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President of India presents Padma Awards

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

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