Anil Kumar Rajvanshi
An engineer who leads a rural research institute in Phaltan working on village energy, from ethanol stoves to e-rickshaws, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Maharashtra
Padma Awards 2022
Recipients announced for 2022 that we have profiled so far (4 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, 101 Padma Shri). The official list is published by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Arjun Singh Dhurve
A retired teacher from Dindori, the first postgraduate of the Baiga tribe, who popularised Baiga song and dance; Padma Shri, 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Madhya Pradesh
Avadh Kishore Jadia
An Ayurvedic doctor and poet from Chhatarpur regarded as a leading voice of Bundeli poetry, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Madhya Pradesh
Avani Lekhara
A para-shooter from Jaipur who won gold and bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, the first Indian woman to win Paralympic gold; Padma Shri, 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Rajasthan
Baba Iqbal Singh Ji
A former agriculture director who built 129 rural schools and two universities from a hut with five pupils, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Punjab
Badaplin War
A NEHU professor who has spent four decades studying the Khasi language, literature and culture, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Meghalaya
Balaji Tambe
An Ayurveda physician and writer from Pune, known to Maharashtra as the Family Doctor, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022 (posthumous)
- Maharashtra
Basanti Devi
A Kumaon social worker, widowed at 12, who has organised women in 200 villages to protect the Kosi river and its forests, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Uttarakhand
Bhimsen Singhal
A Mumbai neurologist with over 60 years in the field, who set up free support centres for people with Parkinson's, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Maharashtra
Brahmanand Sankhwalkar
A goalkeeper from Goa who captained India from 1983 to 1986 and played for 25 years, mostly for Salgaocar, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Goa
Chandanaji
A Jain sadhvi, the first given the title of Acharya, who founded Veerayatan's schools and eye hospitals; Padma Shri, 2022. She died in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Bihar
Chandraprakash Dwivedi
A doctor turned film-maker known for the television epic Chanakya and the films Pinjar and Mohalla Assi, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Rajasthan
Darshanam Mogilaiah
A Telangana folk singer who plays a 12-step kinnera of his own design and sings old ballads of kings, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Telangana
Dhaneswar Engti
A Karbi poet, songwriter and editor who founded the literary magazines Monjir and Samphri, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Assam
Dilip Shahani
An IIT Delhi engineer who chairs the Election Commission's technical committee on voting machines and VVPAT, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Delhi
Durga Bai Vyam
A Pardhan Gond painter from Bhopal whose art fills children's books such as Bhimayana and The Night Life of Trees, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Madhya Pradesh
Faisal Ali Dar
A kickboxing coach from Bandipora who built a martial arts academy across Kashmir, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Jammu and Kashmir
Gamit Ramilaben Raysingbhai
A Tapi social worker who has organised 162 women's self-help groups and helped build over 700 toilets, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Gujarat
Girdhari Ram Ghonju
A Ranchi scholar and playwright called a walking encyclopedia of Jharkhand's languages and culture, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022 (posthumous)
- Jharkhand
Gosaveedu Shaik Hassan
A nadaswaram player who served the Bhadrachalam temple for 46 years, and a freedom fighter, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022 (posthumous)
- Andhra Pradesh
Guruprasad Mohapatra
An IAS officer who led Ahmedabad's Sabarmati Riverfront and the Startup India push, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022 (posthumous)
- Delhi
H R Keshavamurthy
A gamaka artist from Hosahalli who sang the Kannada epics for over 75 years, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022. He died the same year.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Karnataka
Harmohinder Singh Bedi
A Hindi scholar and poet from Punjab who has traced Hindi writing in the Gurmukhi script, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Punjab
Himmatrao Bawaskar
A Mahad physician whose research showed how to treat scorpion stings with the drug prazosin, published in The Lancet, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2022.
- Padma Shri 2022
- Maharashtra