Padma Awards 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee announced the names of Recipients of this year’s Padma awards. He approved conferment of 127 Padma Awards including one duo case (counted as one). Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three Categories viz. Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The list comprises two Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 101 Padma Shri Awardees.

Padma Awards 2014

2014 Padma Vibhushan Awards :

These are awarded  for  exceptional  and distinguished service. This year both the awardees were from Maharashtra:

1. Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar for Science and Engineering
2. Shri B.K.S. Iyengar for Yoga 

2014 Padma Bhushan Awards:

These are awarded for distinguished service of high order:

1. Prof. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Art – Painting, Gujarat
2. Begum Parveen Sultana, Art – Classical Singing, Maharashtra
3. Shri T.H. Vinayakram, Art – Ghatam Artist, Tamil Nadu
4. Shri Kamala Haasan, Art-Cinema, Tamil Nadu
5. Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Public Affairs, Delhi
6. Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
7. Prof. Jyeshtharaj Joshi, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
8. Dr. Madappa Mahadevappa, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
9. Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami, Science and Engineering, Delhi
10. Dr. Vinod Prakash Sharma, Science and Engineering, Delhi
11. Dr. Radhakrishnan Koppillil, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
12. Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya, Literature and Education, Delhi
13. Ms. Anita Desai, Literature and Education, Delhi
14. Dr. Dhirubhai Thaker, Literature and Education, Gujarat
15. Shri Vairamuthu Ramasamy Thevar, Literature and Education, Tamil Nadu
16. Shri Ruskin Bond, Literature and Education, Uttarakhand
17. Shri Pullela Gopichand, Sports – Badminton, Andhra Pradesh
18. Shri Leander Paes, Sports – Tennis, Maharashtra
19. Shri Vijayendra Nath Kaul, Civil Service, Delhi
20. Late Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, Public Affairs, Uttar Pradesh #
21. Late Dr. Anumolu Ramakrishna, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh #
22. Prof. Anisuzzaman, Literature and Education, Bangladesh*
23. Prof. Lloyd I. Rudolph and Prof. Susanne H. Rudolph, Literature and Education, USA*$
24. Dr. (Smt.) Neelam Kler, Medicine – Neonatology, Delhi

2014 Padma Shri Awards:

These are awarded for  distinguished service in any field:

1. Shri Mohammad Ali Baig, Art – Theatre, Andhra Pradesh
2. Ms. Nayana Apte Joshi, Art, Maharashtra
3. Shri Musafir Ram Bhardwaj, Art – Instrumental Music – Pauna Manjha, Himachal Pradesh
4. Ms. Sabitri Chatterjee, Art – Film, West Bengal
5. Prof. Biman Bihari Das, Art – Sculptor, Delhi
6. Shri Sunil Das, Art – Painting, West Bengal
7. Smt. Elam Endira Devi, Art – Manipuri Dance, Manipur
8. Shri Vijay Ghate, Art – Instrumental Music – Tabla, Maharashtra
9. Smt Rani Karnaa, Art – Kathak, West Bengal
10. Shri Bansi Kaul, Art – Theatre, Jammu & Kashmir
11. Ustad Moinuddin Khan, Art – Instrumental Music – Sarangi Player,Rajasthan
12. Ms. Geeta Mahalik, Art – Odishi Dance, Delhi
13. Shri Paresh Maity, Art – Painting, Delhi
14. Shri Ram Mohan, Art – Film Animation, Maharashtra
15. Shri Sudarsan Pattnaik, Art – Sand Artist, Orissa
16. Shri Paresh Rawal, Art – Cinema and Theatre, Maharashtra
17. Shri Wendell Augustine Rodricks, Art – Fashion Designing, Goa
18. Prof. Kalamandalam Sathyabhama, Art – Mohini Attam, Kerala
19. Shri Anuj (Ramanuj) Sharma, Art – Performing Art, Chhattisgarh
20. Shri Santosh Sivan, Art – Film, Tamil Nadu
21. Ms. Supriya Devi, Art-Bengali Cinema, West Bengal
22. Ms. Sooni Taraporevala, Art- Script Writing, Maharashtra
23. Ms. Vidya Balan, Art-Cinema, Maharashtra
24. Smt. Durga Jain, Social Work, Maharashtra
25. Dr. Rama Rao Anumolu, Social Work, Andhra Pradesh
26. Dr. Brahm Dutt, Social Work, Haryana
27. Shri Mukul Chandra Goswami, Social Work, Assam
28. Shri J.L. Kaul, Social Work, Delhi
29. Shri Mathurbhai Madhabhai Savani, Social Work, Gujarat
30. Shri Tashi Tondup, Public Affairs, Jammu and Kashmir
31. Dr. Hasmukh Chamanlal Shah, Public Affairs, Gujarat
32. Shri Sekhar Basu, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
33. Shri Madhavan Chandradathan, Science and Engineering, Kerala
34. Prof. Sushanta Kumar Dattagupta, Science and Engineering, West Bengal
35. Dr. Ravi Bhushan Grover, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
36. Prof. Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
37. Shri Ramkrishna V. Hosur, Science and Engineering, Maharashtra
38. Dr. Ajay Kumar Parida, Science and Engineering, Tamil Nadu
39. Dr. Malapaka Yajneswara and Satyanarayana Prasad, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh
40. Shri Kiran Kumar Alur Seelin, Science and Engineering, Gujarat
41. Dr. Brahma Singh, Science and Engineering, Delhi
42. Prof. Vinod Kumar Singh, Science and Engineering, Madhya Pradesh
43. Dr. Govindan Sundararajan, Science and Engineering, Andhra Pradesh
44. Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Science and Engineering, Delhi
45. Dr. Jayanta Kumar Ghosh, Science and Engineering, West Bengal
46. Shri Ravi Kumar Narra, Trade and Industry, Andhra Pradesh
47. Shri Rajesh Saraiya, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra
48. Ms. Mallika Srinivasan, Trade and Industry, Tamil Nadu
49. Shri Pratap Govindrao Pawar, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra
50. Dr. Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya, Medicine – Dermatology, Gujarat
51. Dr. Balram Bhargava, Medicine – Cardiology, Uttar Pradesh
52. Prof. (Dr.) Indra Chakravarty, Medicine – Health & Hygiene, West Bengal
53. Dr. Ramakant Krishnaji Deshpande, Medicine – Oncology, Maharashtra
54. Prof. (Dr.) Pawan Raj Goyal, Medicine – Chest Disease, Haryana
55. Prof. Amod Gupta, Medicine – Opthalmology, Haryana
56. Prof. (Dr.) Daya Kishore Hazra, Medicine, Uttar Pradesh
57. Prof. (Dr.) Thenumgal Poulose Jacob, Medicine – Vascular Surgery, Tamil Nadu
58. Prof. (Dr.) Shashank R. Joshi, Medicine – Endocrinology, Maharashtra
59. Prof. Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah, Medicine – Unani Medicine, Tamil Nadu
60. Dr. Milind Vasant Kirtane, Medicine – ENT Surgeory, Maharashtra
61. Dr. Lalit Kumar, Medicine – oncology, Delhi
62. Dr. Mohan Mishra, Medicine, Bihar
63. Dr. M. Subhadra Nair, Medicine – Gynecology, Kerala
64. Dr. Ashok Panagariya, Medicine – Neurology, Rajasthan
65. Dr. Narendra Kumar Pandey, Medicine – Surgery, Haryana
66. Dr. Sunil Pradhan, Medicine – Neurology, Uttar Pradesh
67. Dr. Ashok Rajgopal, Medicine – Orthopaedics, Delhi
68. Dr. Kamini A. Rao, Medicine – Reproductive Medicine, Karnataka
69. Dr. Sarbeswar Sahariah, Medicine – Surgery, Andhra Pradesh
70. Prof. Om Prakash Upadhyaya, Medicine, Punjab
71. Prof. (Dr.) Mahesh Verma, Medicine – Dental Science, Delhi
72. Dr. J.S. Titiyal, Medicine- Opthalmology, Delhi
73. Dr. Nitish Naik, Medicine- Cardiology, Delhi
74. Dr. Surbrat Kumar Acharya, Medicine- Gastroenterology, Delhi
75. Dr. Rajesh Kumar Grover, Medicine-Oncology, Delhi
76. Dr. Naheed Abidi, Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh
77. Prof. Ashok Chakradhar, Literature and Education, Delhi
78. Shri Chhakchhuak Chhuanvawra, Literature and Education, Mizoram
79. Shri Keki N. Daruwalla, Literature and Education, Delhi
80. Prof. Ganesh Narayandas Devi, Literature and Education, Gujarat
81. Prof. Kolakaluri Enoch, Literature and Education, Andhra Pradesh
82. Prof. (Dr.) Ved Kumari Ghai, Literature and Education, Jammu and Kashmir
83. Smt. Manorama Jafa, Literature and Education, Delhi
84. Prof. Rehana Khatoon, Literature and Education, Delhi
85. Dr. Waikhom Gojen Meeitei, Literature and Education, Manipur
86. Shri Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri, Literature and Education, Kerala
87. Prof. Dinesh Singh, Literature and Education, Delhi
88. Dr. (Mrs.) P. Kilemsungla, Literature and Education, Nagaland
89. Ms. Anjum Chopra, Sports – Cricket, Delhi
90. Ms. Sunil Dabas, Sports – Kabbadi, Haryana
91. Shri Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu, Sports – Mountaineering, Delhi
92. Ms. Dipika Rebecca Pallikal, Sports – Squash, Tamil Nadu
93. Shri H. Boniface Prabhu, Sports – Wheelchair Tennis, Karnataka
94. Shri Yuvraj Singh, Sports – Cricket, Haryana
95. Smt. Mamta Sodha, Sports – Mountaineering, Haryana
96. Ms Parveen Talha, Civil Service, Uttar Pradesh
97. Late Dr. Narendra Achyut Dabholkar, Social Work, Maharashtra#
98. Shri Ashok Kumar Mago, Trade and Industry, USA*
99. Dr. Siddharth Mukherjee, Medicine-Oncology, USA*
100. Dr. Vamsi Mootha, Medicine – Biomedical Research, USA*
101. Dr. Sengaku Mayeda, Literature and Education, Japan*

The Padma Awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan around March/ April every year.

Note: * indicates awardees in the category of Foreigners / NRIs/ PIOs.
# indicates awardees in the posthumous category.
$ indicates one duo case. (treated as one award.)