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Bhupen Hazarika, Mario Miranda, Dharmendra, Shabana Get Padma Awards

New Delhi, Jan 25: On the eve of Republic Day, the government today announced the Padma awards to eminent personalities which include Late Bhupen Hazarika, late Mario Miranda, Dharmendra and Shabana Azmi. Former civil servant

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New Delhi, Jan 25: On the eve of Republic Day, the government today announced the Padma awards to eminent personalities which include Late Bhupen Hazarika, late Mario Miranda, Dharmendra and Shabana Azmi.

Former civil servant and governor T V Rajeswar have been chosen for Padma Vibushan, the second highest civilian honour.

Late cartoonist Mario de Miranda, 88-year-old eminent painter, K G Subramanyan and Kantilal H Sancheti, well known orthopaedic in whose hospital in Pune Anna Hazare had undergone treatment recently, were also named for the Padma Vibushan.

As many as 109 awards, including five Padma Vibushan, Padma Bushan and Padma Shri, from various disciplines and fields of activity were announced on the eve of Republic Day. 14 people in the category of Foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and posthumous figure in the award list today.

There are 19 women among the awardees and about one-third of the awards has gone to those in various disciplines of art category.

Nobody was named for the highest honour of Bharat Ratna this year too. Late Bhimsen Joshi was the last awardee in this category in 2008.

Film actors Dharmendra and Shabana Azmi, director Mira Nair, painter Jatin Das, London-based sculpture artist Anish Kapoor and Carnatic instrumentalist T V Gopalakrishnan and M S Gopalakrishnan get Padma Bushan awards.

Among those picked for Padma Bushan award are B Muthuraman (Managing Director of Tata Steel), Subbiah Vellayan (industrialist), eminent cardiologist Devi Prasad Shetty and cancer specialist Suresh H Advani.

N Vittal, who brought Central Vigilance Commission to limelight during his tenure as its Chief, and former Ambassador to the US Ronen Sen, who played a crucial role in the clinching of the Indo-US nuclear deal, were among 27 awarded Padma Bushan.

Noted musician Vanraj Bhatia, playwright Moti Lal Khemmu, famous Bhajan singer Anup Jalota, Malayalam film director Priyadarshan, industrialists Priya Paul and Swati Piramal, eminent diabetologist V Mohan, Marathi theatre playwright Satish Alekar, Vice Chancellor of Mata Vaishno Devi University Rameshwar Nath Koul Bamezai and agriculture scientist K L Chadha were among the 77 persons chosen for Padma Shri awards.

In the sports category, woman cricketer Jhulan Goswami, former hockey Olympian Zaffar Iqbal, archer Limba Ram and cricket commentator of yesteryear Ravi Chaturvedi were picked for Padma Shri awards.

The list:


Padma Vibhushan

SlNo.NameDisciplineState/ Domicile
1.    Shri K GSubramanyanArt-Painting & SculptureWest Bengal
2.    Late Shri Mario De MirandaArt-CartoonistGoa*
3.    Late (Dr.)BhupenHazarikaArt- Vocal MusicAssam*
4.    Dr. KantilalHastimal SanchetiMedicine - OrthopedicsMaharashtra
5.    Shri T VRajeswarCivil ServiceDelhi


Padma Bhushan

SlNo.NameDisciplineState/ Domicile
1.  Smt. Shabana AzmiArt - CinemaMaharashtra
2.  Shri Khaled ChoudhuryArt - TheatreWest Bengal
3.  Shri Jatin DasArt - PaintingDelhi
4.  Pandit Buddhadev Das GuptaArt - Instrumental Music - SarodWest Bengal
5.  Shri Dharmendra SinghDeol alias DharmendraArt - CinemaMaharashtra
6.  Dr. TrippunithwraViswanathanGopalkrishnanArt - Classical vocal and instrumental musicTamil Nadu
7.  Ms. Mira NairArt - CinemaDelhi
8.  Shri M.S.GopalakrishnanArt - Instrumental Music-ViolinTamil Nadu
9.  Shri Anish KapoorArt - SculptureUK*
10.  Shri Satya NarayanGoenkaSocial WorkMaharashtra
11.  Dr.(Judge) PatibandlaChandrasekhar RaoPublic AffairsGermany*
12.  Shri George Yong-Boon YeoPublic AffairsSingapore*
13.  Prof. ShashikumarChitreScience and EngineeringMaharashtra
14.  Dr. M S RaghunathanScience and EngineeringMaharashtra
15.  Shri SubbiahMurugappa VellayanTrade and IndustryTamil Nadu
16.  Shri BalasubramanianMuthuramanTrade and IndustryMaharashtra
17.  Dr. Suresh H. AdvaniMedicine - OncologyMaharashtra
18.  Dr. Noshir H WadiaMedicine-NeurologyMaharashtra
19.  Dr. Devi Prasad ShettyMedicine-CardiologyKarnataka
20.  Prof. (Dr.) ShantaramBalwant MujumdarLiterature and EducationMaharashtra
21.  Prof. Vidya DehejiaLiterature and EducationUSA*
22.  Prof. ArvindPanagariyaLiterature and EducationUSA*
23.  Dr. Jose PereiraLiterature and EducationUSA*
24.  Dr. Homi K. BhabhaLiterature and EducationUK *
25.  Shri N VittalCivil ServiceKerala
26.  Shri Mata PrasadCivil ServiceUttar Pradesh
27.  Shri Ronen SenCivil ServiceWest Bengal


Padma Shri

SlNo.NameDisciplineState/ Domicile
1.  Shri Vanraj BhatiaArt - MusicMaharashtra
2.  Shri Zia FariduddinDagarArt - Music - vocalMaharashtra
3.  Smt. NameirakpamIbemni DeviArt - Music-Khongjom ParbaManipur
4.  Shri RamachandraSubraya Hegde ChittaniArt - Yakshaganadance dramaKarnataka
5.
Shri Moti Lal KemmuArt - PlaywrightJammu and Kashmir
6.  Shri Shahid ParvezKhanArt - Instrumental Music-SitarMaharashtra
7.  Shri Mohan LalKumharArt - TerracottaRajasthan
8.  Shri Sakar KhanManganiarArt - Rajasthani Folk MusicRajasthan
9.  Smt. Joy MichaelArt - TheatreDelhi
10.  Dr. Minati MishraArt - Indian Classical Dance-Odissi.Orissa
11.  Shri NatesanMuthuswamyArt - Theatre.Tamil Nadu
12.  Smt. R.NagarathnammaArt - TheatreKarnataka
13.  Shri KalamandalmSivan NambootiriArt - Indian Classical Dance- KutiyattamKerala
14.  Smt. YamunabaiWaikarArt - Indian Folk Music-Lavani.Maharashtra
15.  Shri Satish AlekarArt - PlaywrightMaharashtra
16.  Pandit Gopal PrasadDubeyArt - Chhau dance and choreographyJharkhand
17. aShri RamakantGundecha #Art - Indian Classical Music- VocalMadhya Pradesh
17. bShri UmakantGundecha #Art - Indian Classical Music- VocalMadhya Pradesh
18.  Shri Anup JalotaArt-Indian Classical Music- VocalMaharashtra
19.  Shri Soman NairPriyadarsanArt - Cinema- DirectionKerala 
20.  Shri Sunil Janah
Art-PhotographyAssam
21. 
Ms. Laila TyebjiArt-HandicraftsDelhi
22.  Shri Vijay SharmaArt-PaintingHimachal Pradesh
23.  Smt. ShamshadBegumSocial WorkChattisgarh
24.  Smt. Reeta DeviSocial WorkDelhi
25.  Dr. P.K. GopalSocial WorkTamil Nadu
26.  Smt. Phoolbasan BaiYadavSocial WorkChattisgarh
27.  Dr. G. MuniratnamSocial WorkAndhra Pradesh
28.  Shri NiranjanPranshankar PandyaSocial WorkMaharashtra
29.  Dr. Uma TuliSocial WorkDelhi
30.  Shri Sat Paul VarmaSocial WorkJammu and Kashmir
31.  Smt.Binny YangaSocial WorkArunachal Pradesh
32.  Shri Yezdi HirjiMalegamPublic AffairsMaharashtra
33.  Shri Pravin H. ParekhPubic AffairsDelhi
34.  Dr. V. AdimurthyScience and EngineeringKerala
35.  Dr. Krishna LalChadhaScience and Engineering - AgricultureDelhi
36.  Prof. Virander SinghChauhanScience and EngineeringDelhi
37.  Prof. RameshwarNath Koul BamezaiScience and EngineeringJammu and Kashmir
38.  Dr. Vijaypal SinghScience and Engineering - Agricultural ResearchUttar Pradesh
39.  Dr. Lokesh KumarSinghalScience and EngineeringPunjab
40.  Dr. YagnaswamiSundara RajanScience and EngineeringKarnataka
41.  Prof. Jagadish ShuklaScience and EngineeringUSA*
42.  Ms. Priya PaulTrade and IndustryDelhi
43.  Shri Shoji ShibaTrade and IndustryJapan*
44.  Shri Gopinath PillaiTrade and IndustrySingapore*
45.  Shri Arun HastimalFirodiaTrade and IndustryMaharashtra
46.  Dr. Swati A. PiramalTrade and IndustryMaharashtra
47.  Prof. Mahdi HasanMedicine-AnatomyUttar Pradesh
48.  Dr. ViswanathanMohanMedicine - DiabetologyTamil Nadu
49.  Dr. J. HareendranNairMedicine - AyurvedaKerala
50.  Dr. VallalarpuramSennimalai NatarajanMedicine - GeriatricsTamil Nadu
51.  Dr. Jitendra Kumar SinghMedicine - OncologyBihar
52.  Dr. Shrinivas S.VaishyaMedicine-HealthcareDaman and Diu
53.  Dr. Nitya AnandMedicine - Drugs ResearchUttar Pradesh
54.  Late Dr. JugalKishoreMedicine - HomoeopathyDelhi *
55.  Dr. Mukesh BatraMedicine-HomeopathyMaharashtra
56.  Dr. Eberhard FischerLiterature and EducationSwitzerland*
57.  Shri Kedar GurungLiterature and EducationSikkim
58.  Shri Surjit Singh PatarLiterature and Education - PoetryPunjab
59.  Shri Vijay DuttShridharLiterature and Education - JournalismMadhya Pradesh
60.  Shri Irwin Allan SealyLiterature and EducationUttarakhand
61.  Ms. GeetaDharmarajanLiterature and EducationDelhi
62.  Prof. SachchidanandSahaiLiterature and EducationHaryana
63.  Smt. Pepita SethLiterature and EducationKerala
64.  Dr. Ralte L.ThanmawiaLiterature and EducationMizoram
65.  Shri Ajeet BajajSports - SkiingDelhi
66.  Smt. Jhulan GoswamiSports - Women's CricketWest Bengal
67.  Shri Zafar IqbalSports-HockeyUttar Pradesh
68.  Shri Devendra JhajrijaSports - Athletics- ParalympicsRajasthan
69.  Shri Limba RamSports - ArcheryRajasthan
70.  Shri Syed MohammedArifSports - BadmintonAndhra Pradesh
71.  Prof. Ravi ChaturvediSports- CommentaryDelhi
72.  Shri PrabhakarVaidyaSports-Physical EducationMaharashtra
73.  Shri T. VenkatapathiReddiarOthers-HorticulturePuducherry
74.  Dr. K. (Kota) UllasKaranthOthers-Wildlife Conservation and Environment ProtectionKarnataka
75.  Shri K PaddayyaOthers-ArchaeologyMaharashtra
76.  Shri Swapan GuhaOthers-CeramicsRajasthan
77.  Dr. Kartikeya V. SarabhaiOthers - Environmental EducationGujarat

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