Padma awards: 2017
Contents |
The awardees of 2017
Padma Vibhushan
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Awardee |
Field of Prominence |
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Sharad Pawar |
Public Affairs |
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Murli Manohar Joshi |
Public Affairs |
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P.A. Sangma (posthumous) |
Public Affairs |
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Sunder Lal Patwah (posthumous) |
Public Affairs |
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K.J.Yesudas |
Art - Music |
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Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev |
Others - Spiritualism |
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Udipi Ramachandra Rao |
Science & Engineering |
Padma Bhushan
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Awardee |
Field of Prominence |
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Vishwa Mohan Bhatt |
Art - Music |
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Devi Prasad Dwivedi |
Literature & Education |
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Tehemton Udwadia |
Medicine |
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Ratna Sundar Maharaj |
Others-Spiritualism |
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Swami Niranjana Nanda Saraswati |
Others-Yoga |
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H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Foreigner) |
Literature & Education |
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Cho Ramaswamy (Posthumous) |
Literature & Education –Journalism |
Padma Shri
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Awardee |
Field of Prominence |
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Basanti Bisht |
Art-Music |
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Chemanchery Kunhiraman Nair |
Art-Dance |
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Aruna Mohanty |
Art-Dance |
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Bharathi Vishnuvardhan |
Art-Cinema |
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Sadhu Meher |
Art-Cinema |
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T K Murthy |
Art-Music |
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Laishram Birendrakumar Singh |
Art-Music |
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Krishna Ram Chaudhary |
Art-Music |
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Baoa Devi |
Art-Painting |
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Tilak Gitai |
Art-Painting |
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Aekka Yadagiri Rao |
Art-Sculpture |
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Jitendra Haripal |
Art-Music |
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Kailash Kher |
Art-Music |
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Parassala B Ponnammal |
Art-Music |
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Sukri Bommagowda |
Art-Music |
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Mukund Nayak |
Art-Music |
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Purushottam Upadhyay |
Art-Music |
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Anuradha Paudwal |
Art-Music |
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Wareppa Naba Nil |
Art-Theatre |
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Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary |
Civil Service |
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T.K. Viswanathan |
Civil Service |
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Kanwal Sibal |
Civil Service |
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Birkha Bahadur Limboo Muringla |
Literature & Education |
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Eli Ahmed |
Literature & Education |
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Narendra Kohli |
Literature & Education |
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G. Venkatasubbiah |
Literature & Education |
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Akkitham Achyuthan Namboothiri |
Literature & Education |
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Kashi Nath Pandita |
Literature & Education |
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Chamu Krishna Shastry |
Literature & Education |
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Harihar Kripalu Tripathi |
Literature & Education |
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Michel Danino |
Literature & Education |
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Punam Suri |
Literature & Education |
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VG Patel |
Literature & Education |
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V Koteswaramma |
Literature & Education |
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Balbir Dutt |
Literature & Education-Journalism |
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Bhawana Somaaya |
Literature & Education-Journalism |
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Vishnu Pandya |
Literature & Education-Journalism |
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Subroto Das |
Medicine |
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Bhakti Yadav |
Medicine |
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Mohammed Abdul Waheed |
Medicine |
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Madan Madhav Godbole |
Medicine |
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Devendra Dayabhai Patel |
Medicine |
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Harkishan Singh |
Medicine |
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Mukut Minz |
Medicine |
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Arun Kumar Sharma |
Others-Archaeology |
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Sanjeev Kapoor |
Others-Culinary |
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Meenakshi Amma |
Others-Martial Art |
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Genabhai Dargabhai Patel |
Others-Agriculture |
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Chandrakant Pithawa |
Science & Engineering |
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Ajoy Kumar Ray |
Science & Engineering |
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Chintakindi Mallesham |
Science & Engineering |
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Jitendra Nath Goswami |
Science & Engineering |
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Daripalli Ramaiah |
Social Work |
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Girish Bhardwaj |
Social Work |
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Karimul Hak |
Social Work |
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Bipin Ganatra |
Social Work |
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Nivedita Raghunath Bhide |
Social work |
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Appasaheb Dharmadhikari |
Social Work |
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Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal |
Social Work |
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Virat Kohli |
Sports-Cricket |
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Shekar Naik |
Sports-Cricket |
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Vikasa Gowda |
Sports-Discus Throw |
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Deepa Malik |
Sports-Athletics |
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Mariyappan Thangavelu |
Sports-Athletics |
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Dipa Karmakar |
Sports-Gymnastics |
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P. R. Shreejesh |
Sports-Hockey |
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Sakshi Malik |
Sports-Wrestling |
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Mohan Reddy Venkatrama Bodanapu |
Trade & Industry |
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Imrat Khan (NRI/PIO) |
Art-Music |
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Anant Agarwal (NRI/PIO) |
Literature & Education |
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H.R. Shah (NRI/PIO) |
Literature & Education-Journalism |
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Suniti Solomon (Posthumous) |
Medicine |
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Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya (Posthumous) |
Others-Archaeology |
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Dr. Mapuskar (Posthumous) |
Social Work |
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Anuradha Koirala (Foreigner) |
Social Work |
Padmas for unsung heroes
Padma honour for unsung heroes of the country PTI | Jan 25, 2017
The focus of this year's Padma awards, according to the officials in the home ministry, was on recognising talent of unknown and unsung heroes of the country
The list of Padma Shri awardees this year includes many who have braved hardships to emerge victorious in life
NEW DELHI: Nonogenarian Bhakti Yadav, popularly known as "Doctor Dadi" from Indore, and captain of Indian cricket team of blind Shekhar Naik are among the unsung heroes who were on Wednesday named for Padma Shri.
Gold medallist at Rio Paralympics Mariyappan Thangavelu also figured in the list of Padma Shri awardees.
The focus of this year's Padma awards, according to the officials in the home ministry, was on recognising talent of unknown and unsung heroes of the country.
Yadav, 91, is the first woman from Indore to hold an MBBS degree. She has been treating patients free of cost for the past 68 years and has helped deliver thousands of babies.
Thirty-year-old Naik had led the India's cricket team of blind to victory in the first T20 World Cup in 2012 and ODI World Cup in 2014. He comes from a poor background and faced extreme hardship as he lost his parents at the age of 12.
Thangavelu, who won gold in Rio 2016, is a born fighter. He had suffered permanent disability in the right leg when he was run over by drunk bus driver.His father had abandoned the family and he was raised by his mother who used to work as a labourer.
Karmakar, the 23-year-old "Produnova Princess" from Tripura, practised on an apparatus made from second-hand parts of a discarded scooter. She is only the fifth woman in the gymnastic history to land a Produnova vault.
Karnartka's Sukri Bommagowda, known as "Nightingale of Halakki", has been named for Padma Shri for performing tribal folk music for 58 years.
School dropout Jitendra Haripal, popular as "Rangabati ki Awaz", has been selected for Padma Shri for his contribution to Odhisa's most popular recorded song "Rangabati" and being a top exponent of Kosli-Sambalpuri music.
Ela Ahmad, 81, from Assam has been selected for Padma Shri for running the only magazine for women in the northeast since 1970.
See also
Padma awards <> Bharat Ratna <> Padma awards: 2010<> Padma awards: 2011<> Padma awards: 2012<> Padma awards: 2014<> Padma awards: 2015<> Padma awards: 2016<> Padma awards: 2017<>
