Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for “distinguished service of a high order…without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex.” The award criteria include “service in any field including service rendered by Government servants” including doctors and scientists, but exclude those working with the Public Sector Undertakings.
List of Padma Bhushan Awardees (10)
| S.NO. | NAME | FIELD | STATE/COUNTRY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ms. Krishna Nair Shantakumari | Art | Kerala |
| 2. | Shri Tarun Gogoi (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Assam |
| 3. | Shri Chandrashekhar Kambara | Literature and Education | Karnataka |
| 4. | Ms. Sumitra Mahajan | Public Affairs | Madhya Pradesh |
| 5. | Shri Nripendra Misra | Civil Service | Uttar Pradesh |
| 6. | Shri Ram Vilas Paswan (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Bihar |
| 7. | Shri Keshubai Patel (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Gujarat |
| 8. | Shri Kalbe Sadiq (Posthumous) | Others- Spiritualism | Uttar Pradesh |
| 9. | Shri Rajnikant Devidas Shroff | Trade and Industry | Maharashtra |
| 10. | Shri Tarlochan Singh | Public Affairs | Haryana |