PADMA Awards 2021

 Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian

awards given for exceptional and distinguished service or performance of highest order in any field of human endeavor. These awards are conferred in three categories – Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.

• Instituted in 1954, the Padma Awards have been announced every year on Republic Day although there have been exceptions during the years 1977 to 1980 and 1993 to 1997.
• These awards are conferred at Rashtrapati Bhawan during ceremonial functions by the President of India.
• The Padma Awards are given in various disciplines or fields of activities. All citizens irrespective of race, occupation, position or sex are eligible for these awards but, Government servants including those working with PSUs, except doctors and scientists, are not eligible for these Awards.
• When the Padma Awards were created in 1954, it had three classes namely Pahela Varg, Dusra Varg, and Tisra Varg. Their names were subsequently changed to Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri according to a Presidential Notification issued on 8th January 1955.

What is the difference between all the Padma Awards?

Padma Vibhushan – It is given for “exceptional and distinguished service”.

 It is the second-highest civilian award in India.

Padma Bhushan – It is awarded for “distinguished service of a high order” & is the third-highest civilian award in India.

Padma Shri – It is given for “distinguished service”. It is the fourth-highest civilian award in India.

Fields of Padma Awards

The award seeks to recognize works of distinction and is given for distinguished and exceptional achievements/service in all fields of activities/disciplines. An illustrative list of the fields is as under

• Art – includes Music, Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Cinema, Theatre etc.
• Social work – includes social service, charitable service, contribution in community projects etc.
• Public Affairs – includes Law, Public Life, Politics etc.
• Science & Engineering – includes Space Engineering, Nuclear Science, Information Technology, Research & Development in Science & its allied subjects etc.
• Trade & Industry – includes Banking, Economic Activities, Management, Promotion of Tourism, Business etc.
• Medicine – includes medical research, distinction/specialization in Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Siddha, Allopathy, Naturopathy etc.
• Literature & Education – includes Journalism, Teaching, Book composing, Literature, Poetry, Promotion of education, Promotion of literacy, Education Reforms etc.
• Civil Service – includes distinction/excellence in administration etc. by Government Servants
• Sports – includes popular Sports, Athletics, Adventure, Mountaineering, promotion of sports, Yoga etc.
• Others – fields not covered above and may include propagation of Indian Culture, protection of Human Rights, Wild Life protection/conservation etc.
• List of Padma Awardees 2021

List of Padma Vibhushan Awardees

Padma VibhushanSl. No. Name Field State/Country 

1Shri Shinzo Abe Public Affairs Japan 

2Shri S P Balasubramaniam (Posthumous) Art Tamil Nadu

3Dr. Belle Monappa Hegde Medicine Karnataka 

4Shri Narinder Singh Kapany (Posthumous)Science and Engineering United States of America

5Maulana Wahiduddin KhanOthers- SpiritualismDelhi

6Shri B. B. LalOthers- Archaeology Delhi

7Shri Sudarshan Sahoo Art Odisha 

List of Padma Bhushan Awardees

Padma BhushanSl. No. Name Field State/Country 

1Ms. Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra Art Kerala

2Shri Tarun Gogoi (Posthumous) Public Affairs Assam 

3Shri Chandrashekhar Kambara Literature and Education Karnataka 

4Ms. Sumitra MahajanPublic Affairs Madhya Pradesh

5Shri Nripendra MisraCivil ServiceUttar Pradesh

6Shri Ram Vilas Paswan (Posthumous) Public Affairs Bihar

7Shri Keshubhai Patel (Posthumous) Public Affairs Gujarat

8Shri Kalbe Sadiq (Posthumous) Others-SpiritualismUttar Pradesh

9Shri Rajnikant Devidas ShroffTrade and Industry Maharashtra

10Shri Tarlochan SinghPublic Affairs Haryana

List of Padma Shri Awardees

Padma Shri Sl. No. Name Field State/Country 

1.Gulfam Ahmed Art Uttar Pradesh

2.P. AnithaSports Tamil Nadu

3.Rama Swamy Annavarapu Art Andhra Pradesh

4.Subbu Arumugam Art Tamil Nadu

5.Prakasarao Asavadi Literature and Education Andhra Pradesh

6.Bhuri Bai ArtMadhya Pradesh

7.Radhe Shyam Barle Art Chhattisgarh 

8.Dharma Narayan BarmaLiterature and EducationWest Bengal

9.Lakhimi Baruah Social Work Assam

10.Biren Kumar BasakArt West Bengal

11.Rajni BectorTrade and IndustryPunjab

12.Peter BrookArtUnited Kingdom

13.Sangkhumi BualchhuakSocial WorkMizoram

14.Gopiram Bargayn Burabhakat ArtAssam

15.Bijoya ChakravartyPublic AffairsAssam

16.Sujit  ChattipadhyayLiterature and EducationWest Bengal

17.Jagdish Chaudhary (Posthumous)Social WorkUttar Pradesh

18.Tsultrim ChonjorSocial WorkLadakh

19.Mouma Das Sports West Bengal

20.Srikant DatarLiterature and EducationThe U.S.A.

21.Narayan Debnath ArtWest Bengal

22.Chutni DeviSocial WorkJharkhand

23.Dulari DeviArtBihar

24.Radhe DeviArtManipur

25.Shanti DeviSocial WorkOdisha

26.Wayan DibiaArtIndonesia

27.Dadudan GadhaviLiterature and EducationGujarat

28.Parshuram Atmaram GangavaneArtMaharashtra

29.Jai Bhagwan GoyalLiterature and EducationHaryana

30.Jagdish Chandra HalderLiterature and EducationWest Bengal

31.Mangal Singh HazowaryLiterature and EducationAssam

32.Anshu JamsenpaSportsArunachal Pradesh

33.Purnamasi JaniArtOdisha

34.Matha B. Manjamma JogatiArtKarnataka

35.Damodaran KaithapramArtKerala

36.Namdeo C. KambleLiterature and EducationMaharashtra

37.Maheshbhai and Nareshbhai Kanodia (Duo) (Posthumous)ArtGujarat

38.Rajat Kumar KarLiterature and EducationOdisha

39.Rangasami Lakshminarayana KashyapLiterature and EducationKarnataka

40.Prakash KaurSocial WorkPunjab

41.Nicholas KazanasLiterature and EducationGreece

42.K. KesavasamyArtPuducherry

43.Ghulam Rasool KhanArtJammu and Kashmir

44.Lakha KhanArtRajasthan

45.Sanjida KhatunArtBangladesh

46.Vinayak Vishnu KhedekarArtGoa

47.Niru KumarSocial WorkDelhi

48.LajwantiArtPunjab

49.Rattan Lal Science and Engineering The U.S.A.

50.Ali ManikfanOthers- Grassroots InnovationLakshadweep

51.Ramachandra Manjhi Art Bihar

52.Dulal MankiArtAssam

53.Nanadro B MarakOthers- AgricultureMeghalaya

54.Rewben MashangvaArtManipur

55.Chandrakant MehtaLiterature and EducationGujarat

56.Rattan Lal Mittal Medicine Punjab

57.Madhavan NambiarSportsKerala

58.Shyam Sundar PaliwalSocial WorkRajasthan

59.Dr. Chandrakant Sambhaji MedicineDelhi

60.Dr. J. N. Pande (Posthumous)MedicineDelhi

61.Solomon PappaiahLiterature and Education- JournalismTamil Nadu

62.PappammalOthers- AgricultureTamil Nadu

63.Krishna Mohan PathiMedicineOdisha

64.Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat Trade and IndustryMaharashtra

65.Girish PrabhuneSocial WorkMaharashtra

66.Nanda PrustyLiterature and EducationOdisha

67.K. K. Ramachandra PulavarArtKerala

68.Balan PutheriLiterature and EducationKerala

69.Birubala RabhaSocial WorkAssam

70.Kanaka RajuArtTelangana

71.Bombay Jayashri RamnathArtTamil Nadu

72.Satyaram ReangArtTripura

73.Dhananjay DiwakarMedicineKerala

74.Ashok Kumar SahuMedicineUttar Pradesh

75.Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Singh SanjayMedicineUttarakhand

76.Sindhutai SapkalSocial WorkMaharashtra

77.Chaman Lal Sapru (Posthumous)Literature and EducationJammu and Kashmir

78.Roman SarmahLiterature and Education- JournalismAssam

79.Imran ShahLiterature and EducationAssam

80.Prem Chandra SharmaOthers- AgricultureUttarakhand

81.Arjun Singh ShekhawatLiterature and EducationRajasthan

82.Ram Yatna ShuklaLiterature and EducationUttar Pradesh

83.Jitender Singh ShuntySocial WorkDelhi

84.Kartar Paras Ram Singh Art Himachal Pradesh

85.Kartar SinghArtPunjab

86.Dilip Kumar SinghMedicineBihar

87.Chandra Shekhar SinghOthers- AgricultureUttar Pradesh

88.Sudha Hari Narayan SinghSportsUttar Pradesh

89.Virender SinghSportsHaryana

90.Mridula Sinha (Posthumous)Literature and EducationBihar 91.K. C. Sivasankar (Posthumous)ArtTamil Nadu

92.Guru Maa Kamali SorenSocial WorkWest Bengal

93.Marachi SubburamanSocial WorkTamil Nadu

94.P. Subramanian (Posthumous)Trade and IndustryTamil Nadu

95.Nidumolu SumathiArtAndhra Pradesh

96.Kapil TiwariLiterature and EducationMadhya Pradesh

97.Father Valles (Posthumous)Literature and EducationSpain

98.Dr. Thiruvengadam Veeraraghavan (Posthumous)MedicineTamil Nadu

99.Sridhar VembuTrade and IndustryTamil Nadu

100.K. Y. VenkateshSportsKarnataka

101.Usha YadavLiterature and EducationUttar Pradesh

102.Col. Quazi Sajjad Ali ZahirPublic AffairsBangladesh