Padma awards 2017
President Pranab Mukherjee announced the names of recipients of year 2017 Padma awards viz. Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. He approved conferment of Padma Awards on 89 persons. The list includes 7 Padma Vibhushan, 7 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees. Out of these selected 89 persons, 19 are women, 5 awardees are from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs while 6 are posthumous awardees. This edition of list includes more than 15 unsung persons and alsopeople who rendered selfless service at the grassroots. Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards given in various disciplines- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.
PADMA VIBHUSHAN: It is the second highest civilian award. It is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service.
| Sl. No | Name | Field | State |
| 1. | K J Yesudas | Art-Music | Kerala |
| 2. | Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev | Others-Spiritualism | Tamil Nadu |
| 3. | Sharad Pawar | Public Affairs | Maharashtra |
| 4. | Murli Manohar Joshi | Public Affairs | Uttar Pradesh |
| 5. | Prof. Udipi Ramachandra Rao | Science & Engineering | Karnataka |
| 6. | Sunder Lal Patwa (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Madhya Pradesh |
| 7. | PA Sangma (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Meghalaya |
Padma Bhushan: It is the third highest civilian award. It is awarded for distinguished service of high order.
| Sl. No. | Name | Field | State |
| 8. | Vishwa Mohan Bhatt | Art-Music | Rajasthan |
| 9. | Prof. (Dr.) Devi Prasad Dwivedi | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 10. | Tehemton Udwadia | Medicine | Maharashtra |
| 11. | Shri Ratna Sundar Maharaj | Others-Spiritualism | Gujarat |
| 12. | Swami Niranjana Nanda Saraswati | Others-Yoga | Bihar |
| 13. | H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Foreigner) | Literature & Education | Thailand |
| 14. | Cho Ramaswamy (Posthumous) | Literature & Education –Journalism | Tamil Nadu |
Padma Shri: It is the third highest civilian award. It is awarded for distinguished service of high order.
| Sl. No | Name | Field | State |
| 15. | Basanti Bisht | Art-Music | Uttarakhand |
| 16. | Chemanchery Kunhiraman Nair | Art-Dance | Kerala |
| 17. | Aruna Mohanty | Art-Dance | Odisha |
| 18. | Bharathi Vishnuvardhan | Art-Cinema | Karnataka |
| 19. | Sadhu Meher | Art-Cinema | Odisha |
| 20. | T K Murthy | Art-Music | Tamil Nadu |
| 21. | Laishram Birendrakumar Singh | Art-Music | Manipur |
| 22. | Krishna Ram Chaudhary | Art-Music | Uttar Pradesh |
| 23. | Baoa Devi | Art-Painting | Bihar |
| 24. | Tilak Gitai | Art-Painting | Rajasthan |
| 25. | Dr. Prof. Aekka Yadagiri Rao | Art-Sculpture | Telangana |
| 26. | Jitendra Haripal | Art-Music | Odisha |
| 27. | Kailash Kher | Art-Music | Maharashtra |
| 28. | Parassala B Ponnammal | Art-Music | Kerala |
| 29. | Sukri Bommagowda | Art-Music | Karnataka |
| 30. | Mukund Nayak | Art-Music | Jharkhand |
| 31. | Purushottam Upadhyay | Art-Music | Gujarat |
| 32. | Anuradha Paudwal | Art-Music | Maharashtra |
| 33. | Wareppa Naba Nil | Art-Theatre | Manipur |
| 34. | Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary | Civil Service | Telangana |
| 35. | T.K. Viswanathan | Civil Service | Haryana |
| 36. | Kanwal Sibal | Civil Service | Delhi |
| 37. | Birkha Bahadur Limboo Muringla | Literature & Education | Sikkim |
| 38. | Eli Ahmed | Literature & Education | Assam |
| 39. | Narendra Kohli | Literature & Education | Delhi |
| 40. | Prof. G. Venkatasubbiah | Literature & Education | Karnataka |
| 41. | Akkitham Achyuthan Namboothiri | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 42. | Kashi Nath Pandita | Literature & Education | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 43. | Chamu Krishna Shastry | Literature & Education | Delhi |
| 44. | Harihar Kripalu Tripathi | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 45. | Michel Danino | Literature & Education | Tamil Nadu |
| 46. | Punam Suri | Literature & Education | Delhi |
| 47. | VG Patel | Literature & Education | Gujarat |
| 48. | V Koteswaramma | Literature & Education | Andhra Pradesh |
| 49. | Balbir Dutt | Literature & Education-Journalism | Jharkhand |
| 50. | Bhawana Somaaya | Literature & Education-Journalism | Maharashtra |
| 51. | Vishnu Pandya | Literature & Education-Journalism | Gujarat |
| 52. | Dr. Subroto Das | Medicine | Gujarat |
| 53. | Dr. (Smt.) Bhakti Yadav | Medicine | Madhya Pradesh |
| 54. | Dr. Mohammed Abdul Waheed | Medicine | Telangana |
| 55. | Dr. Madan Madhav Godbole | Medicine | Uttar Pradesh |
| 56. | Dr. Devendra Dayabhai Patel | Medicine | Gujarat |
| 57. | Prof. Harkishan Singh | Medicine | Chandigarh |
| 58. | Dr. Mukut Minz | Medicine | Chandigarh |
| 59. | Arun Kumar Sharma | Others-Archaeology | Chhattisgarh |
| 60. | Sanjeev Kapoor | Others-Culinary | Maharashtra |
| 61. | Meenakshi Amma | Others-Martial Art | Kerala |
| 62. | Genabhai Dargabhai Patel | Others-Agriculture | Gujarat |
| 63. | Chandrakant Pithawa | Science & Engineering | Telangana |
| 64. | Prof. Ajoy Kumar Ray | Science & Engineering | West Bengal |
| 65. | Chintakindi Mallesham | Science & Engineering | Andhra Pradesh |
| 66. | Jitendra Nath Goswami | Science & Engineering | Assam |
| 67. | Daripalli Ramaiah | Social Work | Telangana |
| 68. | Girish Bhardwaj | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 69. | Karimul Hak | Social Work | West Bengal |
| 70. | Bipin Ganatra | Social Work | West Bengal |
| 71. | Nivedita Raghunath Bhide | Social work | Tamil Nadu |
| 72. | Appasaheb Dharmadhikari | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 73. | Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal | Social Work | Punjab |
| 74. | Virat Kohli | Sports-Cricket | Delhi |
| 75. | Shekar Naik | Sports-Cricket | Karnataka |
| 76. | Vikasa Gowda | Sports-Discus Throw | Karnataka |
| 77. | Deepa Malik | Sports-Athletics | Haryana |
| 78. | Mariyappan Thangavelu | Sports-Athletics | Tamil Nadu |
| 79. | Dipa Karmakar | Sports-Gymnastics | Tripura |
| 80. | P R Shreejesh | Sports-Hockey | Kerala |
| 81. | Sakshi Malik | Sports-Wrestling | Haryana |
| 82. | Mohan Reddy Venkatrama Bodanapu | Trade & Industry | Telangana |
| 83. | Imrat Khan (NRI/PIO) | Art-Music | USA |
| 84. | Anant Agarwal (NRI/PIO) | Literature & Education | USA |
| 85. | H.R. Shah (NRI/PIO) | Literature & Education-Journalism | USA |
| 86. | Suniti Solomon (Posthumous) | Medicine | Tamil Nadu |
| 87. | Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya (Posthumous) | Others-Archaeology | West Bengal |
| 88. | Dr. Mapuskar (Posthumous) | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 89. | Anuradha Koirala (Foreigner) | Social Work | Nepal |
Dr. Cajetan Coelho
February 6, 2017 at 7:07 pmHearty congratulations to all our Padma winners. Jai Hind.
Dr. Cajetan Coelho
February 6, 2017 at 7:07 pmHearty congratulations to all our Padma winners. Jai Hind.