.  Dr Ashok Seth- Medicine- Delhi

12.  Rajat Sharma- Literature and Education- Delhi

13.  Satpal- Sports- Delhi

14.  Shivakumara Swami- Others- Karnataka

15.  Dr Kharag Singh Valdiya- Science and Engineering- Karnataka

16.  Prof Manjul Bhargava (NRI/PIO)- Science and Engineering- USA

17.  David Frawley (Vamadeva) (Foreigner)- Others- USA

18.  Bill Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA

19.  Melinda Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA

20.  Saichiro Misumi (Foreigner)- Others- Japan

Padma Shri

1.      Dr Manjula Anagani- Medicine- Telangana

2.      S Arunan- Science and Engineering- Karnataka

3.      Kanyakumari Avasarala- Art- Tamil Nadu

4.      Dr Bettina Sharada Baumer- Literature and Education- Jammu and Kashmir

5.      Naresh Bedi- Art- Delhi

6.      Ashok Bhagat- Social Work- Jharkhand

7.      Sanjay Leela Bhansali- Art- Maharashtra

8.      Dr Lakshmi Nandan Bora- Literature and Education- Assam

9.      Dr Gyan Chaturvedi- Literature and Education- Madhya Pradesh

10.  Prof (Dr) Yogesh Kumar Chawla- Medicine- Chandigarh

11.  Jayakumari Chikkala- Medicine- Delhi

12.  Bibek Debroy- Literature and Education- Delhi

13.  Dr Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi- Medicine- Manipur

14.  Dr Ashok Gulati- Public Affairs- Delhi

15.  Dr Randeep Guleria- Medicine- Delhi

16.  Dr KP Haridas- Medicine- Kerala

17.  Rahul Jain- Art- Delhi

18.  Ravindra Jain- Art- Maharashtra

19.  Dr Sunil Jogi- Literature and Education- Delhi

20.  Prasoon Joshi- Art- Maharashtra

21.  Dr Prafulla Kar- Art- Odisha

22.  Saba Anjum- Sports- Chhattisgarh

23.  Ushakiran Khan- Literature and Education- Bihar

24.  Dr Rajesh Kotecha- Medicine- Rajasthan

25.  Prof Alka Kriplani- Medicine Delhi

26.  Dr Harsh Kumar- Medicine- Delhi

27.  Narayana Purushothama Mallaya- Literature & Education- Kerala

28.  Lambert Mascarenhas- Literature and Education- Goa

29.  Dr Janak Palta McGilligan- Social Work- Madhya Pradesh

30.  Veerendra Raj Mehta- Social Work- Delhi

31.  Tarak Mehta- Art- Gujarat

32.  Neil Herbert Nongkynrih (Art), Meghalaya

33.  Chewang Norphel- Others- Jammu and Kashmir

34.  TV Mohandas Pai- Trade and Industry- Karnataka

35.  Dr Tejas Patel- Medicine- Gujarat

36.  Jadav Molai Peyang- Others- Assam

37.  Bimla Poddar- Others- Uttar Pradesh

38.  Dr N Prabhakar- Science and Engg- Delhi

39.  Dr Prahalada- Science and Engg- Maharashtra

40.  Dr Narendra Prasad- Medicine- Bihar

41.  Ram Bahadur Rai- Literature and Education- Delhi

42.  Mithali Raj- Sports- Telangana

43.  PV Rajaraman- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu

44.  Prof JS Rajput- Literature and Education- Uttar Pradesh

45.  Kota Srinivasa Rao- Art- Andhra Pradesh

46.  Prof Bimal Roy- Literature and Education- West Bengal

47.  Shekhar Sen- Art- Maharashtra

48.  4Gunvant Shah- Literature and Education- Gujarat

49.  Brahmdev Sharma- Literature and Education- Delhi

50.  Manu Sharma- Literature and Education- Uttar Pradesh

51.  Prof Yog Raj Sharma- Medicine- Delhi

52.  Vasant Shastri- Science and Engg- Karnataka

53.  SK Shivkumar- Science and Engg- Karnataka

54.  PV Sindhu- Sports- Telangana

55.  Sardara Singh- Sports- Haryana

56.  Arunima Sinha-Sports- Uttar Pradesh

57.  Mahesh Raj Soni- Art- Rajasthan

58.  Dr Nikhil Tandon- Medicine- Delhi

59.  H Thegtse Rinpoche- Social Work- Arunachal Pradesh

60.  Dr Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi- Medicine- Gujarat

61.  Huang Baosheng- Others- China

62.  Prof Jacques Blamont- Science and Engg- France

63.  Late Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin- Others- Maharashtra (Posthumous)

64.  Jean-Claude Carriere- Literature and Education - France

65.  Dr Nandrajan 'Raj' Chetty- Literature and Education- France

66.  George L Hart- Others- USA

67.  Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja- Others- Portugal

68.  Late Meetha Lal Mehta- Social Work- Rajasthan (Posthumous)

69.  Tripti Mukherjee- Art- USA

70.  Dr Dattatreyudu Nori- Medicine- USA

71.  Dr Raghu Rama Pillarisetti (Medicine), USA

72.  Dr Saumitra Rawat- Medicine- UK

73.  Prof Annette Schmiedchen (Literature and Education), Germany

74.  Late Pran Kumar Sharma alias Pran- Art- Delhi (Posthumous)

75.  Late R Vasudevan- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu (Posthumous)