Padma Vibhushan for Rajinikanth, Padma Shri for Rajamouli

Government of India has announced the list of luminaries to be awarded the prestigious Padma Awards. 
Superstar Rajinikanth and Media Baron, filmmaker Ramoji Rao were conferred with the country’s second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan for their exceptional and distinguished services.

Ace director SS Rajamouli won the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. Among the other noted celebrities who bagged Padma Shri were Ajay Devagan, Priyanka Chopra and filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, Actor Anupam Kher, Dr. Nageswara Reddy, Singer Udit Narayan, Tennis star Sania Mirza, Shuttler Saina Nehwal have been conferred Padma Bhushan.

Below is the full list of Padma Awards Recipients

PADMA VIBHUSHAN

Sl. No
Name
Field
State
1.                  
Ms. Yamini Krishnamurthi
Art- Classical dance
Delhi
2.                  
Shri Rajinikanth
Art-Cinema
Tamil Nadu
3.                  
Smt. Girija Devi
Art-Classical Vocal
West Bengal
4.                  
Shri Ramoji Rao
Literature & Education-Journalism
Andhra Pradesh
5.                  
Dr. Viswanathan Shanta
Medicine- Oncology
Tamil Nadu
6.                  
Shri Shri Ravi Shankar
Others-Spiritualism
Karnataka
7.                  
Shri Jagmohan
Public Affairs
Delhi
8.                  
Dr.Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre
Science & Engineering
Karnataka
9.                  
Shri Avinash Dixit
(Foreigner)
Literature & Education
USA
10.              
Late Shri Dhiru Bhai Ambani (Posthumous)
Trade & Industry
Maharashtra

Padma Bhushan

Sl. No.
Name
Field
State
11.              
Shri Anupam Kher
Art-Cinema
Maharashtra
12.              
Shri Udit Narayan Jha
Art-Playback Singing
Maharashtra
13.              
Shri Ram V.  Sutar
Art-Sculpture
Uttar Pradesh
14.              
Shri Heisnam Kanhailal
Art-Theatre
Manipur
15.              
Shri Vinod Rai
Civil Service
Kerala
16.              
Dr. Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad
Literature & Education
Andhra Pradesh
17.              
Prof. N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya
Literature & Education
Maharashtra
18.              
Dr. Barjinder Singh Hamdard
Literature & Education - Journalism
Punjab
19.              
Prof. D. Nageshwar Reddy
Medicine-Gastroenterology
Telangana
20.              
Swami Tejomayananda
Other-Spiritualism
Maharashtra
21.              
Shri Hafeez Contractor
Others-Architecture
Maharashtra
22.              
Shri  Ravindra Chandra Bhargava
Public Affairs
Uttar Pradesh
23.              
Dr.Venkata Rama Rao Alla
Science & Engineering
Andhra Pradesh
24.              
Ms. Saina Nehwal
Sports-Badminton
Telangana
25.              
Ms. Sania Mirza
Sports-Tennis
Telangana
26.              
Ms. Indu Jain
Trade & Industry
Delhi
27.              
Late Swami Dayanand Sarawasati (Posthumous)
Others-Spiritualism
Uttarakhand
28.              
Shri Robert Blackwill
(Foreigner)
Public Affairs
USA
29.              
Shri Pallonji Shapoorji  Mistry (NRI/PIO)
Trade & Industry
Ireland
           
Padma Shri 

Sl. No
Name
Field
State
30.              
Smt. Prathibha Prahlad
Art- Classical Dance
Delhi
31.              
Shri Bhikhudan Gadhvi
Art- Folk Music
Gujarat
32.              
Shri  Sribhas Chandra Supakar
Art- Textile Designing
Uttar Pradesh
33.              
Shri Ajay Devgn
Art-Cinema
Maharashtra
34.              
Ms. Priyanka Chopra
Art-Cinema
Maharashtra
35.              
Pt. Tulsidas Borkar
Art-Classical Music
Goa
36.              
Dr. Soma Ghosh
Art-Classical Vocal
Uttar Pradesh
37.              
Shri  Nila Madhab Panda
Art-Film Direction and Production
Delhi
38.              
Shri S.S. Rajamouli
Art-Film Direction and Production
Karnataka
39.              
Shri Madhur Bhandarkar
Art-Film Direction and Production
Maharashtra
40.              
Prof. M. Venkatesh Kumar
Art-Folk Artist
Karnataka
41.             
Ms. Gulabi Sapera
Art-Folk Dance
Rajasthan

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