Padma Awards conferred in 3 categories for 2016

Q.  Padma Awards have been conferred each year in which categories?
- Published on 27 Jan 16

a. Padma Shri
b. Padma Bhushan
c. Padma Vibhushan
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above
 
Padma Awards is one of the highest civilian awards of the nation. It has been conferred in three categories- Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri on 26th January 2016.
Padma Vibhushan Awardees
  • Ms. Yamini Krishnamurthi- Art- Classical dance
  • Shri Rajinikanth- Art-Cinema
  • Smt. Girija Devi- Art-Classical Vocal
  • Shri Ramoji Rao- Literature & Education-Journalism
  • Dr. Viswanathan Shanta- Medicine- Oncology
  • Shri Shri Ravi Shankar- Others-Spiritualism
  • Shri Jagmohan- Public Affairs
  • Dr.Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre- Science & Engineering
  • Shri Avinash Dixit- Literature & Education
  • Late Shri Dhiru Bhai Ambani (Posthumous)-Trade & Industry
Padma Bhushan
  • Shri Anupam Kher- Art-Cinema
  • Shri Udit Narayan Jha- Art-Playback Singing
  • Shri Ram V. Sutar- Art-Sculpture
  • Shri Heisnam Kanhailal- Art-Theatre
  • Shri Vinod Rai- Civil Service
  • Dr. Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad- Literature & Education
  • Prof. N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya- Literature & Education
  • Dr. Barjinder Singh Hamdard- Literature & Education - Journalism
  • Prof. D. Nageshwar Reddy- Medicine-Gastroenterology
  • Swami Tejomayananda- Other-Spiritualism
  • Shri Hafeez Contractor- Others-Architecture
  • Shri Ravindra Chandra Bhargava- Public Affairs
  • Dr.Venkata Rama Rao Alla- Science & Engineering
  • Ms. Saina Nehwal- Sports-Badminton
  • Ms. Sania Mirza-Sports-Tennis
  • Ms. Indu Jain- Trade & Industry
  • Late Swami Dayanand Sarawasati (Posthumous)- Others-Spiritualism
  • Shri Robert Black- Public Affairs
  • Shri Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry (NRI/PIO)- Trade & Industry
Padma Shri
  • Smt. Prathibha Prahlad-Art- Classical Dance
  • Shri Bhikhudan Gadhvi- Art- Folk Music
  • Shri Sribhas Chandra Supakar- Art- Textile Designing
  • Shri Ajay Devgan- Art-Cinema
  • Ms. Priyanka Chopra- Art-Cinema
  • Pt. Tulsidas Borkar- Art-Classical Music
  • Soma Ghosh- Art-Classical Vocal
  • Shri Nila Madhab Panda- Art-Film Direction and Production
  • Shri S.S. Rajamouli- Art-Film Direction and Production
  • Shri Madhur Bhandarkar- Art-Film Direction and Production
  • Prof. M. Venkatesh Kumar- Art-Folk Artist
  • Ms. Gulabi Sapera- Art-Folk Dance
  • Smt. Mamta Chandrakar- Art-Folk Music
  • Ms. Malini Awasthi- Art-Folk Music
  • Shri Jai Prakash Lekhiwal- Art-Miniature Painting
  • Shri K. Laxma Goud- Art-Painting
  • Shri Bhalchandra Dattatray Mondhe- Art-Photography
  • Shri Naresh Chander Lal- Art-Theatre & Cinema
  • Shri Dhirendra Nath Bezbaruah- Literature & Education
  • Shri Prahlad Chandra Tasa- Literature & Education
  • Dr.Ravindra Nagar- Literature & Education
  • Shri Dahyabhai Shastri- Literature & Education
  • Dr.Santeshivara Bhyrappa- Literature & Education
  • Shri Haldar Nag- Literature & Education
  • Shri Kameshwaram Brahma- Literature & Education -Journalism
  • Prof. Pushpesh Pant- Literature & Education-Journalism
  • Shri Jawaharlal Kaul-Literature & Education-Journalism
  • Shri Ashok Malik-Literature &Education
  • Dr.Mannam Gopi Chand- Medicine-Cardio Thoracic Surgery
  • Prof. Ravi Kant- Medicine-Surgery
  • Prof. Ram Harsh Singh- Medicine- Ayurveda
  • Prof. Shiv Narain Kureel- Medicine- Paediatric Surgery
  • Dr.Sabya Sachi Sarkar- Medicine –Radiology
  • Dr. Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale- Medicine-Cardiac Surgery
  • Prof. T.K. Lahiri- Medicine-Cardio Thoracic Surgery
  • Dr. Praveen Chandra- Medicine-Cardiology
  • Prof. (Dr) Daljeet Singh Gambhir- Medicine-Cardiology
  • Dr.Chandrasekar Shesadri Thoguluva- Medicine-Gastroenterology
  • Dr. (Mrs.) Anil Kumari Malhotra- Medicine-Homeopathy
  • Prof. M.V. Padma Srivastava- Medicine-Neurology
  • Dr. Sudhir V. Shah- Medicine-Neurology
  • Dr. M. M. Joshi- Medicine-Ophthalmology
  • Prof. (Dr) John Ebnezar- Medicine-Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Dr. Nayudamma Yarlagadda- Medicine-Paediatric Surgery
  • Shri Simon Oraon- Other –Environment Conservation
  • Shri Imitiaz Qureshi- Other-Culinary
  • Shri Piyush Pandey- Others-Advertising & Communication
  • Shri Subhash Palekar- Others-Farming
  • Shri Ravinder Kumar Sinha- Others-Wildlife Conservation
  • Dr. H.R. Nagendra- Others-Yoga
  • Shri M. C. Mehta- Public Affairs
  • Shri M. N. Krishna Mani- Public Affairs
  • Shri Ujjwal Nikam- Public Affairs
  • Shri Tokheho Sema- Public Affairs
  • Dr. Satish Kumar- Science & Engineering
  • Dr.Mylswamy Annadurai- Science & Engineering
  • Prof. Dipankar Chatterji- Science & Engineering
  • Prof.(Dr.) Ganapati Dadasaheb Yadav- Science & Engineering
  • Smt. (Prof.) Veena Tandon- Science & Engineering
  • Shri Onkar Nath Srivastava- Science and Engineering
  • Ms. Sunita Krishnan- Social Work
  • Shri Ajoy Kumar Dutta-Social Work
  • Shri M. Pandit Dasa- Social Work
  • Shri P. P. Gopinathan Nair- Social Work
  • Smt. Madeleine Herman de Blic- Social Work
  • Shri Srinivasan Damal Kandalai- Social work
  • Shri Sudhakar Olwe- Social Work
  • Dr. T.V. Narayana-Social Work
  • Shri Arunachalam Murugantham- Social Work
  • Ms. Deepika Kumari- Sports-Archery
  • Shri Sushil Doshi- Sports-commentary
  • Shri Mahesh Sharma- Trade & Industry
  • Shri Saurabh Srivastava- Trade & Industry
  • Sh Dilip Sanghvi- Trade & Industry
  • Dr. Keki Hormusji Gharda- Trade & Industry
  • Late Shri Prakash Chand Surana (Posthumous)- Art -Classical Music
  • Late Shri Saeed Jaffrey(NRI/PIO/Posthumous)-Art-Cinema
  • Shri Michael Postel- Art-Archaeology
  • Shri Salman Amin Sal Khan (NRI/PIO)- Literature & Education
  • Smt. Hui Lan Zhang- Others-Yoga
  • Shri Predrag K. Nikic- Others-Yoga
  • Dr.Sundar Aditya Menon (NRI/PIO)- Social Work
  • Shri Ajaypal Singh Banga (NRI/PIO)- Trade & Industry

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