Nation honours 131 personalities with Padma awards, Pg1

Key Highlights:

• The Centre announced Padma Awards 2026, honoring 131 personalities.
• The awards include 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri awards.
• Recipients include 8 from Kerala, 11 from West Bengal, and 13 from Tamil Nadu.
• Late V.S. Achuthanandan and late actor Dharmendra posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan.
• Mammootty, Alka Yagnik, Uday Kotak, and Vijay Amritraj selected for Padma Bhushan.

Detailed Insights:

• The Padma Vibhushan is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service.
• The Padma Bhushan is for distinguished service of high order.
• The Padma Shri is for distinguished service in any field.
• The awards recognize contributions in diverse disciplines like social work, public affairs, science, engineering, trade, industry, medicine, literature, education, sports, and civil service.
• M. Jagadesh Kumar, R.V.S. Mani, Shashi Shekhar Vempati, and Budha Krishna Mani are among the Padma Shri recipients.
• Sportspersons like Rohit Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Savita Punia, Baldev Singh, and Praveen Kumar have also been awarded.
• K. Vijay Kumar, Ramamurthy Sreedher, and Satyanarayan Nuwal are also among the Padma Shri awardees.
• Ashok Khade, Ashok Kumar Singh, and Asok Kumar Haldar also received the Padma Shri.
• Forty-five people were named under the “unsung heroes” category of the award.

Key Concepts Involved:

• Padma Vibhushan: India's second highest civilian award, given for exceptional and distinguished service.
• Padma Bhushan: India's third highest civilian award, given for distinguished service of a high order.
• Padma Shri: India's fourth highest civilian award, given for distinguished service in any field.