Padma Awards recognise 54 unsung heroes for making extraordinary contributions from across India
Continuing with the principle of celebrating ordinary Indians making extraordinary contributions, this year’s Padma Awards recognise a wide spectrum of unsung heroes from across the length and breadth of India.
According to information received from sources so far, the government has selected 54 people for the Padma Shri award. The list of Padma Shri awardees includes six individuals from West Bengal, followed by Tamil Nadu with five. Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra have four awardees each. Assam, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat account for three recipients each. Two Padma Shri awards each have been conferred on individuals from Telangana, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, and Chhattisgarh. Meanwhile, Tripura, Puducherry, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Ladakh, Kerala, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh, Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh have one awardee each.
The awardees are Anke Gowda from Karnataka in Liturature and Education, Armida Fernandes from Maharashtra in Medicine, Bhagwadas Raikwar from Madhya Pradesh in Sports, Bhiklya Ladakya Dhinda from Maharashtra in Arts, Brij Lal Bhat from Jammu and Kashmir for social work, Budri Thati from Chhattisgarh for social work, Charan Hembram from Odisha in Literature and Education, Chiranji Lal Yadav from Uttar Pradesh in Arts, Dr Kumarsamy Thangaraj of Telangana in Research and Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya in Arts from Gujarat, Dr Padma Gurment from Jammu and Kashmir in Medicine, Dr Punniamurthy Natesan from Tamil Nadu for vetenary scientists, Dr Shyam Sundar from Uttar Pradesh in Medicine, Gafruddin Mewarti from Rajasthan in Arts, Hally War from Meghalaya for Social Worker, Inderjit Singh Sindhu from Chhattisgarh for social work, K Pajanivel from Puducherry for Arts, Kailash Chandra Pant from Madhya Pradesh for Literature and Education, Khemraj Sundriyal from Haryana for Arts, Kollakkayil Devaki Amma G from Kerala for Enviorment and aforestation, Mahendra Kumar Mishra from Odisha for Literatrure and Education, Mir Hajibhai Kasambahi from Gujarat in Arts, Mohan Nagar from Madhya Pradesh in Environment, Naresh Chandra Dev Varma from Tripura for Literature and Education, Naresh Maldelwala from Gujarat in Soical Work, Nuruddin Ahmed of Assam in Arts, Othuvar Thiruthani from Tamil Nadu in Arts, Pokila Lekthepi from Assam in Arts, R Krishnan from Tamil Nadu, Ram Chandra and Sunita Godbole from Chhattisgarh in Medicine, Raghupat Singh from Uttar Pradesh in Agriculture, Raghuveer Kehdkar from Maharastra in Arts, Rajasthapati Kaliappa Goundar from Tamil Nadu for Arts, Rama Reddy Mamidi from Telangana for Animal Husbandry and Dairy, SG Susheelamma from Karnataka in Social Work, Sangyusang S Pongener from Nagaland in Arts, Shafi Shauq from Jammu and Kashmir in Literature and Education, Shrirang Devaba Lad from Maharastra in Agriculture, Simanchal Patro from Odisha in Arts, Suresh Hanagavadai from Karantaka in Medicine, Taga Ram Bheel Rajasthan in Arts, Techi Gubin from Andhra Pradesh in Social Work, Thriuvarrur Bakhtvasalam from Tamil Nadu in Arts, Vishwa Bandhu in Arts, Yumnam Jatra Singh from Manipur in Arts.
The full list is likely to be released soon. The Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian honours of India, are announced every year on the eve of Republic Day.
These awardees have overcome tremendous personal hardships and tragedies to not only excel in their chosen fields but also go on to serve society at large. The list includes doctors working on local health challenges such as haemophilia, as well as a neonatologist who set up India’s first human milk bank.
