2018 Padma Awards
President Ram Nath Kovind has announced names of recipients of year 2018 Padma awards viz. Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. He approved conferment of Padma Awards on 85 persons.
Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards bestowed for distinguished service of high order in various disciplines- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.
The 2018 list includes 3 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan and 73 Padma Shri Awardees. 14 awardees are women, 16 awardees are from category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs while 3 are posthumous awardees. The list also includes unsung persons and also people who rendered selfless service at the grassroots.
PADMA VIBHUSHAN
It is the second highest civilian award.
| No | Name | Field | State |
| 1 | Illaiyaraja | Art-Music | Tamil Nadu |
| 2 | Ghulam Mustafa Khan | Art-Music | Maharashtra |
| 3 | Parameswaran Parameswaran | Literature and Education | Kerala |
Padma Bhushan
It is the third highest civilian award.
| No | Name | Field | State |
| 1 | Pankaj Advani | Sports- Billiards/Snooker | Karnataka |
| 2 | Philipose Mar Chrysostom | Others-Spiritualism | Kerala |
| 3 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Sports-Cricket | Jharkhand |
| 4 | Alexander Kadakin (Foreigner) | Public Affairs | Russia |
| 5 | Ramachandran Nagaswamy | Others-Archaeology | Tamil Nadu |
| 6 | Ved Prakash Nanda (OCI) | Literature and Education | US |
| 7 | Laxman Pai | Art-Painting | Goa |
| 8 | Arvind Parikh | Art-Music | Maharashtra |
| 9 | Sharda Sinha | Art-Music | Bihar |
Padma Shri
It is the fourth highest civilian award.
| No | Name | Field | State |
| 1 | Abhay Bang (Duo) | Medicine | Maharashtra |
| 2 | Rani Bang (Duo) | Medicine | Maharashtra |
| 3 | Damodar Ganesh Bapat | Social Work | Chhattisgarh |
| 4 | Prafulla Govinda Baruah | Literature and Education-Journalism | Assam |
| 5 | Mohan Swaroop Bhatia | Art-Folk Music | Uttar Pradesh |
| 6 | Sudhanshu Biswas | Social Work | West Bengal |
| 7 | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | Sports-Weightlifting | Manipur |
| 8 | Pandit Shyamlal Chaturvedi | Literature and Education-Journalism | Chhattisgarh |
| 9 | Jose Ma Joey Concepcion III (Foreigner) | Trade & Industry | Philippines |
| 10 | Langpoklakpam Subadani Devi | Art-Weaving | Manipur |
| 11 | Somdev Devvarman | Sports-Tennis | Tripura |
| 12 | Yeshi Dhoden | Medicine | Himachal Pradesh |
| 13 | Arup Kumar Dutta | Literature and Education | Assam |
| 14 | Doddarange Gowda | Art-Lyrics | Karnataka |
| 15 | Arvind Gupta | Literature and Education | Maharashtra |
| 16 | Digamber Hansda | Literature and Education | Jharkhand |
| 17 | Ramli Bin Ibrahim (Foreigner) | Art-Dance | Malaysia |
| 18 | Anwar Jalalpuri (Posthumous) | Literature and Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 19 | Piyong Temjen Jamir | Literature and Education | Nagaland |
| 20 | Sitavva Joddati | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 21 | Malti Joshi | Literature and Education | MP |
| 22 | Manoj Joshi | Art-Acting | Maharashtra |
| 23 | Rameshwarlal Kabra | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra |
| 24 | Pran Kishore Kaul | Art | J&K |
| 25 | Bounlap Keokangna(Foreigner) | Others-Architecture | Laos |
| 26 | Vijay Kichlu | Art-Music | West Bengal |
| 27 | Tommy Koh(Foreigner) | Public Affairs | Singapore |
| 28 | Lakshmikutty | Medicine-Traditional | Kerala |
| 29 | Joyshree Goswami Mahanta | Literature and Education | Assam |
| 30 | Narayan Das Maharaj | Others-Spiritualism | Rajasthan |
| 31 | Pravakara Maharana | Art-Sculpture | Odisha |
| 32 | Hun Many (Foreigner) | Public Affairs | Cambodia |
| 33 | Nouf Marwaai(Foreigner) | Others- Yoga | Saudi Arabia |
| 34 | Zaverilal Mehta | Literature and Education-Journalism | Gujarat |
| 35 | Krishna Bihari Mishra | Literature and Education | West Bengal |
| 36 | Sisir Purushottam Misra | Art-Cinema | Maharashtra |
| 37 | Subhasini Mistry | Social Work | West Bengal |
| 38 | Somdet Phra Maha Muniwong (Foreigner) | Others-Spiritualism | Thailand |
| 39 | Keshav Rao Musalgaonkar | Literature and Education | MP |
| 40 | Dr Thant Myint – U(Foreigner) | Public Affairs | Myanmar |
| 41 | V Nanammal | Others-Yoga | Tamil Nadu |
| 42 | Sulagitti Narasamma | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 43 | Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan | Art-Folk Music | Tamil Nadu |
| 44 | I Nyoman Nuarta (Foreigner) | Art- Sculpture | Indonesia |
| 45 | Malai Haji Abdullah Bin Malai Haji Othman(Foreigner) | Social Work | Brunei |
| 46 | Gobaradhan Panika | Art-Weaving | Odisha |
| 47 | Bhabani Charan Pattanaik | Public Affairs | Odisha |
| 48 | Murlikant Petkar | Sports-Swimming | Maharashtra |
| 49 | Habibullo Rajabov(Foreigner) | Literature and Education | Tajikistan |
| 50 | M R Rajagopal | Medicine-Palliative care | Kerala |
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| 52 | Sampat Ramteke(Posthumous) | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 53 | Chandra Sekhar Rath | Odisha | |
| 54 | S S Rathore | Civil Service | Gujarat |
| 55 | Amitava Roy | Science and Engineering | West Bengal |
| 56 | Sanduk Ruit (Foreigner) | Medicine- Ophthalmology | Nepal |
| 57 | R Sathyanarayana | Art-Music | Karnataka |
| 58 | Pankaj M Shah | Medicine- Ophthalmology | Gujarat |
| 59 | Bhajju Shyam | Art-Painting | MP |
| 60 | Maharao Raghuveer Singh | Literature and Education | Rajasthan |
| 61 | Kidambi Srikanth | Sports-Badminton | Andhra Pradesh |
| 62 | Ibrahim Sutar | Art-Music | Karnataka |
| 63 | Siddeshwara Swamiji | Others-Spiritualism | Karnataka |
| 64 | Lentina Ao Thakkar | Social Work | Nagaland |
| 65 | Vikram Chandra Thakur | Science and Engineering | Uttarakhand |
| 66 | Rudrapatnam Narayanaswamy Tharanathan (Duo) | Art-Music | Karnataka |
| 67 | Rudrapatnam Narayanaswamy Thyagarajan (Duo) | Art-Music | Karnataka |
| 68 | Nguyen Tien Thien (Foreigner) | Others-Spiritualism | Vietnam |
| 69 | Bhagirath Prasad Tripathi | Literature and Education | UP |
| 70 | Rajagopalan Vasudevan | Science and Engineering | Bihar |
| 71 | Panatawane Gangadhar Vithobaji | Literature and Education | Maharashtra |
| 72 | Romulus Whitaker | Others-Wildlife Conservation | Tamil Nadu |
| 73 | Baba Yogendra | Art | Madhya Pradesh |
| 74 | A Zakia | Literature and Education | Mizoram |
AKHAND P SINGH
January 30, 2018 at 1:42 amThanks for updating such a list. May be you didn’t notice, ‘there are not 73 Padam Shree Awards but in your list its 74’. Update the correction plz.
GK Today
January 30, 2018 at 11:11 amActually Awards are given in duo.. to list extends beyond actual figure 73..
For ex: entry 1 and 2 is actually only 1…Abhay Bang and Rani Bang from Maharashtrawere awarded Padma Shri in Duo for Medicine.
GK Today
January 30, 2018 at 11:12 amActually in some cases awards are given in Duo which is single entry on..
Entry 1 and 2 i.e. award to Mr and Mrs. Bang duo is only Entry 1.. So list extends beyond 73
AKHAND P SINGH
January 30, 2018 at 1:42 amThanks for updating such a list. May be you didn’t notice, ‘there are not 73 Padam Shree Awards but in your list its 74’. Update the correction plz.
GK Today
January 30, 2018 at 11:11 amActually Awards are given in duo.. to list extends beyond actual figure 73..
For ex: entry 1 and 2 is actually only 1…Abhay Bang and Rani Bang from Maharashtrawere awarded Padma Shri in Duo for Medicine.
GK Today
January 30, 2018 at 11:12 amActually in some cases awards are given in Duo which is single entry on..
Entry 1 and 2 i.e. award to Mr and Mrs. Bang duo is only Entry 1.. So list extends beyond 73
Dr.Cajetan Coelho
February 8, 2018 at 7:47 pmHearty congratulations to all the Padma winners.
Dr.Cajetan Coelho
February 8, 2018 at 7:47 pmHearty congratulations to all the Padma winners.