The Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian awards conferred by the President on the eve of Republic Day every year, have been announced.
The Padma Vibhushan is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service. This year, seven people have been honoured with this award.
Colonel B Santosh Babu, the commanding officer of 16 Bihar battalion, who led soldiers to evict Chinese soldiers from East Ladakh’s Galwan Valley last June, has been posthumously named for Mahavir Chakra, India’s second-highest military award for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, an official announcement by the Defence Ministry said on Monday.
Padma Bhushan awards list
1. Ms. Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra
2. Shri Tarun Gogoi (Posthumous)
3. Shri Chandrashekhar Kambara
4. Ms. Sumitra Mahajan
5. Shri Nripendra Misra
6. Shri Ram Vilas Paswan (Posthumous)
7. Shri Keshubhai Patel (Posthumous)
8. Shri Kalbe Sadiq (Posthumous)
9. Shri Rajnikant Devidas Shroff
10. Shri Tarlochan Singh
Padma Vibhushan awards list
1. Shri Shinzo Abe
2. Shri S P Balasubramaniam (Posthumous)
3. Dr. Belle Monappa Hegde Medicine
4. Shri Narinder Singh Kapany (Posthumous)
5. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
6. Shri B. B. Lal
7. Shri Sudarshan Sahoo
