BHARAT RATNA FOR PRANAB MUKHERJEE, NANAJI DESHMUKH AND BHUPEN HAZARIKA.
BHARAT RATNA is the highest civilian award of INDIA and rank seventh in the Indian Order of Precedence. It was instituted in the year 1954.It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service or performance in any field without any discrimination. Bharat Ratna was not to be awarded posthumously. But it was changed in 1955 and late Lal Bahadur Shastri became first recipient to be awarded posthumously. Pre-2010 the award was confined to the achievements in the field of Science, Arts, Literature and Public Service.
In 2011 the government made an amendment and expanded its criteria to include any field of human endeavour. The Prime Minister makes a recommendation to the President with not more than three nominees. The awardee receives a Peepal leaf shaped medallion along with Sanad(certificate) with no monetary grants. The award was discontinued twice first between 1977-1980 and 1992-1995.The latest recipients of the award are-Former President Pranab Mukherjee, Social Activist Nanaji Deshmukh and Singer and Music composer Bhupen Hazarika. Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika are posthumously awarded.Till now 48 people have been awarded by Bharat Ratna among them three are foreigner Mother Teresa became first foreigner, Abdul Gaffar khan,Nelson Mandela ,Amartya Sen became first economist and Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar became first sportsperson and he also became the youngest recipient. Mother Teresa,Nelson Mandela and Amartya Sen are Nobel Prize winners too.
PADMA AWARDS.
The Government of India in 1954 instituted two civilian awards-Bharat Ratna & Padma Vibhushan. The latter had three classes namely Pahela Varg, Dusra Varg and Tisra Varg. These were renamed as Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
The Padma Award is classified in three categories.
Padma Vibhushan for exceptional and distinguished service.
Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of a high order.
Padma Shri for distinguished service.
The Padma Awards are open to all there is no discrimination. However, Government servants including those working with PSUs, except doctors and scientists, are not eligible for these awards. There must be a gap of 5 years between two Padma Awards for the same recipient. These awards are not given posthumously but it is up to the government to consider the name. Padma awards are announced every year on Republic Day. They were discontinued during the years 1978 and 1979 and 1993 to 1997.
PADMA AWARD COMMITTEE-
The Padma Awards Committee is constituted by the Prime Minister and chaired by the Cabinet Secretary and includes Home Secretary, Secretary to the President and four to six eminent persons as members. The recommendations of the committee are submitted to the Prime Minister and the President of India for approval
WINNERS OF 2019 PADMA AWARDS.
Padma Vibhushan.
Padma Bhushan.
PADMA SHRI.
AWARDEE | RELATED TO | COUNTRY/STATE |
Shri Rajeshwar Acharya
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Art-Vocal-Hindustani | Uttar Pradesh
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Shri Bangaru Adigalar | Others-Spiritualism | Tamil Nadu
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Shri Illias Ali | Medicine-Surgery | Assam
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Shri Manoj Bajpayee | Art-Acting-Films | Maharashtra |
Shri Uddhab Kumar Bharali | Science & Engineering-Grassroots Innovation | Assam |
Shri Omesh Kumar Bharti | Medicine-Rabies | Himachal Pradesh |
Shri Pritam Bhartwan | Art-Vocals-Folk | Uttarakhand |
Shri Jyoti Bhatt | Art-Painting | Gujarat |
Shri Dilip Chakravarty | Others-Archaeology | Delhi |
Shri Mammen Chandy | Medicine-Hematology | West Bengal |
Shri Swapan Chaudhuri | Art-Music-Tabla | West Bengal |
Shri Kanwal Singh Chauhan | Others-Agriculture | Haryana |
Shri Sunil Chhetri | Sports-Football | Telangana |
Shri Dinyar Contractor | Art-Acting-Theatre | Maharashtra |
Ms. Muktaben Pankajkumar Dagli | Social Work-Divyang Welfare | Gujarat |
Shri Babulal Dahiya | Others-Agriculture | Madhya Pradesh |
Shri Thanga Darlong | Art-Music-Flute | Tripura |
Shri Prabhu Deva
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Art-Dance | Karnataka |
Ms. Rajkumari Devi | Others-Agriculture | Bihar |
Ms. Bhagirathi Devi | Public Affairs | Bihar |
Shri Baldev Singh Dhillon | Science & Engineering-Agriculture | Punjab |
Ms. Harika Dronavalli | Sports-Chess | Andhra Pradesh |
Ms. Godawari Dutta | Art-Painting | Bihar |
Shri Gautam Gambhir
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Sports-Cricket | Delhi |
Ms. Draupadi Ghimiray | Social Work-Divyang Welfare | Sikkim |
Ms. Rohini Godbole | Science & Engineering-Nuclear | Karnataka |
Shri Sandeep Guleria | Medicine-Surgery | Delhi |
Shri Pratap Singh Hardia | Medicine- Ophthmology | Madhya Pradesh |
Shri Bulu Imam | Social Work-Culture | Jharkhand |
Ms. Friederike Irina | Social Work-Animal Welfare | Germany |
Shri Joravarsinh Jadav | Art-Dance Folk | Gujarat |
Shri S Jaishankar | Civil Service | Delhi |
Shri Narsingh Dev Jamwal | Literature & Education | Jammu & Kashmir |
Shri Fayaz Ahmad Jan | Art-Craft-Papier Mache | Jammu & Kashmir |
Shri K G Jayan | Art-Music-Bhakti | Kerala |
Shri Subhash Kak
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Science & Engineering-Technology | USA |
Shri Sharath Kamal | Sports-Table Tennis | Tamil Nadu |
Shri Rajani Kant | Social Work | Uttar Pradesh |
Shri Sudam Kate | Medicine-Sickle Cell | Maharashtra |
Shri Waman Kendre | Art-Acting-Theatre | Maharashtra
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Shri Kader Khan | Art-Acting-Films | Canada |
Shri Abdul Gafur Khatri | Art-Painting | Gujarat |
Shri Ravindra Kolhe | Medicine-Affordable Healthcare | Maharashtra |
Ms. Smita Kolhe | Medicine-Affordable Healthcare | Maharashtra |
Ms. Bombayla Devi Laishram | Sports-Archery | Manipur |
Shri Kailash Madbaiya | Literature & Education | Madhya Pradesh |
Shri Ramesh Babaji Maharaj | Social Work-Animal Welfare | Uttar Pradesh |
Shri Vallabhbhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya | Others-Agriculture | Gujarat |
Ms. Gita Mehta | Literature & Education | USA |
Shri Shadab Mohammad | Medicine-Dentistry | Uttar Pradesh |
Shri K K Muhammed | Others-Archaeology | Kerala |
Shri Shyama Prasad Mukherjee | Medicine-Affordable Healthcare | Jharkhand |
Shri Daitari Naik
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Social Work | Odisha |
Shri Shankar Mahadevan Narayan | Art-Vocals-Films | Maharashtra |
Shri Shantanu Narayen
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Trade & Industry-Technology | USA |
Nartaki Natraj | Art-Dance-Bharatnatyam | Tamil Nadu |
Shri Tsering Norboo | Medicine-Surgery | Jammu & Kashmir |
Shri Anup Ranjan Pandey | Art-Music | Chhattisgarh |
Shri Jagdish Prasad Parikh | Others-Agriculture | Rajasthan |
Shri Ganpatbhai Patel
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Literature & Education | USA |
Shri Bimal Patel | Others-Architecture | Gujarat |
Shri Hukumchand Patidar | Others-Agriculture | Rajasthan |
Shri Harvinder Singh Phoolka | Public Affairs | Punjab |
Ms. Madurai Chinna Pillai | Social Work-Microfinance | Tamil Nadu |
Ms. Tao Porchon-Lynch
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Others-Yoga | USA |
Ms. Kamala Pujhari | Others-Agriculture | Odisha |
Shri Bajrang Punia
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Sports-Wrestling | Haryana |
Shri Jagat Ram | Medicine-Ophthalmology | Chandigarh |
Shri R V Ramani | Medicine-Ophthalmology | Tamil Nadu |
Shri Devarapalli Prakash Rao | Social Work-Affordable Education | Odisha |
Shri Anup Sah | Art-Photography | Uttarakhand |
Ms. Milena Salvini
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Art-Dance-Kathakali | France |
Shri Nagindas Sanghavi | Literature & Education-Journalism | Maharashtra |
Shri Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Art-Lyrics | Telangana |
Shri Shabbir Sayyad | Social Work-Animal Welfare | Maharashtra |
Shri Mahesh Sharma | Social Work-Tribal Welfare | Madhya Pradesh |
Shri Mohammad Hanif Khan Shastri | Literature & Education | Delhi |
Shri Brijesh Kumar Shukla | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh |
Shri Narendra Singh | Others-Animal Husbandry | Haryana |
Ms. Prashanti Singh | Sports-Basketball | Uttar Pradesh |
Shri Sultan Singh | Others-Animal Husbandry | Haryana |
Shri Jyoti Kumar Sinha | Social Work-Affordable Education | Bihar |
Shri Anandan Sivamani | Art-Music | Tamil Nadu |
Ms. Sharada Srinivasan | Others-Archaeology | Karnataka |
Shri Devendra Swarup
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Literature & Education-Journalism | Uttar Pradesh |
Shri Ajay Thakur | Sports-Kabaddi | Himachal Pradesh |
Shri Rajeev Tharanath | Art-Music-Sarod | Karnataka |
Ms. Saalumarada Thimmakka | Social Work-Environment | Karnataka |
Ms. Jamuna Tudu | Social Work-Environment | Jharkhand |
Shri Bharat Bhushan Tyagi | Others-Agriculture | Uttar Pradesh |
Shri Ramaswami Venkataswami | Medicine-Surgery | Tamil Nadu |
Shri Ram Saran Verma | Others-Agriculture | Uttar Pradesh |
Shri Swami Vishudhananda | Others-Spiritualism | Kerala |
Shri Hiralal Yadav | Art-Vocals-Folk | Uttar Pradesh |
Shri Venkateswara Rao Yadlapalli | Others-Agriculture |
Andhra Pradesh |
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