Baldev Singh
The hockey coach who built Shahbad Markanda into a nursery of international players and led India to the 2004 Asia Cup, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Punjab
Padma Awards 2026
Recipients announced for 2026 that we have profiled so far (5 Padma Vibhushan, 11 Padma Bhushan, 109 Padma Shri). The official list is published by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Bhagwandas Raikwar
A Sagar ustad who spent over 60 years reviving Bundeli akhara martial arts and trained thousands of young people, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Madhya Pradesh
Bharat Singh Bharti
A Bhojpuri folk singer and teacher, an AIR artist since 1962 whose songs were made famous by Sharda Sinha, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Bihar
Bhiklya Ladakya Dhinda
A Warli musician from Palghar who has played and made the tarpa, a gourd wind instrument, for over seven decades, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Maharashtra
Bishwa Bandhu
A Bihar dancer and teacher who founded the Surangan institute and taught dance free for six decades, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026 (posthumous)
- Bihar
Brij Lal Bhat
A horticulture officer who helped modernise Kashmir's fruit trade and now runs the Vivekananda Kendra ashram at Nagdandi, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Jammu and Kashmir
Buddha Rashmi Mani
An archaeologist who directed 20 excavations, conserved about 150 monuments and later led the National Museum in Delhi, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Uttar Pradesh
Budhri Tati
A Bastar social worker who has spent four decades running hostels and training centres for tribal girls and women, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Chhattisgarh
Chandramouli Gaddamanugu
The DRDO scientist who worked on the Akash missile for 34 years, from its start to its induction in the armed forces, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Telangana
Charan Hembram
A Santali teacher from Mayurbhanj who helped set up nearly 2,000 Ol Chiki schools across Odisha, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Odisha
Chiranji Lal Yadav
A Moradabad brass engraver who has practised the finest carving styles for over 50 years and trained 500 young people, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Uttar Pradesh
Deepika Reddy
A Kuchipudi dancer and teacher, the first woman to chair the Telangana Sangeet Natak Akademi, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Telangana
Devaki Amma
Known as "Forest Grandma", she turned five acres of sandy coastal land in Alappuzha into a forest of 3,000 trees, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Kerala
Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya
A Vadodara storyteller who has kept Gujarat's Maanbhatt aakhyan tradition alive for over 70 years, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Gujarat
Gafruddin Mewati Jogi
A bhapang player from Deeg who sings the Mewati Jogi epics, including a 2,500-couplet Mahabharata, from memory, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Rajasthan
Gambir Singh Yonzone
A Darjeeling botanist and college principal who led a campaign to save the hills' old forests, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- West Bengal
Garimella Balakrishna Prasad
A Carnatic singer and composer who set more than 1,000 Annamacharya hymns to music for TTD, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026 (posthumous)
- Andhra Pradesh
Gopal Ji Trivedi
A Bihar farm scientist and former vice-chancellor who devised the Trivedi Scale and went back to farm in his village, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Bihar
Guduru Venkat Rao
A Hyderabad surgeon at AIG Hospitals who has performed over 12,000 complex gut operations and pioneered scarless surgery, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Telangana
H. V. Hande
A Chennai doctor treating poor patients since 1950 who, as Tamil Nadu health minister, backed polio drives, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Tamil Nadu
Hally War
A Khasi farmer who has grown living root bridges from fig roots for over 50 years, including the Umkar bridge, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Mann Ki Baat #135
- Meghalaya
Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay
A Balurghat theatre director who founded Triteertha and directed over 60 plays, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026 (posthumous)
- West Bengal
Haricharan Saikia
A Sattriya dancer trained at Majuli's Kamalabari Sattra, still teaching in his late nineties, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Assam
Harmanpreet Kaur
The captain of India's women's cricket team, known for aggressive batting and match-winning innings, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.
- Padma Shri 2026
- Punjab