Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, 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 and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and 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. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
Padma Vibhushan Awards Winners 2021
Shri Shinzo Abe
Public Affairs
Japan
Shri S P Balasubramaniam (Posthumous)
Art
Tamil Nadu
Dr. Belle Monappa Hegde
Medicine
Karnataka
Shri Narinder Singh Kapany (Posthumous)
Science and Engineering
United States of America
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Others- Spiritualism
Delhi
Shri B. B. Lal
Others- Archaeology
Delhi
Shri Sudarshan Sahoo
Art
Odisha
Padma Bhushan Awards Winners 2021
Ms. Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra
Art
Kerala
Shri Tarun Gogoi (Posthumous)
Public Affairs
Assam
Shri Chandrashekhar Kambara
Literature and Education
Karnataka
Ms. Sumitra Mahajan
Public Affairs
Madhya Pradesh
Shri Nripendra Misra
Civil Service
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Ram Vilas Paswan (Posthumous)
Public Affairs
Bihar
Shri Keshubhai Patel (Posthumous)
Public Affairs
Gujarat
Shri Kalbe Sadiq (Posthumous)
Others-Spiritualism
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Rajnikant Devidas Shroff
Trade and Industry
Maharashtra
Shri Tarlochan Singh
Public Affairs
Haryana
Padma Shri Awards Winners 2021
Shri Gulfam Ahmed
Art
Uttar Pradesh
Ms. P. Anitha
Sports
Tamil Nadu
Shri Rama Swamy Annavarapu
Art
Andhra Pradesh
Shri Subbu Arumugam
Art
Tamil Nadu
Shri Prakasarao Asavadi
Literature and Education
Andhra Pradesh
Ms. Bhuri Bai
Art
Madhya Pradesh
Shri Radhe Shyam Barle
Art
Chhattisgarh
Shri Dharma Narayan Barma
Literature and Education
West Bengal
Ms. Lakhimi Baruah
Social Work
Assam
Shri Biren Kumar Basak
Art
West Bengal
Ms. Rajni Bector
Trade and Industry
Punjab
Shri Peter Brook
Art
United Kingdom
Ms. Sangkhumi Bualchhuak
Social Work
Mizoram
Shri Gopiram Bargayn Burabhakat
Art
Assam
Ms. Bijoya Chakravarty
Public Affairs
Assam
Shri Sujit Chattopadhyay
Literature and Education
West Bengal
Shri Jagdish Chaudhary (Posthumous)
Social Work
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Tsultrim Chonjor
Social Work
Ladakh
Ms. Mouma Das
Sports
West Bengal
Shri Srikant Datar
Literature and Education
United States of America
Shri Narayan Debnath
Art
West Bengal
Ms. Chutni Devi
Social Work
Jharkhand
Ms. Shanti Devi
Social Work
Odisha
Shri Wayan Dibia
Art
Indonesia
Shri Dadudan Gadhavi
Literature & Education
Gujarat
Shri Parshuram Atmaram Gangavane
Art
Maharashtra
Shri Jai Bhagwan Goyal
Literature and Education
Haryana
Shri Jagadish Chandra Halder
Literature and Education
West Bengal
Shri Mangal Singh Hazowary
Literature and Education
Assam
Ms. Anshu Jamsenpa
Sports
Arunachal Pradesh
Ms. Purnamasi Jani
Art
Odisha
Matha B. Manjamma Jogati
Art
Karnataka
Shri Damodaran Kaithapram
Art
Kerala
Shri Namdeo C Kamble
Literature and Education
Maharashtra
Shri Maheshbhai & Shri Nareshbhai Kanodia (Duo) (Posthumous)
Art
Gujarat
Shri Rajat Kumar Kar
Literature and Education
Odisha
Shri Rangasami Lakshminarayana Kashyap
Literature and Education
Karnataka
Ms. Prakash Kaur
Social Work
Punjab
Shri Nicholas Kazanas
Literature and Education
Greece
Shri K Kesavasamy
Art
Puducherry
Shri Ghulam Rasool Khan
Art
Jammu and Kashmir
Shri Lakha Khan
Art
Rajasthan
Ms. Sanjida Khatun
Art
Bangladesh
Shri Vinayak Vishnu Khedekar
Art
Goa
Ms. Niru Kumar
Social Work
Delhi
Shri Rattan Lal
Science and Engineering
United States of America
Shri Ali Manikfan
Others-Grassroots Innovation
Lakshadweep
Shri Ramachandra Manjhi
Art
Bihar
Shri Nanadro B Marak
Others- Agriculture
Meghalaya
Shri Rewben Mashangva
Art
Manipur
Shri Chandrakant Mehta
Literature and Education
Gujarat
Dr. Rattan Lal Mittal
Medicine
Punjab
Shri Madhavan Nambiar
Sports
Kerala
Shri Shyam Sundar Paliwal
Social Work
Rajasthan
Dr. Chandrakant Sambhaji Pandav
Medicine
Delhi
Dr. J N Pande (Posthumous)
Medicine
Delhi
Shri Solomon Pappaiah
Literature and Education- Journalism
Tamil Nadu
Ms. Pappammal
Others- Agriculture
Tamil Nadu
Dr. Krishna Mohan Pathi
Medicine
Odisha
Ms. Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat
Trade and Industry
Maharashtra
Shri Girish Prabhune
Social Work
Maharashtra
Shri Nanda Prusty
Literature and Education
Odisha
Shri K K Ramachandra Pulavar
Art
Kerala
Shri Balan Putheri
Literature and Education
Kerala
Ms. Birubala Rabha
Social Work
Assam
Shri Kanaka Raju
Art
Telangana
Ms. Bombay Jayashri Ramnath
Art
Tamil Nadu
Shri Satyaram Reang
Art
Tripura
Dr. Dhananjay Diwakar Sagdeo
Medicine
Kerala
Shri Ashok Kumar Sahu
Medicine
Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Singh Sanjay
Medicine
Uttarakhand
Ms. Sindhutai Sapkal
Social Work
Maharashtra
Shri Chaman Lal Sapru (Posthumous)
Literature and Education
Jammu and Kashmir
Shri Roman Sarmah
Literature and Education- Journalism
Assam
Shri Imran Shah
Literature and Education
Assam
Shri Prem Chand Sharma
Others- Agriculture
Uttarakhand
Shri Arjun Singh Shekhawat
Literature and Education
Rajasthan
Shri Ram Yatna Shukla
Literature and Education
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Jitender Singh Shunty
Social Work
Delhi
Shri Kartar Paras Ram Singh
Art
Himachal Pradesh
Shri Kartar Singh
Art
Punjab
Dr. Dilip Kumar Singh
Medicine
Bihar
Shri Chandra Shekhar Singh
Others-Agriculture
Uttar Pradesh
Ms. Sudha Hari Narayan Singh
Sports
Uttar Pradesh
Shri Virender Singh
Sports
Haryana
Ms. Mridula Sinha (Posthumous)
Literature and Education
Bihar
Shri K C Sivasankar (Posthumous)
Art
Tamil Nadu
Guru Maa Kamali Soren
Social Work
West Bengal
Shri Marachi Subburaman
Social Work
Tamil Nadu
Shri P Subramanian (Posthumous)
Trade and Industry
Tamil Nadu
Ms. Nidumolu Sumathi
Art
Andhra Pradesh
Shri Kapil Tiwari
Literature and Education
Madhya Pradesh
Father Vallés (Posthumous)
Literature and Education
Spain
Dr. Thiruvengadam Veeraraghavan (Posthumous)
Medicine
Tamil Nadu
Shri Sridhar Vembu
Trade and Industry
Tamil Nadu
Shri K Y Venkatesh
Sports
Karnataka
Ms. Usha Yadav
Literature and Education
Uttar Pradesh
Col Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir
Public Affairs
Bangladesh