The President Ram Nath Kovind on March 11, 2019 conferred the Padma Awards 2019, one of the highest civilian awards of India, to 112 awardees.
The awards were announced on January 25, 2019 on the occasion of Republic Day eve in in three categories:
• Padma Vibhushan: For exceptional and distinguished service.
• Padma Bhushan: For distinguished service of high order.
• Padma Shri: For distinguished service in any field.
This year, President Ram Nath Kovind approved conferment of 112 Padma Awards including one duo case (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one).
The list comprises 4 Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma Shri Awards, of which, 21 of the awardees are women. The list includes 11 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, 3 posthumous awardees and 1 transgender person.
List of Padma Awardees
| Padma Vibhushan | |||
| S.No | Name | Field | State |
| 1. | Teejan Bai | Art-Vocals-Folk | Chhattisgarh |
| 2. | Ismail Omar Guelleh (Foreigner) | Public Affairs | Djibouti |
| 3. | Anilkumar Manibhai Naik | Trade & Industry-Infrastructure | Maharashtra |
| 4. | Balwant Moreshwar Purandare | Art-Acting-Theatre | Maharashtra |
| Padma Bhushan | |||
| S.No | Name | Field | State |
| 1. | John Chambers (Foreigner) | Trade & Industry-Technology | USA |
| 2. | Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa | Public Affairs | Punjab |
| 3. | Pravin Gordhan (Foreigner) | Public Affairs | South Africa |
| 4. | Mahashay Dharam Pal Gulati | Trade & Industry-Food Processing | Delhi |
| 5. | Darshan Lal Jain | Social Work | Haryana |
| 6. | Ashok Laxmanrao Kukade | Medicine-Affordable Healthcare | Maharashtra |
| 7. | Kariya Munda | Public Affairs | Jharkhand |
| 8. | Budhaditya Mukherjee | Art-Music-Sitar | West Bengal |
| 9. | Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair | Art-Acting-Film | Kerala |
| 10. | S Nambi Narayan | Science & Engineering-Space | Kerala |
| 11. | Kuldip Nayar (Posthumous) | Literature & Education (Journalism) | Delhi |
| 12. | Bachendri Pal | Sports-Mountaineering | Uttarakhand |
| 13. | V K Shunglu | Civil Service | Delhi |
| 14. | Hukumdev Narayan Yadav | Public Affairs | Bihar |
| Padma Shri | |||
| S.No | Name | Field | State |
| 1. | Rajeshwar Acharya | Art-Vocal-Hindustani | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2. | Bangaru Adigalar | Others-Spiritualism | Tamil Nadu |
| 3. | Illias Ali | Medicine-Surgery | Assam |
| 4. | Manoj Bajpayee | Art-Acting-Films | Maharashtra |
| 5. | Uddhab Kumar Bharali | Science & Engineering-Grassroots Innovation | Assam |
| 6. | Omesh Kumar Bharti | Medicine-Rabies | Himachal Pradesh |
| 7. | Pritam Bhartwan | Art-Vocals-Folk | Uttarakhand |
| 8. | Jyoti Bhatt | Art-Painting | Gujarat |
| 9. | Dilip Chakravarty | Others-Archaeology | Delhi |
| 10. | Mammen Chandy | Medicine-Hematology | West Bengal |
| 11. | Swapan Chaudhuri | Art-Music-Tabla | West Bengal |
| 12. | Kanwal Singh Chauhan | Others-Agriculture | Haryana |
| 13. | Sunil Chhetri | Sports-Football | Telangana |
| 14. | Dinyar Contractor | Art-Acting-Theatre | Maharashtra |
| 15. | Muktaben Pankajkumar Dagli | Social Work-Divyang Welfare | Gujarat |
| 16. | Babulal Dahiya | Others-Agriculture | Madhya Pradesh |
| 17. | Thanga Darlong | Art-Music-Flute | Tripura |
| 18. | Prabhu Deva | Art-Dance | Karnataka |
| 19. | Rajkumari Devi | Others-Agriculture | Bihar |
| 20. | Bhagirathi Devi | Public Affairs | Bihar |
| 21. | Baldev Singh Dhillon | Science & Engineering-Agriculture | Punjab |
| 22. | Harika Dronavalli | Sports-Chess | Andhra Pradesh |
| 23. | Godawari Dutta | Art-Painting | Bihar |
| 24. | Gautam Gambhir | Sports-Cricket | Delhi |
| 25. | Draupadi Ghimiray | Social Work-Divyang Welfare | Sikkim |
| 26. | Rohini Godbole | Science & Engineering-Nuclear | Karnataka |
| 27. | Sandeep Guleria | Medicine-Surgery | Delhi |
| 28. | Pratap Singh Hardia | Medicine- Ophthmology | Madhya Pradesh |
| 29. | Bulu Imam | Social Work-Culture | Jharkhand |
| 30. | Friederike Irina (Foreigner) | Social Work-Animal Welfare | Germany |
| 31. | Joravarsinh Jadav | Art-Dance Folk | Gujarat |
| 32. | S Jaishankar | Civil Service | Delhi |
| 33. | Narsingh Dev Jamwal | Literature & Education | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 34. | Fayaz Ahmad Jan | Art-Craft-Papier Mache | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 35. | K G Jayan | Art-Music-Bhakti | Kerala |
| 36. | Subhash Kak (Foreigner) | Science & Engineering-Technology | USA |
| 37. | Sharath Kamal | Sports-Table Tennis | Tamil Nadu |
| 38. | Rajani Kant | Social Work | Uttar Pradesh |
| 39. | Sudam Kate | Medicine-Sickle Cell | Maharashtra |
| 40. | Waman Kendre | Art-Acting-Theatre | Maharashtra |
| 41. | Kader Khan (Posthumous-Foreigner) | Art-Acting-Films | Canada |
| 42. | Abdul Gafur Khatri | Art-Painting | Gujarat |
| 43. | Ravindra Kolhe (Duo)* | Medicine-Affordable Healthcare | Maharashtra |
| Smita Kolhe (Duo)* | Medicine-Affordable Healthcare | Maharashtra | |
| 44. | Bombayla Devi Laishram | Sports-Archery | Manipur |
| 45. | Venkateswara Rao Yadlapalli | Others-Agriculture | Andhra Pradesh |
| 46. | Kailash Madbaiya | Literature & Education | Madhya Pradesh |
| 47. | Ramesh Babaji Maharaj | Social Work-Animal Welfare | Uttar Pradesh |
| 48. | Vallabhbhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya | Others-Agriculture | Gujarat |
| 49. | Gita Mehta (Foreigner) | Literature & Education | USA |
| 50. | Shadab Mohammad | Medicine-Dentistry | Uttar Pradesh |
| 51. | K K Muhammed | Others-Archaeology | Kerala |
| 52. | Shyama Prasad Mukherjee | Medicine-Affordable Healthcare | Jharkhand |
| 53. | Daitari Naik | Social Work | Odisha |
| 54. | Shankar Mahadevan Narayan | Art-Vocals-Films | Maharashtra |
| 55. | Shantanu Narayen (Foreigner) | Trade & Industry-Technology | USA |
| 56. | Nartaki Natraj | Art-Dance-Bharatnatyam | Tamil Nadu |
| 57. | Tsering Norboo | Medicine-Surgery | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 58. | Anup Ranjan Pandey | Art-Music | Chhattisgarh |
| 59. | Jagdish Prasad Parikh | Others-Agriculture | Rajasthan |
| 60. | Ganpatbhai Patel (Foreigner) | Literature & Education | USA |
| 61. | Bimal Patel | Others-Architecture | Gujarat |
| 62. | Hukumchand Patidar | Others-Agriculture | Rajasthan |
| 63. | Harvinder Singh Phoolka | Public Affairs | Punjab |
| 64. | Madurai Chinna Pillai | Social Work-Microfinance | Tamil Nadu |
| 65. | Tao Porchon-Lynch (Foreigner) | Others-Yoga | USA |
| 66. | Kamala Pujhari | Others-Agriculture | Odisha |
| 67. | Bajrang Punia | Sports-Wrestling | Haryana |
| 68. | Jagat Ram | Medicine-Ophthalmology | Chandigarh |
| 69. | R V Ramani | Medicine-Ophthalmology | Tamil Nadu |
| 70. | Devarapalli Prakash Rao | Social Work-Affordable Education | Odisha |
| 71. | Anup Sah | Art-Photography | Uttarakhand |
| 72. | Milena Salvini (Foreigner) | Art-Dance-Kathakali | France |
| 73. | Nagindas Sanghavi | Literature & Education-Journalism | Maharashtra |
| 74. | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Art-Lyrics | Telangana |
| 75. | Shabbir Sayyad | Social Work-Animal Welfare | Maharashtra |
| 76. | Mahesh Sharma | Social Work-Tribal Welfare | Madhya Pradesh |
| 77. | Mohammad Hanif Khan Shastri | Literature & Education | Delhi |
| 78. | Brijesh Kumar Shukla | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 79. | Narendra Singh | Others-Animal Husbandry | Haryana |
| 80. | Prashanti Singh | Sports-Basketball | Uttar Pradesh |
| 81. | Sultan Singh | Others-Animal Husbandry | Haryana |
| 82. | Jyoti Kumar Sinha | Social Work-Affordable Education | Bihar |
| 83. | Anandan Sivamani | Art-Music | Tamil Nadu |
| 84. | Sharada Srinivasan | Others-Archaeology | Karnataka |
| 85. | Devendra Swarup (Posthumous) | Literature & Education-Journalism | Uttar Pradesh |
| 86. | Ajay Thakur | Sports-Kabaddi | Himachal Pradesh |
| 87. | Rajeev Tharanath | Art-Music-Sarod | Karnataka |
| 88. | Saalumarada Thimmakka | Social Work-Environment | Karnataka |
| 89. | Jamuna Tudu | Social Work-Environment | Jharkhand |
| 90. | Bharat Bhushan Tyagi | Others-Agriculture | Uttar Pradesh |
| 91. | Ramaswami Venkataswami | Medicine-Surgery | Tamil Nadu |
| 92. | Ram Saran Verma | Others-Agriculture | Uttar Pradesh |
| 93. | Swami Vishudhananda | Others-Spiritualism | Kerala |
| 94. | Hiralal Yadav | Art-Vocals-Folk | Uttar Pradesh |
Padma Awards
• Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian Awards of India.
• The awards are conferred in three categories namely - Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
• Announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year, the Padma Awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March or April every year.
• The Awards are conferred to people belonging to various disciplines or fields including art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports and civil service.
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