Padma Awards

1. Former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, actors Chiranjeevi, and Vyjayantimala Bali receive Padma Vibhushan.
2. This year’s Padma Awards include five Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan, and 110 Padma Shri awardees.
3. The accolades recognize outstanding contributions across various fields, with 30 women among the awardees.

New Delhi, Jan 26: The Centre has announced the recipients of the prestigious Padma Awards, with former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, actors Chiranjeevi, Vyjayantimala Bali, and others being honored.

Padma Vibhushan Awardees:

  1. Venkaiah Naidu: Former Vice President.
  2. Chiranjeevi: Renowned actor.
  3. Vyjayantimala Bali: Accomplished actor and dancer.
  4. Bindeshwar Pathak (posthumous): Known for the Sulabh public toilet system.
  5. Padma Subrahmanyam: Bharatanatyam exponent.

This year’s Padma Vibhushan awardees have significant contributions from southern states, reflecting diverse fields of achievement.

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Padma Bhushan Awardees:

  1. Mithun Chakraborty: Veteran actor.
  2. Young Liu: Chairman of Foxconn.

These awardees represent excellence in their respective fields, recognizing their outstanding contributions.

Additional Padma Bhushan Awardees:

  1. Usha Uthup: Queen of pop music.
  2. Vijaykanth: Actor.
  3. Ram Naik: Veteran BJP leader, and former Governor of Uttar Pradesh.
  4. Olanchery Rajagopal: Former Rajya Sabha MP.

Other Padma Bhushan Awardees Include:

  • M Fathima Beevi (Public Affairs): From Kerala.
  • Hormusji N Cama (Literature & Education): From Maharashtra.
  • Sitaram Jindal (Trade & Industry): From Karnataka.
  • Ashwin Balachand Mehta (Medicine): From Maharashtra.
  • Satyabrata Mookherjee (Public Affairs): From West Bengal.
  • Tejas Madhusudan Patel (Medicine): From Gujarat.
  • Dattatray Ambadas Mayaloo alias Rajdutt (Art): From Maharashtra.
  • Togdan Rinpoche (Others – Spiritualism): From Ladakh.
  • Pyarelal Sharma (Art): From Maharashtra.
  • Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (Medicine): From Bihar.
  • Kundan Vyas (Literature & Education – Journalism): From Maharashtra.

In total, there are five Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan, and 110 Padma Shri awardees this year, with 30 of them being women. The awards encompass diverse fields, acknowledging exceptional contributions to society.