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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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Portrait of Ratilal Borisagar

Ratilal Borisagar

A Gujarati humour writer and teacher from Savarkundla, author of Marak Marak and many books of light essays, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Gujarat
President Droupadi Murmu presenting the Padma Shri to Rohit Sharma at Rashtrapati Bhavan, 2026

Rohit Sharma

The former India captain who won the 2024 T20 World Cup and 2025 Champions Trophy, and holds the top ODI score, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Maharashtra
S. G. Susheelamma receiving the Durgabai Deshmukh Award from President Pranab Mukherjee

S. G. Susheelamma

The founder of Bengaluru's Sumangali Seva Ashrama, caring for abandoned girls, women and the elderly since 1975, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Karnataka
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Sangyusang S. Pongener

A Nagaland guru who has preserved Ao Naga folk songs and dances for six decades, training 2,000 young artists, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Nagaland
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Sant Niranjan Dass

The head of Dera Sachkhand Ballan since 1994, whose trusts run a charitable hospital, an eye hospital and a school, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Punjab
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Sarat Kumar Patra

An ikat weaver from Nuapatna who spent seven years weaving the whole Gitagovinda onto a 52-metre cloth, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Odisha
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Saroj Mandal

A Kolkata cardiologist at SSKM Hospital who has implanted thousands of pacemakers and set up a subsidised heart centre, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • West Bengal
Portrait of Satish Shah

Satish Shah

The actor loved for Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi and Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026 (posthumous)
  • Maharashtra
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Satyanarayan Nuwal

The founder of Nagpur's Solar Group, India's largest maker of industrial explosives, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Maharashtra
Savita Punia receiving the Arjuna Award in 2018

Savita Punia

The India hockey goalkeeper and former captain whose saves took India to its first Olympic semi-final, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Haryana
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Shafi Shauq

A Kashmiri poet, scholar and translator with over 100 books and two Sahitya Akademi awards, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Jammu and Kashmir
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Shashi Shekhar Vempati

A former CEO of Prasar Bharati who led the modernisation of Doordarshan and All India Radio from 2017 to 2022, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Karnataka
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Shrirang Devaba Lad

A Parbhani farmer and Bharatiya Kisan Sangh organiser known for his cotton-growing methods, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Maharashtra
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Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar

A CSIR-NAL scientist who developed the Drishti runway visibility system used at Indian airports, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Karnataka
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Shyam Sundar

A BHU physician whose kala-azar research changed how the disease is diagnosed and treated, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Uttar Pradesh
Portrait of Simanchal Patro

Simanchal Patro

A veteran of Prahallad Natak, the masked folk theatre of Odisha, who has acted, sung and taught it since childhood, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Odisha
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Sivasankari

A Tamil writer of over 30 novels and the 16-year project Knit India Through Literature, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
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  • Tamil Nadu
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Suresh Hanagavadi

A pathologist with severe haemophilia who founded the Karnataka Hemophilia Society, which gives free care, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Karnataka
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Swami Brahamdev

A Sri Ganganagar monk who founded schools for blind and deaf children and a free eye hospital, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Rajasthan
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T. T. Jagannathan

The TTK Prestige chief who turned the company around and gave away his pressure-cooker safety design, honoured posthumously with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026 (posthumous)
  • Karnataka
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Taga Ram Bheel

An algoza player from Jaisalmer who learned the double flute while herding cattle, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Rajasthan
Tarun Bhattacharya playing the santoor in Kolkata, 2015

Tarun Bhattacharya

A santoor player and Ravi Shankar disciple who changed how the instrument is tuned and played, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • West Bengal
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Techi Gubin

A retired chief architect of Arunachal Pradesh who works to protect the state's indigenous faiths and traditions, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Arunachal Pradesh
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Thiruthani Swaminathan

An othuvar who has sung the Tamil Thirumurai hymns for over 55 years, including 26 years at the Thiruttani temple, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2026.

  • Padma Shri 2026
  • Tamil Nadu