The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awards today (March 28, 2016) at a Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were the Vice President of India, Prime Minister, Union Ministers of Home Affairs, Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and Human Resource Development.
List of awardees Padma Award
Padma Vibhushan
Ms. Yamini Krishnamurthi - Art- Classical dance - Delhi
Shri Rajinikanth - Art-Cinema - Tamil Nadu
Smt. Girija Devi - Art-Classical Vocal - West Bengal
Shri Ramoji Rao - Literature & Education-Journalism - Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Viswanathan Shanta - Medicine- Oncology - Tamil Nadu
Shri Shri Ravi Shankar - Others-Spiritualism - Karnataka
Shri Jagmohan - Public Affairs - Delhi
Dr.Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre - Science & Engineering - Karnataka
Shri Avinash Dixit - (Foreigner) - Literature & Education - USA
Late Shri Dhiru Bhai Ambani (Posthumous) - Trade & Industry - Maharashtra
Padma Bhushan
Shri Anupam Kher - Art-Cinema - Maharashtra
Shri Udit Narayan Jha - Art-Playback Singing - Maharashtra
Shri Ram V. Sutar - Art-Sculpture - Uttar Pradesh
Shri Heisnam Kanhailal - Art-Theatre - Manipur
Shri Vinod Rai - Civil Service - Kerala
Dr. Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad - Literature & Education - Andhra Pradesh
Prof. N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya - Literature & Education - Maharashtra
Dr. Barjinder Singh Hamdard - Literature & Education - Journalism - Punjab
Prof. D. Nageshwar Reddy - Medicine-Gastroenterology - Telangana
Swami Tejomayananda - Other-Spiritualism - Maharashtra
Shri Hafeez Contractor - Others-Architecture - Maharashtra
Shri Ravindra Chandra Bhargava - Public Affairs - Uttar Pradesh
Dr.Venkata Rama Rao Alla - Science & Engineering - Andhra Pradesh
Ms. Saina Nehwal - Sports-Badminton - Telangana
Ms. Sania Mirza - Sports-Tennis - Telangana
Ms. Indu Jain - Trade & Industry - Delhi
Late Swami Dayanand Sarawasati (Posthumous) - Others-Spiritualism - Uttarakhand
Shri Robert Blackwill - (Foreigner) - Public Affairs - USA
Shri Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry (NRI/PIO) - Trade & Industry - Ireland
Padma Shri
Smt. Prathibha Prahlad - Art- Classical Dance - Delhi
Shri Bhikhudan Gadhvi - Art- Folk Music - Gujarat
Shri Sribhas Chandra Supakar - Art- Textile Designing - Uttar Pradesh
Shri Ajay Devgn - Art-Cinema - Maharashtra
Ms. Priyanka Chopra - Art-Cinema - Maharashtra
Pt. Tulsidas Borkar - Art-Classical Music - Goa
Dr. Soma Ghosh - Art-Classical Vocal - Uttar Pradesh
Shri Nila Madhab Panda - Art-Film Direction and Production - Delhi
Shri S.S. Rajamouli - Art-Film Direction and Production - Karnataka
Shri Madhur Bhandarkar - Art-Film Direction and Production - Maharashtra
Prof. M. Venkatesh Kumar - Art-Folk Artist - Karnataka
Ms. Gulabi Sapera - Art-Folk Dance - Rajasthan
Smt. Mamta Chandrakar - Art-Folk Music - Chhattisgarh
Ms. Malini Awasthi - Art-Folk Music - Uttar Pradesh
Shri Jai Prakash Lekhiwal - Art-Miniature Painting - Delhi
Shri K. Laxma Goud - Art-Painting - Telangana
Shri Bhalchandra Dattatray Mondhe - Art-Photography - Madhya Pradesh
Shri Naresh Chander Lal - Art-Theatre & Cinema - Andaman & Nicobar
Shri Dhirendra Nath Bezbaruah - Literature & Education - Assam
Shri Prahlad Chandra Tasa - Literature & Education - Assam
Dr.Ravindra Nagar - Literature & Education - Delhi
Shri Dahyabhai Shastri - Literature & Education - Gujarat
Dr.Santeshivara Bhyrappa - Literature & Education - Karnataka
Shri Haldar Nag - Literature & Education - Odisha
Shri Kameshwaram Brahma - Literature & Education -Journalism - Assam
Prof. Pushpesh Pant - Literature & Education-Journalism - Delhi
Shri Jawaharlal Kaul - Literature & Education-Journalism - Jammu & Kashmir
Shri Ashok Malik - Literature &Education - Delhi
Dr.Mannam Gopi Chand - Medicine-Cardio Thoracic Surgery - Telangana
Prof. Ravi Kant - Medicine-Surgery - Uttar Pradesh
Prof. Ram Harsh Singh - Medicine- Ayurveda - Uttar Pradesh
Prof. Shiv Narain Kureel - Medicine- Paediatric Surgery - Uttar Pradesh
Dr.Sabya Sachi Sarkar - Medicine –Radiology - Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale - Medicine-Cardiac Surgery - Andhra Pradesh
Prof. T.K. Lahiri - Medicine-Cardio Thoracic Surgery - Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Praveen Chandra - Medicine-Cardiology - Delhi
Prof. (Dr) Daljeet Singh Gambhir - Medicine-Cardiology - Uttar Pradesh
Dr.Chandrasekar Shesadri Thoguluva - Medicine-Gastroenterology - Tamil Nadu
Dr. (Mrs.) Anil Kumari Malhotra - Medicine-Homeopathy - Delhi
Prof. M.V. Padma Srivastava - Medicine-Neurology - Delhi
Dr. Sudhir V. Shah - Medicine-Neurology - Gujarat
Dr. M. M. Joshi - Medicine-Ophthalmology - Karnataka
Prof. (Dr) John Ebnezar - Medicine-Orthopaedic Surgery - Karnataka
Dr. Nayudamma Yarlagadda - Medicine-Paediatric Surgery - Andhra Pradesh
Shri Simon Oraon - Other –Environment Conservation - Jharkhand
Shri Imitiaz Qureshi - Other-Culinary - Delhi
Shri Piyush Pandey - Others-Advertising & Communication - Maharashtra
Shri Subhash Palekar - Others-Farming - Maharashtra
Shri Ravinder Kumar Sinha - Others-Wildlife Conservation - Bihar
Dr. H.R. Nagendra - Others-Yoga - Karnataka
Shri M. C. Mehta - Public Affairs - Delhi
Shri M. N. Krishna Mani - Public Affairs - Delhi
Shri Ujjwal Nikam - Public Affairs - Maharashtra
Shri Tokheho Sema - Public Affairs - Nagaland
Dr. Satish Kumar - Science & Engineering - Delhi
Dr.Mylswamy Annadurai - Science & Engineering - Karnataka
Prof. Dipankar Chatterji - Science & Engineering - Karnataka
Prof.(Dr.) Ganapati Dadasaheb Yadav - Science & Engineering - Maharashtra
Smt. (Prof.) Veena Tandon - Science & Engineering - Meghalaya
Shri Onkar Nath Srivastava - Science and Engineering - Uttar Pradesh
Ms. Sunita Krishnan - Social Work - Andhra Pradesh
Shri Ajoy Kumar Dutta - Social Work - Assam
Shri M. Pandit Dasa - Social Work - Karnataka
Shri P. P. Gopinathan Nair - Social Work - Kerala
Smt. Madeleine Herman de Blic - Social Work - Puducherry
Shri Srinivasan Damal Kandalai - Social work - Tamil Nadu
Shri Sudhakar Olwe - Social Work - Maharashtra
Dr. T.V. Narayana - Social Work - Telangana
Shri Arunachalam Murugantham - Social Work - Tamil Nadu
Ms. Deepika Kumari - Sports-Archery - Jharkhand
S - Shri Sushil Doshi - Sports-commentary - Madhya Pradesh
Shri Mahesh Sharma - Trade & Industry - Delhi
Shri Saurabh Srivastava - Trade & Industry - Delhi
Sh Dilip Sanghvi - Trade & Industry - Maharashtra
Dr. Keki Hormusji Gharda - Trade & Industry - Maharashtra
Late Shri Prakash Chand Surana (Posthumous) - Art -Classical Music - Rajasthan
Late Shri Saeed Jaffrey - (NRI/PIO/Posthumous) - Art-Cinema - UK
Shri Michael Postel - (Foreigner) - Art-Archaeology - France
Shri Salman Amin Sal Khan (NRI/PIO) - Literature & Education - USA -
Smt. Hui Lan Zhang - (Foreigner) - Others-Yoga - China
Shri Predrag K. Nikic - (Foreigner) - Others-Yoga - Serbia
Dr.Sundar Aditya Menon - (NRI/PIO) - Social Work - UAE
Shri Ajaypal Singh Banga (NRI/PIO) - Trade & Industry - USA
