GUWAHATI: The Government of India on Monday, May 25, announced the Padma Awards 2026, honouring 131 eminent personalities from across the country for their outstanding contribution in various fields, including art, sports, literature, medicine, public affairs, science, social work and trade.
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The Padma Awards, among India’s highest civilian honours, are announced every year on the eve of Republic Day and are presented in three categories — Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
This year’s list features several prominent names from the world of cinema, sports, business and public service, including legendary actor Dharmendra, Malayalam superstar Mammootty, singer Alka Yagnik, Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma and industrialist Uday Kotak.
The Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second-highest civilian award, is conferred for exceptional and distinguished service of the highest order. The Padma Bhushan recognises distinguished service of a high order, while the Padma Shri is awarded for notable contributions in different disciplines.
The winners of the Padma Vibhushan 2026 are: Dharmendra Singh Deol (Posthumous) – Art, K T Thomas – Public Affairs, N Rajam – Art, P Narayanan – Literature and Education and V S Achuthanandhan (Posthumous) – Public Affairs.
The recipients of the Padma Bhushan 2026 are: Alka Yagnik – Art, Bhagat Singh Koshyari -Public Affairs, Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy – Medicine, Mammootty – Art, Nori Dattatreyudu – Medicine, Piyush Pandey (Posthumous) – Art, S K M Maeilanandhan – Social Work, Shatavadhani R Ganesh – Art, Shibu Soren (Posthumous) – Public Affairs, Uday Kotak – Trade and Industry, V K Malhotra (Posthumous) – Public Affairs, Vellappally Natesan – Public Affairs and Vijay Amritraj – Sports.
The Padmi Shri 2026 awardees are: A E Muthunayagam – Science and Engineering, Anil Kumar Rastogi – Art, Anke Gowda M. – Social Work, Armida Fernandez – Medicine, Arvind Vaidya – Art, Ashok Khade – Trade and Industry, Ashok Kumar Singh – Science and Engineering, Asok Kumar Haldar – Literature and Education, Baldev Singh – Sports, Bhagwandas Raikwar – Sports, Bharat Singh Bharti – Art, Bhiklya Ladakya Dhinda – Art, Bishwa Bandhu (Posthumous) – Art, Brij Lal Bhat – Social Work, Buddha Rashmi Mani – Others – Archaeology, Budhri Tati – Social Work, Chandramouli Gaddamanugu – Science and Engineering, Charan Hembram – Literature and Education, Chiranji Lal Yadav – Art, Deepika Reddy – Art, Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya – Art, Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad – Art, Gafruddin Mewati Jogi – Art, Gambir Singh Yonzone – Literature and Education, Garimella Balakrishna Prasad (Posthumous) – Art, Gayatri Balasubramanian & Ranjani Balasubramanian (Duo) – Art, Gopal Ji Trivedi – Science and Engineering, Guduru Venkat Rao – Medicine, H V Hande – Medicine, Hally War – Social Work, Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay (Posthumous) – Art, Haricharan Saikia – Art, Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar – Sports, Inderjit Singh Sidhu – Social Work, Janardan Bapurao Bothe – Social Work, Jogesh Deuri – Others – Agriculture, Juzer Vasi – Science and Engineering, Jyotish Debnath – Art, K Pajanivel – Sports, K Ramasamy – Science and Engineering, K Vijay Kumar – Civil Service, Kabindra Purkayastha (Posthumous) – Public Affairs, Kailash Chandra Pant – Literature and Education, Kalamandalam Vimala Menon – Art, Kewal Krishan Thakral – Medicine, Khem Raj Sundriyal – Art, Kollakal Devaki Amma G – Social Work, Krishnamurty Balasubramanian – Science and Engineering, Kumar Bose – Art, Kumarasamy Thangaraj – Science and Engineering, Lars-Christian Koch – Art, Liudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova – Literature and Education, Madhavan Ranganathan – Art, Maganti Murali Mohan – Art
, Mahendra Kumar Mishra – Literature and Education, Mahendra Nath Roy – Literature and Education, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar – Literature and Education, Mangala Kapoor – Literature and Education, Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai – Art, Mohan Nagar – Social Work, Narayan Vyas – Others – Archaeology, Naresh Chandra Dev Varma – Literature and Education, Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandlewala – Social Work, Nuruddin Ahmed – Art, Othuvaar Thiruthani Swaminathan – Art, Padma Gurmet – Medicine, Palkonda Vijay Anand Reddy – Medicine, Pokhila Lekthepi – Art, Prabhakar Basavprabhu Kore – Literature and Education, Prateek Sharma – Medicine, Praveen Kumar – Sports, Prem Lal Gautam – Science and Engineering, Prosenjit Chatterjee – Art, Punniamurthy Natesan – Medicine, R Krishnan (Posthumous) – Art, R V S Mani – Civil Service, Rabilal Tudu – Literature and Education, Raghupat Singh (Posthumous) – Others – Agriculture, Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar – Art, Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar – Art, Rajendra Prasad – Medicine, Rama Reddy Mamidi (Posthumous) – Others – Animal Husbandry, Ramamurthy Sreedher – Others – Radio Broadcasting, Ramchandra Godbole & Suneeta Godbole (Duo) – Medicine, Ratilal Borisagar – Literature and Education, Rohit Sharma – Sports, S G Susheelamma – Social Work, Sangyusang S Pongener – Art, Niranjan Dass – Others – Spiritualism, Sarat Kumar Patra – Art, Saroj Mandal – Medicine, Satish Shah (Posthumous) – Art, Satyanarayan Nuwal – Trade and Industry, Savita Punia – Sports, Shafi Shauq – Literature and Education, Shashi Shekhar Vempati – Literature and Education, Shrirang Devaba Lad – Others – Agriculture, Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar – Science and Engineering, Shyam Sundar – Medicine, Simanchal Patro – Art, Sivasankari – Literature and Education, Suresh Hanagavadi – Medicine, Swami Brahmdev Ji Maharaj – Social Work, T T Jagannathan (Posthumous) – Trade and Industry, Taga Ram Bheel – Art, Tarun Bhattacharya – Art, Techi Gubin – Social Work, Thiruvaarur Bakthavathsalam – Art, Tripti Mukherjee – Art, Veezhinathan Kamakoti – Science and Engineering, Vempaty Kutumba Sastry – Literature and Education, Vladimer Mestvirishvili (Posthumous) – Sports and Yumnam Jatra Singh (Posthumous) – Art.
