Padma Bhushan Award Overview
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 2016
In the year 2016 Goverment of India announced 19 Padma Bhushan awardees/recipients. Here is the list of the 19 Padma Bhushan award winners for 2016:
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2016 | Ravindra Chandra Bhargava | Uttar Pradesh India | Public Affairs |
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2016 | Robert Dean Blackwill | Michigan United States | Public Affairs |
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2016 | Hafeez Sorabe Contractor | Maharashtra India | Others |
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2016 | Indu Jain | Delhi India | Trade & Industry |
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2016 | Heisnam Kanhailal | Manipur India | Arts |
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2016 | Anupam Pushkarnath Kher | Maharashtra India | Arts |
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2016 | Sania Mirza | Telangana India | Sports |
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2016 | Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry | Maharashtra India | Trade & Industry |
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2016 | Udit Narayan Jha | Maharashtra India | Arts |
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2016 | Ms. Saina Nehwal | Haryana India | Sports |
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2016 | Dr. Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad | Andhra Pradesh India | Literature & Education |
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2016 | Vinod Rai | Kerala India | Civil Service |
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2016 | Prof. N.S. Ramanuja Tatacharya | Maharashtra India | Literature & Education |
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2016 | Dr. Alla Venkata Rama Rao | Andhra Pradesh India | Science & Engineering |
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2016 | Dr. Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy | Telangana India | Medicine |
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2016 | Swami Dayananda Saraswati(Posthumous) | Uttarakhand India | Others |
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2016 | Dr. Barjinder Singh Hamdard | Punjab India | Literature & Education |
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2016 | Ram Vanji Sutar | Uttar Pradesh India | Arts |
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2016 | Swami Tejomayananda | Maharashtra India | Others |
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