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 1961
In the year 1961 Goverment of India announced 13 Padma Bhushan winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 13 Padma Bhushan award winners for 1961:
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1961 | Dr. Tridib Nath Banerjee | West Bengal India | Medicine |
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1961 | Dr. Rustomji Bomanji Billimoria | Maharashtra India | Medicine |
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1961 | Seth Govind Das | Madhya Pradesh India | Literature & Education |
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1961 | Dr. Verrier Elwin | Kent United Kingdom | Science & Engineering |
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1961 | Niranjan Das Gulhati | Delhi India | Civil Service |
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1961 | Lakshnaswamy Aiyar Venkatakrishna Iyer | Tamil Nadu India | Civil Service |
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1961 | Rai Krishnadas | Uttar Pradesh India | Literature & Education |
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1961 | Sumitra Nandan Pant | Uttar Pradesh India | Literature & Education |
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1961 | Svetoslav Roerich | Leningradskaya Oblast’ Russia | Arts |
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1961 | Bhagwan Sahay | Uttar Pradesh India | Civil Service |
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1961 | Vindhyeshwari Prasad Varma | Bihar India | Public Affairs |
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1961 | Dr. Krishnaswamy Venkataraman | Maharashtra India | Trade & Industry |
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1961 | Ardeshir Ruttonji Wadia | Maharashtra India | Literature & Education |
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