Padma Shri

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Padma Shri
Award Information
Type Civilian
Category General
Instituted 1954
First Awarded 1954
Last Awarded 2007
Awarded by Govt. of India
Award Rank
Bharat Ratna ← Padma Vibhushan ← Padma Bhushan ← Padma Shri → none

Padma Shri (also spelt Padma Shree, Padmashree, Padma Sree and Padma Sri) is an award given by the Government of India generally to Indian citizens to recognize their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the Arts, Education, Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Social Service and public life. (The word "Padma" (Sanskrit) means "Lotus".)

It stands fourth in the hierarchy of civilian awards after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. On its obverse, the words "Padma" and "Shri", in Devanagari, appear above and below the lotus flower. The geometrical pattern on either side is in burnished bronze. All embossing is in white gold.

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As of 2007-06-01, 2024 people have received the award.[1]

Name Field Country/State
Pratibha Ray Literature and Education Orissa
Amitav Ghosh Literature and Education West Bengal
Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty Science and Engineering West Bengal
Balbir Singh Medicine Punjab
Baldev Raj Science and Engineering
Balachandra Menon Art Kerala
Jeev Milkha Singh Sports
Koneru Humpy Sports Andhra Pradesh
Louis Remo Fernandes Art Goa
S. M. Cyril Social Work Ireland
Vijaydan Detha Literature and Education Rajasthan
Lama Thupten Phuntsok Social Work India/Arunachal Pradesh (Tawang)

Name Field Country/State
Pankaj Udhas Art Gujarat
Sania Mirza Sports - Tennis
Shahnaz Husain Trade and Industry
Sucheta Dalal Journalism Maharashtra
Sudha Murty Social Work Karnataka

Name Field Country/State
Bhagavatula Dattaguru Science and Engineering
Amiya Kumar Bagchi Literature and Education
Anil Kumble Sports - Cricket
G. Bakthavathsalam Medicine
Gladys Staines Social Work
Muzaffar Ali Art
Puran Chand Wadali Art
Shah Rukh Khan Art - Cinema
Shobhana Bhartia Journalism
Shobana Chandrakumar Art

Ambassador Dimitri Velissaropoulos

  1. ^ Padma Shri Award recipients list


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Indian honours and decorations
Civilian
International Gandhi Peace Prize
National Bharat Ratna · Padma Vibhushan · Padma Bhushan · Padma Shri ·
By field Sahitya Akademi Fellowship (literature) · Sahitya Akademi Award (literature) · Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (performing arts) · Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (performing arts) · Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship (fine arts) · Dadasaheb Phalke Award (cinema) · National Film Awards (cinema) · Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (sports) · Arjuna Award (sports) · Dronacharya Award (sports coaching)
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Military
Wartime Param Vir Chakra · Maha Vir Chakra · Vir Chakra
Peacetime Ashoka Chakra · Kirti Chakra · Shaurya Chakra
Distinguished
Service		 Sena Medal (Army) · Naosena Medal (Navy) · Vayusena Medal (Air Force) · Vishisht Seva Medal
Others Param Vishisht Seva Medal · Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
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