Bollywood makes presence felt in Padma Awards
Bollywood actors Kajol, Tabu and Irrfan Khan, sportspersons VVS Laxman, Gagan Narang and Sushil Kumar and corporate tycoons like Azim Premji are among the 128 recipients of the Padma awards for 2010 approved by the President of India.
The names were announced on Tuesday ahead of Republic Day.
Yesteryear actors Waheeda Rahman and Shashi Kapoor also made it to the list while painter Arpita Singh, vocalist Ajoy Chakraborty and pop singer Usha Uthup are other notable recipients.
Padma Awards, the country?s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
The Awards are given in all disciplines/ fields of activities, viz. art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.
?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.
The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan sometime around March/ April.
This year the President has approved 128 awards including one duo case (counted as one) and 12 in the category of Foreigners/ NRIs/ PIOs/ Posthumous.
These comprise 13 Padma Vibhushan, 31 Padma Bhushan and 84 Padma Shri Awards. There are 31 ladies among the awardees.
The List:
Padma Vibhushan
Dr. (Smt.) Kapila Vatsyayan
Art – Art Administration and Promotion.
Delhi
Mrs. Homai Vyarawalla
Art – Photography
Gujarat
Shri A Nageshwara Rao
Art- Cinema
Andhra Pradesh
Shri Parasaran Kesava Iyengar
Public Affairs
Delhi
Dr. Akhlaq-ur-Rehman Kidwai
Public Affairs
Delhi
Shri Vijay Kelkar
Public Affairs
Delhi
Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Public Affairs
Delhi
Shri Palle Rama Rao
Science and Engineering
Andhra Pradesh
Shri Azim Premji
Trade and Industry
Karnataka
Shri Brajesh Mishra
Civil Services
Madhya Pradesh
Prof. (Dr.) Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup
Literature and Education
Kerala
Dr. Sitakant Mahapatra
Literature and Education
Orissa
Late Shri L. C. Jain
Public Affairs
Delhi
Padma Bhushan
Shri Satyadev Dubey
Art – Theatre
Maharashtra
Shri Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi alias Khayyam
Art – Cinema – Music
Maharashtra
Shri Shashi Kapoor
Art – Cinema
Maharashtra
Shri Krishen Khanna
Art – Painting
Haryana
Shri Madavur Vasudevan Nair
Art – Dance – Kathakali
Kerala
Ms. Waheeda Rehman
Art – Cinema
Maharashtra
Shri Rudrapatna Krishna Shastry Srikantan
Art – Music-Vocal
Karnataka
Ms. Arpita Singh
Art – Painting
Delhi
Dr. Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam
Art – Playback Singing, Music Direction & acting
Tamil Nadu
Shri C.V. Chandrasekhar
Art – Classical Dance-Bharatanatyam
Tamil Nadu
Shri Dwijen Mukherjee
Art
West Bengal
Smt. Rajashree Birla
Social work
Maharashtra
Mrs. Shobhana Ranade
Social work
Maharashtra
Dr. Suryanarayanan Ramachandran
Science and Engineering
Tamil Nadu
Shri S.(Kris) Gopalakrishnan
Trade and Industry
Karnataka
Shri Yogesh Chander Deveshwar
Trade and Industry
West Bengal
Ms. Chanda Kochhar
Trade and Industry
Maharashtra
Dr. K. Anji Reddy
Trade and Industry- Pharmacy
Andhra Pradesh
Shri Analjit Singh
Trade and Industry
Delhi
Shri Rajendra Singh Pawar
Trade and Industry
Haryana
Dr. Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy
Trade and Industry
Andhra Pradesh
Shri Ajai Chowdhary
Trade and Industry
Delhi
Shri Surendra Singh
Civil Services
Delhi
Shri M. N .Buch
Civil Services
Madhya Pradesh
Shri Shyam Saran
Civil Services
Delhi
Shri Thayil Jacob Sony George
Literature and Education
Karnataka
Dr. Ramdas Madhava Pai
Literature and Education
Karnataka
Shri Sankha Ghosh
Literature and Education
West Bengal
Late Shri K. Raghavan Thirumulpad
Medicine – Ayurveda.
Kerala
Late Dr. Keki Byramjee Grant
Medicine – Cardiology
Maharashtra
Late Shri Dashrath Patel
Art
Gujarat
Padma Shri
Ms. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry
Art – Theatre
Chandigarh
Shri Makar Dhwaja Darogha
Art- Chhau Dance
Jharkhand
Shri Shaji Neelakantan Karun
Art ? Film Direction
Kerala
Shri Girish Kasaravalli
Art – Film making
Karnataka
Ms. Tabassum Hashmi Khan alias Tabu
Art – Cinema
Maharashtra
Shri Jivya Soma Mase
Art – Warli Painting
Maharashtra
Guru (Ms.) M.K. Saroja
Art – Dance- Bharatnatyam
Tamil Nadu
Shri Jayaram Subramaniam
Art – Cinema
Tamil Nadu
Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty
Art – Music-Indian Classical Vocal
West Bengal
Smt. Mahasundari Devi
Art – Mithilia/ Madhubani Painting.
Bihar
Shri Gajam Govardhana
Art – Handloom Weaving
Andhra Pradesh
Ms. Sunayana Hazarilal
Art – Dance – Kathak
Maharashtra
Shri S.R. Janakiraman
Art – Carnatic Vocal Music
Tamil Nadu
Shri Peruvanam Kuttan Marar
Art – Chenda Melam- Drum concert
Kerala
Smt. Kalamandalam Kshemavathy Pavithran
Art – Dance – Mohiniattam
Kerala
Shri Dadi Dorab Pudumjee
Art – Puppetry
Delhi
Shri Khangembam Mangi Singh
Art – Traditional Music of Manipur (Pena)
Manipur
Shri Prahlad Singh Tipaniya
Art – Folk Music
Madhya Pradesh
Smt. Usha Uthup
Art – Music.
West Bengal
Smt. Kajol
Art- Cinema
Maharashtra
Shri Irfan Khan
Art- Cinema
Maharashtra
Shri Mamraj Agrawal
Social work
West Bengal
Shri Jockin Arputham
Social work
Maharashtra
Ms. Nomita Chandy
Social work
Karnataka
Ms. Sheela Patel
Social work
Maharashtra
Ms. Anita Reddy
Social work
Karnataka
Shri Kanubhai Hasmukhbhai Tailor
Social work
Gujarat
Shri Anant Darshan Shankar
Public Affairs
Karnataka
Prof. M. Annamalai
Science and Engineering
Karnataka
Dr. Mahesh Haribhai Mehta
Science and Engineering – Agricultural Science
Gujarat
Shri Coimbatore Narayana Rao Raghavendran
Science and Engineering
Tamil Nadu
Dr. (Mrs.) Suman Sahai
Science and Engineering
Delhi
Prof.(Dr.) E.A. Siddiq
Science and Engineering – Agricultural Science
Andhra Pradesh
Shri Gopalan Nair Shankar
Science and Engineering – Architecture
Kerala
Shri Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed
Trade and Industry
Tamil Nadu
Shri Kailasam Raghavendra Rao
Trade and Industry
Tamil Nadu
Shri Narayan Singh Bhati
Civil Services
Andhra Pradesh
Shri P K Sen
Civil Services
Bihar
Ms. Shital Mahajan
Sports – Adventure Sports- Para Jumping
Maharashtra
Ms. Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi
Sports – Weightlifting
Manipur
Shri Sushil Kumar
Sports – Wrestling
Delhi
Shri Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman
Sports – Cricket
Andhra Pradesh
Shri Gagan Narang
Sports – Shooting
Andhra Pradesh
Smt. Krishna Poonia
Sports – Discus Throw
Rajasthan
Shri Harbhajan Singh
Sports – Mountaineering
Punjab
Dr. Pukhraj Bafna
Medicine – Padeatrics
Chhattisgarh
Prof. Mansoor Hasan
Medicine- Cardiology
Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Shyama Prasad Mandal
Medicine – Orthopaedic
Delhi
Prof. (Dr.) Sivapatham Vittal
Medicine – Endocrinology
Tamil Nadu
Prof. (Dr.) Madanur Ahmed Ali
Medicine – Gastroenterology
Tamil Nadu
Dr. Indira Hinduja
Medicine – Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Maharashtra
Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram
Medicine – Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.
Kerala
Prof. (Dr.) A. Marthanda Pillai
Medicine – Neurosurgery
Kerala
Shri Mahim Bora
Literature and Education
Assam
Prof. (Dr.) Pullella Srirama Chandrudu
Literature and Education- Sanskrit
Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Pravin Darji
Literature and Education
Gujarat
Dr. Chandra Prakash Deval
Literature and Education
Rajasthan
Shri Balraj Komal
Literature and Education
Delhi
Mrs. Rajni Kumar
Literature and Education
Delhi
Dr. Devanooru Mahadeva
Literature and Education
Karnataka
Shri Barun Mazumder
Literature and Education
West Bengal
Dr. Avvai Natarajan
Literature and Education
Tamil Nadu
Shri Bhalchandra Nemade
Literature and Education
Himachal Pradesh
Prof. Riyaz Punjabi
Literature and Education
Jammu and Kashmir
Prof. Koneru Ramakrishna Rao
Literature and Education
Andhra Pradesh
Ms. Buangi Sailo
Literature and Education
Mizoram
Prof. Devi Dutt Sharma
Literature and Education
Uttarakhand
Shri Nilamber Dev Sharma
Literature and Education
Jammu and Kashmir
Ms. Urvashi Butalia
Literature and Education
Delhi
Ms. Ritu Menon
Literature and Education
Delhi
Prof. Krishna Kumar
Literature and Education
Delhi
Shri Deviprasad Dwivedi
Literature and Education
Uttar Pradesh
Ms. Mamang Dai
Literature and Education
Arunachal Pradesh
Dr. Om Prakash Agrawal
Others – Heritage Conservation
Uttar Pradesh
Prof. Madhukar Keshav Dhavalikar
Others – Archeology
Maharashtra
Ms. Shanti Teresa Lakra
Others-Nursing
Andaman & Nicobar
Smt. Gulshan Nanda
Others – Handicrafts promotion
Delhi
Dr. Azad Moopen
Social work
UAE
Prof. Upendra Baxi
Public Affairs -Legal Affairs
United Kingdom
Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik
Science and Engineering
USA
Dr. Subra Suresh
Science and Engineering
USA
Prof. Karl Harrington Potter
Literature and Education
USA
Prof. Martha Chen
Social work
USA
Shri Satpal Khattar
Trade and Industry
Singapore
Shri Granville Austin
Literature and Education
USA
