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Padma Awards 2025

Recipients announced for 2025 that we have profiled so far (6 Padma Vibhushan, 18 Padma Bhushan, 104 Padma Shri). The official list is published by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

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Achyut Palav

A Mumbai calligrapher who founded India's first calligraphy school and champions Indian scripts, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Maharashtra
Portrait of Adwaita Charan Gadanayak

Adwaita Charan Gadanayak

An Odisha-born sculptor known for the National Police Memorial and for leading the National Gallery of Modern Art, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Odisha
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Anil Kumar Boro

A Bodo poet, folklorist and Gauhati University professor who has done more than most to document and grow Bodo literature, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Assam
Portrait of Arijit Singh

Arijit Singh

A playback singer from Jiaganj in West Bengal who became one of the most-streamed voices in the world, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • West Bengal
Portrait of Arundhati Bhattacharya

Arundhati Bhattacharya

The first woman to chair the State Bank of India, later head of Salesforce in South Asia, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Maharashtra
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Arunoday Saha

An economist and Bengali writer who became the founding vice-chancellor of Tripura University as a central university, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Tripura
President Droupadi Murmu presenting the Padma Shri to Ashok Kumar Mahapatra at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Ashok Kumar Mahapatra

A neurosurgeon who spent four decades at AIIMS Delhi and set up AIIMS Bhubaneswar as its founding director, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Odisha
Portrait of Ashok Saraf

Ashok Saraf

A Marathi and Hindi film actor loved for his comic timing across more than 250 films, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Maharashtra
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Ashutosh Sharma

An IIT Kanpur nanotechnology scientist who led the Department of Science and Technology, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Uttar Pradesh
Ashwini Bhide Deshpande singing on stage with a tanpura

Ashwini Bhide Deshpande

A Hindustani classical singer of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana who first trained as a biochemist, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Maharashtra
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Baijnath Maharaj

A former school principal who heads the Nathji Maharaj Ashram in Laxmangarh and runs Sanskrit and yoga schools, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Rajasthan
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Barry John

A British-born theatre director who has trained actors in India since 1968 and co-founded Delhi's Theatre Action Group, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Delhi
Portrait of Begam Batool

Begam Batool

A Rajasthani folk and bhajan singer from the Mirasi community who broke social barriers to perform on four continents, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Rajasthan
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Bhai Harjinder Singh (Srinagar Wale)

A Gurbani kirtan singer who revived old ragas and has sung at the Golden Temple since 1986, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Punjab
Bharat Gupt speaking at a theatre festival in Athens, 2019

Bharat Gupt

A classicist, theatre scholar and sitar player known worldwide for his work comparing ancient Greek and Indian drama, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Delhi
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Bheru Singh Chouhan

A Malwa folk singer who has kept the Kabir Nirgun singing tradition alive through more than 6,000 village performances, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Madhya Pradesh
President Droupadi Murmu presenting the Padma Shri to Bhim Singh Bhavesh at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Bhim Singh Bhavesh

A Bhojpur journalist who has helped Musahar families gain schooling, health care and welfare for 20 years, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Mann Ki Baat #110
  • Bihar
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Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara

A Koppal leather puppeteer who has staged the epics in shadow play for seven decades, in India and abroad, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Karnataka
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Budhendra Kumar Jain

An eye surgeon who helped turn a 12-bed dispensary in Chitrakoot into one of India's largest eye hospitals, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Madhya Pradesh
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C.S. Vaidyanathan

A Supreme Court senior advocate with more than fifty years of practice and India's first Additional Solicitor General, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Delhi
President Droupadi Murmu presenting the Padma Shri to Chaitram Pawar at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Chaitram Pawar

A tribal social worker from Baripada in Maharashtra whose village revived 445 hectares of forest and its water sources, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Maharashtra
Portrait of Chandrakant Sheth

Chandrakant Sheth

A Gujarati poet, essayist and critic with more than 150 books who helped create the Gujarati encyclopaedia, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025 (posthumous)
  • Gujarat
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Chandrakant Sompura

A temple architect whose designs include Akshardham in Gandhinagar and the Ram temple in Ayodhya, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.

  • Padma Shri 2025
  • Gujarat