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| List of Padma Award Winners 2018 |
Padma Awards 2018 announced
- Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
- Padma Vibhushan is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service;
- Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of high order and
- Padma Shri for distinguished service in any field.
- These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year.
- This year (2018) President of India) as approved conferment of 85 Padma Awards including two duo cases (in a duo case, the award is counted as one) as per list below. The list comprises..
- 3 Padma Vibhushan,
- 9 Padma Bhushan and
- 73 Padma Shri Awards.
- 14 of the awardees are women and the list also includes
- 16 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and
- 3 Posthumous awardees.
List of Padma Award Winners 2018
Padma Vibhushan
| Sl. No | Name | Field | State |
| 1. | Shri Illaiyaraja | Art-Music | Tamil Nadu |
| 2. | Shri Ghulam Mustafa Khan | Art-Music | Maharashtra |
| 3. | Shri Parameswaran Parameswaran | Literature and Education | Kerala |
Padma Bhushan
| Sl. No | Name | Field | State |
| 4. | Shri Pankaj Advani | Sports- Billiards/Snooker | Karnataka |
| 5. | Shri Philipose Mar Chrysostom | Others-Spiritualism | Kerala |
| 6. | Shri Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Sports-Cricket | Jharkhand |
| 7. | Shri Alexander Kadakin (Foreigner/Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Russia |
| 8. | Shri Ramachandran Nagaswamy | Others-Archaeology | Tamil Nadu |
| 9. | Shri Ved Prakash Nanda (OCI) | Literature and Education | USA |
| 10. | Shri Laxman Pai | Art-Painting | Goa |
| 11. | Shri Arvind Parikh | Art-Music | Maharashtra |
| 12. | Ms. Sharda Sinha | Art-Music | Bihar |
Padma Shri
Sl. No
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Name
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Field
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State
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13.
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Shri Abhay Bang (Duo)
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Medicine
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Maharashtra
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Ms. Rani Bang (Duo)
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Medicine
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Maharashtra
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14.
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Shri Damodar Ganesh Bapat
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Social Work
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Chhattisgarh
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15.
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Shri Prafulla Govinda Baruah
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Literature and Education-Journalism
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Assam
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16.
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Shri Mohan Swaroop Bhatia
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Art-Folk Music
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Uttar Pradesh
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17.
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Shri Sudhanshu Biswas
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Social Work
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West Bengal
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18.
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Ms. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
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Sports-Weightlifting
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Manipur
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19.
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Shri Pandit Shyamlal Chaturvedi
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Literature and Education-Journalism
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Chhattisgarh
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20.
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Shri Jose Ma Joey Concepcion III (Foreigner)
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Trade & Industry
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Philippines
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21.
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Ms. Langpoklakpam Subadani Devi
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Art-Weaving
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Manipur
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22.
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Shri Somdev Devvarman
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Sports-Tennis
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Tripura
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23.
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Shri Yeshi Dhoden
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Medicine
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Himachal Pradesh
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24.
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Shri Arup Kumar Dutta
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Literature and Education
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Assam
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25.
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Shri Doddarange Gowda
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Art-Lyrics
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Karnataka
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26.
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Shri Arvind Gupta
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Literature and Education
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Maharashtra
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27.
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Shri Digamber Hansda
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Literature and Education
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Jharkhand
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28.
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Shri Ramli Bin Ibrahim
(Foreigner)
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Art-Dance
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Malaysia
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29.
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Shri Anwar Jalalpuri (Posthumous)
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Literature and Education
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Uttar Pradesh
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30.
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Shri Piyong Temjen Jamir
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Literature and Education
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Nagaland
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31.
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Ms. Sitavva Joddati
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Social Work
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Karnataka
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32.
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Ms. Malti Joshi
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Literature and Education
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Madhya Pradesh
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33.
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Shri Manoj Joshi
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Art-Acting
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Maharashtra
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34.
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Shri Rameshwarlal Kabra
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Trade & Industry
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Maharashtra
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35.
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Shri Pran Kishore Kaul
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Art
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Jammu and Kashmir
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36.
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Shri Bounlap Keokangna
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Others-Architecture
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Laos
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(Foreigner)
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37.
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Shri Vijay Kichlu
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Art-Music
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West Bengal
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38.
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Shri Tommy Koh
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Public Affairs
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Singapore
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(Foreigner)
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39.
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Ms. Lakshmikutty
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Medicine-Traditional
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Kerala
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40.
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Ms. Joyshree Goswami
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Literature and
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Assam
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Mahanta
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Education
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41.
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Shri Narayan Das Maharaj
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Others-Spiritualism
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Rajasthan
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42.
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Shri Pravakara Maharana
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Art-Sculpture
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Odisha
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43.
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Shri Hun Many
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Public Affairs
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Cambodia
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(Foreigner)
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44.
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Ms. Nouf Marwaai
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Others- Yoga
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Saudi Arabia
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(Foreigner)
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45.
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Shri Zaverilal Mehta
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Literature and Education-Journalism
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Gujarat
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46.
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Shri Krishna Bihari Mishra
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Literature and
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West Bengal
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Education
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47.
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Shri Sisir Purushottam Mishra
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Art-Cinema
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Maharashtra
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48.
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Ms. Subhasini Mistry
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Social Work
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West Bengal
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49.
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Shri Tomio Mizokami
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Literature and
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Japan
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(Foreigner)
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Education
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50.
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Shri Somdet Phra Maha
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Others-Spiritualism
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Thailand
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Muniwong
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(Foreigner)
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51.
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Shri Keshav Rao
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Literature and
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Madhya Pradesh
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Musalgaonkar
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Education
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52.
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Dr Thant Myint – U
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Public Affairs
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Myanmar
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(Foreigner)
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53.
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Ms. V Nanammal
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Others-Yoga
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Tamil Nadu
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54.
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Ms. Sulagitti Narasamma
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Social Work
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Karnataka
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55.
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Ms. Vijayalakshmi
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Art-Folk Music
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Tamil Nadu
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Navaneethakrishnan
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56.
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Shri I Nyoman Nuarta
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Art- Sculpture
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Indonesia
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(Foreigner)
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57.
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Shri Malai Haji Abdullah
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Social Work
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Brunei
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Bin Malai Haji Othman
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Darussalam
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(Foreigner)
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58.
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Shri Gobaradhan Panika
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Art-Weaving
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Odisha
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59.
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Shri Bhabani Charan Pattanaik
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Public Affairs
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Odisha
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60.
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Shri Murlikant Petkar
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Sports-Swimming
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Maharashtra
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61.
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Shri Habibullo Rajabov
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Literature and
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Tajikistan
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(Foreigner)
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Education
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62.
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Shri M R Rajagopal
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Medicine-Palliative Care
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Kerala
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63.
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Shri Sampat Ramteke
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Social Work
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Maharashtra
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(Posthumous)
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64.
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Shri Chandra Sekhar Rath
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Literature and Education
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Odisha
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65.
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Shri S S Rathore
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Civil Service
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Gujarat
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66.
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Shri Amitava Roy
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Science and Engineering
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West Bengal
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67.
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Shri Sanduk Ruit
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Medicine-
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Nepal
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(Foreigner)
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Ophthalmology
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68.
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Shri R Sathyanarayana
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Art-Music
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Karnataka
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69.
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Shri Pankaj M Shah
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Medicine-Oncology
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Gujarat
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70.
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Shri Bhajju Shyam
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Art-Painting
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Madhya Pradesh
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71.
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Shri Maharao Raghuveer Singh
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Literature and Education
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Rajasthan
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72.
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Shri Kidambi Srikanth
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Sports-Badminton
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Andhra Pradesh
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73.
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Shri Ibrahim Sutar
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Art-Music
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Karnataka
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74.
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Shri Siddeshwara Swamiji
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Others-Spiritualism
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Karnataka
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75.
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Ms. Lentina Ao Thakkar
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Social Work
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Nagaland
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76.
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Shri Vikram Chandra Thakur
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Science and Engineering
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Uttarakhand
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77.
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Shri Rudrapatnam
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Art-Music
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Karnataka
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Narayanaswamy
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Tharanathan (Duo)
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Shri Rudrapatnam
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Art-Music
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Karnataka
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Narayanaswamy
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Thyagarajan (Duo)
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78.
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Shri Nguyen Tien Thien
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Others-Spiritualism
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Vietnam
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(Foreigner)
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79.
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Shri Bhagirath Prasad
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Literature and
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Uttar Pradesh
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Tripathi
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Education
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80.
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Shri Rajagopalan Vasudevan
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Science and
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Tamil Nadu
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Engineering
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81.
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Shri Manas Bihari Verma
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Science and Engineering
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Bihar
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82.
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Shri Panatawane Gangadhar
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Literature and
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Maharashtra
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Vithobaji
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Education
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83.
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Shri Romulus Whitaker
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Others-Wildlife Conservation
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Tamil Nadu
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84.
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Shri Baba Yogendra
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Art
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Madhya Pradesh
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85.
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Shri A Zakia
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Literature and Education
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Mizoram
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