Padma Shree , Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan Awardees 2021

The Padma Awards to be given on the occasion of Republic Day have been announced. 

This time, it has been announced to give Padma Vibhushan to 10 celebrities, 10 to Padma Bhushan and 102 to Padma Shri. 

The Padma Awards have been announced posthumously to 16 celebrities. 




Among the country’s second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan, Japan’s longest Prime Minister Shinzo AB and playback singer SP Balasubramanian (posthumously) are also named. 

At the same time, former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi (posthumously), former Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan (posthumously) and former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will be awarded the Padma Bhushan.

PM Modi said – proud of those who get the honor 

On the announcement of the Padma Awards, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, ‘We are proud of all those who have been honored with the Padma Awards. 

India acknowledges his contribution to the nation and humanity. 




These extraordinary individuals from different walks of life have brought qualitative changes in the lives of others. 

Padma Bhushan  honor Awardees 

Shinzo Abe (Japan):  During the tenure of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, there was a lot of progress in Indo-Japanese relations. 

He has been awarded the Padma Vibhushan for public service.  

SP Balasubramanian (posthumously):  Singer SP Balasubramanian is being awarded the Padma Vibhushan for his contribution in the field of art.

 He sang thousands of songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam languages.  




Sudarshan Sahu: Sudarshan Sahu  , a noted sculptor from Odisha, has been awarded the Padma Vibhushan for his contribution to the field of art. 

His artworks are discussed worldwide.  

Narinder Singh Kapani:  According to the announcement made by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Indian-American physicist Narinder Singh Kapani, well known for his work in the field of fiber optics, will also be posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan. 

10 Padma Bhushan including Sumitra Mahajan, Kalve Sadiq 

Total 10 people have been given the Padma Bhushan Award. 

These include former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi (posthumously), former Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan (posthumously) and former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, besides former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel (posthumously), Indian Islamic scholar Kalbe Sadiq (posthumously), former Prime Minister Secretary Nripendra Mishra, social activist Tarlochan Singh, classical singer KS Chitra, Chandrashekhar Kambara, Rajinikanth Devidas Shroff.




 Apart from these, the celebrities selected for Padma Shri include former Governor Mridula Sinha (posthumously) and former Union Minister Bijoy Chakraborty.

29 women honored 

The special thing is that among the recipients of the Padma awards, 29 are women while 10 people are Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Overseas Citizens of India. One of them is transgender.

List of recipients of Padma awards

Padma Vibhushan

1. Shinzo AB – Janseva – Japan

2. SP Balasubramaniam (posthumous) – Art – Tamil Nadu

3. Dr. Belle Monappa Hegde – Medicine – Karnataka

4. Narinder Singh Kapani (posthumous) – Science and Engineering – America

5. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan – Other-Spirituality – Delhi

6. Bibi Lal – Others – Fraternity – Delhi

7. Sudarshan Sahu – Art – Odisha

Padma Bhushan

8. Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chitra – Art – Kerala

9. Tarun Gogoi (Posthumous) – Jan Seva – Assam

10. Chandrasekhar Kambara – Literature and Education – Karnataka

11. Sumitra Mahajan – Janseva – Madhya Pradesh

12. Nripendra Mishra – Civil Service – Uttar Pradesh

13. Ram Vilas Paswan (posthumous) – Public service – Bihar

14. Keshubhai Patel (Posthumous) – Public Service – Gujarat

15. Kalbe Sadiq (posthumous) – Other- Spirituality – Uttar Pradesh

16. Rajinikanth Devidas Shroff – Business & Industry – Maharashtra

17. Tarlochan Singh – Public Service – Haryana 

Padma Shri

18. Gulfam Ahmed – Art – Uttar Pradesh

19. P. Anita – Sports – Tamil Nadu

20. Rama Swami Annavarapu – Art – Andhra Pradesh

21. Subbu Arumugam – Art – Tamil Nadu

22. Prakashrao Asavadi – Literature and Education – Andhra Pradesh

23. Bhuri Bai – Art – Madhya Pradesh

24. Radhe Shyam Barley – Art – Chhattisgarh

25. Dharma Narayan Burma – Literature and Education – Bengal

26. Lakshmi Barua – Social Work – Assam

27. Biren Kumar Basak – Art – Bengal

28. Rajni Bector – Trade & Industry – Punjab

29. Peter Brook – Art – UK

30. Sangkhumi Bualchhuak – Social Work – Mizoram

31. Gopiram Bargyam Burabhakta – Art – Assam

32. Bijoy Chakraborty – Janseva – Assam

33. Sujit Chattopadhyay – Literature and Education – Bengal

34. Jagdish Chaudhary (posthumous) – Social work – Uttar Pradesh

35. Sultarim Chonjor – Social Work – Ladakh

36. Mouma Das – Sports – Bengal

37. Shrikant Datar – Literature and Education – America

38. Narayan Debnath – Art – Bengal

39. Chutni Devi – Social Work – Jharkhand

40. Dulari Devi – Art – Bihar

41. Radhe Devi – Art – Manipur

42. Shanti Devi – Social Work – Odisha

43. Wayan Dibiya – Art – Indonesia

44. Dadudan Gadhvi – Literature and Education – Gujarat

45. Parashuram Atmaram Gangwane – Art – Maharashtra

46. Jai Bhagwan Goyal – Literature and Education – Haryana

47. Jagdish Chandra Halder – Literature and Education – Bengal

48. Mangal Singh Hajowari – Literature and Education – Assam

49. Anshu Jamsenpa – Sports – Arunachal Pradesh

50. Puranamasi Jani – Arts – Odisha

51. Matha B. Manjamma Jogati – Art – Karnataka

52. Damodaran Cathapram – Art – Kerala

53. Namdev C. Kamble – Literature and Education – Maharashtra

54. Maheshbhai and Nareshbhai Kanodia (Jodi) (posthumously) – Art – Gujarat

55. Rajat Kumar Kar – Literature & Education – Odisha

56. Rangasamy Laxminarayan Kashyap – Literature and Education – Karnataka

57. Prakash Kaur – Social Work – Punjab

58. Nicholas Kazanas – Literature and Education – Greece

59. a. Keshavasamy – Art -Puducherry

60. Ghulam Rasool Khan – Art – Jammu and Kashmir

61. Lakha Khan – Art – Rajasthan

62. Sanjida Khatoon – Art – Bangladesh

63. Vinayak Vishnu Khedkar – Art – Goa

64. Neeru Kumar – Social Work – Delhi

65. Lajwanti – Art – Punjab

66. Rattan Lal – Science & Engineering – America

67. Ali Manikfan – Other – Innovation – Lakshadweep

68. Ramchandra Manjhi – Art – Bihar

69. Dulal Manki – Art – Assam

70. Nanadro B. Antidote – Other Agriculture – Meghalaya

71. Revben Mashangwa – Art – Manipur

72. Chandrakant Mehta – Literature and Education – Gujarat

73. Ratanlal Mittal – Medicine – Punjab

74. Madhavan Nambiar – Sports – Kerala

75. Shyam Sunder Paliwal – Social Work – Rajasthan

76. Chandrakant Sambhaji Pandava – Medicine – Delhi

77. JN Pandey (posthumous) – Medicine – Delhi

78. Solomon Pappaiah – Literature and Education – Tamil Nadu

79. Pappammal – Other- Agriculture – Tamil Nadu

80. Krishna Mohan Pathi – Medicine – Odisha

81. Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat – Trade & Industry – Maharashtra

82. Girish Prabhu – Social Work – Maharashtra

83. Nanda Prusti – Literature & Education – Odisha

84. KK Ramachandra Pulavar – Art – Kerala

85. Balan Putheri – Literature & Education – Kerala

86. Birubala Rabha – Social Work – Assam

87. Kanak Raju – Art – Telangana

88. Bombay Jayashree Ramnath – Art – Tamil Nadu

89. Satyram Rayang – Art – Tripura

90. Dhananjay Diwakar Sagdev – Medicine – Kerala

91. Ashok Kumar Sahu – Medicine – Uttar Pradesh

92. Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Singh Sanjay – Medicine – Uttarakhand

93. Sindhutai Sapkal – Social Work – Maharashtra

94. Chaman Lal Sapru (Posthumous) – Literature and Education – Jammu and Kashmir

95. Roman Sarmah – Literature and Education – Journalism – Assam

96. Imran Shah – Literature and Education – Assam

97. Prem Chand Sharma- Other- Agriculture- Uttarakhand

98. Arjun Singh Shekhawat – Literature & Education – Rajasthan

99. Shri Ram Yatna Shukla – Literature and Education – Uttar Pradesh

100. Jitendra Singh Shunty – Social Work – Delhi

101. Kartar Paras Ram Singh – Kala – Himachal Pradesh

102. Kartar Singh – Kala – Punjab

103. Dr. Dilip Kumar Singh – Medicine – Bihar

104. Chandra Shekhar Singh – Other-Agriculture-Uttar Pradesh

105. Sudha Hari Narayan Singh – Sports – Uttar Pradesh

106. Virendra Singh – Sports – Haryana

107. Mridula Sinha (Posthumous) – Literature and Education – Bihar

108. KC Shivshankar (Posthumous) – Art – Tamil Nadu

109. Guru Maa Kamali Soren – Social Work – Bengal

110. Marachi Subburaman – Social Work – Tamil Nadu

111. P. Subramanian (Posthumous) Trade and Industry – Tamil Nadu

112. Nidumolu Sumati-Kala – Andhra Pradesh

113. Kapil Tiwari – Literature and Education – Madhya Pradesh

114. Father Valles (Posthumous) – Literature and Education – Spain

115. Dr. Thiruvengadam Veeraraghavan (posthumous) – Medicine – Tamil Nadu

116. Sridhar Vembu – Trade & Industry – Tamil Nadu

117. KY Venkatesh – Sports – Karnataka

118. Usha Yadav – Literature & Education – Uttar Pradesh

119. Colonel Qazi Sajjad Ali Zaheer – Public Service – Bangladesh

Also Read – How to Complete Paytm KYC at Home.