Padma Shri

Padma Shri

Infobox Indian Awards
awardname = Padma Shri


type = Civilian
category = General
instituted = 1954
firstawarded = 1954
lastawarded = 2008
total = 2095
awardedby = Govt. of India
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precededby = Bharat RatnaPadma VibhushanPadma Bhushan
followedby = none

Padma Shri (also spelt Padma Shree, Padmashree, Padma Sree and Padma Sri) is an award given by the Government of India generally to Indian citizens to recognize their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the Arts, Education, Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Social Service and public life. (The word "Padma" (Sanskrit) means "Lotus".)

It stands fourth in the hierarchy of civilian awards after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. On its obverse, the words "Padma" and "Shri", in Devanagari, appear above and below the lotus flower. The geometrical pattern on either side is in burnished bronze. All embossing is in white gold.

In 1960 Dr.M.G.Ramachandran refused to accept the award as the wordings of the award is in Hindi.

As of February 2008, 2095 people have received the award. [ [http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php Padma Shri Award recipients list] ]

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000 - present

2008

The Padma Shri was awarded to 71 [cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=cc6e2f18-c4f6-4478-8a16-076f5d033701 |publisher=Hindustan Times |title=119 get Padma awards] awardees in 2008.

Arts

* Gangadhar Pradhan
* Mikhailovich Pechinkov (Russia)
* Pandit Gokulotsavji Maharaj [ [http://www.gokulotsavji.com] [http://www.goswamigokulutsavji.com] ]
* Hans Raj Hans
* Dr.(Smt.) Helen Giri
* Jatin Goswami
* Jawahar Wattal
* John Martin Nelson
* Jonnalagadda Gurappa Chetty
* Kekoo M. Gandhy
* Madhuri Dixit
* Mangala Prasad Mohanty
* M. Night Shyamalan [cite web |url=http://www.ndtvmovies.com/newstory.asp?section=Movies&Slug=Manoj+'Night'+Shyamalan+gets+Padma+Shri&Id=ENTEN20080039530 |title=Manoj 'Night' Shyamalan gets Padma Shri |publisher=NDTV]
* Meenakshi Chitharanjan
* Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar
* P.K. Narayanan Nambiar
* Pratap Pawar (UK) [http://www.pratappawar.com/]
* Sabitri Heisnam
* Sentila T. Yanger
* Dr. Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram [cite web |url=http://www.sirkali.org |title=SIRKALI HOME PAGE]
* Tom Alter
* Prof. Yella Venkateswara Rao

Journalism

* Barkha Dutt
* Rajdeep Dilip Sardesai
* Vinod Dua
* Ishwar Chandra Narayan Tyagi

Literature and Education

* Prof. Amitabh Mattoo
* Balasubramanian Sivanthi Adithan
* Bholabhai Patel
* Dr. (Smt.) Bina Agarwal
* Prof. (Dr.) K.S. Nisar Ahmed
* Dr. (Smt.) M. Leelavathy
* Dr. Nirupam Bajpai
* Dr. Srinivas Udgata
* Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat
* Shri Surjya Kanta Hazarika
* Dr. Vellayani Arjunan
* Mohammad Yousuf Taing

Mango Plantation and Grafting

* Haji Kaleem Ullah Khan

Medicine

* Dr. Mohsin Wali
* Dr. A. Jayanta Kumar Singh
* Prof. (Dr.) Arjunan Rajasekaran
* Prof. (Dr.) C.U. Velmurugendran
* Dr. Deepak Sehgal
* Prof. (Dr.) Dinesh K. Bhargava
* Dr. Indu Bhushan Sinha
* Dr. Keiki R. Mehta
* Dr. (Smt.) Malvika Sabharwal
* Dr. Mohan Chandra Pant
* Dr. Rakesh Kumar Jain
* Dr. Raman Kapur
* Dr. Randhir Sud
* Dr. Shyam Narayan Arya
* Prof. (Dr.) Surendra Singh Yadav
* Dr. Tatyarao Pundlikrao Lahane
* Dr. Tony Fernandez

Public affairs

* Colette Mathur (Switzerland)

cience and Engineering

* Dr. Bhavarlalji Jain (Jalgaon, Maharashtra)
* Dr. Joseph H. Hulse (Canada)
* Prof Kasturi Lal Chopra
* Dr. Sant Singh Virmani (USA)

ocial Work

* Kailash Chandra Agrawal
* Sister Karuna Mary Braganza
* Dr. (Ms.) Kshama Metre
* Dr. Kutikuppala Surya Rao
* Madan Mohan Sabharwal
* Dr. (Ms.) Sheela Barthakur
* V.R. Gowrishankar
* Vikramjit Singh Sahney
* Yousaf Ali Musaliamveettil Abdul Kader of UAE
* Bibi (Dr.) Inderjit Kaur
*

port

* Baichung Bhutia
* Bula Chowdhury Chakraborty

Trade and Industry

* Dr. Amit Mitra

References

External links

* [http://www.india.gov.in/myindia/Padma%20Awards.pdf Govt. of India, Year 2007 Padma Shree Awardees]
* [http://www.indianautographs.com/padma-shri-award-winners.php complete list available here]
* [http://mha.nic.in/awards.htm Padma Awardees, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India] Lists of awardees from 1999 onwards.
* List of Tamils conferred Padma Shri
* [http://www.madhurifan.com/padmashree.htm] When Madhuri was Padma Shree


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