Complete List of Padma Awardees for 2017

Q.  How many Padma Vibhushan awards have been conferred in 2017?
- Published on 27 Jan 17

a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9

ANSWER: 7
 
Complete List of Padma Awardees for 2017The government on 25th Jan 2017 announced Padma awards to citizens of the country. This is in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various spheres.

These awards are conferred by the President of India.

It is bestowed at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year.

This year the President of India has approved conferment of Padma Awards to 89 persons as per the list below.

The list comprises of 7 Padma Vibhushan, 7 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees.

19 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 5 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and 6 posthumous awardees.
PADMA VIBHUSHAN
NameField State
Shri K J YesudasArt-MusicKerala
Sadhguru Jaggi VasudevSpiritualismTamil Nadu
Shri Sharad PawarPublic AffairsMaharashtra
Shri Murli Manohar JoshiPublic AffairsUttar Pradesh
Prof. Udipi Ramachandra RaoScience & EngineeringKarnataka
Late Shri Sunder Lal Patwa (Posthumous)Public AffairsMadhya Pradesh
Late Shri PA Sangma(Posthumous)Public AffairsMeghalaya

Padma Bhushan
NameFieldState
Shri Vishwa Mohan BhattArt-MusicRajasthan
Prof. (Dr.) Devi Prasad DwivediLiterature & EducationUttar Pradesh
Shri Tehemton UdwadiaMedicineMaharashtra
Shri Ratna Sundar MaharajOthers-SpiritualismGujarat
Swami Niranjana Nanda SaraswatiOthers-YogaBihar
H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Foreigner)Literature & Education Thailand
Late Shri Cho Ramaswamy (Posthumous)Literature & Education - JournalismTamil Nadu

Padma Shri
NameFieldState
Smt. Basanti BishtArt-MusicUttarakhand
Shri Chemanchery Kunhiraman NairArt-DanceKerala
Smt. Aruna MohantyArt-DanceOdisha
Smt. Bharathi VishnuvardhanArt-CinemaKarnataka
Shri Sadhu MeherArt-CinemaOdisha
Shri T K MurthyArt-MusicTamil Nadu
Shri Laishram Birendrakumar SinghArt-MusicManipur
Shri Krishna Ram ChaudharyArt-MusicUttar Pradesh
Smt. Baoa DeviArt-PaintingBihar
Shri Tilak GitaiArt-PaintingRajasthan
Dr. Prof. Aekka Yadagiri RaoArt-SculptureTelangana
Shri Jitendra HaripalArt-MusicOdisha
Shri Kailash KherArt-MusicMaharashtra
Smt. Parassala B PonnammalArt-MusicKerala
Smt. Sukri BommagowdaArt-MusicKarnataka
Shri Mukund NayakArt-MusicJharkhand
Shri Purushottam UpadhyayArt-MusicGujarat
Smt. Anuradha PaudwalArt-MusicMaharashtra
Shri Wareppa Naba NilArt-TheatreManipur
Shri Tripuraneni Hanuman ChowdaryCivil ServiceTelangana
Shri T.K. ViswanathanCivil ServiceHaryana
Shri Kanwal SibalCivil ServiceDelhi
Shri Birkha Bahadur Limboo MuringlaLiterature & EducationSikkim
Smt. Eli AhmedLiterature & EducationAssam
Dr. Narendra KohliLiterature & EducationDelhi
Prof. G. VenkatasubbiahLiterature & EducationKarnataka
Shri Akkitham Achyuthan NamboothiriLiterature & EducationKerala
Shri Kashi Nath PanditaLiterature & EducationJammu & Kashmir
Shri Chamu Krishna ShastryLiterature & EducationDelhi
Shri Harihar Kripalu TripathiLiterature & EducationUttar Pradesh
Shri Michel DaninoLiterature & EducationTamil Nadu
Shri Punam SuriLiterature & EducationDelhi
Shri VG PatelLiterature & EducationGujarat
Smt. V KoteswarammaLiterature & Education Andhra Pradesh
Shri Balbir DuttLiterature & Education-JournalismJharkhand
Smt. Bhawana SomaayaLiterature & Education-JournalismMaharashtra
Shri Vishnu Pandya Literature & Education-Journalism Gujarat
Dr. Subroto DasMedicineGujarat
Dr. (Smt.) Bhakti YadavMedicineMadhya Pradesh
Dr. Mohammed Abdul WaheedMedicineTelangana
Dr. Madan Madhav GodboleMedicineUttar Pradesh
Dr. Devendra Dayabhai PatelMedicineGujarat
Prof. Harkishan SinghMedicineChandigarh
Dr. Mukut MinzMedicineChandigarh
Shri Arun Kumar SharmaOthers-ArchaeologyChhattisgarh
Shri Sanjeev KapoorOthers-CulinaryMaharashtra
Smt. Meenakshi AmmaOthers-Martial ArtKerala
Shri Genabhai Dargabhai PatelOthers-AgricultureGujarat
Shri Chandrakant PithawaScience & EngineeringTelangana
Prof. Ajoy Kumar RayScience & EngineeringWest Bengal
Shri Chintakindi MalleshamScience & EngineeringAndhra Pradesh
Shri Jitendra Nath GoswamiScience & EngineeringAssam
Shri Daripalli RamaiahSocial WorkTelangana
Shri Girish BhardwajSocial Work Karnataka
Shri Karimul HakSocial WorkWest Bengal
Shri Bipin GanatraSocial WorkWest Bengal
Smt. Nivedita Raghunath BhideSocial workTamil Nadu
Shri Appasaheb DharmadhikariSocial WorkMaharashtra
Baba Balbir Singh SeechewalSocial WorkPunjab
Shri Virat KohliCricketDelhi
Shri Shekar NaikCricketKarnataka
Shri Vikasa GowdaDiscus ThrowKarnataka
Smt. Deepa MalikAthleticsHaryana
Shri Mariyappan ThangaveluAthleticsTamil Nadu
Smt. Dipa KarmakarGymnasticsTripura
Shri P R ShreejeshHockeyKerala
Smt. Sakshi MalikWrestlingHaryana
Shri Mohan Reddy Venkatrama BodanapuTrade & IndustryTelangana
Shri Imrat Khan(NRI/PIO)Art-MusicUSA
Shri Anant Agarwal(NRI/PIO)Literature & EducationUSA

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