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Padma Vibhushan
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| Padma Vibhushan | ||
| Award Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Civilian | |
| Category | General | |
| Instituted | 1954 | |
| First Awarded | 1954 | |
| Last Awarded | 2007 | |
| Total Awarded | 222 | |
| Awarded by | Govt. of India | |
| Award Rank | ||
| Bharat Ratna ← Padma Vibhushan → Padma Bhushan | ||
The Padma Vibhushan is India's second highest civilian honour. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India.
It was established on January 2, 1954. It follows the Bharat Ratna and precedes the Padma Bhushan. It is awarded to recognize exceptional and distinguished service to the nation in any field, including government service.
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As of 1-June-2007, 222 people have received the award. The list of awardees can be found at http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php
| Name | Field | State |
|---|---|---|
| Justice P. N. Bhagwati | Public affairs | Delhi |
| Naresh Chandra Saxena | Civil service | Delhi |
| Raja Jesudoss Chelliah | Public affairs | Tamil Nadu |
| V. Krishnamurthy | Civil service | Delhi |
| Fali Sam Nariman | Public affairs | Delhi |
| Raja Rao | Literature and education | Karnataka/United States |
| Balu Sankaran | Medicine | Delhi |
| Khushwant Singh | Literature and education | Delhi |
| Ennackal Chandy George Sudarshan | Science and engineering | United States |
| N. N. Vohra | Civil service | Haryana |
| Name | Field | State |
|---|---|---|
| Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Arts – Cinema | Kerala |
| CR Krishnaswamy Rao | Civil service | Tamil Nadu |
| Charles Correa | Science and engineering | Maharashtra |
| Mahashweta Devi | Literature and education | West Bengal |
| Nirmala Deshpande | Social work | Delhi |
| Norman E. Borlaug | Agricultural science | United States |
| Obaid Siddiqui | Science and engineering | Karnataka |
| Prakash Narain Tandon | Medicine | Delhi |
| Justice V. N. Khare | Public Affairs | Uttar Pradesh |
| Name | Field | State |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Bal Krishan Goyal | Medicine | Maharashtra |
| Dr. Bhai Mohan Singh | Trade and industry | Delhi |
| Jyotindra Nath Dixit | Civil service | Delhi |
| Dr. Karan Singh | Public affairs | Delhi |
| Dr. Martanda Varma Sankaran Valiathan | Medicine | Kerala |
| Milon Kumar Banerji | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| Prasanth Paruchuri | Agricultural Science | Andhra Pradesh |
| Mohan Dharia | Social work | Maharashtra |
| Ram Narayan | Art | Maharashtra |
| Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman | Art (Cartoonist) | Karnataka |
| Name | Field | State |
|---|---|---|
| Amrita Pritam | ||
| M. N. Venkatachaliah | Law | Karnataka |
| Jayant Vishnu Narlikar | Astrophysics | Maharashtra |
| Name | Field | State |
|---|---|---|
| Bal Ram Nanda | ||
| Sonal Mansingh |
| Name[1] | Field | State |
|---|---|---|
| Pandit Jasraj | art-classical music-vocal | |
| Bhairab Dutt Pande | ||
| Jagdish Bhagwati | ||
| Tarlok Singh | ||
| M. S. Gill | ||
| Sikandar Bakht | ||
| K.B. Lall | ||
| Vilayat Khan | ||
| Hari Prasad Chaurasia | ||
| Dr. K. N. Raj | ||
| Kelucharan Mohapatra | Classical Indian Dance (Odissi) | Orissa |
| Shri K.Kasturirangan | ||
| R.K. Narayan | Literature | Tamil Nadu |
| Dr. M. Narasimham |
| Name[2] | Field | State |
|---|---|---|
| Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi | Music | Karnataka |
| Shri Braj Kumar Nehru | ||
| Smt. Damal Krishnaswamy Pattammal | ||
| Shri Dharma Vira | ||
| Justice Hans Raj Khanna | ||
| Late Shri Lallan Prasad Singh | ||
| Lata Mangeshkar | Music | Maharashtra |
| Shri Nana Deshmukh | Social Activist | Maharashtra |
| Shri Pandurang Shastri Athavale | Philosophy | Maharashtra |
| Dr. Rajagopala Chidambaram | Tamilnadu | |
| Dr. Sarvepalli Gopal | Historian | Tamilnadu |
| Shri Satish Gujral | ||
| Justice V.R.A. Krishna Iyer | ||
| Dr. Verghese Kurien |
| Name | Field | State |
|---|---|---|
| Baba Amte | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| Sivaji Ganesan | actor | Tamil nadu |
| Name | Field | State |
|---|---|---|
| Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi | Public affairs | Madhya Pradesh |
| Fazal Ali | Public affairs | Bihar |
| Jankibai Bajaj | Social Work | Madhya Pradesh |
| Name | Field | State |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve | Literature and education | Maharashtra |
| J. R. D. Tata | Trade and Industry | Maharashtra |
| Name | Field | State |
|---|---|---|
| Jigme Dorji Wangchuk | Public affairs | Bihar |
| Nand Lal Bose | Arts | West Bengal |
| Dr. Satyendra Nath Bose | Literature and education | West Bengal |
| V. K. Krishna Menon | Public affairs | Kerela |
| Dr. Zakir Hussain | Public Affairs | Andhra Pradesh |
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