Padma Awards 2026: Complete List of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri Winners | J K Online Classes
Padma Awards 2026 – Complete List of Recipients 🏅🇮🇳
The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian awards of India. These awards are given every year on Republic Day to honour people who do great work for the country. They are given in three categories – Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
The Padma Awards are given to recognise people who quietly work for the nation in different fields. These awards are not only for famous personalities, but also for teachers, doctors, artists, farmers, social workers and scientists who improve the lives of others through their work.
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Padma Vibhushan is one of the highest civilian awards of India. It is given to people who have provided exceptional service to the nation over many years. The award is not limited to any one field and can be given for work in art, public service, education or social welfare.
🏆 Padma Vibhushan Award Winners 2026 (5)
- Shri Dharmendra Singh Deol (Posthumous) – Art – Maharashtra
- Shri K T Thomas – Public Affairs – Kerala
- Ms. N Rajam – Art – Uttar Pradesh
- Shri P Narayanan – Literature & Education – Kerala
- Shri V S Achuthanandhan (Posthumous) – Public Affairs – Kerala
Padma Bhushan is awarded to individuals who have shown dedication and excellence in their field of work. These people have made a strong and lasting impact on society through their service.
🥇 Padma Bhushan Award Winners 2026 (13)
- Ms. Alka Yagnik – Art – Maharashtra
- Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari – Public Affairs – Uttarakhand
- Shri Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy – Medicine – Tamil Nadu
- Shri Mammootty – Art – Kerala
- Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu – Medicine – USA
- Shri Piyush Pandey (Posthumous) – Art – Maharashtra
- Shri S K M Maeilanandhan – Social Work – Tamil Nadu
- Shri Shatavadhani R Ganesh – Art – Karnataka
- Shri Shibu Soren (Posthumous) – Public Affairs – Jharkhand
- Shri Uday Kotak – Trade & Industry – Maharashtra
- Shri V K Malhotra (Posthumous) – Public Affairs – Delhi
- Shri Vellappally Natesan – Public Affairs – Kerala
- Shri Vijay Amritraj – Sports – USA
Padma Shri is the most widely given Padma Award. It honours people who work at the ground level and make daily life better for others. Many awardees are teachers, doctors, sportspersons, artists and social workers who serve society without seeking fame.
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The Padma Shri Awards of 2026 reflect the diversity of India, with winners from different states, professions and even other countries.
🌟 Padma Shri Award Winners 2026 (113)
Padma Shri is given to people who have done good work for society. These people come from different fields like art, sports, medicine, science, education and social work. Below is the complete and official list of all 113 Padma Shri award winners of 2026.
- Shri A E Muthunayagam – Science & Engineering – Kerala
- Shri Anil Kumar Rastogi – Art – Uttar Pradesh
- Shri Anke Gowda M – Social Work – Karnataka
- Ms. Armida Fernandez – Medicine – Maharashtra
- Shri Arvind Vaidya – Art – Gujarat
- Shri Ashok Khade – Trade & Industry – Maharashtra
- Shri Ashok Kumar Singh – Science & Engineering – Uttar Pradesh
- Shri Asok Kumar Haldar – Literature & Education – West Bengal
- Shri Baldev Singh – Sports – Punjab
- Shri Bhagwandas Raikwar – Sports – Madhya Pradesh
- Shri Bharat Singh Bharti – Art – Bihar
- Shri Bhiklya Ladakya Dhinda – Art – Maharashtra
- Shri Bishwa Bandhu (Posthumous) – Art – Bihar
- Shri Brij Lal Bhat – Social Work – Jammu & Kashmir
- Shri Buddha Rashmi Mani – Archaeology – Uttar Pradesh
- Dr. Budhri Tati – Social Work – Chhattisgarh
- Shri Chandramouli Gaddamanugu – Science & Engineering – Telangana
- Shri Charan Hembram – Literature & Education – Odisha
- Shri Chiranji Lal Yadav – Art – Uttar Pradesh
- Ms. Deepika Reddy – Art – Telangana
- Shri Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya – Art – Gujarat
- Shri Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad – Art – Andhra Pradesh
- Shri Gafruddin Mewati Jogi – Art – Rajasthan
- Shri Gambir Singh Yonzone – Literature & Education – West Bengal
- Shri Garimella Balakrishna Prasad (Posthumous) – Art – Andhra Pradesh
- Ms. Gayatri Balasubramanian & Ms. Ranjani Balasubramanian (Duo) – Art – Tamil Nadu
- Shri Gopal Ji Trivedi – Science & Engineering – Bihar
- Shri Guduru Venkat Rao – Medicine – Telangana
- Shri H V Hande – Medicine – Tamil Nadu
- Shri Hally War – Social Work – Meghalaya
- Shri Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay (Posthumous) – Art – West Bengal
- Shri Haricharan Saikia – Art – Assam
- Ms. Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar – Sports – Punjab
- Shri Inderjit Singh Sidhu – Social Work – Chandigarh
- Shri Janardan Bapurao Bothe – Social Work – Maharashtra
- Shri Jogesh Deuri – Agriculture – Assam
- Shri Juzer Vasi – Science & Engineering – Maharashtra
- Shri Jyotish Debnath – Art – West Bengal
- Shri K Pajanivel – Sports – Puducherry
- Shri K Ramasamy – Science & Engineering – Tamil Nadu
- Shri K Vijay Kumar – Civil Service – Tamil Nadu
- Shri Kabindra Purkayastha (Posthumous) – Public Affairs – Assam
- Shri Kailash Chandra Pant – Literature & Education – Madhya Pradesh
- Ms. Kalamandalam Vimala Menon – Art – Kerala
- Shri Kewal Krishan Thakral – Medicine – Uttar Pradesh
- Shri Khem Raj Sundriyal – Art – Haryana
- Ms. Kollakal Devaki Amma G – Social Work – Kerala
- Shri Krishnamurty Balasubramanian – Science & Engineering – Telangana
- Shri Kumar Bose – Art – West Bengal
- Shri Kumarasamy Thangaraj – Science & Engineering – Telangana
- Prof. Dr. Lars-Christian Koch – Art – Germany
- Ms. Liudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova – Literature & Education – Russia
- Shri Madhavan Ranganathan – Art – Maharashtra
- Shri Maganti Murali Mohan – Art – Andhra Pradesh
- Shri Mahendra Kumar Mishra – Literature & Education – Odisha
- Shri Mahendra Nath Roy – Literature & Education – West Bengal
- Shri Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar – Literature & Education – Delhi
- Ms. Mangala Kapoor – Literature & Education – Uttar Pradesh
- Shri Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai – Art – Gujarat
- Shri Mohan Nagar – Social Work – Madhya Pradesh
- Shri Narayan Vyas – Archaeology – Madhya Pradesh
- Shri Naresh Chandra Dev Varma – Literature & Education – Tripura
- Shri Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandlewala – Social Work – Gujarat
- Shri Nuruddin Ahmed – Art – Assam
- Shri Othuvaar Thiruthani Swaminathan – Art – Tamil Nadu
- Dr. Padma Gurmet – Medicine – Ladakh
- Shri Palkonda Vijay Anand Reddy – Medicine – Telangana
- Ms. Pokhila Lekthepi – Art – Assam
- Dr. Prabhakar Basavprabhu Kore – Literature & Education – Karnataka
- Shri Prateek Sharma – Medicine – USA
- Shri Praveen Kumar – Sports – Uttar Pradesh
- Shri Prem Lal Gautam – Science & Engineering – Himachal Pradesh
- Shri Prosenjit Chatterjee – Art – West Bengal
- Dr. Punniamurthy Natesan – Medicine – Tamil Nadu
- Shri R Krishnan (Posthumous) – Art – Tamil Nadu
- Shri R V S Mani – Civil Service – Delhi
- Shri Rabilal Tudu – Literature & Education – West Bengal
- Shri Raghupat Singh (Posthumous) – Agriculture – Uttar Pradesh
- Shri Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar – Art – Maharashtra
- Shri Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar – Art – Tamil Nadu
- Shri Rajendra Prasad – Medicine – Uttar Pradesh
- Shri Rama Reddy Mamidi (Posthumous) – Animal Husbandry – Telangana
- Shri Ramamurthy Sreedher – Radio Broadcasting – Delhi
- Shri Ramchandra Godbole & Ms. Suneeta Godbole (Duo) – Medicine – Chhattisgarh
- Shri Ratilal Borisagar – Literature & Education – Gujarat
- Shri Rohit Sharma – Sports – Maharashtra
- Ms. S G Susheelamma – Social Work – Karnataka
- Shri Sangyusang S Pongener – Art – Nagaland
- Sant Niranjan Dass – Spiritualism – Punjab
- Shri Sarat Kumar Patra – Art – Odisha
- Shri Saroj Mandal – Medicine – West Bengal
- Shri Satish Shah (Posthumous) – Art – Maharashtra
- Shri Satyanarayan Nuwal – Trade & Industry – Maharashtra
- Ms. Savita Punia – Sports – Haryana
- Prof. Shafi Shauq – Literature & Education – Jammu & Kashmir
- Shri Shashi Shekhar Vempati – Literature & Education – Karnataka
- Shri Shrirang Devaba Lad – Agriculture – Maharashtra
- Ms. Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar – Science & Engineering – Karnataka
- Shri Shyam Sundar – Medicine – Uttar Pradesh
- Shri Simanchal Patro – Art – Odisha
- Ms. Sivasankari – Literature & Education – Tamil Nadu
- Dr. Suresh Hanagavadi – Medicine – Karnataka
- Swami Brahmdev Ji Maharaj – Social Work – Rajasthan
- Shri T T Jagannathan (Posthumous) – Trade & Industry – Karnataka
- Shri Taga Ram Bheel – Art – Rajasthan
- Shri Tarun Bhattacharya – Art – West Bengal
- Shri Techi Gubin – Social Work – Arunachal Pradesh
- Shri Thiruvaarur Bakthavathsalam – Art – Tamil Nadu
- Ms. Tripti Mukherjee – Art – West Bengal
- Shri Veezhinathan Kamakoti – Science & Engineering – Tamil Nadu
- Shri Vempaty Kutumba Sastry – Literature & Education – Andhra Pradesh
- Shri Vladimer Mestvirishvili (Posthumous) – Sports – Georgia
- Shri Yumnam Jatra Singh (Posthumous) – Art – Manipur
Important Highlights of Padma Awards 2026:
- Total Padma Awards announced: 131
- Padma Vibhushan: 5
- Padma Bhushan: 13
- Padma Shri: 113
- Women awardees included
- Foreign and NRI awardees included
- Several awards were given posthumously
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1. Who announces the Padma Awards?
The Padma Awards are announced by the Government of India and approved by the President of India.
Q2. On which day are Padma Awards announced?
The awards are announced every year on Republic Day, 26 January.
Q3. Are Padma Awards given every year?
Yes, Padma Awards are usually announced once every year.
Q4. Is this article an official government publication?
No. This article is written only for information and educational purposes.
📄 Disclaimer: This article is written only for information and education. It is not connected with the Government of India or the Padma Awards Committee.
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