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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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Naresh Chandra Dev Varma

A Tripura writer who has spent decades studying and writing in Kokborok and leads the Kokborok Sahitya Parishad, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Tripura
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Nilesh Mandlewala

The founder of Donate Life, known as the "Organ Man of India", whose work has led to over 1,300 donations, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Gujarat
Portrait of Nuruddin Ahmed

Nuruddin Ahmed

An Assamese sculptor and set designer who has designed sets for over 450 mobile theatre plays and 75 films, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Assam
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P. Vijay Anand Reddy

A Hyderabad oncologist at Apollo Cancer Centres who started the CURE Foundation to help poor cancer patients, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Telangana
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Padma Gurmet

The first director of the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa in Leh, who works to revive Ladakh's amchi medicine, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Ladakh
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Pokhila Lekthepi

A Karbi singer and songwriter from Karbi Anglong who has sung Karbi folk and modern songs since the 1970s, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Assam
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Prabhakar Kore

The chairman of the KLE Society since 1984, who grew it from 38 to 317 institutions and a 5,500-bed hospital network, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Karnataka
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Praveen Kumar

The para high jumper who won silver at Tokyo 2020 and gold at Paris 2024 in the T44 class, setting Asian records, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Uttar Pradesh
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Prem Lal Gautam

A plant breeder who helped draft India's biodiversity and farmers' rights laws and chaired the authorities that run them, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Himachal Pradesh
Portrait of Prosenjit Chatterjee

Prosenjit Chatterjee

The Bengali film star known as Bumba Da, with more than 400 films over four decades, from Chokher Bali to Jubilee, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • West Bengal
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Punniamurthy Natesan

A veterinary scientist who studies traditional herbal remedies for livestock and has trained over a lakh farmers, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Tamil Nadu
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R. Krishnan

An Alu Kurumba painter from the Nilgiris who revived his community's Ajile Bottu art, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026 (posthumous)
  • Tamil Nadu
President Droupadi Murmu presenting the Padma Shri to R. Madhavan at Rashtrapati Bhavan, 2026

R. Madhavan

The Tamil and Hindi film actor known as Maddy, whose film Rocketry won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Maharashtra
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R. Sreedher

A radio broadcaster called the father of community radio in India, who set up a pioneering station in 2004, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Delhi
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R. V. S. Mani

A former Home Ministry official who worked on internal security, including during the 2008 Mumbai attacks, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Delhi
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Rabilal Tudu

A Santali playwright from Bardhaman whose play Parsi Khatir won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2015, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • West Bengal
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Raghupat Singh

A Moradabad farmer who spent his life saving traditional seeds of grains, pulses and vegetables, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026 (posthumous)
  • Uttar Pradesh
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Raghuvir Khedkar

A tamasha artist, son of Kantabai Satarkar, who formed the All-India Tamasha Parishad during the pandemic, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Maharashtra
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Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar

A Salem bronze sculptor who has made temple icons for India and abroad and restored more than 100 old temples, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Tamil Nadu
President Droupadi Murmu presenting the Padma Shri to Rajendra Prasad at Rashtrapati Bhavan, 2026

Rajendra Prasad

A Telugu film actor known for comedy and family films, with more than 286 films over four decades and eight Nandi awards, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Andhra Pradesh
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Rajendra Prasad

A Lucknow chest physician who set up the first DOTS TB centre in an Indian medical college, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Uttar Pradesh
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Rama Reddy Mamidi

A cooperative reformer who helped draft Andhra Pradesh's 1995 law giving cooperatives autonomy, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026 (posthumous)
  • Telangana
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Ramchandra and Suneeta Godbole

A couple who have spent over 30 years bringing health care to tribal villages in Bastar, honoured together with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Chhattisgarh
Portrait of Ranjani and Gayatri

Ranjani and Gayatri

Carnatic vocalist sisters who have performed as the duo Ranjani–Gayatri for nearly four decades, honoured together with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Tamil Nadu