Balkrishna Doshi
A pioneer of modern Indian architecture and Pritzker Prize winner who designed IIM Bangalore and CEPT, honoured posthumously with the Padma Vibhushan in 2023.
- Padma Bhushan 2020
- Padma Vibhushan 2023 (posthumous)
- Gujarat
Padma Awards 2023
Recipients announced for 2023 that we have profiled so far (5 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan, 90 Padma Shri). The official list is published by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Dilip Mahalanabis
The paediatrician who showed in 1971 refugee camps that oral rehydration could save lives, honoured posthumously with the Padma Vibhushan in 2023.
- Padma Vibhushan 2023 (posthumous)
- West Bengal
Mulayam Singh Yadav
Three-time Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Union defence minister and founder of the Samajwadi Party, honoured posthumously with the Padma Vibhushan in 2023.
- Padma Vibhushan 2023 (posthumous)
- Uttar Pradesh
S M Krishna
A former Karnataka chief minister and External Affairs Minister who backed Bengaluru's tech growth, honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in 2023. He died in 2024.
- Padma Vibhushan 2023
- Karnataka
Zakir Hussain
The Grammy-winning tabla virtuoso who took his instrument to world stages, honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in 2023. He died in 2024.
- Padma Vibhushan 2023
- Maharashtra
Deepak Dhar
A theoretical physicist known for exact solutions in statistical physics, such as the sandpile model, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2023.
- Padma Bhushan 2023
- Maharashtra
Kamlesh D Patel
Daaji, the guide of the Heartfulness meditation movement and president of Shri Ram Chandra Mission, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2023.
- Padma Bhushan 2023
- Telangana
Kapil Kapoor
A JNU scholar of English and Sanskrit who has worked to bring Indian knowledge systems into higher education, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2023.
- Padma Bhushan 2023
- Delhi
Kumar Mangalam Birla
The chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, which has grown about thirtyfold under him and works in 36 countries, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2023.
- Padma Bhushan 2023
- Maharashtra
S.L. Bhyrappa
A best-selling Kannada novelist whose books include Parva, Vamshavruksha and Mandra, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2023. He died in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2016
- Padma Bhushan 2023
- Karnataka
Sudha Murty
An engineer, author and philanthropist who led the Infosys Foundation for 25 years, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2023.
- Padma Bhushan 2023
- Karnataka
Suman Kalyanpur
A playback singer of Hindi film music's golden era, known for 'Aajkal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche'; Padma Bhushan, 2023. She died in 2026.
- Padma Bhushan 2023
- Maharashtra
Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji
A Srivaishnava monk from Telangana whose organisations run free schools, health camps and relief work, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2023.
- Padma Bhushan 2023
- Telangana
Vani Jairam
A singer who recorded film songs in 19 languages, from 'Bole re papihara' to Tamil classics, honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2023. She died that year.
- Padma Bhushan 2023
- Tamil Nadu
Abbareddy Nageswara Rao
An orchid scientist who has described 35 orchid species new to science from India's Northeast, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.
- Padma Shri 2023
- Andhra Pradesh
Ahmed Hussain and Mohammed Hussain
Jaipur brothers who have sung ghazals together for over six decades, with some 80 albums, jointly honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.
- Padma Shri 2023
- Rajasthan
Ajay Kumar Mandavi
A self-taught Gond wood carver from Kanker who teaches carving to prisoners and to people who have left Maoist violence, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.
- Padma Shri 2023
- Mann Ki Baat #97
- Chhattisgarh
Anand Kumar
The Patna mathematics teacher behind Super 30, which coaches poor students free of charge for IIT entrance, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.
- Padma Shri 2023
- Bihar
Antaryami Mishra
An Odia writer and researcher whose work helped make the case for Odia's classical language status, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.
- Padma Shri 2023
- Odisha
Areez Khambatta
The founder of Rasna, the drink-concentrate brand found in Indian homes since 1978, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2023.
- Padma Shri 2023 (posthumous)
- Gujarat
Arvind Kumar
An agronomist who was founding vice-chancellor of the Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University in Jhansi, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.
- Padma Shri 2023
- Uttar Pradesh
B Ramakrishna Reddy
A linguist who has documented endangered tribal languages such as Kuvi and Manda, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.
- Padma Shri 2023
- Mann Ki Baat #97
- Telangana
Bakshi Ram
A sugarcane breeder whose variety Co 0238 came to cover most of the cane fields of northern India, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.
- Padma Shri 2023
- Haryana
Bhanubhai Chunilal Chitara
An Ahmedabad artisan of Mata ni Pachedi, the painted temple cloth of Gujarat, who has kept the family craft alive, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2023.
- Padma Shri 2023
- Gujarat