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Government announces recipients of 2018 Padma awards

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On January 25, 2018, Government announced Padma Awards 2018.  This year, President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has approved conferment of 85 Padma Awards.

  • This year’s 85 Padma Awards also include duo cases, wherein the award is counted as one.
  • For 2018, 3 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan and 73 Padma Shri Awards have been announced.
  • Among this year’s Padma Award winners, 14 are women. The winners list also includes 16 persons from the category of Foreigners (from 10 ASEAN Countries)/Non Resident Indian (NRI)/Person of India Origin (PIO)/Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) and 3 Posthumous awardees.

About Padma Awards:

Padma Awards, regarded as one of the highest civilian Awards of India comprise Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.

  • These awards are conferred to honour outstanding contribution in various disciplines/ fields of activities including art, sports, public affairs, social work, science and engineering, medicine, trade and industry, literature, civil service etc.
  • ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service.
  • ‘Padma Bhushan’ is awarded for distinguished service of high order.
  • ‘Padma Shri’ is awarded for distinguished service in any field.
  • These awards are announced around Republic Day every year and are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year.

Padma Awards 2018 – Complete List of Winners:

Government announces recipients of 2018 Padma awardsPadma Vibhushan

NameField State
Shri IllaiyarajaArt-MusicTamil Nadu
Shri Ghulam Mustafa KhanArt-MusicMaharashtra
Shri Parameswaran ParameswaranLiterature and EducationKerala

Padma Bhushan

NameField State
Shri Pankaj AdvaniSports- Billiards/SnookerKarnataka
Shri Philipose Mar ChrysostomOthers-SpiritualismKerala
Shri Mahendra Singh DhoniSports-CricketJharkhand
Shri Alexander Kadakin (Foreigner/Posthumous)Public AffairsRussia
Shri Ramachandran NagaswamyOthers-ArchaeologyTamil Nadu
Shri Ved Prakash Nanda (OCI)Literature and EducationUSA
Shri Laxman PaiArt-PaintingGoa
Shri Arvind ParikhArt-MusicMaharashtra
Ms. Sharda SinhaArt-MusicBihar

Padma Shri

NameField State
Shri Abhay Bang & Ms. Rani Bang (Duo)MedicineMaharashtra
Shri Damodar Ganesh BapatSocial WorkChhattisgarh
Shri Prafulla Govinda BaruahLiterature and Education-JournalismAssam
Shri Mohan Swaroop BhatiaArt-Folk MusicUttar Pradesh
Shri Sudhanshu BiswasSocial WorkWest Bengal
Ms. Saikhom Mirabai ChanuSports-WeightliftingManipur
Shri Pandit Shyamlal ChaturvediLiterature and Education-JournalismChhattisgarh
Shri Jose Ma Joey Concepcion III (Foreigner)Trade & IndustryPhilippines
Ms. Langpoklakpam Subadani DeviArt-WeavingManipur
Shri Somdev DevvarmanSports-TennisTripura
Shri Yeshi DhodenMedicineHimachal Pradesh
Shri Arup Kumar DuttaLiterature and EducationAssam
Shri Doddarange GowdaArt-LyricsKarnataka
Shri Arvind GuptaLiterature and EducationMaharashtra
Shri Digamber HansdaLiterature and EducationJharkhand
Shri Ramli Bin Ibrahim (Foreigner)Art-DanceMalaysia
Shri Anwar Jalalpuri (Posthumous)Literature and EducationUttar Pradesh
Shri Piyong Temjen JamirLiterature and EducationNagaland
Ms. Sitavva JoddatiSocial WorkKarnataka
Ms. Malti JoshiLiterature and EducationMadhya Pradesh
Shri Manoj JoshiArt-ActingMaharashtra
Shri Rameshwarlal KabraTrade & IndustryMaharashtra
Shri Pran Kishore KaulArtJammu & Kashmir
Shri Bounlap Keokangna (Foreigner)Others-ArchitectureLaos
Shri Vijay KichluArt-MusicWest Bengal
Shri Tommy Koh (Foreigner)Public AffairsSingapore
Ms. LakshmikuttyMedicine-TraditionalKerala
Ms. Joyshree Goswami MahantaLiterature and EducationAssam
Shri Narayan Das MaharajOthers-SpiritualismRajasthan
Shri Pravakara MaharanaArt-SculptureOdisha
Shri Hun Many (Foreigner)Public AffairsCambodia
Ms. Nouf Marwaai (Foreigner)Others- YogaSaudi Arabia
Shri Zaverilal MehtaLiterature and Education – JournalismGujarat
Shri Krishna Bihari MishraLiterature and EducationWest Bengal
Shri Sisir Purushottam MishraArt-CinemaMaharashtra
Ms. Subhasini MistrySocial WorkWest Bengal
Shri Tomio Mizokami (Foreigner)Literature and EducationJapan
Shri Somdet Phra Maha Muniwong (Foreigener)Others-SpiritualismThailand
Shri Keshav RaoLiterature and EducationMadhya Pradesh
Dr Thant Myint – U (Foreigner)Public AffairsMyanmar
Ms. V NanammalOthers-YogaTamil Nadu
Ms. Sulagitti NarasammaSocial WorkKarnataka
Ms. Vijayalakshmi NavaneethakrishnanArt-Folk MusicTamil Nadu
Shri I Nyoman Nuarta (Foreigner)Art- SculptureIndonesia
Shri Malai Haji Abdullah Bin Malai Haji OthmanSocial WorkBrunei
Shri Gobaradhan PanikaArt-WeavingOdisha
Shri Bhabani Charan PattanaikPublic AffairsOdisha
Shri Murlikant PetkarSports-SwimmingMaharashtra
Shri Habibullo Rajabov (Foreigner)Literature and EducationTajikistan
Shri M R RajagopalMedicine-Palliative CareKerala
Shri Sampat Ramteke (Posthumous)Social WorkMaharashtra
Shri Chandra Sekhar RathLiterature and EducationOdisha
Shri S S RathoreCivil ServiceGujarat
Shri Amitava RoyScience and EngineeringWest Bengal
Shri Sanduk Ruit (Foreigner)Medicine- OpthalmoogyNepal
Shri R SathyanarayanaArt-MusicKarnataka
Shri Pankaj M ShahMedicine-OncologyGujarat
Shri Bhajju ShyamArt-PaintingMadhya Pradesh
Shri Maharao Raghuveer SinghLiterature and EducationRajasthan
Shri Kidambi SrikanthSports-BadmintonAndhra Pradesh
Shri Ibrahim SutarArt-MusicKarnataka
Shri Siddeshwara SwamijiOthers-SpiritualismKarnataka
Ms. Lentina Ao ThakkarSocial WorkNagaland
Shri Vikram Chandra ThakurScience and EngineeringUttarakhand
Rudrapatnam Narayanaswamy Tharanathan and Rudrapatnam Narayanaswamy Thyagarajan (Duo)Art-MusicKarnataka
Shri Nguyen Tien Thien (Foreigner)Others-SpiritualismVietnam
Shri Bhagirath Prasad TripathiLiterature and EducationUttar Pradesh
Shri Rajagopalan VasudevanScience and EngineeringTamil Nadu
Shri Manas Bihari VermaScience and EngineeringBihar
Shri Panatawane Gangadhar VithobajiLiterature and EducationMaharashtra
Shri Romulus WhitakerOthers-Wildlife ConservationTamil Nadu
Shri Baba YogendraArtMadhya Pradesh
Shri A ZakiaLiterature and EducationMizoram