Tushar Shukla
A Gujarati poet and songwriter, formerly of All India Radio, whose songs are used as anthems and taught in schools, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- Gujarat
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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V.R. Panchamukhi
An economist who founded the RIS think tank and chaired ICSSR, and a Sanskrit scholar, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- Andhra Pradesh
Vasudeo Kamath
A Mumbai painter known for life portraits of Presidents and painting series on the Buddha and Swaminarayan, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- Maharashtra
Velu Aasaan
A Madurai parai drummer who learned at 10 and has trained thousands and taken the folk drum to stages abroad, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- Tamil Nadu
Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar
A Gondhali folk singer who knows over 1,000 songs by heart and has trained 1,000 students for free, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- Mann Ki Baat #110
- Karnataka
Vijayalaxmi Deshmane
A cancer surgeon who rose from a Kalaburagi slum to head surgical oncology at Bengaluru's Kidwai institute, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- Karnataka
Vilas Dangre
A Nagpur homeopath who has kept his clinic open for nearly five decades, even after losing his sight, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- Maharashtra
Vinayak Lohani
An IIT and IIM graduate who founded Parivaar, home to 2,100 children in Bengal, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025.
- Padma Shri 2025
- West Bengal