About Padma Vibhushan Award
The Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "exceptional and distinguished service". All persons without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex are eligible for these awards.
List of Padma Vibhushan Award Winners 1981-1990
From 1981-1990 the Goverment of India announced total 23 winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 23 Padma Vibhushan award winners from 1981-1990:
| Images | Year | Recipient Name | State/Country | Field |
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1990 | Dr. Vallampadugai Srinivasa Raghavan Arunchalam | Delhi India | Literature & Education |
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1990 | Triloki Nath Chaturvedi | Karnataka India | Civil Service |
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1990 | Prof. Bhabatosh Datta | West Bengal India | Literature & Education |
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1990 | Shivputra Sindhram Komkali Alias Kumar Gandharv | Madhya Pradesh India | Arts |
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1990 | Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam | Tamil Nadu India | Science & Engineering |
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1989 | Umashankar Dikshit | Uttar Pradesh India | Public Affairs |
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1989 | Ustad Ali Akbar Khan | West Bengal India | Arts |
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1989 | Dr. Monkombu Sambasiva Swaminathan | Tamil Nadu India | Science & Engineering |
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1988 | Justice Mirza Hameedullah Beg | Delhi India | Public Affairs |
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1988 |
Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa Also won: Jnanpith Award |
Karnataka India | Literature & Education |
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1988 |
Mahadevi Varma (Posthumous) Also won: Jnanpith Award |
Uttar Pradesh India | Literature & Education |
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1987 | Dr. Manmohan Singh | Delhi India | Civil Service |
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1987 |
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya Also won: Ramon Magsaysay Award |
Karnataka India | Social Work |
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1987 | Dr. Benjamin Peary Pal | Delhi India | Civil Service |
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1987 | General Arun Shridhar Vaidya (Posthumous) | Maharashtra India | Civil Service |
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1986 |
Murlidhar Devidas Alias Baba Amte Also won: Ramon Magsaysay Award |
Maharashtra India | Social Work |
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1986 | Birju Maharaj | Delhi India | Arts |
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1986 | Prof. Autar Singh Paintal | Delhi India | Medicine |
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1985 | Prof. Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao | Karnataka India | Science & Engineering |
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1985 | Prof. Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon | Kerala India | Civil Service |
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1982 | Mira Behn | London England | Social Work |
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1981 | Dr. Satish Dhawan | Karnataka India | Science & Engineering |
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1981 | Ravi Shankar | Uttar Pradesh India | Arts |
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