Padma Awards 2014
President Pranab Mukherjee announced the names of Recipients of this year’s Padma awards. He approved conferment of 127 Padma Awards including one duo case (counted as one). Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three Categories viz. Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The list comprises two Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 101 Padma Shri Awardees.
2014 Padma Vibhushan Awards :
These are awarded for exceptional and distinguished service. This year both the awardees were from Maharashtra:
- Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar for Science and Engineering
- Shri B.K.S. Iyengar for Yoga
2014 Padma Bhushan Awards:
These are awarded for distinguished service of high order:
- Prof. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Art – Painting, Gujarat
- Begum Parveen Sultana, Art – Classical Singing, Maharashtra
- Shri T.H. Vinayakram, Art – Ghatam Artist, Tamil Nadu
- Shri Kamala Haasan, Art-Cinema, Tamil Nadu
- Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Public Affairs, Delhi
- Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
- Prof. Jyeshtharaj Joshi, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
- Dr. Madappa Mahadevappa, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
- Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami, Science and Engineering, Delhi
- Dr. Vinod Prakash Sharma, Science and Engineering, Delhi
- Dr. Radhakrishnan Koppillil, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
- Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya, Literature and Education, Delhi
- Ms. Anita Desai, Literature and Education, Delhi
- Dr. Dhirubhai Thaker, Literature and Education, Gujarat
- Shri Vairamuthu Ramasamy Thevar, Literature and Education, Tamil Nadu
- Shri Ruskin Bond, Literature and Education, Uttarakhand
- Shri Pullela Gopichand, Sports – Badminton, Andhra Pradesh
- Shri Leander Paes, Sports – Tennis, Maharashtra
- Shri Vijayendra Nath Kaul, Civil Service, Delhi
- Late Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, Public Affairs, Uttar Pradesh #
- Late Dr. Anumolu Ramakrishna, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh #
- Prof. Anisuzzaman, Literature and Education, Bangladesh*
- Prof. Lloyd I. Rudolph and Prof. Susanne H. Rudolph, Literature and Education, USA*$
- Dr. (Smt.) Neelam Kler, Medicine – Neonatology, Delhi
2014 Padma Shri Awards:
These are awarded for distinguished service in any field:
- Shri Mohammad Ali Baig, Art – Theatre, Andhra Pradesh
- Ms. Nayana Apte Joshi, Art, Maharashtra
- Shri Musafir Ram Bhardwaj, Art – Instrumental Music – Pauna Manjha, Himachal Pradesh
- Ms. Sabitri Chatterjee, Art – Film, West Bengal
- Prof. Biman Bihari Das, Art – Sculptor, Delhi
- Shri Sunil Das, Art – Painting, West Bengal
- Smt. Elam Endira Devi, Art – Manipuri Dance, Manipur
- Shri Vijay Ghate, Art – Instrumental Music – Tabla, Maharashtra
- Smt Rani Karnaa, Art – Kathak, West Bengal
- Shri Bansi Kaul, Art – Theatre, Jammu & Kashmir
- Ustad Moinuddin Khan, Art – Instrumental Music – Sarangi Player, Rajasthan
- Ms. Geeta Mahalik, Art – Odishi Dance, Delhi
- Shri Paresh Maity, Art – Painting, Delhi
- Shri Ram Mohan, Art – Film Animation, Maharashtra
- Shri Sudarsan Pattnaik, Art – Sand Artist, Orissa
- Shri Paresh Rawal, Art – Cinema and Theatre, Maharashtra
- Shri Wendell Augustine Rodricks, Art – Fashion Designing, Goa
- Prof. Kalamandalam Sathyabhama, Art – Mohini Attam, Kerala
- Shri Anuj (Ramanuj) Sharma, Art – Performing Art, Chhattisgarh
- Shri Santosh Sivan, Art – Film, Tamil Nadu
- Ms. Supriya Devi, Art-Bengali Cinema, West Bengal
- Ms. Sooni Taraporevala, Art- Script Writing, Maharashtra
- Ms. Vidya Balan, Art-Cinema, Maharashtra
- Smt. Durga Jain, Social Work, Maharashtra
- Dr. Rama Rao Anumolu, Social Work, Andhra Pradesh
- Dr. Brahm Dutt, Social Work, Haryana
- Shri Mukul Chandra Goswami, Social Work, Assam
- Shri J.L. Kaul, Social Work, Delhi
- Shri Mathurbhai Madhabhai Savani, Social Work, Gujarat
- Shri Tashi Tondup, Public Affairs, Jammu and Kashmir
- Dr. Hasmukh Chamanlal Shah, Public Affairs, Gujarat
- Shri Sekhar Basu, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
- Shri Madhavan Chandradathan, Science and Engineering, Kerala
- Prof. Sushanta Kumar Dattagupta, Science and Engineering, West Bengal
- Dr. Ravi Bhushan Grover, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
- Prof. Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
- Shri Ramkrishna V. Hosur, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
- Dr. Ajay Kumar Parida, Science and Engineering, Tamil Nadu
- Dr. Malapaka Yajneswara and Satyanarayana Prasad, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh
- Shri Kiran Kumar Alur Seelin, Science and Engineering, Gujarat
- Dr. Brahma Singh, Science and Engineering, Delhi
- Prof. Vinod Kumar Singh, Science and Engineering, Madhya Pradesh
- Dr. Govindan Sundararajan, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh
- Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Science and Engineering, Delhi
- Dr. Jayanta Kumar Ghosh, Science and Engineering, West Bengal
- Shri Ravi Kumar Narra, Trade and Industry, Andhra Pradesh
- Shri Rajesh Saraiya, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra
- Ms. Mallika Srinivasan, Trade and Industry, Tamil Nadu
- Shri Pratap Govindrao Pawar, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra
- Dr. Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya, Medicine – Dermatology, Gujarat
- Dr. Balram Bhargava, Medicine – Cardiology, Uttar Pradesh
- Prof. (Dr.) Indra Chakravarty, Medicine – Health & Hygiene, West Bengal
- Dr. Ramakant Krishnaji Deshpande, Medicine – Oncology, Maharashtra
- Prof. (Dr.) Pawan Raj Goyal, Medicine – Chest Disease, Haryana
- Prof. Amod Gupta, Medicine – Opthalmology, Haryana
- Prof. (Dr.) Daya Kishore Hazra, Medicine, Uttar Pradesh
- Prof. (Dr.) Thenumgal Poulose Jacob, Medicine – Vascular Surgery, Tamil Nadu
- Prof. (Dr.) Shashank R. Joshi, Medicine – Endocrinology, Maharashtra
- Prof. Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah, Medicine – Unani Medicine, Tamil Nadu
- Dr. Milind Vasant Kirtane, Medicine – ENT Surgeory, Maharashtra
- Dr. Lalit Kumar, Medicine – oncology, Delhi
- Dr. Mohan Mishra, Medicine, Bihar
- Dr. M. Subhadra Nair, Medicine – Gynecology, Kerala
- Dr. Ashok Panagariya, Medicine – Neurology, Rajasthan
- Dr. Narendra Kumar Pandey, Medicine – Surgery, Haryana
- Dr. Sunil Pradhan, Medicine – Neurology, Uttar Pradesh
- Dr. Ashok Rajgopal, Medicine – Orthopaedics, Delhi
- Dr. Kamini A. Rao, Medicine – Reproductive Medicine, Karnataka
- Dr. Sarbeswar Sahariah, Medicine – Surgery, Andhra Pradesh
- Prof. Om Prakash Upadhyaya, Medicine, Punjab
- Prof. (Dr.) Mahesh Verma, Medicine – Dental Science, Delhi
- Dr. J.S. Titiyal, Medicine- Opthalmology, Delhi
- Dr. Nitish Naik, Medicine- Cardiology, Delhi
- Dr. Surbrat Kumar Acharya, Medicine- Gastroenterology, Delhi
- Dr. Rajesh Kumar Grover, Medicine-Oncology, Delhi
- Dr. Naheed Abidi, Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh
- Prof. Ashok Chakradhar, Literature and Education, Delhi
- Shri Chhakchhuak Chhuanvawra, Literature and Education, Mizoram
- Shri Keki N. Daruwalla, Literature and Education, Delhi
- Prof. Ganesh Narayandas Devi, Literature and Education, Gujarat
- Prof. Kolakaluri Enoch, Literature and Education, Andhra Pradesh
- Prof. (Dr.) Ved Kumari Ghai, Literature and Education, Jammu and Kashmir
- Smt. Manorama Jafa, Literature and Education, Delhi
- Prof. Rehana Khatoon, Literature and Education, Delhi
- Dr. Waikhom Gojen Meeitei, Literature and Education, Manipur
- Shri Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri, Literature and Education, Kerala
- Prof. Dinesh Singh, Literature and Education, Delhi
- Dr. (Mrs.) P. Kilemsungla, Literature and Education, Nagaland
- Ms. Anjum Chopra, Sports – Cricket, Delhi
- Ms. Sunil Dabas, Sports – Kabbadi, Haryana
- Shri Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu, Sports – Mountaineering, Delhi
- Ms. Dipika Rebecca Pallikal, Sports – Squash, Tamil Nadu
- Shri H. Boniface Prabhu, Sports – Wheelchair Tennis, Karnataka
- Shri Yuvraj Singh, Sports – Cricket, Haryana
- Smt. Mamta Sodha, Sports – Mountaineering, Haryana
- Ms Parveen Talha, Civil Service, Uttar Pradesh
- Late Dr. Narendra Achyut Dabholkar, Social Work, Maharashtra#
- Shri Ashok Kumar Mago, Trade and Industry, USA*
- Dr. Siddharth Mukherjee, Medicine-Oncology, USA*
- Dr. Vamsi Mootha, Medicine – Biomedical Research, USA*
- Dr. Sengaku Mayeda, Literature and Education, Japan*
The Padma Awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan around March/ April every year.
Note: * indicates awardees in the category of Foreigners / NRIs/ PIOs.
# indicates awardees in the posthumous category.
$ indicates one duo case. (treated as one award.)
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014