Padma Awards 2025
Source : PIB
Recently on Republic day of India i.e. 26th Jan, Padma awards were announced for recognizing outstanding contributions of Individuals and in various fields. These awards are given to individuals for their significant contribution to the society.
Overview of Padma Awards
- Categories:
- Fields of Recognition:
Highlights of the 2025 Padma Awards
- Total Awards: About 139
- Out of which about 7 awardees are recipient of Padma Vibhushan , 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Sri.
- Important aspects:
There are 23 women honored , 10 foreigners and 13 posthumous recipients of this honour.
Padma Vibhushan Recipients (7)
List of awardees of Padma Vibhushan in 2025:
SN | Name | Field | State/Country |
1 | Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy | Medicine | Telangana |
2 | Justice (Retd.) Jagdish Singh Khehar | Public Affairs | Chandigarh |
3 | Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia | Art | Gujarat |
4 | Lakshminarayana Subramaniam | Art | Karnataka |
5 | M. T. Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous) | Literature and Education | Kerala |
6 | Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous) | Trade and Industry | Japan |
7 | Sharda Sinha (Posthumous) | Art | Bihar |
List of awardees of Padma Bhushan in 2025:
SN | Name | Field | State/Country |
1 | A Surya Prakash | Literature and Education-Journalism | Karnataka |
2 | Anant Nag | Art | Karnataka |
3 | Bibek Debroy (Posthumous) | Literature and Education | NCT Delhi |
4 | Jatin Goswami | Art | Assam |
5 | Jose Chacko Periappuram | Medicine | Kerala |
6 | Kailash Nath Dikshit | Others-Archaeology | NCT Delhi |
7 | Manohar Joshi (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Maharashtra |
8 | Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti | Trade and Industry | Tamil Nadu |
9 | Nandamuri Balakrishna | Art | Andhra Pradesh |
10 | P R Sreejesh | Sports | Kerala |
11 | Pankaj Patel | Trade and Industry | Gujarat |
12 | Pankaj Udhas (Posthumous) | Art | Maharashtra |
13 | Rambahadur Rai | Literature and Education-Journalism | Uttar Pradesh |
14 | Sadhvi Ritambhara | Social Work | Uttar Pradesh |
15 | S Ajith Kumar | ||
Art | Tamil Nadu | ||
16 | Shekhar Kapur | Art | Maharashtra |
17 | Shobana Chandrakumar | Art | Tamil Nadu |
18 | Sushil Kumar Modi (Posthumous) | ||
19 | Vinod Dham | Science and Engineering | United States of America |
Padma Shri Recipients (113)
- Art:
- Shri Arijit Singh (West Bengal)
- Smt. Mamata Shankar (West Bengal)
• Science and Engineering:
- Shri Ajay V Bhatt (USA)
- Shri Surinder Kumar Vasal (Delhi)
• Social Work:
- Shri Vinayak Lohani (West Bengal)
- Smt. Jumde Yomgam Gamlin (Arunachal Pradesh)
· Medicine:
- Smt. Neerja Bhatla (NCT Delhi)
- Shri Ashok Kumar Mahapatra (Odisha)
• Literature and Education:
- Smt. Pratibha Satpathy (Odisha)
- Shri Ramdarash Mishra (NCT Delhi
Sports: R. Ashwin ( Cricket )
Padma awards are prestigious awards which is bestowed to individuals that have contributed to the society development as a whole. These awards represent India’s commitment to honour excellence and foster a culture of service and innovation.