B. B. Lal
An archaeologist who led the Archaeological Survey of India and excavated Kalibangan, Hastinapura and Ayodhya, honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in 2021.
- Padma Vibhushan 2021
- Delhi
Padma Awards 2021
Recipients announced for 2021 that we have profiled so far (5 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan, 94 Padma Shri). The official list is published by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Belle Monappa Hegde
A cardiologist who taught for 45 years at Manipal medical colleges and became vice-chancellor of Manipal University, honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in 2021.
- Padma Vibhushan 2021
- Karnataka
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
An Islamic scholar who founded Delhi's Islamic Centre and the magazine Al-Risala and wrote over 200 books, honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in 2021.
- Padma Vibhushan 2021
- Delhi
S P Balasubramaniam
The playback singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, who sang over 40,000 songs in many languages, honoured posthumously with the Padma Vibhushan in 2021.
- Padma Vibhushan 2021 (posthumous)
- Tamil Nadu
Sudarshan Sahoo
A Puri sculptor in stone and wood with seven decades of work, founder of a crafts museum and a gurukul for carvers, honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in 2021.
- Padma Vibhushan 2021
- Odisha
Chandrashekhar Kambara
A Kannada playwright, poet, novelist and filmmaker who founded Kannada University in Hampi and won the Jnanpith Award, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2021.
- Padma Bhushan 2021
- Karnataka
Kalbe Sadiq
A Lucknow Islamic scholar who founded the Tauheedul Muslimeen Trust and its Unity colleges, honoured posthumously with the Padma Bhushan in 2021.
- Padma Bhushan 2021 (posthumous)
- Uttar Pradesh
Keshubhai Patel
A farmer's son who served twice as chief minister of Gujarat and as a member of both houses of Parliament, honoured posthumously with the Padma Bhushan in 2021.
- Padma Bhushan 2021 (posthumous)
- Gujarat
Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra
The playback singer K. S. Chithra, who has sung some 15,000 songs in 15 languages and won the National Award six times, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2021.
- Padma Bhushan 2021
- Kerala
Nripendra Misra
A 1967-batch IAS officer who was Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and chaired TRAI, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2021.
- Padma Bhushan 2021
- Uttar Pradesh
Rajnikant Devidas Shroff
A chemist and industrialist who founded United Phosphorus and built UPL into a global agrochemical company, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2021.
- Padma Bhushan 2021
- Maharashtra
Ram Vilas Paswan
A Bihar leader who won nine Lok Sabha elections and founded the Lok Janshakti Party, honoured posthumously with the Padma Bhushan in 2021.
- Padma Bhushan 2021 (posthumous)
- Bihar
Sumitra Mahajan
The former Speaker of the Lok Sabha, who represented Indore for a record eight consecutive terms, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2021.
- Padma Bhushan 2021
- Madhya Pradesh
Tarlochan Singh
A former Rajya Sabha member and minorities commission chairman who built Delhi Haat, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2021.
- Padma Bhushan 2021
- Haryana
Tarun Gogoi
Assam's longest-serving chief minister, in office from 2001 to 2016, honoured posthumously with the Padma Bhushan in 2021.
- Padma Bhushan 2021 (posthumous)
- Assam
Ali Manikfan
A self-taught marine researcher from Minicoy who has a fish species named after him and built a sewn ship for Tim Severin, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Lakshadweep
Anshu Jamsenpa
A mountaineer from Bomdila who has climbed Everest five times, including two summits in five days, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Arunachal Pradesh
Arjun Singh Shekhawat
A Rajasthani writer and teacher from Pali who wrote 30 books and recorded the folk culture of the Garasia tribe, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Rajasthan
Ashok Kumar Sahu
A Kanpur social worker who founded Vipassana meditation centres in Lucknow and Kanpur that offer free residential courses, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Uttar Pradesh
Balan Putheri
A blind writer from Malappuram who has written and published over 200 books, most after losing his sight entirely, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Kerala
Bhupendra Kumar Singh Sanjay
A Dehradun orthopaedic surgeon in the Guinness record book who runs free camps in hill areas and campaigns on road safety, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Uttarakhand
Bhuri Bai
A Bhil painter from Jhabua who went from labourer at Bharat Bhavan to one of the best-known artists of her tradition, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Madhya Pradesh
Bijoya Chakravarty
A former college teacher and athlete from Assam, four times a member of Parliament and once a Union minister, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- Assam
Biren Kumar Basak
A Phulia master weaver who arrived as a refugee child and built a Tangail and Jamdani sari business, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2021.
- Padma Shri 2021
- West Bengal