Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian Awards in the country, are conferred in three categories — Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
The Padma Awards 2024 were announced on Republic Day eve on Thursday night. Parbati Baruah, India’s first female elephant mahout who started taming the wild tuskers at the age of 14 to overcome stereotypes, to receive Padma Shri in the field of Social Work (Animal Welfare). Tribal environmentalist Chami Murmu, social worker Sangthankima who runs Mizoram’s largest orphanage and plastic surgeon Prema Dhanraj who treats burn victims are among 110 “unsung heroes” awarded Padma Shri on Thursday.
The last date for nominations for the Padma Awards was September 15, 2023. Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian Awards in the country, are conferred in three categories — Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
Padma Vibhushan 2024 (5)
- M Venkaiah Naidu, ex-Vice President (Public Affairs) – Andhra Pradesh
- Veteran actor Vyjayantimala Bali (Art) – Tamil Nadu
- Founder of Sulabh International Late Bindeshwar Pathak (Social Work) – Bihar
- Padma Subrahmanyam (Art) – Tamil Nadu
- Konidela Chiranjeevi (Art) – Andhra Pradesh
Padma Bhushan 2024 (17)
Veteran BJP leader Ram Naik, singer Usha Uthup and actor late Vijaykanth among 17 awarded Padma Bhushan
- M Fathima Beevi (Public Affairs) – Kerala
- Hormusji N Cama (Literature & Education) – Maharashtra
- Mithun Chakraborty (Art) – West Bengal
- Sitaram Jindal (Trade & Industry) – Karnataka
- Young Liu (Trade & Industry) – Taiwan
- Ashwin Balachand Mehta (Medicine) – Maharashtra
- Satyabrata Mookherjee (Public Affairs) – West Bengal
- Ram Naik (Public Affairs) – Maharashtra
- Tejas Madhusudan Patel (Medicine) – Gujarat
- Olanchery Rajagopal (Public Affairs) – Kerala
- Dattatray Ambadas Mayaloo alias Rajdutt (Art) – Maharashtra
- Togdan Rinpoche (Others – Spiritualism) – Ladakh
- Pyarelal Sharma (Art) – Maharashtra
- Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (Medicine) – Bihar
- Usha Uthup (Art) – West Bengal
- Vijaykanth (Art) – Tamil Nadu
- Kundan Vyas (Literature & Education – Journalism) – Maharashtra
Padma Shri 2024 winners (110)
Parbati Baruah: India’s 1st female elephant mahout, who overcame stereotypes to create a space for herself in a traditionally male-dominated field
Jageshwar Yadav: Tribal Welfare Worker from Jashpur who dedicated his life for the upliftment of marginalized Birhor & Pahadi Korwa people
Chami Murmu: Tribal Environmentalist and Women empowerment champion from Seraikela Kharsawan
Gurvinder Singh: Divyang Social Worker from Sirsa who worked for betterment of homeless, destitute, women, orphans and divyangjan.
Sathyanarayana Beleri: Rice farmer from Kasaragod, who evolved into a guardian of paddy crop by preserving over 650 traditional rice varieties.
… and so on for the list of Padma Shri winners
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