Osamu Suzuki, who grew small-car specialist Suzuki Motor into an international brand with huge successes in India, JS Khehar, a former Chief Justice of India, MT Vasudevan Nair, a legendary figure in Malayalam literature, Sharda Sinha, a renowned singer, were among seven people awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the President on the eve of the Republic Day.<\/p>\n

Padma Vibhushan, one of the highest civilian awards of the country, is awarded for “exceptional and distinguished service”.<\/p>\n

Bibek Debroy, who was Chairman Of PM’s Economic 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 player, were among 19 people awarded Padha Bhushan. The award recognises “distinguished service of high order”.<\/p>\n

Arijit Singh, playback singer, Ricky Kej, a music composer, Harvinder Singh, who won gold in Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, were among 113 people awarded Padma Shri.<\/p>\n

“Congratulations to all the Padma awardees! India is proud to honour and celebrate their extraordinary achievements. Their dedication and perseverance are truly motivating. Each awardee is synonymous with hardwork, passion and innovation, which has positively impacted countless lives. They teach us the value of striving for excellence and serving society selflessly,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X soon after the awards were announced.<\/p>\n

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Congratulations to all the Padma awardees! India is proud to honour and celebrate their extraordinary achievements. Their dedication and perseverance are truly motivating. Each awardee is synonymous with hardwork, passion and innovation, which has positively impacted countless\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here’s the complete list of the winners:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Padma Vibhushan<\/strong>
\n1 Shri Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy – Medicine \u00a0
\n2 Justice (Retd.) Shri Jagdish Singh Khehar – Public Affairs\u00a0
\n3 Smt. Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia – Art\u00a0
\n4. Shri Lakshminarayana Subramaniam – Art\u00a0
\n5 Shri MT Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous) – Literature and Education\u00a0
\n6 Shri Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous) – Trade and Industry
\n7 Smt. Sharda Sinha (Posthumous) – Art<\/p>\n

Padma Bhushan\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Shri A Surya Prakash – Literature and Education – Journalism\u00a0
\n2. Shri Anant Nag – Art\u00a0
\n3. Shri Bibek Debroy (Posthumous) – Literature and Education
\n4. Shri Jatin Goswami – Art
\n5. Shri Jose Chacko Periappuram – Medicine
\n6. Shri Kailash Nath Dikshit – Others – Archaeology\u00a0
\n7. Shri Manohar Joshi (Posthumous) – \u00a0Public Affairs\u00a0
\n8. Shri Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti – Trade and Industry
\n9. Shri Nandamuri Balakrishna – Art
\n10. Shri PR Sreejesh – Sports
\n11. Shri Pankaj Patel – Trade and Industry
\n12. Shri Pankaj Udhas (Posthumous) – Art\u00a0
\n13. Shri Rambahadur Rai – Literature and Education – Journalism\u00a0
\n14. Sadhvi Ritambhara – Social Work\u00a0
\n15. Shri S Ajith Kumar – Art\u00a0
\n16. Shri Shekhar Kapur – \u00a0Art
\n17. Ms. Shobana Chandrakumar – Art
\n18. Shri Sushil Kumar Modi (Posthumous) – Public Affairs
\n19. \u00a0Shri Vinod Dham – Science and Engineering<\/p>\n

Padma Shri\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Shri Adwaita Charan Gadanayak – Art\u00a0
\n2. Shri Achyut Ramchandra Palav – Art
\n3. Shri Ajay V Bhatt – Science and Engineering\u00a0
\n4. Shri Anil Kumar Boro – Literature and Education\u00a0
\n5. Shri Arijit Singh – Art
\n6. Smt Arundhati Bhattacharya – Trade and Industry
\n7. \u00a0Shri Arunoday Saha – Literature and Education
\n8. Shri Arvind Sharma – Literature and Education
\n9. Shri Ashok Kumar Mahapatra – Medicine\u00a0
\n10. Shri Ashok Laxman Saraf – Art\u00a0
\n11. Shri Ashutosh Sharma – Science and Engineering\u00a0
\n12. Smt. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande – Art\u00a0
\n13. Shri Baijnath Maharaj – Others – Spiritualism
\n14. Shri Barry Godfray John – Art
\n15. Smt. Begam Batool – Art\u00a0
\n16. Shri Bharat Gupt – Art
\n17. Shri Bheru Singh Chouhan – Art
\n18. Shri Bhim Singh Bhavesh – Social Work
\n19. Smt. Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara – Art
\n20. Shri Budhendra Kumar Jain – Medicine
\n21. Shri CS Vaidyanathan – Public Affairs
\n22. Shri Chaitram Deochand Pawar – Social Work\u00a0
\n23. Shri Chandrakant Sheth (Posthumous) – Literature and Education\u00a0
\n24. Shri Chandrakant Sompura – Others – Architecture
\n25. Shri Chetan E Chitnis – Science and Engineering
\n26. Shri David R Syiemlieh – Literature and Education
\n27. Shri Durga Charan Ranbir – Art
\n28. Shri Farooq Ahmad Mir – Art\u00a0
\n29. Shri Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid – Literature and Education\u00a0
\n30. Smt. Gita Upadhyay – Literature and Education
\n31. Shri Gokul Chandra Das – Art
\n32. Shri Guruvayur Dorai – Art
\n33. Shri Harchandan Singh Bhatty – Art
\n34. Shri Hariman Sharma Others – Agriculture\u00a0
\n35. Shri Harjinder Singh Srinagar Wale – Art
\n36. Shri Harvinder Singh – Sports\u00a0
\n37. Shri Hassan Raghu – Art
\n38. Shri Hemant Kumar – Medicine
\n39. Shri Hriday Narayan Dixit – Literature and Education
\n40. Shri Hugh and Colleen Gantzer (Posthumous) (Duo)* – Literature and Education
\n41. Shri Inivalappil Mani Vijayan – Sports
\n42. Shri Jagadish Joshila – Literature and Education
\n43. Smt. Jaspinder Narula Art Maharashtra
\n44. Shri Jonas Masetti – Others – Spiritualism
\n45. Shri Joynacharan Bathari – Art\u00a0
\n46. Smt. Jumde Yomgam Gamlin – Social Work\u00a0
\n47. Shri K. Damodaran Others – Culinary
\n48. Shri K L Krishna – Literature and Education
\n49. Smt. K Omanakutty Amma – Art
\n50. Shri Kishore Kunal (Posthumous) – Civil Service
\n51. Shri L Hangthing – Others – Agriculture\u00a0
\n52. Shri Lakshmipathy Ramasubbaiyer – Literature and Education – Journalism
\n53. Shri Lalit Kumar Mangotra – Literature and Education J
\n54. Shri Lama Lobzang (Posthumous) – Others – Spiritualism\u00a0
\n55. Smt. Libia Lobo Sardesai – Social Work
\n56. Shri MD Srinivas – Science and Engineering
\n57. Shri Madugula Nagaphani Sarma – Art
\n58. Shri Mahabir Nayak – Art\u00a0
\n59. Smt. Mamata Shankar – Art
\n60. Shri Manda Krishna Madiga – Public Affairs
\n61. Shri Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli – Literature and Education\u00a0
\n62. Shri Miriyala Apparao (Posthumous) – Art Andhra Pradesh
\n63. Shri Nagendra Nath Roy – Literature and Education\u00a0
\n64. Shri Narayan (Bhulai Bhai) (Posthumous) – Public Affairs\u00a0
\n65. Shri Naren Gurung – Art Sikkim
\n66. Smt. Neerja Bhatla – Medicine
\n67. Smt. Nirmala Devi – Art
\n68. Shri Nitin Nohria – Literature and Education\u00a0
\n69. Shri Onkar Singh Pahwa – \u00a0Trade and Industry
\n70. Shri P Datchanamoorthy – Art
\n71. Shri Pandi Ram Mandavi – Art
\n72. Shri Parmar Lavjibhai Nagjibhai – \u00a0Art
\n73. Shri Pawan Goenka – Trade and Industry
\n74. Shri Prashanth Prakash – Trade and Industry
\n75. Smt. Pratibha Satpathy – Literature and Education
\n76. Shri Purisai Kannappa Sambandan – Art
\n77. Shri R Ashwin – Sports
\n78. Shri R G Chandramogan – Trade and Industry\u00a0
\n79. Smt. Radha Bahin Bhatt – Social Work
\n80. Shri Radhakrishnan Devasenapathy – Art\u00a0
\n81. Shri Ramdarash Mishra – Literature and Education
\n82. Shri Ranendra Bhanu Majumdar – Art
\n83. Shri Ratan Kumar Parimoo – Art
\n84. Shri Reba Kanta Mahanta – \u00a0Art
\n85. Shri Renthlei Lalrawna Literature and Education Mizoram
\n86. Shri Ricky Gyan Kej – Art\u00a0
\n87. Shri Sajjan Bhajanka – Trade and Industry
\n88. Smt. Sally Holkar – Trade and Industry\u00a0
\n89. Shri Sant Ram Deswal – Literature and Education
\n90. \u00a0Shri Satyapal Singh – Sports
\n91. Shri Seeni Viswanathan – Literature and Education
\n92. \u00a0Shri Sethuraman Panchanathan – Science and Engineering\u00a0
\n93. Smt. Sheikha Shaikha Ali Al-Jaber Al-Sabah – Medicine
\n94. \u00a0Shri Sheen Kaaf Nizam (Shiv Kishan Bissa) – Literature and Education
\n95. Shri Shyam Bihari Agrawal – Art\u00a0
\n96. Smt. Soniya Nityanand – Medicine
\n97. Shri Stephen Knapp – Literature and Education
\n98. Shri Subhash Khetulal Sharma – Others – Agriculture Maharashtra
\n99. Shri Suresh Harilal Soni – Social Work
\n100. Shri Surinder Kumar Vasal – Science and Engineering Delhi
\n101. Shri Swami Pradiptananda (Kartik Maharaj) – Others – Spiritualism\u00a0
\n102. Shri Syed Ainul Hasan – Literature and Education\u00a0
\n103. Shri Tejendra Narayan Majumdar – Art
\n104. Smt. Thiyam Suryamukhi Devi – Art
\n105. Shri Tushar Durgeshbhai Shukla – Literature and Education
\n106. Shri Vadiraj Raghawendracharya Panchamukhi – Literature and Education
\n107. Shri Vasudeo Kamath – Art
\n108. Shri Velu Aasaan – Art\u00a0
\n109. Shri Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar – Art\u00a0
\n110. Shri Vijay Nityanand Surishwar Ji Maharaj – Others – Spiritualism\u00a0
\n111. Smt. Vijayalakshmi Deshamane – Medicine
\n112. Shri Vilas Dangre – Medicine
\n113. Shri Vinayak Lohani – Social Work<\/p>\n\n

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