HS Phoolka, Kader Khan, Gautam Gambhir Among 112 Recipients Of Padma Awards

President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh, L&T chairman A M Naik, late journalist Kuldip Nayar, late actor Kadar Khan and cricketer Gautam Gambhir were among the 112 people conferred the Padma awards on Friday, the eve of 70th Republic Day.

Omar Guelleh, Naik, folk artist from Chhattisgarh Teejan Bai and theatre actor from Maharashtra Balwant Moreshwar Purandare will be honoured with Padma Vibushan.

Late journalist Kuldip Nayar, former CAG V K Shunglu, scientist Nambi Narayanan and former minister Kariya Munda are among 14 selected for Padma Bhushan. 

Late actor Kadar Khan, cricketer Gautam Gambhir, former AAP MLA and senior advocate HS Phoolka and footballer Sunil Chhetri are among 94 persons given Padma Shri. 

These awards are conferred by President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year.

As many as 21 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 11 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, 3 posthumous awardees and one transgender person.

The Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian awards of the country, 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 high order and Padma Shri for distinguished service in any field.

Below is the full list of awardees

PADMA VIBHUSHAN

Name

Field

State

Ms. Teejan Bai

Art-Vocals-Folk

Chhattisgarh

Shri Ismail Omar Guelleh (Foreigner)

Public Affairs

Djibouti

Shri Anilkumar Manibhai Naik

Trade & Industry-Infrastructure

Maharashtra

Shri Balwant Moreshwar Purandare

Art-Acting-Theatre

Maharashtra

PADMA BHUSHAN

Name

Field

State

Shri John Chambers

(Foreigner)

Trade & Industry-Technology

USA

Shri Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa

Public Affairs

Punjab

Shri Pravin Gordhan

(Foreigner)

Public Affairs

South Africa

Shri Mahashay Dharam Pal Gulati

Trade & Industry-Food Processing

Delhi

Shri Darshan Lal Jain

Social Work

Haryana

Shri Ashok Laxmanrao Kukade

Medicine-Affordable Healthcare

Maharashtra

Shri Kariya Munda

Public Affairs

Jharkhand

Shri Budhaditya Mukherjee

Art-Music-Sitar

West Bengal

Shri Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair

Art-Acting-Film

Kerala

Shri S Nambi Narayan

Science & Engineering-Space

Kerala

Shri Kuldip Nayar

(Posthumous)

Literature & Education (Journalism)

Delhi

Ms. Bachendri Pal

Sports-Mountaineering

Uttarakhand

Shri V K Shunglu

Civil Service

Delhi

Shri Hukumdev Narayan Yadav

Public Affairs

Bihar

PADMA SHRI

Name

Field

State

Shri Rajeshwar Acharya

Art-Vocal-Hindustani

Uttar Pradesh

Shri Bangaru Adigalar

Others-Spiritualism

Tamil Nadu

Shri Illias Ali

Medicine-Surgery

Assam

Shri Manoj Bajpayee

Art-Acting-Films

Maharashtra

Shri Uddhab Kumar Bharali

Science & Engineering-Grassroots Innovation

Assam

Shri Omesh Kumar Bharti

Medicine-Rabies

Himachal Pradesh

Shri Pritam Bhartwan

Art-Vocals-Folk

Uttarakhand

Shri Jyoti Bhatt

Art-Painting

Gujarat

Shri Dilip Chakravarty

Others-Archaeology

Delhi

Shri Mammen Chandy

Medicine-Hematology

West Bengal

Shri Swapan Chaudhuri

Art-Music-Tabla

West Bengal

Shri Kanwal Singh Chauhan

Others-Agriculture

Haryana

Shri Sunil Chhetri

Sports-Football

Telangana

Shri Dinyar Contractor

Art-Acting-Theatre

Maharashtra

Ms. Muktaben Pankajkumar Dagli

Social Work-Divyang Welfare

Gujarat

Shri Babulal Dahiya

Others-Agriculture

Madhya Pradesh

Shri Thanga Darlong

Art-Music-Flute

Tripura

Shri Prabhu Deva

Art-Dance

Karnataka

Ms. Rajkumari Devi

Others-Agriculture

Bihar

Ms. Bhagirathi Devi

Public Affairs

Bihar

Shri Baldev Singh Dhillon

Science & Engineering-Agriculture

Punjab

Ms. Harika Dronavalli

Sports-Chess

Andhra Pradesh

Ms. Godawari Dutta

Art-Painting

Bihar

Shri Gautam Gambhir

Sports-Cricket

Delhi

Ms. Draupadi Ghimiray

Social Work-Divyang Welfare

Sikkim

Ms. Rohini Godbole

Science & Engineering-Nuclear

Karnataka

Shri Sandeep Guleria

Medicine-Surgery

Delhi

Shri Pratap Singh Hardia

Medicine- Ophthmology

Madhya Pradesh

Shri Bulu Imam

Social Work-Culture

Jharkhand

Ms. Friederike Irina

(Foreigner)

Social Work-Animal Welfare

Germany

Shri Joravarsinh Jadav

Art-Dance Folk

Gujarat

Shri S Jaishankar

Civil Service

Delhi

Shri Narsingh Dev Jamwal

Literature & Education

Jammu & Kashmir

Shri Fayaz Ahmad Jan

Art-Craft-Papier Mache

Jammu & Kashmir

Shri K G Jayan

Art-Music-Bhakti

Kerala

Shri Subhash Kak

(Foreigner)

Science & Engineering-Technology

USA

Shri Sharath Kamal

Sports-Table Tennis

Tamil Nadu

Shri Rajani Kant

Social Work

Uttar Pradesh

Shri Sudam Kate

Medicine-Sickle Cell

Maharashtra

Shri Waman Kendre

Art-Acting-Theatre

Maharashtra

Shri Kader Khan

(Posthumous-Foreigner)

Art-Acting-Films

Canada

Shri Abdul Gafur Khatri

Art-Painting

Gujarat

Shri Ravindra Kolhe (Duo)*

Medicine-Affordable Healthcare

Maharashtra

Ms. Smita Kolhe (Duo)*

Medicine-Affordable Healthcare

Maharashtra

Ms. Bombayla Devi Laishram

Sports-Archery

Manipur

Shri Kailash Madbaiya

Literature & Education

Madhya Pradesh

Shri Ramesh Babaji Maharaj

Social Work-Animal Welfare

Uttar Pradesh

Shri Vallabhbhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya

Others-Agriculture

Gujarat

Ms. Gita Mehta

(Foreigner)

Literature & Education

USA

Shri Shadab Mohammad

Medicine-Dentistry

Uttar Pradesh

Shri K K Muhammed

Others-Archaeology

Kerala

Shri Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

Medicine-Affordable Healthcare

Jharkhand

Shri Daitari Naik

Social Work

Odisha

Shri Shankar Mahadevan Narayan

Art-Vocals-Films

Maharashtra

Shri Shantanu Narayen

(Foreigner)

Trade & Industry-Technology

USA

Nartaki Natraj

Art-Dance-Bharatnatyam

Tamil Nadu

Shri Tsering Norboo

Medicine-Surgery

Jammu & Kashmir

Shri Anup Ranjan Pandey

Art-Music

Chhattisgarh

Shri Jagdish Prasad Parikh

Others-Agriculture

Rajasthan

Shri Ganpatbhai Patel

(Foreigner)

Literature & Education

USA

Shri Bimal Patel

Others-Architecture

Gujarat

Shri Hukumchand Patidar

Others-Agriculture

Rajasthan

Shri Harvinder Singh Phoolka

Public Affairs

Punjab

Ms. Madurai Chinna Pillai

Social Work-Microfinance

Tamil Nadu

Ms. Tao Porchon-Lynch

(Foreigner)

Others-Yoga

USA

Ms. Kamala Pujhari

Others-Agriculture

Odisha

Shri Bajrang Punia

Sports-Wrestling

Haryana

Shri Jagat Ram

Medicine-Ophthalmology

Chandigarh

Shri R V Ramani

Medicine-Ophthalmology

Tamil Nadu

Shri Devarapalli Prakash Rao

Social Work-Affordable Education

Odisha

Shri Anup Sah

Art-Photography

Uttarakhand

Ms. Milena Salvini

(Foreigner)

Art-Dance-Kathakali

France

Shri Nagindas Sanghavi

Literature & Education-Journalism

Maharashtra

Shri Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry

Art-Lyrics

Telangana

Shri Shabbir Sayyad

Social Work-Animal Welfare

Maharashtra

Shri Mahesh Sharma

Social Work-Tribal Welfare

Madhya Pradesh

Shri Mohammad Hanif Khan Shastri

Literature & Education

Delhi

Shri Brijesh Kumar Shukla

Literature & Education

Uttar Pradesh

Shri Narendra Singh

Others-Animal Husbandry

Haryana

Ms. Prashanti Singh

Sports-Basketball

Uttar Pradesh

Shri Sultan Singh

Others-Animal Husbandry

Haryana

Shri Jyoti Kumar Sinha

Social Work-Affordable Education

Bihar

Shri Anandan Sivamani

Art-Music

Tamil Nadu

Ms. Sharada Srinivasan

Others-Archaeology

Karnataka

Shri Devendra Swarup

(Posthumous)

Literature & Education-Journalism

Uttar Pradesh

Shri Ajay Thakur

Sports-Kabaddi

Himachal Pradesh

Shri Rajeev Tharanath

Art-Music-Sarod

Karnataka

Ms. Saalumarada Thimmakka

Social Work-Environment

Karnataka

Ms. Jamuna Tudu

Social Work-Environment

Jharkhand

Shri Bharat Bhushan Tyagi

Others-Agriculture

Uttar Pradesh

Shri Ramaswami Venkataswami

Medicine-Surgery

Tamil Nadu

Shri Ram Saran Verma

Others-Agriculture

Uttar Pradesh

Shri Swami Vishudhananda

Others-Spiritualism

Kerala

Shri Hiralal Yadav

Art-Vocals-Folk

Uttar Pradesh

Shri Venkateswara Rao Yadlapalli

Others-Agriculture

Andhra Pradesh