The government has announced the names of 139 individuals selected for the prestigious Padma Awards for 2025. Among the seven recipients of the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian honor, are Osamu Suzuki, former CEO of Suzuki Motors, known for his contributions to India’s automotive sector, and folk singer Sharda Sinha. Other awardees include Dr. Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy for medicine, retired Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar for public affairs, Kaumudini Rajnikant Lakhia and Lakshminarayana Subramaniam for art, and the late M.T. Vasudevan Nair for literature and education.
The Padma Bhushan, awarded for distinguished service of a higher order, has been conferred on 19 individuals, including the late BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi, Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, hockey goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh, and economist Bibek Debroy. Other notable awardees include ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas, journalist A. Surya Prakash, and Sadhvi Ritambhara, known for her role in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.
The Padma Shri, awarded for distinguished service, has been given to 113 individuals, including many unsung heroes. Noteworthy recipients include 100-year-old freedom fighter Libia Lobo Sardesai from Goa, Dhak player Gokul Chandra Dey from West Bengal, and gynecologist Dr. Neerja Bhatla from Delhi, recognized for her work in cervical cancer prevention. The Padma Awards, classified into Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri, acknowledge exceptional contributions across various fields, with this year’s recipients including 23 women, 10 individuals from the Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI category, and 13 posthumous awards.
Here is the full list of all 139 Padma Awardees for 2025:
Padma Vibhushan
Shri Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy, Medicine
Justice (Retd.) Shri Jagdish Singh Khehar, Public Affairs
Smt. Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia, Art
Shri Lakshminarayana Subramaniam, Art
Shri MT Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous), Literature and Education
Shri Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous), Trade and Industry
Smt. Sharda Sinha (Posthumous), Art
Padma Bhushan
Shri A Surya Prakash, Literature and Education – Journalism
Shri Anant Nag, Art
Shri Bibek Debroy (Posthumous), Literature and Education
Shri Jatin Goswami, Art
Shri Jose Chacko Periappuram, Medicine
Shri Kailash Nath Dikshit, Archaeology
Shri Manohar Joshi (Posthumous), Public Affairs
Shri Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti, Trade and Industry
Shri Nandamuri Balakrishna, Art
Shri PR Sreejesh, Sports
Shri Pankaj Patel, Trade and Industry
Shri Pankaj Udhas (Posthumous), Art
Shri Rambahadur Rai, Literature and Education – Journalism
Sadhvi Ritambhara, Social Work
Shri S Ajith Kumar, Art
Shri Shekhar Kapur, Art
Ms. Shobana Chandrakumar, Art
Shri Sushil Kumar Modi (Posthumous), Public Affairs
Shri Vinod Dham, Science and Engineering
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Padma Shri
Shri Adwaita Charan Gadanayak, Art
Shri Achyut Ramchandra Palav, Art
Shri Ajay V Bhatt, Science and Engineering
Shri Anil Kumar Boro, Literature and Education
Shri Arijit Singh, Art
Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya, Trade and Industry
Shri Arunoday Saha, Literature and Education
Shri Arvind Sharma, Literature and Education
Shri Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, Medicine
Shri Ashok Laxman Saraf, Art
Shri Ashutosh Sharma, Science and Engineering
Smt. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, Art
Shri Baijnath Maharaj, Spiritualism
Shri Barry Godfray John, Art
Smt. Begam Batool, Art
Shri Bharat Gupt, Art
Shri Bheru Singh Chouhan, Art
Shri Bhim Singh Bhavesh, Social Work
Smt. Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara, Art
Shri Budhendra Kumar Jain, Medicine
Shri CS Vaidyanathan, Public Affairs
Shri Chaitram Deochand Pawar, Social Work
Shri Chandrakant Sheth (Posthumous), Literature and Education
Shri Chandrakant Sompura, Architecture
Shri Chetan E Chitnis, Science and Engineering
Shri David R Syiemlieh, Literature and Education
Shri Durga Charan Ranbir, Art
Shri Farooq Ahmad Mir, Art
Shri Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid, Literature and Education
Smt. Gita Upadhyay, Literature and Education
Shri Gokul Chandra Das, Art
Shri Guruvayur Dorai, Art
Shri Harchandan Singh Bhatty, Art
Shri Hariman Sharma, Agriculture
Shri Harjinder Singh Srinagar Wale, Art
Shri Harvinder Singh, Sports
Shri Hassan Raghu, Art
Shri Hemant Kumar, Medicine
Shri Hriday Narayan Dixit, Literature and Education
Shri Hugh and Colleen Gantzer (Posthumous), Literature and Education
Shri Inivalappil Mani Vijayan, Sports
Shri Jagadish Joshila, Literature and Education
Smt. Jaspinder Narula, Art
Shri Jonas Masetti, Spiritualism
Shri Joynacharan Bathari, Art
Smt. Jumde Yomgam Gamlin, Social Work
Shri K. Damodaran, Culinary
Shri K L Krishna, Literature and Education
Smt. K Omanakutty Amma, Art
Shri Kishore Kunal (Posthumous), Civil Service
Shri L Hangthing, Agriculture
Shri Lakshmipathy Ramasubbaiyer, Literature and Education – Journalism
Shri Lalit Kumar Mangotra, Literature and Education
Shri Lama Lobzang (Posthumous), Spiritualism
Smt. Libia Lobo Sardesai, Social Work
Shri MD Srinivas, Science and Engineering
Shri Madugula Nagaphani Sarma, Art
Shri Mahabir Nayak, Art
Smt. Mamata Shankar, Art
Shri Manda Krishna Madiga, Public Affairs
Shri Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli, Literature and Education
Shri Miriyala Apparao (Posthumous), Art
Shri Nagendra Nath Roy, Literature and Education
Shri Narayan (Bhulai Bhai) (Posthumous), Public Affairs
Shri Naren Gurung, Art
Smt. Neerja Bhatla, Medicine
Smt. Nirmala Devi, Art
Shri Nitin Nohria, Literature and Education
Shri Onkar Singh Pahwa, Trade and Industry
Shri P Datchanamoorthy, Art
Shri Pandi Ram Mandavi, Art
Shri Parmar Lavjibhai Nagjibhai, Art
Shri Pawan Goenka, Trade and Industry
Shri Prashanth Prakash, Trade and Industry
Smt. Pratibha Satpathy, Literature and Education
Shri Purisai Kannappa Sambandan, Art
Shri R Ashwin, Sports
Shri R G Chandramogan, Trade and Industry
Smt. Radha Bahin Bhatt, Social Work
Shri Radhakrishnan Devasenapathy, Art
Shri Ramdarash Mishra, Literature and Education
Shri Ranendra Bhanu Majumdar, Art
Shri Ratan Kumar Parimoo, Art
Shri Reba Kanta Mahanta, Art
Shri Renthlei Lalrawna, Literature and Education
Shri Ricky Gyan Kej, Art
Shri Sajjan Bhajanka, Trade and Industry
Smt. Sally Holkar, Trade and Industry
Shri Sant Ram Deswal, Literature and Education
Shri Satyapal Singh, Sports
Shri Seeni Viswanathan, Literature and Education
Shri Sethuraman Panchanathan, Science and Engineering
Smt. Sheikha Shaikha Ali Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Medicine
Shri Sheen Kaaf Nizam (Shiv Kishan Bissa), Literature and Education
Shri Shyam Bihari Agrawal, Art
Smt. Soniya Nityanand, Medicine
Shri Stephen Knapp, Literature and Education
Shri Subhash Khetulal Sharma, Agriculture
Shri Suresh Harilal Soni, Social Work
Shri Surinder Kumar Vasal, Science and Engineering
Shri Swami Pradiptananda (Kartik Maharaj), Spiritualism
Shri Syed Ainul Hasan, Literature and Education
Shri Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, Art
Smt. Thiyam Suryamukhi Devi, Art
Shri Tushar Durgeshbhai Shukla, Literature and Education
Shri Vadiraj Raghawendracharya Panchamukhi, Literature and Education
Shri Vasudeo Kamath, Art
Shri Velu Aasaan, Art
Shri Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar, Art
Shri Vijay Nityanand Surishwar Ji Maharaj, Spiritualism
Smt. Vijayalakshmi Deshamane, Medicine
Shri Vilas Dangre, Medicine
Shri Vinayak Lohani, Social Work
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