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Padma Awards Winners 2020

Let's know Brief Details on Padma Awards Winners 2020 and the criteria for getting Padma Awards. We will learn about Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri.

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Padma Awards were instituted in 1954 to recognise citizens of India to honour their outstanding contributions to various areas of work, including education, the arts, literature, industry and acting, science in medicine, social service, and public issues. It has also been awarded to distinguished individuals who weren’t citizens of India but who contributed to India differently. The criteria for selection have been criticised in certain circles, claiming that many worthy artists were removed to favour some people. India has created an online platform for ordinary citizens to suggest their nominations for the civil “Padma” awards annually.

Padma Vibhushan (2020): 7 People Awarded

Shri George Fernandes- Public Affairs
Shri Arun Jaitley – Public Affairs
Sir Anerood Jugnauth GCSK- Public Affairs
Smt. M. C. Mary Kom – Sports
Shri Chhannulal Mishra – Art
Smt. Sushma Swaraj – Public Affairs
Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji Sri Pejavara Adhokshaja Matha Udupi

Padma Bhushan (2020): 16 People Awarded

Shri M. Mumtaz Ali (Sri M) – Others-Spiritualism
Shri Syed Muazzem Ali(Posthumous)- Public Affairs
Shri Muzaffar Hussain Baig- Public Affairs
Shri Ajoy Chakravorty- Art
Shri Manoj Das- Literature and Education
Shri Balkrishna Doshi- Others-Architecture
Ms Krishnammal Jagannathan- Social Work
Shri S. C. Jamir- Public Affairs
Shri Anil Prakash Joshi- Social Work
Dr Tsering Landol- Medicine
Shri Anand Mahindra- Trade and Industry
Shri Neelakanta Ramakrishna Madhava Menon (Posthumous)- Public Affairs
Shri Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar (Posthumous)- Public Affairs
Prof. Jagdish Sheth- Literature and Education
Ms P. V. Sindhu- Sports
Shri Venu Srinivasan- Trade and Industry

Padma Shri (2020): 118 People Awarded

Guru Shashadhar Acharya – Art
Dr Yogi Aeron- Medicine
Shri Jai Prakash Agarwal- Trade and Industry
Shri Jagdish Lal Ahuja- Social Work
Kazi Masum Akhtar- Literature and Education
Ms Gloria Arieira- Literature and Education
Khan Zaheer Khan Bakhtiar Khan- Sports
Dr Padmavathy Bandopadhyay- Medicine
Dr Sushovan Banerjee- Medicine
Dr. Digambar Behera- Medicine
Dr Damayanti Beshra- Literature and Education
Shri Pawar Popatrao Baguji- Social Work
Shri Himmata Ram Bhambhu- Social Work
Shri Sanjeev Bikhchandani- Trade and Industry
Shri Gafurbhai M. Bilakhia- Trade and Industry
Shri Bob Blackman- Public Affairs
Ms. Indira P. P. Bora- Art
Shri Madan Singh Chauhan- Art
Ms. Usha Chaumar- Social Work
Shri Lil Bahadur Chettri- Literature and Education
Ms. Lalitha & Ms. Saroja Chidambaram (Duo)*- Art
Dr. Vajira Chitrasena- Art
Dr. Purushottam Dadheech- Art
Shri Utsav Charan Das- Art
Prof. Indra Dassanayake(Posthumous)- Literature and Education
Shri H. M. Desai- Literature and Education
Shri Manohar Devadoss- Art
Ms. Oinam Bembem Devi- Sports
Ms Lia Diskin Social- Work
Shri M. P. Ganesh- Sports
Dr Bangalore Gangadhar- Medicine
Dr Raman Gangakhedkar- Science and Engineering
Shri Barry Gardiner- Public Affairs
Shri Chewang Motup Goba- Trade and Industry
Shri Bharat Goenka- Trade and Industry
Shri Yadla Gopalarao- Art
Shri Mitrabhanu Gountia- Art
Ms. Tulasi Gowda- Social Work
Shri Sujoy K. Guha- Science and Engineering
Shri Harekala Hajabba- Social Work
Shri Enamul Haque Others-Archaeology
Shri Madhu Mansuri Hasmukh- Art
Shri Abdul Jabbar(Posthumous)- Social Work
Shri Bimal Kumar Jain- Social Work
Ms Meenakshi Jain- Literature and Education
Shri Ramnath Jain- Trade and Industry
Ms Shanti Jain- Art
Shri Sudhir Jain- Science and Engineering
Shri Benichandra Jamatia- Literature and Education
Shri K. V. Sampath Kumar & Ms Vidushi Jayalakshmi K.S.(Duo)*- Literature and education-Journalism
Shri Karan Johar – Art
Dr Leela Joshi- Medicine
Ms Sarita Joshi- Art
Shri C. Kamlova- Literature and Education
Dr. Ravi Kannan R.- Medicine
Ms Ekta Kapoor- Art
Shri Yazdi Naoshirwan Karanjia- Art
Shri Narayan J. Joshi Karayal- Literature and Education
Dr. Narindar Nath Khanna- Medicine
Shri Naveen Khanna- Science and Engineering
Shri S. P. Kothari- Literature and Education
Shri V. K. Munusamy Krishnapakthar- Art
Shri M. K. Kunjol- Social Work
Shri Manmohan Mahapatra (Posthumous)- Art
Ustad Anwar Khan Mangniyar- Art
Shri Kattungal Subramaniam Manilal- Science and Engineering
Shri Munna Master- Art
Prof. Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra- Literature and Education
Ms Binapani Mohanty- Literature and Education
Dr. Arunoday Mondal- Medicine
Dr Prithwindra Mukherjee- Literature and Education
Shri Sathyanarayan Mundayoor- Social Work
Shri Manilal Nag- Art
Shri N. Chandrasekharan Nair- Literature and Education
Dr. Tetsu Nakamura(Posthumous)- Social Work
Shri Shiv Datt Nirmohi- Literature and Education
Shri Pu Lalbiakthanga Pachuau- Literature and Education-Journalism
Ms. Moozhikkal Pankajakshi- Art
Dr Prasanta Kumar Pattanaik- Literature and Education
Shri Jogendra Nath Phukan- Literature and Education
Ms Rahibai Soma Popere- Others-Agriculture
Shri Yogesh Praveen- Literature and Education
Shri Jitu Rai- Sports
Shri Tarundeep Rai- Sports
Shri S. Ramakrishnan- Social Work
Ms. Rani Rampal- Sports
Ms. Kangana Ranaut- Art
Shri Dalavai Chalapathi Rao- Art
Shri Shahbuddin Rathod- Literature and Education
Shri Kalyan Singh Rawat- Social Work
Shri Chintala Venkat Reddy- Others-Agriculture
Smt. (Dr.) Shanti Roy- Medicine
Shri Radha Mohan & Ms Sabarmatee (Duo)*- Others-Agriculture
Shri Batakrushna Sahoo- Others-AnimalHusbandry
Ms Trinity Saioo- Others-Agriculture
Shri Adnan Sami- Art
Shri Vijay Sankeshwar- Trade and Industry
Dr Kushal Konwar Sarma- Medicine
Shri Sayed Mehboob Shah Qadri alias Sayedbhai- Social Work
Shri Mohammed Sharif- Social Work
Shri Shyam Sunder Sharma- Art
Dr Gurdip Singh- Medicine
Shri Ramjee Singh- Social Work
Shri Vashishtha Narayan Singh(Posthumous)- Science and Engineering
Shri Daya Prakash Sinha- Art
Dr. Sandra Desa Souza- Medicine
Shri Vijayasarathi Sribhashyam- Literature and Education
Smt. Kalee Shabi Mahaboob & Shri Sheik Mahaboob Subani(Duo)*- Art
Shri Javed Ahmad Tak- Social Work
Shri Pradeep Thalappil- Science and Engineering
Shri Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi- Literature and Education
Shri Robert Thurman- Literature and Education
Shri Agus Indra Udayana- Social Work
Shri Harish Chandra Verma- Science and Engineering
Shri Sundaram Verma- Social Work
Dr Romesh Tekchand Wadhwani- Trade and Industry
Shri Suresh Wadkar- Art
Shri Prem Watsa- Trade and Industry

Conclusion

Anyone who is a citizen of India is eligible to nominate a potential recipient. It is also possible to nominate one’s self. Nominations must be made online, where a form must be completed together with the details of the person or organisation being nominated. A 900-word essay describing the efforts of the person who is a candidate for awarding to be provided for nomination to be considered. The government also sends letters to governors of various states, governors, Union territories, central ministers, and departments to solicit nominations. There is no way of soliciting the recipient’s formal or written approval before the awards are announced. However, before the announcement, each recipient receives a phone call from the Ministry of Home Affairs informing them of the award.

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