पद्म पुरस्कार भारत सरकार द्वारा प्रतिवर्ष दिलाए जाने वाले सिविल और सैन्य व्यक्तियों के लिए दिये जाने वाले पुरस्कार होते हैं। ये पुरस्कार विभिन्न क्षेत्रों में उत्कृष्टता और योगदान के आधार पर प्रदान किए जाते हैं, और इनमें सिविल सेक्टर के लोगों, शिक्षकों, कलाकारों, खिलाड़ियों, वैज्ञानिकों, और अन्य क्षेत्रों के प्रतिष्ठित व्यक्तियों को समाहित किया जाता है।
पद्म पुरस्कार तीन श्रेणियों में बाँटे जाते हैं:
- पद्म विभूषण: यह पुरस्कार भारत सरकार द्वारा दिया जाता है और इसमें सिविल और सैन्य क्षेत्र के व्यक्तियों को समाहित किया जाता है।
- पद्म भूषण: यह पुरस्कार सिविल व्यक्तियों के लिए प्रदान किया जाता है, और इसमें कला, विज्ञान, और अन्य क्षेत्रों के योगदानकर्ताओं को समाहित किया जाता है।
- पद्म श्री: यह पुरस्कार भी सिविल व्यक्तियों के लिए प्रदान किया जाता है, और इसमें कला, साहित्य, शिक्षा, खेल, और अन्य क्षेत्रों के योगदानकर्ताओं को समाहित किया जाता है।
पद्म पुरस्कार के प्राप्तकर्ताओं का चयन भारत सरकार के द्वारा एक प्रतिष्ठित पैनल द्वारा किया जाता है, और ये पुरस्कार गणतंत्र दिवस पर राष्ट्रपति द्वारा प्रदान किए जाते हैं।
The Padma Awards are civilian awards presented by the Government of India every year to recognize exceptional contributions and achievements in various fields. These awards are divided into three categories:
- Padma Vibhushan: This award is given for exceptional and distinguished service in any field, including government service. It is the second-highest civilian award in India.
- Padma Bhushan: This award is presented for distinguished service of a high order in various fields, excluding services to the government. It is the third-highest civilian award in India.
- Padma Shri: This award is given for distinguished service in any field, including government service. It is the fourth-highest civilian award in India.
Recipients of the Padma Awards are selected by the Government of India through a rigorous process, and the awards are conferred by the President of India on Republic Day (26th January) every year. These awards honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the nation in fields such as art, literature, science, public service, and more.
Padma Vibhushan –
Here is a table listing Padma Vibhushan recipients year-wise along with their primary fields of contribution:
| Year | Recipients | Primary Field of Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Shinzo Abe | Public Service |
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Music (Posthumous) | |
| Belle Monappa Hegde | Medicine | |
| 2020 | George Fernandes | Public Affairs (Posthumous) |
| Arun Jaitley | Public Affairs (Posthumous) | |
| Sir Anerood Jugnauth | Public Affairs | |
| Mary Kom | Sports (Boxing) | |
| Pandit Chhannulal Mishra | Art | |
| Smt. Sushma Swaraj | Public Affairs (Posthumous) | |
| Shri Shri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji | Others (Posthumous) | |
| 2019 | Dr.(Smt.)Teejan Bai | Art |
| Shri Ismail Omar Guelleh | Public Affairs (Posthumous) | |
| Shri Anilkumar Manibhai Naik | Trade and Industry | |
| Shri Babasaheb alias Balwant Moreshwar Purandare | Art | |
| 2018 | Ilaiyaraaja | Art (Music) |
| Ghulam Mustafa Khan | Art (Music) | |
| Parameswaran Parameswaran | Art (Sculpture) | |
| 2017 | Prof. Udipi Ramachandra Rao | Science and Engineering |
| Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev | Others | |
| Shri Purno Agitok Sangma | Public Affairs (Posthumous) | |
| Shri Sharad Chandra Govindrao Pawar | Public Affairs (Posthumous) | |
| Shri K J Yesudas | Art | |
| Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi | Public Affairs (Posthumous) | |
| Shri Sunder Lal Patwa | Public Affairs (Posthumous) | |
| 2016 | Yamini Krishnamurthi | Art (Dance) |
| Rajinikanth | Art (Film) | |
| Jagmohan | Public Affairs | |
| Dr. Girija Devi | Art | |
| Sri Ravi Shankar | Others | |
| Shri Avinash Kamlakar Dixit | Literature and Education | |
| Shri Dhirubhai Hirachand Ambani | Trade and Industry | |
| Shri Ramoji Rao | Literature and Education | |
| Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre | Science and Engineering | |
| Padma Vibhushan | Public Affairs | |
| 2015 | Shri Amitabh Bachchan | Art |
| K. K. Venugopal | Public Affairs | |
| Padma Vibhushan | Public Affairs | |
| Shri H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan | Social Work | |
| Shri Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya | Literature and Education | |
| Shri Mohammed Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar | Art | |
| Shri Sardar Parkash Sinha Badal | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Lal Kishinchand Advani | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan | Science and Engineering | |
| 2014 | Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar | Science and Engineering |
| Shri Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar | Others | |
| 2013 | Raghunath Anant Mashelkar | Science & Engineering |
| Prof. Roddam Narasimha | Science and Engineering | |
| Prof. Yash Pal | Art | |
| Shri Sayed Haider Raza | Art | |
| 2012 | Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Hazarika | Art |
| Dr. Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti | Medicine | |
| Prof. Kalpathi Ganapathi Subramanyan | Art | |
| Shri Mario de Miranda (Posthumous) | Art | |
| Shri T. V. Rajeswar | Civil Service | |
| 2011 | Dr. (Smt.) Kapila Vatsyayan | Art |
| Dr. Akhlaq-Ur-Rahman Kidwai | Public Affairs | |
| Dr. Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Art | |
| Dr. Sitakant Mahapatra | Literature and Education | |
| Dr. Sitakant Mahapatra | Public Affairs | |
| Prof. O.N.V. Kurup | Literature and Education | |
| Prof. Palle Rama Rao | Science and Engineering | |
| Shri Azim Premji | Trade and Industry | |
| Shri Brajesh Chandra Mishra | Civil Service | |
| Shri K Parasaran | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia | Public Affairs | |
| Smt. Homai Vyarawalla | Art | |
| 2010 | Dr. Prathap Chandra Reddy | Trade and Industry |
| Dr. Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman | Art | |
| Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan | Science and Engineering | |
| Dr. Yaga Venugopal Reddy | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Ebrahim Alkazi | Art | |
| Smt. Zohra Segal | Art | |
| 2009 | Dr. Anil Kakodkar | Science and Engineering |
| Dr. Ashok Sekhar Ganguly | Trade and Industry | |
| Dr. Chandrika Prasad Srivastava | Civil Service | |
| Dr. Purshotam Lal | Medicine | |
| Prof. Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya | Literature and Education | |
| Prof. Jasbir Singh Bajaj | Medicine | |
| Shri G. Madhavan Nair | Science and Engineering | |
| Shri Govind Narain | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna | Others | |
| Sister Mary Nirmala Joshi M.C. | Social Work | |
| 2008 | Dr. (Smt.) Asha Bhosle | Art |
| Dr. E. Sreedharan | Science and Engineering | |
| Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri | Science and Engineering | |
| Justice (Dr.) Adarsh Sein Anand | Public Affairs | |
| Late Sir Edmund Hillary | Sports | |
| Prof. P.N. Dhar | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Lakshmi Niwas Mittal | Trade and Industry | |
| Shri N.R. Narayana Murthy | Trade and Industry | |
| Shri P.R.S. Oberoi | Trade and Industry | |
| Shri Pranab Mukherjee | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Ratan Naval Tata | Trade and Industry | |
| Shri Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar | Sports | |
| Shri Viswanathan Anand | Trade and Industry | |
| 2007 | Dr. Raja Jesudoss Chelliah | Public Affairs |
| Dr. V. Krishnamurthy | Civil Service | |
| Justice (Shri) Prafulla Chandra Bhagwati | Public Affairs | |
| Prof. Raja Rao (Posthumous) | Literature and Education | |
| Prof. Balu Sankaran | Medicine | |
| Prof. Ennackal Chandy George Sudarshan | Science and Engineering | |
| Shri Fali Sam Nariman | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Khushwant Singh | Literature and Education | |
| Shri Naresh Chandra | Civil Service | |
| Shri Narinder Nath Vohra | Civil Service | |
| 2006 | Dr. Norman E. Borlaug | Science and Engineering |
| Dr.(Ms.) Nirmala Deshpande | Social Work | |
| Justice Visheshwar Nath Khare | Public Affairs | |
| Prof. Obaid Siddiqi | Science and Engineering | |
| Prof. Prakash Narain Tandon | Medicine | |
| Shri Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Art | |
| Shri Charles Correa | Science and Engineering | |
| Shri Colathur Rama Krishnaswamy Rao Sahib | Civil Service | |
| Smt. Mahasweta Devi | Literature and Education | |
| 2005 | Dr. Bal Krishna Goyal | Medicine |
| Dr. Karan Singh | Public Affairs | |
| Dr. Mohan Dharia | Social Work | |
| Pandit Ram Narayan | Art | |
| Prof. Marthanda Varma Sankaran Valiathan | Medicine | |
| Shri Jyotindra Nath Dixit (Posthumous) | Civil Service | |
| Shri Milon Kumar Banerji | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Laxman | Art | |
| 2004 | Justice (Retd) Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah | Public Affairs |
| Ms. Amrita Pritam | Literature and Education | |
| Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar | Science and Engineering | |
| 2003 | Shri Bal Ram Nanda | Literature & Education |
| Shri Kazi Lhendup Dorji Kangsarpa | Public Affairs | |
| Smt. Sonal Mansingh | Art | |
| Vaidya Bhrihaspati Dev Triguna | Medicine | |
| 2002 | Dr. Chakravarthi Rangarajan | Literature & Education |
| Dr.(Smt.) Gangubai Hangal | Art | |
| Pandit Kishan Maharaj | Art | |
| Shri Soli Jehangir Sorabjee | Public Affairs | |
| Smt. Kishori Ravindra Amonkar | Art | |
| 2001 | Dr. Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao | Science and Engineering |
| Dr. Chakravarthi Vijayaraghava Narasimhan | Civil Sevice | |
| Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma | Art | |
| Prof. Man Mohan Sharma | Science and Engineering | |
| Shri Amjad Ali Khan | Art | |
| Shri Benjamin Arthur Gilman | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Hosei Norota | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Art | |
| Shri John Kenneth Galbraith | Literature & Education | |
| Shri Kotta Satchidananda Murty | Literature & Education | |
| Shri Zubin Mehta | Art | |
| 2000 | Dr. Krishen Behari Lall | Civil Sevice |
| Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan | Science and Engineering | |
| Dr. Manohar Singh Gill | Civil Sevice | |
| Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra | Art | |
| Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia | Art | |
| Pandit Jasraj Motiram | Art | |
| Prof. Jagdish Natwarlal Bhagwati | Literature & Education | |
| Prof. Kakkadan Nandanath Raj | Literature & Education | |
| Shri Bhairab Datt Pande | Civil Sevice | |
| Shri Maidavolu Narasimham | Trade and Industry | |
| Shri Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan | Literature & Education | |
| Shri Sikander Bakht | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Tarlok Singh | Civil Sevice | |
| 1999 | Dr. Rajagopala Chidambaram | Science and Engineering |
| Dr. Sarvepalli Gopal | Literature & Education | |
| Dr. Verghese Kurien | Science and Engineering | |
| Justice Hans Raj Khanna | Public Affairs | |
| Justice V.R. A. Krishna Iyer | Public Affairs | |
| Kum. Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar | Art | |
| Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi | Art | |
| Shri Braj Kumar Nehru | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Dharma Vira | Civil Sevice | |
| Shri Lallan Prasad Singh | Civil Sevice | |
| Shri Nana Deshmukh | Social Work | |
| Shri Pandurangshastri Athavale | Social Work | |
| Shri Satish Gujral | Art | |
| Smt. Damal Krishnaswamy Pattammal | Art | |
| 1998 | Dr. (Ms.) Usha H. Mehta | Social Work |
| Dr. (Smt.) Lakshmi Sahgal | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Nani Ardeshir Palkhivala | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Walter Sisulu | Public Affairs | |
| 1997 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Public Affairs |
| Aruna Asaf Ali | Public Affairs (Posthumous) | |
| 1996 | Jayaprakash Narayan | Public Affairs (Posthumous) |
| R. Venkataraman | Public Affairs | |
| 1995 | Satyajit Ray | Art |
| C. Subramaniam | Public Affairs | |
| 1994 | Ravi Shankar | Art (Music) |
| M. S. Subbulakshmi | Art (Music) | |
| 1993 | M. S. Swaminathan | Science & Engineering |
| Dhirubhai Ambani | Trade & Industry | |
| 1992 | Dr. Mallikarjun Bheemaryappa Mansoor | Art |
| Dr. Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre Alias Dr. V. Shantaram | Art | |
| Dr.(Kum.) Sivaramakrishna Iyer Padmavati | Medicine | |
| Sardar Swaran Singh | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Govinddas Mannulal Shroff | Literature & Education | |
| Shri Kaloji Narayana Rao | Art | |
| Shri Laxmanshastri Balaji Joshi | Literature & Education | |
| Shri Ravi Narayan Reddy | Public Affairs | |
| Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali | Public Affairs | |
| 1991 | Dr. Indraprasad Gordhanbhai Patel | Science & Engineering |
| Dr. Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna | Art | |
| Prof. Hirendra Nath Mukherjee | Public Affairs | |
| Prof. Nayakulu Gogineni Ranga | Public Affairs | |
| Prof. Rajaram Shastri | Literature & Education | |
| Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Khusro Faramurz Rustamji | Civil Service | |
| Shri Maqbool Fida Hussain | Art | |
| 1990 | Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam | Science & Engineering |
| Dr. Semmangudi Radhakrishnier Srinivasier | Art | |
| Dr. Vallampadugai Srinivasa Raghavan Arunachalam | Science & Engineering | |
| Prof. Bhabatosh Datta | Literature & Education | |
| Shri Shivputra Sidhram Komkali Alias Kumar Gandharv | Art | |
| Shri Triloki Nath Chaturvedi | Public Affairs | |
| 1989 | Dr. Monkombu S. Swaminathan | Science & Engineering |
| Shri Umashankar Dikshit | Public Affairs | |
| Ustad Ali Akbar Khan | Art | |
| 1988 | Dr. Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa | Literature & Education |
| Justice Mirza Hameedullah Beg | Public Affairs | |
| Smt. Mahadevi Varma | Literature & Education | |
| 1987 | Dr. Benjamin Peary Pal | Science & Engineering |
| Dr. Manmohan Singh | Civil Service | |
| Late. (Gen.) Arun Shridhar Vaidya | Civil Service | |
| Smt. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay | Social Work | |
| 1986 | Prof. Autar Singh Paintal | Medicine |
| Shri Birju Maharaj | Art | |
| Shri M. Devidas Alias Baba Amte | Social Work | |
| 1985 | Prof. C. Nagesa Ramachandra Rao | Science & Engineering |
| Prof. Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon | Social Work | |
| 1984 | D. S. Kotnis (Posthumous) | Medicine |
| Satyajit Ray | Art (Cinema) | |
| 1983 | Aruna Asaf Ali (Posthumous) | Public Affairs |
| Nani Palkhivala | Public Affairs | |
| 1982 | Miss Mira Behn | Social Work |
| 1981 | L. V. Prasad | Art (Cinema) |
| C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar | Public Affairs | |
| 1980 | Bismillah Khan | Art (Music) |
| Shri Rai Krishnadasa | Civil Service | |
| 1979 | Balasaraswati | Art (Dance) |
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | Public Affairs | |
| 1978 | Satyajit Ray | Art (Cinema) |
| Hafiz Ali Khan | Art (Music) | |
| 1977 | Air Chief Marshal O.P. Mehra | Civil Service |
| Dr. Ajudhia Nath Khosla | Civil Service | |
| Shri Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Ali Yavar Jung Bahadur | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Chandreshwar Prasad Narayan Singh | Literature & Education | |
| Smt. T. Balasaraswati | Art | |
| 1976 | Col. Bashir Husain Zai | Literature & Education (Posthumous) |
| Dr. Kalpathi Ramakrishna Ramanathan | Science & Engineering | |
| Dr. Kalu Lal Shrimali | Literature & Education (Posthumous) | |
| Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir | Literature & Education (Posthumous) | |
| Shri Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali | Art | |
| Shri Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali | Science & Engineering | |
| Shri Satyajit Ray | Art | |
| 1975 | Dr. (Smt.) Premlila Vithaldas Thackersey | Literature & Education (Posthumous) |
| Dr. Basanti Dulal Nag Chaudhuri | Literature & Education (Posthumous) | |
| Dr. Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh | Public Affairs | |
| Dr. Raja Ramanna | Science & Engineering | |
| Dr.(Smt.) Durgabai Deshmukh | Social Work | |
| Shri Homi Nusserwanji Sethna | Civil Service | |
| Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi | Art | |
| Smt. Mary Clubwala Jadhav | Social Work | |
| 1974 | Dr. V. Kasturi Ranga Varadaraja Rao | Civil Service |
| Shri Binode Behari Mukherjee | Art | |
| Shri Harish Chandra Sarin | Civil Service | |
| Shri Niren De | Public Affairs | |
| 1973 | Dr. Daulat Sinyh Kothar | Science & Engineering |
| Dr. Nagendra Singh | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Thirumalraya Swaminathan | Civil Service | |
| Shri U.N. Dhebar | Social Work | |
| Smt. Basanti Devi | Civil Service | |
| Smt. Nellie Sen Gupta | Social Work | |
| 1972 | Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda | Civil Service |
| Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal | Civil Service | |
| Dr. Aditya Nath Jha | Public Affairs | |
| Dr. Jivraj N. Mehta | Public Affairs | |
| Dr. P. Balacharya Gajendragadkar | Public Affairs | |
| Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai | Science & Engineering | |
| Gen. S.H.F. Jamshedji Manekshaw | Civil Service | |
| Shri Ghulam Mohd. Sadiq | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Hormusji Maneckji Seervai | Literature & Education (Posthumous) | |
| 1971 | Dr. Vithalrao Nagesh Shirodk | Medicine |
| Shri Balram Sivaraman | Civil Service | |
| Shri Bimal Prasad Chaliha | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Uday Shankar | Art | |
| Smt. Sumati Morarjee | Civil Service | |
| Ustad Allauddin Khan | Art | |
| 1970 | Dr. Binay Ranjan Sen | Civil Service |
| Dr. Tara Chand | Literature & Education (Posthumous) | |
| Gen. P.Prabhakar Kumaramangalam | Civil Service | |
| Grp.Capt. Suranjan Das | Civil Service | |
| Lt. Gen. Harbakhsh Singh | Civil Service | |
| Shri A. Ramaswami Mudaliar | Civil Service | |
| Shri Anthony Lancelot Dias | Public Affairs | |
| 1969 | Dr. Hargobind Khorana | Science & Engineering |
| Dr. Mohan Sinha Mehta | Civil Service | |
| Shri Dattatraya Shridhar Joshi | Civil Service | |
| Shri Ghananand Pande | Civil Service | |
| Shri Rajeshwar Dayal | Civil Service | |
| 1968 | M. S. Subbulakshmi | Art (Music) |
| Nand Lal Bose | Art (Painting) | |
| 1967 | Shri Bhola Nath Jha | Civil Service |
| Shri Chandra Kisan Daphtary | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim | Civil Service | |
| Shri Pattadakal Venkanna R Rao | Civil Service | |
| 1966 | Dr. Valerian Cardinal Gracias | Social Work |
| 1965 | Air Marshal Arjan Singh | Civil Service |
| Gen. Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri | Civil Service | |
| Shri Mehdi Nawaz Jung | Public Affairs | |
| 1964 | Pt. Gopinath Kaviraj | Literature & Education |
| Shri Acharya Kakasaheb Kalelkar (Dattatreya alkrishna) | Literature & Education | |
| 1963 | Dr. Arcot Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar | Medicinal |
| Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterjee | Literature & Education | |
| Shri Hari Vinayak Pataskar | Public Affairs | |
| 1962 | Shri H. V. Varada Raja Iengar | Civil Service |
| Smt. Padmaja Naidu | Public Affairs | |
| Smt. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | Civil Service | |
| 1961 | Govind Ballabh Pant | Public Affairs |
| Dhondo Keshav Karve | Social Work (Social Reform) | |
| 1960 | Shri Narayana Raghavan Pillai | Public Affairs |
| 1959 | Dr. John Matthai | Literature & Education |
| Dr. Radha Binode Pal | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta | Social Work | |
| 1958 | Jawaharlal Nehru | Public Affairs |
| Bidhan Chandra Roy (Posthumous) | Public Affairs (Medicine) | |
| 1957 | Shri Ghanshyamdas Birla | Trade and Industry |
| Shri Motilal Chimanlal Setalvad | Public Affairs | |
| Shri Sri Prakasa | Public Affairs | |
| 1956 | Shri Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi | Public Affairs |
| Shri Saiyid Fazl Ali | Public Affairs | |
| Smt. Jankibai Bajaj | Social Work | |
| 1955 | Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve | Literature & Education |
| Shri J.R.D. Tata | Trade and Industry |