PADMA VIBHUSHAN
Ms. Yamini Krishnamurthy
Art-Classical dance
Yamini Krishnamurthy
is an
eminent Indian dancer of Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi styles
of
dancing.
Shri Rajinikanth
Art-Cinema
Rajinikanth is
an Indian film actor, media personality, and cultural icon who works primarily
in the Tamil film industry. He has also acted in Bollywood, Telugu, Kannada,
Malayalam, Hollywood and Bengali films as well.
Smt Girija Devi
Art-Classical Vocal
Girija Devi
is an
Indian classical singer of the Banaras gharana. She
performs classical and light classical music and has helped elevate the profile
of thumri.
Shri Ramoji Rao
Literature & Education-Journalism
Cherukuri Ramoji Rao
is an
Indian businessman, film producer, educationist, journalist and media
entrepreneur. He is head of the Ramoji
Group which owns, among other things, the world's largest film production
facility, Ramoji Film
City and film production company Ushakiran Movies.
Dr Viswanathan Shanta
Medicine-Oncology
Dr.V. Shanta is a
prominent Cancer specialist and the Chairperson of Adyar
Cancer Institute, Chennai. Her career has included organizing care for cancer
patients and research in the prevention and cure of the disease.
Shri Shri Ravi Shankar
Others-Spiritualism
Ravi Shankar, commonly known as Sri
Sri Ravi
Shankar.
He is
a spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation which
aims
to relieve individual stress, societal problems, and violence
Shri Jagmohan
Public Affairs
Jagmohan is
known by
the mononym Jagmohan. He
is a
retired civil servant, former Lieutenant Governor Delhi, Goa, Governor Jammu
& Kashmir.
Dr Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre
Science & Engineering
Dr. Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre is an
Indian Scientist and former head of the Defence
Research and Development Organisation
(DRDO), India's premier Defence
R&D Organization. In that capacity, he also served as the Scientific
Advisor to the Defence
Minister (Raksha Mantri).
Shri Avinash Dixit (Foreigner)
Literature & Education
Avinash Kamalakar
Dixit is
an
Indian-American economist.
He is
currently John J. F. Sherrerd '52
University Professor of Economics Emeritus at Princeton University,
Distinguished Adjunct
Professor of Economics at Lingnan University (Hong Kong) and Senior
Research Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford.
Late Shri Dhiru Bhai Ambani (Posthumous)
Trade & Industry
Dhirajlal Hirachand
"Dhirubhai"
Ambani was an
Indian business tycoon
who
founded Reliance Industries in Bombay with his cousin. He had been figured in
the The
Sunday Times top 50 businessmen in Asia. Ambani died
on 6 July 2002.
PADMA BHUSHAN
Shri Anupam Kher
Art-Cinema
Anupam Kher is an
Indian actor who has appeared in several hundred films and many plays. Mainly
working in Hindi films, he has also appeared in acclaimed international film. He
has held the post of chairman of Central Board of Film Certification and
National School of Drama in India.
Shri Udit Narayan Jha
Art-Playback Singing
Udit Narayan Jha is an
Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Bollywood. Born
in Bhardah, Saptari in
Nepal, has also sung many songs in other languages including Nepali, Bhojpuri,
Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Garhwali, Sindhi, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese,Manipuri,Maithili and
Bengali.
Shri Vinod Rai
Civil Service
Vinod Rai was the
11th Comptroller and Auditor General of India. He is the current chairman of UN Panel
of External Auditors. He is currently Honorary Advisor to the Railways and a
member of the Railway Kaya Kalp Council. He holds a master's
degree in Economics from the University of Delhi, and Masters in Public
Administration from Harvard University.
Swami Tejomayananda
Other-Spiritualism
H.H. Swami Tejomayananda Sarawati also known
as Guruji and
born Sudhakar Kaitwade, is
an Indian spiritual leader and head of Chinmaya
Mission.
Shri Hafeez Contractor
Others-Architecture
Hafeez Contractor
is an
Indian architect. He
was member of the Bombay Heritage Committee and New Delhi Lutyens
Bungalow Zone Review Committee.
Shri Ravindra Chandra Bhargava
Public Affairs
Ravindra
Chandra Bhargava is Chairman of the Board at Maruti
Suzuki India Ltd and is credited with the success of Maruti in
India.
Ms Indu Jain
Trade & Industry
Indu Jain belongs to the Sahu Jain
family and is the current chairperson of India's largest media group, Bennett,
Coleman & Co. Ltd., which owns the Times of India and other large
newspapers.
Dr Venkata Rama Rao
Alla Science & Engineering
Alla Venkata Rama
Rao is an Indian inventor and chemist, known for his pioneering researches
in the field of drug technology. He is the founder of the A. V. Rama
Rao Research Foundation
&
An elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, Indian
Academy of Sciences,
National
Academy of Sciences, India, and Third World Academy of Sciences
(TWAS).
Ms Saina Nehwal
Sports-Badminton
Saina Nehwal is
an Indian badminton player who has been for some time ranked No.1 in the world
by Badminton World Federation Women's Singles 2015. She
is the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics. Saina is
supported by the Olympic Gold Quest.
Ms Sania Mirza
Sports-Tennis
Sania Mirza is an Indian professional
tennis player, who is currently ranked No. 1 in women's doubles rankings.
From
2003 until her retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked by the Women's
Tennis Association as India's No. 1 player, both in singles and doubles.
Throughout her career, Mirza has established herself as the most successful
female Indian tennis player ever and one of the highest-paid and high-profile
athletes in the country.
Late Swami Dayanand Sarawasati (Posthumous)
Others-Spiritualism
Swami
Dayananda Saraswati was a
monk of the Hindu monastic order and a renowned traditional teacher of Advaita
Vedanta, and founder of the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam. He
was the spiritual Guru of prime minister Narendra Modi
Shri Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry (NRI/PIO)
Public Affairs
Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry
is an
Irish Indian construction tycoon and chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji
Group. he is the single largest shareholder in India's largest private
conglomerate Tata Group.
Shri Robert Blackwill (Foreigner)
Public Affairs
Robert Dean Blackwell
is a
retired American diplomat, author, Senior Fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations
and lobbyist.
Blackwill was
the United States Ambassador to India (2001–2003), and United States National
Security Council Deputy for Iraq (2003–2004), where he was a liaison between
Paul Bremer and Condoleezza Rice.
PADMA SHRI
Shri Ajay Devgn
Art-Cinema
Vishal Veeru Devgan known as Ajay Devgan is an
Indian Bollywood actor, film director and producer. He is widely considered as
one of the most popular actors of Hindi cinema. He is the son of director and
action director Veeru Devgan.
Ms Priyanka Chopra
Art-Cinema
Priyanka Chopra s an Indian film
actress and singer, and the winner of the Miss World pageant of 2000. Chopra is
cited by various media outlets as the world's sexiest Asian woman, as well as
one of the most fashionable Indian celebrities.
Pt Tulsidas Borkar
Art-Classical Music
Tulsidas Borkar is an
Indian musician, known for playing harmonium solo and his syle of
accompanying in Hindustani rag sangeet and allied forms .
Shri Nila Madhab Panda
Art-Film Direction and Production
Nila Madhab Panda is an
Internationally acclaimed Film Maker and Producer. Panda has produced and
directed over 70 diverse and cutting edge Films, documentaries and shorts.
These films are based on important social issues such as climate change, child
labor, education, water issues, sanitation and many other developmental issues
in India.
Shri SS Rajamouli
Art-Film Direction and Production
S. S. Rajamouli is an
Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his works exclusively in
Telugu cinema. He is known for directing blockbuster films Magadheera
(2009), Eega
(2012) and Baahubali: The
Beginning (2015).
Shri Madhur Bhandarkar
Art-Film Direction and Production
Madhur Bhandarkar is an
Indian film director, script writer, and producer. He
made his directorial debut with Trishakti and
went on to direct several critically and commercially successful films.
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