Executive Summary:
This document is a notification from the President of India, published on April 8, 2015, listing the recipients of the Padma Awards. The awards are divided into three categories: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri, recognizing individuals for their distinguished service in various fields. The notification includes the names of the awardees, their field of contribution, and their state/country of origin.
Key Points / Main Content:
Padma Awards Recipients:
The President of India conferred the following Padma Awards:
Padma Vibhushan (6 recipients):
Amitabh Bachchan (Art, Maharashtra)
Dharmasthala Veerendra Heggade (Social Work, Karnataka)
His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan (Social Work, France)
Mohammed Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar (Art, Maharashtra)
Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan (Science and Engineering, Tamil Nadu)
K. K. Venugopal (Public Affairs, Delhi)
Padma Bhushan (8 recipients):
Jahnu Barua (Art, Assam)
Manjul Bhargava (Science and Engineering, USA)
Vijay Bhatkar (Science and Engineering, Maharashtra)
Swami Satyamitranand Giri (Spiritual Education, Uttarakhand)
Subhash C. Kashyap (Public Affairs, Delhi)
Pandit Gokulotsavji Maharaj (Art, Madhya Pradesh)
Ambrish Mithal (Medicine, Delhi)
Shivakumara Swamigalu (Spiritual Education, Karnataka)
Padma Shri (40 recipients):
Saba Anjum (Sports, Chhattisgarh)
S. Arunan (Science and Engineering, Karnataka)
Bettina Sharada Baumer (Literature and Education, Himachal Pradesh)
Ashok Bhagat (Social Work, Jharkhand)
Jacques Blamont (Science and Engineering, France)
Lakshmi Nandan Bora (Literature and Education, Assam)
Yogesh Chawla (Medicine, Chandigarh)
Nadarajan Raj Chetty (Literature and Education, USA)
Bibek Debroy (Literature and Education, Delhi)
Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi (Medicine, Manipur)
K. P. Haridas (Medicine, Kerala)
Ravindra Jain (Art, Maharashtra)
Sunil Jogi (Literature and Education, Delhi)
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha (Medicine, Rajasthan)
Lambert Mascarenhas (Literature and Education, Goa)
Mitha Lal Mehta (Posthumous, Social Work, Rajasthan)
Veerendra Raj Mehta (Social Work, Delhi)
Tripti Mukherjee (Art, USA)
Neil Herbert Nongkynrih (Art, Meghalaya)
Dattatreyudu Nori (Medicine, USA)
T. V. Mohandas Pai (Trade and Industry, Karnataka)
Jadav Payeng (Forest Conservation, Assam)
Narendra Prasad (Medicine, Bihar)
Rambahadur Rai (Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh)
Mithali Raj (Sports, Telangana)
Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja (Yoga Education, Portugal)
P. V. Rajaraman (Civil Service, Tamil Nadu)
Jagmohan Singh Rajput (Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh)
Kota Srinivasa Rao (Art, Telangana)
Thegtse Rinpoche (Spiritual Education, Arunachal Pradesh)
Bimal Kumar Roy (Literature and Education, West Bengal)
Shekhar Sen (Art, Maharashtra)
Gunvant Shah (Literature and Education, Gujarat)
Manu Sharma (Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh)
Yog Raj Sharma (Medicine, Delhi)
Vasanth Sastri (Science and Engineering, Karnataka)
S. K. Shivakumar (Science and Engineering, Karnataka)
Mahesh Rajsoni (Art, Rajasthan)
Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi (Medicine, Gujarat)
Rangarajan Vasudevan (Posthumous, Civil Service, Delhi)
Impact Analysis:
Award Recipients:
Impact: Recognition and honor for their contributions in their respective fields.
Action Required: No specific action required; the award is a recognition of past achievements.
General Public:
Impact: Awareness of individuals who have contributed significantly to various fields.
Action Required: No specific action required.
Government of India:
Impact: Fulfillment of its role in recognizing and rewarding exceptional contributions to society.
Action Required: Maintain records of the awards and ensure appropriate recognition.
Key Entities Referenced
Padma Awards: A set of India's highest civilian honors, including Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri, awarded for distinguished service.
Amitabh Bachchan: Recipient of the Padma Vibhushan award in the field of Art, from Maharashtra.
Dharmasthala Veerendra Heggade: Recipient of the Padma Vibhushan award in the field of Social Work, from Karnataka.
Prince Karim Aga Khan: Recipient of the Padma Vibhushan award in the field of Social Work, from France.
Dilip Kumar: Recipient of the Padma Vibhushan award in the field of Art, from Maharashtra.
Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan: Recipient of the Padma Vibhushan award in the field of Science and Engineering, from Tamil Nadu.
K. K. Venugopal: Recipient of the Padma Vibhushan award in the field of Public Affairs, from Delhi.
President of India: The highest constitutional office of India, responsible for conferring the Padma Awards.
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PRESIDENT’S SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th April, 2015
No. 35-Pres/2015.—The President of India is pleased to confer the following Padma Awards :—
Padma Vibhushan
1. Shir Amitabh Bachchan, Art, Maharashtra.
2. Shri Dharmasthala Veerendra Heggade, Social Work, Karnataka.
3. His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, Social Work, France.
4. Shri Mohammed Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar, Art, Maharashtra.
5. Prof. Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan, Science and Engineering, Tamil Nadu.
6. Shri K. K. Venugopal, Public Affairs, Delhi.
Padma Bhushan
1. Shir Jahnu Barua, Art, Assam.
2. Prof. Manjul Bhargava, Science and Engineering, USA.
3. Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra.
4. Swami Satyamitranand Giri, Spiritual Education, Uttarakhand.
5. Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap, Public Affairs, Delhi.
6. Dr. Pandit Gokulotsavji Maharaj, Art, Madhya Pradesh.
7. Dr. Ambrish Mithal, Medicine, Delhi.
8. Shri Shivakumara Swamigalu, Spiritual Education, Karnataka.
Padma Shri
1. Smt. Saba Anjum, Sports, Chhattisgarh.
2. Shri S. Arunan, Science and Engineering, Karnataka.
3. Dr. Bettina Sharada Baumer, Literature and Education, Himachal Pradesh.
4. Shri Ashok Bhagat, Social Work, Jharkhand.
5. Prof. Jacques Blamount, Science and Engineering, France.
6. Prof. (Dr.) Lakshmi Nandan Bora, Literature and Education, Assam.
7. Dr. Yogesh Chawla, Medicine, Chandigarh.
8. Prof. Nadarajan Raj Chetty, Literature and Education, USA.
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10. Dr. Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi. Medicine, Manipur.
11. Prof. Dr. K. P. Haridas, Medicine, Kerala.
12. Shri Ravindra Jain, Art, Maharashtra.
13. Dr. Sunil Jogi, Literature and Education, Delhi.
14. Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Medicine, Rajasthan.
15. Shri Lambert Mascarenhas, Literature and Education, Goa.
16. Shri Mitha Lal Mehta (Posthumous), Social Work, Rajasthan.
17. Shri Veerendra Raj Mehta, Social Work, Delhi.
18. Smt. Tripti Mukherjee, Art, USA.
19. Shri Neil Herbert Nongkynrih, Art, Meghalaya.
20. Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori, Medicine, USA.
21. Shri T. V. Mohandas Pai, Trade and Industry, Karnataka.
22. Shri Jadav Payeng, Forest Conservation, Assam.
23. Dr. Narendra Prasad, Medicine, Bihar.
24. Shri Rambahadur Rai, Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh.
25. Ms. Mithali Raj, Sports, Telangana.
26. Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja, Yoga Education, Portugal.
27. Shri P. V. Rajaraman, Civil Service, Tamil Nadu.
28. Prof. Jagmohan Singh Rajput, Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh.
29. Shri Kota Srinivasa Rao, Art, Telangana.
30. Shri Thegtse Rinpoche, Spiritual Education, Arunachal Pradesh.
31. Prof. Bimal Kumar Roy, Literature and Education, West Bengal.
32. Shri Shekhar Sen, Art, Maharashtra.
33. Prof. Gunvant Shah, Literature and Education, Gujarat.
34. Shri Manu Sharma, Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh.
35. Prof. Yog Raj Sharma, Medicine, Delhi.
36. Shri Vasanth Sastri, Science and Engineering, Karnataka.
37. Dr. S. K. Shivakumar, Science and Engineering, Karnataka.
38. Shri Mahesh Rajsoni, Art, Rajasthan.
39. Dr. Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi, Medicine, Gujarat.
40. Shri Rangarajan Vasudevan (Posthumous), Civil Service, Delhi.
OMITA PAUL, Secy. to the President
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