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Padma Vibhushan, Bhushan and Shri awardees list

28 May 20251 min read
AWARDS & PERSONSPadma Vibhushan,Bhushan and Shriawardees list28 May 2025safalsetu.com

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Notes on notable Padma awardees across three tiers.

Padma Vibhushan (second highest civilian award)

  • Justice J.S. Khehar (Retd), ex-Chief Justice of India.
  • Posthumous: Sharda Sinha (folk singer) and Kumudini Lakhia (Kathak dancer).

Padma Bhushan (third highest)

  • Posthumous: Bibek Debroy, economist (wife received); Manohar Joshi, ex-Lok Sabha Speaker and Maharashtra CM (son received).
  • Others: Anant Nag, Shobana Chandrakumar, Jatin Goswami, Kailash Nath Dikshit, Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti, Sadhvi Ritambhara.

Padma Shri

  • Ricky Kej, Grammy-winning composer; I.M. Vijayan, footballer; Dr. Soniya Nityanand, university Vice-Chancellor.

Exam angle

  • Vibhushan = 2nd, Bhushan = 3rd highest civilian award.

Test yourself

1. In the Padma awards list, which award is described as the second highest civilian honour?

Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award; Padma Bhushan is third.

2. Who among the Padma Bhushan awardees is an economist honoured posthumously, with the award received by his wife?

Bibek Debroy, an economist, was honoured posthumously and his wife received the award.

3. Which Padma Shri awardee is listed as a Grammy-winning music composer?

Ricky Kej is noted as a Grammy-winning composer among the Padma Shri awardees.

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