On the eve of the 76th Republic Day, the Ministry of Home Affairs released the list of recipients of the Padma Award 2025. 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri Awards were announced in civilian honors announced this year.
According to the statement of the Ministry of Home Affairs, “23 prize winners are women and the list includes 10 foreigners, NRIs, PIOs, OCI category and 13 posthumous prize winners.”
Padma Vibhushan is given for extraordinary and specific services, Padma Bhushan is provided for high level specific services and Padma Sri for specific services in any field.
Congratulating the award winners, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X, “Congratulations to all the Padma Award winners! India is proud to honor and persuade their extraordinary contribution. His commitment and perseverance is really inspiring. Every winner hard work, hard work, There is a symbol of passion and innovation, which positively affects countless life.
The list of Padma Vibhushan recipients includes Osamu Suzuki, former CEO of Suzuki Motors, former Chief Justice of India, JS Khehar, Malayalam literature veteran celebrity, late MT Vasudevan Nair, famous singer late Sharda Sinha and others.
The Padma Bhushan list includes former PM’s Economic Advisory Council Bibek Debroy, former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi, Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas, former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi and 19 people including Indian hockey player PR Sreejesh. Here is a complete list of winners:
Padma Vibhushan
Mr. Durvur Nageshwar Reddy – Medicine
Justice (retired) Mr. Jagdish Singh Khehar – Public Service
Mrs. Kumudini Rajinikanth Lakhia – Art
Sri Lakshminarayan Subramaniam – Art
Shri MT Vasudevan Nair (posthumous) – Literature and Education
Shri Osamu Suzuki (posthumous) – Trade and Industry
Mrs. Sharda Sinha (posthumously) – art
Padma Bhushan
Mr. A Suryaprakash – Literature and Education – Journalism
Shri Anant Nag – Kala
Shri Bibek Debroy (posthumously) – Literature and Education
Shri Jatin Goswami – Art
Mr. Jose Chacko Periappuram – Medicine
Shri Kailash Nath Dixit – Other – Archaeological
Mr. Manohar Joshi (posthumously) – public service
Shri Nalli Kuppuswamy Chetti – Trade and Industry
Shri Nandamuri Balakrishna – Art
Mr. PR Sreejesh – Sports
Mr. Pankaj Patel – Trade and Industry
Mr. Pankaj Udhas (posthumous) – art
Shri Rambahadur Rai – Literature and Education – Journalism
Sadhvi Ritambhara – Social Work
Mr. S. Ajit Kumar – Art
Mr. Shekhar Kapoor – Kala
Ms. Shobhana Chandrakumar – Art
Mr. Sushil Kumar Modi (posthumously) – Public service
Mr. Vinod Dham – Science and Engineering
Padma Shri
Shri Advait Charan Gadanayak – Art
Shri Achyut Ramchandra Pav – Kala
Shri Ajay V Bhatt – Science and Engineering
Mr. Anil Kumar Baro – Literature and Education
Sri Arijit Singh – Kala
Mrs. Arundhati Bhattacharya – Trade and Industry
Shri Arunoday Saha – Literature and Education
Shri Arvind Sharma – Literature and Education
Mr. Ashok Kumar Mahapatra – Medicine
Shri Ashok Laxman Saraf – Art
Mr. Ashutosh Sharma – Science and Engineering
Mrs. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande – Art
Shri Baijnath Maharaj – others – spirituality
Mr. Barry Godfrey John – Art
Mrs. Begum Batul – Art
Shri Bharat Gupta – Arts
Mr. Bhairu Singh Chauhan – Art
Mr. Bhim Singh Bhavesh – Social Work
Smt.
Shri Budhendra Kumar Jain – Medicine
Shri CS Vaidyanathan – Public Service
Shri Chaitram Devchand Pawar – Social Work
Shri Chandrakant Seth (posthumously) – Literature and Education
Shri Chandrakant Sompura – others – architecture
Shri Chetan E Chitnis – Science and Engineering
Sri David R. Salih – Literature and Education
Shri Durga Charan Ranbir – Art
Mr. Farooq Ahmed Mir – Art
Shri Ganeshwar Shastri Darwid – Literature and Education
Mrs. Geeta Upadhyay – Literature and Education
Mr. Gokul Chandra Das – Art
Sri Guruvayur Dorai – Kala
Shri Harchandan Singh Bhatti – Art
Mr. Hariman Sharma – Other – Agriculture
Mr. Harjinder Singh Srinagar Wale – Art
Mr. Harvinder Singh – Sports
Mr. Hasan Raghu – Kala
Mr. Hemant Kumar – Medicine
Shri Hriday Narayan Dixit – Literature and Education
Mrs. Jaspinder Narula – Art
Shri Jonas Masetty – Other – Spirituality
Shri Joyna Charan Bathari – Art
Mrs. Jamade Yongam Gamalin – Social Work
Mr. K. Damodaran – Others – Cooking
Shri KL Krishna – Literature and Education
Mrs. K. Omakutty Amma – Art
Mr. Kishore Kunal (posthumously) – Civil Service
Mr. L. Hangting – Others – Agriculture
Sri Lakshmipati Ramasubaiyar – Literature and Education – Journalism
Mr. Lalit Kumar Mangotra – Literature and Education
Sri Lama Lobjang (posthumously) – others – spirituality
Mrs. Libia Lobo Sardesai – Social Work
Shri MD Srinivas – Science and Engineering
Shri Madugula Nagfani Sharma – Art
Shri Mahabir Nayak – Art
Mrs. Mamta Shankar – Kala
Shri Manda Krishna Madiga – Public Service
Shri Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli – Literature and Education
Shri Mariyala Apparao (posthumously) – art
Shri Nagendranath Roy – Literature and Education
Shri Narayan (forgotten brother) (posthumous) – Public Service
Shri Naren Gurung – Kala
Mrs. Neerja Bhatla – Medicine
Mrs. Nirmala Devi – Kala
Mr. Nitin Noharia – Literature and Education
Shri Omkar Singh Pahwa – Trade and Industry
Shri P. Dhanamurthy – Art
Shri Pandi Ram Mandavi – Art
Shri Parmar Lavjibhai Nagjibhai – Art
Shri Pawan Goenka – Trade and Industry
Shri Prashant Prakash – Trade and Industry
Mrs. Pratibha Satpathy – Literature and Education
Shri Purisai Kannappa Sambandan – Art
Mr. R. Ashwin – Games
Mr. R. Yes. Chandramogan – Trade and Industry
Mrs. Radha Bahin Bhatt – Social Work
Shri Radhakrishnan Devasenati – Art
Shri Ramdarsha Mishra – Literature and Education
Mr. Ranendra Bhanu Mazumdar – Art
Shri Ratan Kumar Parimu – Art
Mr. Reba Kant Mahanta – Kala
Shri Ranthalei Lalravana – Literature and Education
Shri Ricky Gyan Cage – Art
Shri Sajjan Bhajanka – Business and Industry
Mrs. Sally Holkar – Business and Industry
Shri Sant Ram Deswal – Literature and Education
Mr. Satyapal Singh – Sports
Shri Sini Vishwanathan – Literature and Education
Sri Sethuraman Panhanathan – Science and Engineering
Mrs. Shakha Ali al-Zaber al-Sab-Medicine
Shri Sheen Kaf Nizam (Shiva Kishan Bisa) – Literature and Education
Shri Shyam Bihari Aggarwal – Art
Mrs. Sonia Nityananda – Medicine
Mr. Stephen Napp – Literature and Education
Mr. Subhash Khetulal Sharma – Other – Agriculture
Mr. Suresh Harilal Soni – Social Work
Mr. Surinder Kumar Wasal – Science and Engineering
Shri Swami Pradeeptianand (Kartik Maharaj) – Other – Spirituality
Shri Syed Ainul Hasan – Literature and Education
Mr. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar – Art
Mrs. Theiam Suryamukhi Devi – Kala
Shri Tushar Durgeshbhai Shukla – Literature and Education
Shri Vadiraj Raghavendracharya Panchamukhi – Literature and Education
Shri Vasudev Kamath – Art
Mr. Velu Easy – Art
Shri Venkappa Ambaji Sugatkar – Art
Shri Vijay Nityananda Surishwar Ji Maharaj – Other – Spirituality
Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Deshran – Medicine
Mr. Vilas Dange – Medicine
Mr. Vinayak iron – social work
Mr. Hug and Caline Gantzer (posthumously) (pair) – Literature and Education
Mrs. Jeeta Upadhyay – Literature and Education
Mrs. Libia Lobo Sardesai – Social Work
