Padma Awards 2025: Investiture and Notable Awardees
Why in the news
Padma awards named before the 76th Republic Day were presented at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in the presence of the Vice-President, PM and Home Minister.
Key facts
| Award | Conferred | Notable names |
|---|---|---|
| Padma Vibhushan | 4 | Osamu Suzuki (posthumous), M.T. Vasudevan Nair (posthumous), D. Nageshwar Reddy, Lakshminarayana Subramaniam |
| Padma Bhushan | 10 | Shekhar Kapur, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Pankaj Udhas, Sushil Kumar Modi, P.R. Sreejesh, S. Ajith Kumar, Pankaj Patel, Vinod Dham |
| Padma Shri | 57 | Arundhati Bhattacharya, Pawan Kumar Goenka, A.K. Mahapatra, Jaspinder Narula Kaul |
- Total at this ceremony: 71 of 139 awardees.
- Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian honour.
- Dham is called the “Father of the Pentium”.
Unsung heroes
- 30 grassroots achievers were recognised, including Libia Lobo Sardesai, aged 100, of Goa’s freedom movement.
Exam angle
- Venue: Durbar Hall.