About Padma Bhushan Award
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".
List of Padma Bhushan Award Winners 1956
In the year 1956 Goverment of India announced 13 Padma Bhushan winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 13 Padma Bhushan award winners for 1956:
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1956 | Rukmini Devi Arundale | Tamil Nadu India | Arts |
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1956 | Rajshekhar Basu | West Bengal India | Literature & Education |
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1956 | Dhyan Chand | Punjab India | Sports |
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1956 | Malur Srinivasa Thirumale Iyengar | Tamil Nadu India | Civil Service |
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1956 | Nawab Zain Yar Jung | Telangana India | Public Affairs |
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1956 | Pushpavati Janardanrai Mehta | Maharashtra India | Public Affairs |
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1956 | Cottari Kanakaiyah Nayudu | Tamil Nadu India | Sports |
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1956 | Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi | Tamil Nadu India | Medicine |
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1956 | Kanwar Sain | Rajasthan India | Civil Service |
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1956 | Bhai Vir Singh | Punjab India | Literature & Education |
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1956 | Kasturi Srinivasan | Punjab India | Literature & Education |
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1956 | Mahadevi Varma | Uttar Pradesh India | Literature & Education |
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1956 | Dr. Tiruvadi Sambasiva Venkatraman | Tamil Nadu India | Science & Engineering |
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