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Padma Awards
In image (L-R): VenkaiahNaidu, Cheeranjeevi & Vyjayantimala

Centre announces Padma Vibhushan for Venkaiah Naidu, actors Chiranjeevi, Vyjayantimala. See full list here

| @indiablooms | Jan 26, 2024, at 06:03 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre Thursday released a list of winners of the Padma Awards 2024 on the eve of the 75th Republic Day celebrations, with India's first female elephant mahout Parbati Baruah being conferred with the Padma Shri award this year.

The Padma Vibhushan has been awarded to Vyjayantimala Bali, Konidela Chiranjeevi, M Venkaiah Naidu, Bindeshwar Pathak (posthumous), and Padma Subrahmanyam.

BJP leader Ram Naik, singer Usha Uthup and actor Vijaykanth (posthumously) are among the 17 who have been awarded the Padma Bhushan.

The first woman judge of the Supreme Court Chief Justice M Fathima Beevi (posthumous), actor Mithun Chakraborty, and Bombay Samachar owner Hormusji N Cama will be conferred with the Padma Bhushan awardees.

Here is the full list of winners of this year's Padma Awards 2024:

Padma Vibhushan 2024 winners:

  1. Ms. Vyjayantimala Bali (Art) - Tamil Nadu
  2. Shri Konidela Chiranjeevi (Art) - Andhra Pradesh
  3. Shri M Venkaiah Naidu (Public Affairs) - Andhra Pradesh
  4. Shri Bindeshwar Pathak (Social Work) - Bihar
  5. Ms. Padma Subrahmanyam (Art) - Tamil Nadu

Padma Bhushan 2024 winners:

  1. Ms. M Fathima Beevi (Public Affairs) - Kerala
  2. Shri Hormusji N Cama (Literature & Education) - Maharashtra
  3. Shri Mithun Chakraborty (Art) - West Bengal
  4. Shri Sitaram Jindal (Trade & Industry) - Karnataka
  5. Shri Young Liu (Trade & Industry) - Taiwan
  6. Shri Ashwin Balachand Mehta (Medicine) - Maharashtra
  7. Shri Satyabrata Mookherjee (Public Affairs) - West Bengal
  8. Shri Ram Naik (Public Affairs) - Maharashtra
  9. Shri Tejas Madhusudan Patel (Medicine) - Gujarat
  10. Shri Olanchery Rajagopal (Public Affairs) - Kerala
  11. Shri Dattatray Ambadas Mayaloo alias Rajdutt (Art) - Maharashtra
  12. Shri Togdan Rinpoche (Others - Spiritualism) - Ladakh
  13. Shri Pyarelal Sharma (Art) - Maharashtra
  14. Shri Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (Medicine) - Bihar
  15. Ms. Usha Uthup (Art) - West Bengal
  16. Shri Vijaykanth (Art) - Tamil Nadu
  17. Shri Kundan Vyas (Literature & Education - Journalism) - Maharashtra

Padma Shri 2024 winners:

  1. Parbati Baruah - India's first female elephant mahout
  2. Chami Murmu - Renowned tribal environmentalist
  3. Sangthankima - Social worker from Mizoram
  4. Jageshwar Yadav - Tribal welfare worker
  5. Gurvinder Singh - Divyang social worker from Sirsa
  6. Sathyanarayana Beleri - Rice farmer from Kasaragod
  7. Dukhu Majhi - Tribal environmentalist from Sindri village
  8. K Chellammal - Organic farmer from Andaman
  9. Hemchand Manjhi - Medicinal practitioner from Narayanpur
  10. Yanung Jamoh Lego - Herbal medicine expert from Arunachal Pradesh
  11. Somanna - Tribal welfare worker from Mysuru
  12. Sarbeswar Basumatary - Tribal farmer from Chirang
  13. Prema Dhanraj - Plastic surgeon and social worker
  14. Uday Vishwanath Deshpande - International Mallakhamb coach
  15. Yazdi Maneksha Italia - Microbiologist expert in sickle cell anemia
  16. Shanti Devi Paswan & Shivan Paswan - Husband-wife duo Godna painters
  17. Ratan Kahar - Bhadu folk singer
  18. Ashok Kumar Biswas - Prolific Tikuli painter
  19. Balakrishnan Sadanam Puthiya Veetil - Distinguished Kalluvazhi Kathakali dancer
  20. Uma Maheshwari D - Female Harikatha exponent
  21. Gopinath Swain - Krishna Leela singer
  22. Smriti Rekha Chakma - Chakma Loinloom shawl weaver from Tripura
  23. Omprakash Sharma - Mach theatre artist
  24. Narayanan E P - Veteran Theyyam Folk Dancer from Kannur
  25. Bhagabat Padhan - Sabda Nrutya Folk dance expert
  26. Sanatan Rudra Pal - Distinguished sculptor
  27. Badrappan M - Exponent of Valli Oyil Kummi Folk Dance
  28. Jordan Lepcha - Bamboo craftsman from Lepcha tribe
  29. Machihan Sasa - Longpi potter from Ukhrul
  30. Gaddam Sammaiah - Eminent Chindu Yakshaganam theatre artist
  31. Jankilal - Behrupiya Artist from Bhilwara
  32. Dasari Kondappa - 3rd generation Burra Veena player
  33. Babu Ram Yadav - Brass Marori craftsperson
  34. Nepal Chandra Sutradhar - 3rd Generation Chhau mask make

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