Osamu Suzuki, who grew small-car specialist Suzuki Motor into a global model with large successes in India, JS Khehar, a former Chief Justice of India, MT Vasudevan Nair, a legendary determine in Malayalam literature, Sharda Sinha, a famend singer, had been amongst seven folks awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the President on the eve of the Republic Day.
Padma Vibhushan, one of many highest civilian awards of the nation, is awarded for “distinctive and distinguished service”.
Bibek Debroy, who was Chairman Of PM’s Financial Advisory Council, Manohar Joshi, former Maharashtra Chief Minister, ex Lok Sabha Speaker and Shiv Sena stalwart, Pankaj Udhas, ghazal and playback singer, Sushil Modi, former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister, PR Sreejesh, former India hockey participant, had been amongst 19 folks awarded Padha Bhushan. The award recognises “distinguished service of excessive order”.
Veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, of Masoom, Mr India, Bandit Queen fame, was additionally awarded the Padma Bhushan.
Indian-American engineer Vinod Dham, extensively often known as the ‘Father of the Pentium chip’, and outstanding malaria researcher Chetan Chitnis had been additionally amongst Padma Bhushan awardees.
Telugu actor N Balakrishna, an MLA of the ruling Telugu Desam Celebration in Andhra Pradesh, was awarded the Padma Bhushan. Andhra Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu congratulated Mr Balakrishna, who can also be his brother-in-law, and mentioned it was a well-deserved honour.
“Heartfelt congratulations to Telugu cinema legend and Hindupur MLA, Nandamuri Balakrishna, on being conferred the Padma Bhushan,” mentioned Mr Naidu posted on X, including the actor has excelled in upholding the legacy of his father and former Chief Minister of united Andhra Pradesh, the legendary NT Rama Rao.
Arijit Singh, playback singer, Ricky Kej, a music composer, Harvinder Singh, who gained a gold in Paris 2024 Paralympic Video games, had been amongst 113 folks awarded Padma Shri.
Former SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya, recently-retired cricketer R Ashwin, vice chancellor of Lucknow’s KGMU Soniya Nityanand and industrialist Pawan Goenka had been additionally amongst Padma Shri awardees.
Theatre stalwart Barry John – recognized to have performed a vital function within the childhood of stars like Shah Rukh Khan and Manoj Bajpayee – and singer Jaspinder Narula are additionally among the many Padma Shri awardees.
The President has additionally awarded 30 Padma Shri to unsung heroes that features 100-year previous Libia Lobo Sardesai, who performed an essential function in Goa’s freedom motion. She cofounded an underground radio station — ‘Voz da Liberdabe (Voice of Freedom)’ — in a forested space in 1955 to rally folks towards the Portuguese rule.
Wildlife researcher and Marathi creator Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli (92), who gave distinctive dictionaries on birds, animals and bushes; 68-year-old bhajan singer Batool Begum from Jaipur; percussionist Velu Aasaan (58) from Tamil Nadu, who’s standardising and reviving conventional Parai Isai artform, are additionally among the many Padma Shri awardees.
Togalu Gombeyaata (leather-based puppetry) grasp puppeteer Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara, who was one of many first ladies to practise the artwork type, has additionally been awarded Padma Shri. The 96-year previous ‘Grandmother of Gombeyaata’ mastered the artwork after we was simply 14 and has carried out in additional than 12 nations.
Lavjibhai Nagjibhai (64), a Tangaliya weaver from Dangasia group in Surendranagar Parmar; Vijayalakshmi Deshamane, a veteran oncologist from Kalaburgi who supplies free remedy to poor most cancers sufferers; and Chaitram Devchand Pawar, who conserved 400 hectare of forest in Maharashtra, are additionally among the many unsung heroes who’ve been given the Padma Shri.
Pandi Ram Mandavi, a conventional tribal musician and the creator of bamboo wind whistle known as ‘Sulur’ or ‘Bastar flute’, can also be among the many Padma Shri awardees.
“Congratulations to all of the Padma awardees! India is proud to honour and have a good time their extraordinary achievements. Their dedication and perseverance are actually motivating. Every awardee is synonymous with hardwork, ardour and innovation, which has positively impacted numerous lives. They educate us the worth of striving for excellence and serving society selflessly,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X quickly after the awards had been introduced.
Congratulations to all of the Padma awardees! India is proud to honour and have a good time their extraordinary achievements. Their dedication and perseverance are actually motivating. Every awardee is synonymous with hardwork, ardour and innovation, which has positively impacted numerous…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 25, 2025
Union House Minister Amit Shah, congratulating the awardees, mentioned PM Modi has reimagined the Padma awards as a platform to honour the long-lasting personalities who’ve empowered and elevated communities to progress.
“Congratulations to the luminaries who’ve been chosen for the Padma Awards by the Honorable President immediately. PM Shri @narendramodi Ji has reimagined the Padma Awards as a platform to honor the long-lasting personalities who’ve empowered and elevated communities to progress. I firmly imagine that this honor will stir our society with a brand new zest for nation-building,” he posted on X.
Here is the whole record of the winners:
Padma Vibhushan
1 Shri Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy – Medication
2 Justice (Retd.) Shri Jagdish Singh Khehar – Public Affairs
3 Smt. Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia – Artwork
4. Shri Lakshminarayana Subramaniam – Artwork
5 Shri MT Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous) – Literature and Training
6 Shri Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous) – Commerce and Business
7 Smt. Sharda Sinha (Posthumous) – Artwork
Padma Bhushan
1. Shri A Surya Prakash – Literature and Training – Journalism
2. Shri Anant Nag – Artwork
3. Shri Bibek Debroy (Posthumous) – Literature and Training
4. Shri Jatin Goswami – Artwork
5. Shri Jose Chacko Periappuram – Medication
6. Shri Kailash Nath Dikshit – Others – Archaeology
7. Shri Manohar Joshi (Posthumous) – Public Affairs
8. Shri Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti – Commerce and Business
9. Shri Nandamuri Balakrishna – Artwork
10. Shri PR Sreejesh – Sports activities
11. Shri Pankaj Patel – Commerce and Business
12. Shri Pankaj Udhas (Posthumous) – Artwork
13. Shri Rambahadur Rai – Literature and Training – Journalism
14. Sadhvi Ritambhara – Social Work
15. Shri S Ajith Kumar – Artwork
16. Shri Shekhar Kapur – Artwork
17. Ms. Shobana Chandrakumar – Artwork
18. Shri Sushil Kumar Modi (Posthumous) – Public Affairs
19. Shri Vinod Dham – Science and Engineering
Padma Shri
1. Shri Adwaita Charan Gadanayak – Artwork
2. Shri Achyut Ramchandra Palav – Artwork
3. Shri Ajay V Bhatt – Science and Engineering
4. Shri Anil Kumar Boro – Literature and Training
5. Shri Arijit Singh – Artwork
6. Smt Arundhati Bhattacharya – Commerce and Business
7. Shri Arunoday Saha – Literature and Training
8. Shri Arvind Sharma – Literature and Training
9. Shri Ashok Kumar Mahapatra – Medication
10. Shri Ashok Laxman Saraf – Artwork
11. Shri Ashutosh Sharma – Science and Engineering
12. Smt. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande – Artwork
13. Shri Baijnath Maharaj – Others – Spiritualism
14. Shri Barry Godfray John – Artwork
15. Smt. Begam Batool – Artwork
16. Shri Bharat Gupt – Artwork
17. Shri Bheru Singh Chouhan – Artwork
18. Shri Bhim Singh Bhavesh – Social Work
19. Smt. Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara – Artwork
20. Shri Budhendra Kumar Jain – Medication
21. Shri CS Vaidyanathan – Public Affairs
22. Shri Chaitram Deochand Pawar – Social Work
23. Shri Chandrakant Sheth (Posthumous) – Literature and Training
24. Shri Chandrakant Sompura – Others – Structure
25. Shri Chetan E Chitnis – Science and Engineering
26. Shri David R Syiemlieh – Literature and Training
27. Shri Durga Charan Ranbir – Artwork
28. Shri Farooq Ahmad Mir – Artwork
29. Shri Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid – Literature and Training
30. Smt. Gita Upadhyay – Literature and Training
31. Shri Gokul Chandra Das – Artwork
32. Shri Guruvayur Dorai – Artwork
33. Shri Harchandan Singh Bhatty – Artwork
34. Shri Hariman Sharma Others – Agriculture
35. Shri Harjinder Singh Srinagar Wale – Artwork
36. Shri Harvinder Singh – Sports activities
37. Shri Hassan Raghu – Artwork
38. Shri Hemant Kumar – Medication
39. Shri Hriday Narayan Dixit – Literature and Training
40. Shri Hugh and Colleen Gantzer (Posthumous) (Duo)* – Literature and Training
41. Shri Inivalappil Mani Vijayan – Sports activities
42. Shri Jagadish Joshila – Literature and Training
43. Smt. Jaspinder Narula Artwork Maharashtra
44. Shri Jonas Masetti – Others – Spiritualism
45. Shri Joynacharan Bathari – Artwork
46. Smt. Jumde Yomgam Gamlin – Social Work
47. Shri Okay. Damodaran Others – Culinary
48. Shri Okay L Krishna – Literature and Training
49. Smt. Okay Omanakutty Amma – Artwork
50. Shri Kishore Kunal (Posthumous) – Civil Service
51. Shri L Hangthing – Others – Agriculture
52. Shri Lakshmipathy Ramasubbaiyer – Literature and Training – Journalism
53. Shri Lalit Kumar Mangotra – Literature and Training J
54. Shri Lama Lobzang (Posthumous) – Others – Spiritualism
55. Smt. Libia Lobo Sardesai – Social Work
56. Shri MD Srinivas – Science and Engineering
57. Shri Madugula Nagaphani Sarma – Artwork
58. Shri Mahabir Nayak – Artwork
59. Smt. Mamata Shankar – Artwork
60. Shri Manda Krishna Madiga – Public Affairs
61. Shri Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli – Literature and Training
62. Shri Miriyala Apparao (Posthumous) – Artwork Andhra Pradesh
63. Shri Nagendra Nath Roy – Literature and Training
64. Shri Narayan (Bhulai Bhai) (Posthumous) – Public Affairs
65. Shri Naren Gurung – Artwork Sikkim
66. Smt. Neerja Bhatla – Medication
67. Smt. Nirmala Devi – Artwork
68. Shri Nitin Nohria – Literature and Training
69. Shri Onkar Singh Pahwa – Commerce and Business
70. Shri P Datchanamoorthy – Artwork
71. Shri Pandi Ram Mandavi – Artwork
72. Shri Parmar Lavjibhai Nagjibhai – Artwork
73. Shri Pawan Goenka – Commerce and Business
74. Shri Prashanth Prakash – Commerce and Business
75. Smt. Pratibha Satpathy – Literature and Training
76. Shri Purisai Kannappa Sambandan – Artwork
77. Shri R Ashwin – Sports activities
78. Shri R G Chandramogan – Commerce and Business
79. Smt. Radha Bahin Bhatt – Social Work
80. Shri Radhakrishnan Devasenapathy – Artwork
81. Shri Ramdarash Mishra – Literature and Training
82. Shri Ranendra Bhanu Majumdar – Artwork
83. Shri Ratan Kumar Parimoo – Artwork
84. Shri Reba Kanta Mahanta – Artwork
85. Shri Renthlei Lalrawna Literature and Training Mizoram
86. Shri Ricky Gyan Kej – Artwork
87. Shri Sajjan Bhajanka – Commerce and Business
88. Smt. Sally Holkar – Commerce and Business
89. Shri Sant Ram Deswal – Literature and Training
90. Shri Satyapal Singh – Sports activities
91. Shri Seeni Viswanathan – Literature and Training
92. Shri Sethuraman Panchanathan – Science and Engineering
93. Smt. Sheikha Shaikha Ali Al-Jaber Al-Sabah – Medication
94. Shri Sheen Kaaf Nizam (Shiv Kishan Bissa) – Literature and Training
95. Shri Shyam Bihari Agrawal – Artwork
96. Smt. Soniya Nityanand – Medication
97. Shri Stephen Knapp – Literature and Training
98. Shri Subhash Khetulal Sharma – Others – Agriculture Maharashtra
99. Shri Suresh Harilal Soni – Social Work
100. Shri Surinder Kumar Vasal – Science and Engineering Delhi
101. Shri Swami Pradiptananda (Kartik Maharaj) – Others – Spiritualism
102. Shri Syed Ainul Hasan – Literature and Training
103. Shri Tejendra Narayan Majumdar – Artwork
104. Smt. Thiyam Suryamukhi Devi – Artwork
105. Shri Tushar Durgeshbhai Shukla – Literature and Training
106. Shri Vadiraj Raghawendracharya Panchamukhi – Literature and Training
107. Shri Vasudeo Kamath – Artwork
108. Shri Velu Aasaan – Artwork
109. Shri Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar – Artwork
110. Shri Vijay Nityanand Surishwar Ji Maharaj – Others – Spiritualism
111. Smt. Vijayalakshmi Deshamane – Medication
112. Shri Vilas Dangre – Medication
113. Shri Vinayak Lohani – Social Work