Former Council for Scientific and Industrial Research chief Dr RA Mashelkar and yoga guru BKS Iyengar would receive the country’s second highest civilian award Padma Vibushan this year.
Noted film actor Kamal Haasan, Tamil lyricist VR Thevar, tennis player Leander Paes, classical singer Parveen Sultana, justice Dalvir Bhandari and author Ruskin Bond were chosen for Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award. They are among the 25 people awarded this year's Padma Bushan.
Cricketer Yuvraj Singh was among the seven sportspersons selected for this year's Padma Shri award, the fourth highest civilian award. Cine stars Paresh Rawal and Vidya Balan, sand artists Sudarsan Pattnaik and theatre artist Bansi Kaul are among the 101 selected for this year's Padma Shri.
Squash player Dipika Pallikal, former Indian women's cricket captain Anjum Chopra, Sunil Dabas (Kabaddi), Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu (Mountaineering), H Boniface Prabhu (Wheel Chair Tennis) and Mamta Sodha (Mountaineering) were the other sports persons selected for Padma Shri awards.
Padma Vibhushan is awarded to recognise exceptional and distinguished service to the nation in any field, including government service. Padma Bhushan is given for distinguished service of high order and Padma Shri for distinguished service in any field. These awards are conferred by the President at a ceremonial function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Forty-year-old Leander Paes, who had earlier being conferred Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards, is the most successful tennis player of the country with 14 Grand Slam title -- eight men's doubles and six mixed doubles.
{{/usCountry}}Forty-year-old Leander Paes, who had earlier being conferred Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards, is the most successful tennis player of the country with 14 Grand Slam title -- eight men's doubles and six mixed doubles.
{{/usCountry}}Paes, hero of India's numerous Davis Cup wins, also won India's first Olympic medal in singles at the Atlanta Games in 1996, when he won a bronze.
Gopichand, one of the finest badminton players to have emerged from the country, is the second renowned sports personality to have been conferred with the Padma Bhushan honour this year.
He was conferred the Arjuna Award in 1999, Khel Ratna in 2001, Padma Shri in 2005 and Dronacharya in 2009 in a glittering career both as a player and a coach.
Padma Awardees List
Following is the list of the 127awardees of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri which were announced on the eve of the 65th Republic day.Padma Vibhushan1. Dr Raghunath A Mashelkar, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra2. B K S Iyengar, Yoga, Maharashtra
Padma Bhushan 1. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Art-Painting, Gujarat 2. Begum Parveen Sultana, Art-Classical Singing,Maharashtra 3. T H Vinayakram, Art-Ghatam Artist, Tamil Nadu 4. Kamal Haasan, Art-Cinema, Tamil Nadu 5. Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Public Affairs, Delhi 6. Prof Padmanabhan Balaram, Science and Engineering, Karnataka 7. Prof Jyeshtharaj Joshi, Science and Engineering,Maharashtra 8. Dr Madappa Mahadevappa, Science and Engineering,Karnataka 9. Dr Thirumalachari Ramasami, Science and Engineering, Delhi10. Dr Vinod Prakash Sharma, Science and Engineering, Delhi11. Dr Radhakrishnan Koppillil, Science and Engineering, Karnataka12. Dr Mrityunjay Athreya, Literature and Education, Delhi13. Anita Desai, Literature and Education, Delhi14. Dr Dhirubhai Thaker, Literature and Education, Gujarat15. Vairamuthu Ramasamy Thevar, Literature and Education, Tamil Nadu.16. Ruskin Bond, Literature and Education, Uttarakhand17. Pullela Gopichand, Sports-Badminton, Andhra Pradesh18. Leander Paes, Sports-Tennis, Maharashtra19. Vijayendra Nath Kaul, Civil Service, Delhi20. Late Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, Public Affairs, Uttar Pradesh21. Late Dr Anumolu Ramakrishna, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh22. Prof Anisuzzaman, Literature and Education, Bangladesh23. Prof Lloyd I Rudolph, Literature and Education, USA24. Prof Susanne H Rudolph, Literature and Education, USA25. Dr (Smt) Neelam Kler, Medicine- Neonatology, Delhi
Padma Shri 1. Mohammad Ali Baig, Art-Theatre, Andhra Pradesh 2. Nayana Apte Joshi, Art, Maharashtra 3. Musafir Ram Bhardwaj, Art-Instrumental Music- Pauna 4. Manjha, Himachal Pradesh 5. Sabitri Chatterjee, Art-Film, West Bengal 6. Prof Biman Bihari Das, Art-Sculptor, Delhi 7. Sunil Das, Art-Painting, West Bengal 8. Elam Endira Devi, Art-Manipuri Dance, Manipur 9. Vijay Ghate, Art-Instrumental Music- Tabla, Maharashtra 10. Rani Karnaa, Art-Kathak, West Bengal 11. Bansi Kaul, Art-Theatre, Jammu and Kashmir 12. Ustad Moinuddin Khan, Art-Instrumental Music-Sarangi Player, Rajasthan 13. Geeta Mahalik, Art-Odishi Dance, Delhi 14. Paresh Maity, Art-Painting, Delhi 15. Ram Mohan, Art-Film Animation, Maharashtra 16. Sudarsan Pattnaik, Art-Sand artist, Odisha 17. Paresh Rawal, Art-Cinema and Theatre, Maharashtra 18. Wendell Augustine Rodricks, Art-Fashion Designing, Goa 19. Prof Kalamandalam Sathyabhama, Art-Mohini Attam, Kerala 20. Shri Anuj (Ramanuj) Sharma, Art-Performing Art, Chhattisgarh 21. Santosh Sivan, Art- Film, Tamil Nadu 22. Supriya Dev, Art-Bengali Cinema, West Bengal 23. Sooni Taraporevala, Art- Script Writing, Maharashtra 24. Vidya Balan, Art-Cinema, Maharashtra 25. Durga Jain, Social Work, Maharashtra 26. Dr Rama Rao Anumolu, Social Work, Andhra Pradesh 27. Dr Brahm Dutt, Social Work, Haryana 28. Mukul Chandra Goswami, Social Work, Assam 29. J L Kaul, Social Work, Delhi 30. Mathurbhai Madhabhai Savani, Social Work, Gujarat 31. Tashi Tondup, Public Affairs, Jammu and Kashmir 32. Dr Hasmukh Chamanlal Shah, Public Affairs, Gujarat 33. Sekhar Basu, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra 34. Madhavan Chandradathan, Science and Engineering, Kerala. 35. Sushanta Kumar Dattagupta, Science and Engineering, WestBengal 36. Dr Ravi Bhushan Grover, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra 37. Prof Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis, Science and Engineering, Karnataka 38. Ramkrishna V HosuR, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra 39. Dr Ajay Kumar Parida, Science and Engineering, Tamil Nadu 40. Dr Malapaka Yajneswara Satyanarayana Prasad, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh 41. Kiran Kumar Alur Seelin, Science and Engineering, Gujarat 42. Dr Brahma Singh, Science and Engineering, Delhi 43. Prof Vinod Kumar Singh, Science and Engineering, Madhya Pradesh 44. Dr Govindan Sundararajan, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh 45. Ramaswamy R Iyer, Science and Engineering, Delhi 46. Dr Jayanta Kumar Ghosh, Science and Engineering, West Bengal 47. Ravi Kumar NarrA, Trade and Industry, Andhra Pradesh 48. Rajesh Saraiya, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra 49. Mallika Srinivasan, Trade and Industry, Tamil Nadu 50. Pratap Govindrao Pawar, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra 51. Dr Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya, Medicine- Dermatology, Gujarat 52. Dr Balram Bhargava, Medicine- Cardiology, Uttar Pradesh 53. Prof (Dr) Indra Chakravarty, Medicine- Health and Hygiene, West Bengal 54. Dr Ramakant Krishnaji Deshpande, Medicine- Oncology, Maharashtra 55. Prof (Dr) Pawan Raj Goyal, Medicine- Chest Disease, Haryana 56. Prof Amod Gupta, Medicine- Opthalmology, Haryana 57. Prof (Dr) Daya Kishore Hazra, Medicine, Uttar Pradesh 58. Prof (Dr) Thenumgal Poulose Jacob, Medicine- Vascular Surgery, Tamil Nadu 59. Prof (Dr) Shashank R Joshi, Medicine- Endocrinology, Maharashtra 60. Prof Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah, Medicine- Unani Medicine, Tamil Nadu 61. Dr Milind Vasant Kirtane, Medicine- ENT Surgery, Maharashtra 62. Dr Lalit Kumar, Medicine- Oncology, Delhi 63. Dr Mohan Mishra, Medicine, Bihar 64. Dr M Subhadra Nair, Medicine- Gyneacology, Kerala 65. Dr Ashok Panagariya, Medicine- Neurology, Rajasthan 66. Dr Narendra Kumar Pandey, Medicine- Surgery, Haryana 67. Dr Sunil Pradhan, Medicine- Neurology, Uttar Pradesh 68. Dr Ashok Rajgopal, Medicine- Orthopaedics, Delhi 69. Dr Kamini A Rao, Medicine- Reproductive Medicine, Karnataka 70. Dr Sarbeswar Sahariah, Medicine- Surgery, Andhra Pradesh 71. Prof Om Prakash Upadhyaya, Medicine, Punjab 72. Prof (Dr) Mahesh Verma, Medicine- Dental Science, Delhi 73. Dr J S Titiyal, Medicine-Opthalmology, Delhi 74. Dr Nitish Naik, Medicine- Cardiology, Delhi 75. Dr Surbrat Kumar Acharya, Medicine-Gastroentrology, Delhi 76. Dr Rajesh Kumar Grover, Medicine-Oncology, Delhi 77. Dr Naheed Abidi, Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh 78. Prof Ashok Chakradhar, Literature and Education, Delhi 79. Chhakchhuak Chhuanvawra, Literature and Education, Mizoram 80. Keki N Daruwalla, Literature and Education, Delhi 81. Prof Ganesh Narayandas Devi, Literature and Education, Gujarat 82. Prof Kolakaluri Enoch, Literature and Education, Andhra Pradesh 83. Prof (Dr) Ved Kumari Ghai, Literature and Education, Jammu and Kashmir 84. Smt Manorama Jafa, Literature and Education, Delhi 85. Prof Rehana Khatoon, Literature and Education, Delhi 86. Dr Waikhom Gojen Meeitei, Literature and Education, Manipur 87. Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri, Literature and Education, Kerala 88. Prof Dinesh Singh, Literature and Education, Delhi 89. Dr (Mrs) P Kilemsungla, Literature and Education, Nagaland 90. Anjum Chopra, Sports- Cricket, Delhi 91. Sunil Dabas, Sports- Kabbadi, Haryana 92. Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu, Sports- Mountaineering, Delhi 93. Dipika Rebecca Pallikal, Sports- Squash, Tamil Nadu 94. H Boniface Prabhu, Sports- Wheelchair Tennis, Karnataka 95. Yuvraj Singh, Sports- Cricket, Haryana 96. Mamta Sodha Sports- Mountaineering, Haryana 97. Parveen Talha, Civil Service, Uttar Pradesh 98. Late Dr Narendra Achyut Dabholkar, Social Work Maharashtra 99. Ashok Kumar Mago, Trade and Industry, USA100. Siddharth Mukherjee, Medicine-Oncology, USA101. Dr Vamsi Mootha, Medicine- Biomedical Research, USA102. Dr Sengaku Mayeda, Literature and Education, Japan.