Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian awards of India. The Padma means “Lotus” in the Sanskrit language. It is categorized into three categories: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
Each year, the Government of India honour various personalities every year on the eve of Republic Day for their contribution in various fields like -
Art,
Literature and Education,
Sports, Medicine,
Social Work,
Science and Engineering,
Public Affairs,
Civil Service,
Trade and Industry etc.
All persons without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex are eligible for these awards.
Below is the list of personalities which are rewarded with Padma awards for the year 2018. This blog will be really beneficial for the candidates who are preparing for the General Awareness section in various exams like SSC, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk etc.
Here you can find the list of candidates which were selected for the Padma Awards by the President of India - Mr Ram Nath Kovind
The Padma Awards are divided into three sub-awards depending upon their rank in the civilian awards. These 3 Awards are given on the basis of work and the level of excellence to various Indian as well as foreign personalities.
Padma Vibhushan Winners 2018
The Padma Vibhushan is India's second-highest civilian honour after Bharat Ratna. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India. The award consists of a bronze medallion with lotus on the front between the words ‘Padma Vibhushan’ written in Devanagari with Indian emblem on the back.
Here are those legends who are awarded by the Padma Vibhushan Award
| S. No | Name | Field | State |
| 1. | Shri Illaiyaraja | Art-Music | Tamil Nadu |
| 2. | Shri Ghulam Mustafa Khan | Art-Music | Maharashtra |
| 3. | Shri Parameswaran Parameswaran | Literature and Education | Kerala |
Padma Bhushan Winners 2018
The Padma Bhushan Award is the 3rd highest civilian award in India. The award consists of a gold-coloured medallion with a lotus on the front between the words ‘Padma Bhushan’ written in Devanagari script with the Indian Emblem on the back.
Here are people who received Padma Bhushan award:
| S. No | Name | Field | State |
| 1. | Shri Pankaj Advani | Sports- Billiards/Snooker | Karnataka |
| 2. | Shri Philipose Mar Chrysostom | Others-Spiritualism | Kerala |
| 3. | Shri Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Sports-Cricket | Jharkhand |
| 4. | Shri Alexander Kadakin(Foreigner/Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Russia |
| 5. | Shri Ramachandran Nagaswamy | Others-Archaeology | Tamil Nadu |
| 6. | Shri Ved Prakash Nanda(OCI) | Literature and Education | USA |
| 7. | Shri Laxman Pai | Art-Painting | Goa |
| 8. | Shri Arvind Parikh | Art-Music | Maharashtra |
| 9. | Ms Sharda Sinha | Art-Music | Bihar |
Padma Shri Winners 2018
Padma Shri is the 4th highest civilian award in India. The award consists of a bronze medallion with a lotus on the front between the words ‘Padma Shri’ written in Devanagari script and the Indian emblem on the back.
Here are those legends who are awarded by Padma Shri Award
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| Sl. No | Name | Field | State |
| 1. | Shri Abhay Bang (Duo) Ms Rani Bang (Duo) |
MedicineMedicine | Maharashtra Maharashtra |
| 2. | Shri Damodar Ganesh Bapat | Social Work | Chhattisgarh |
| 3. | Shri Prafulla Govinda Baruah | Literature and Education-Journalism | Assam |
| 4. | Shri Mohan Swaroop Bhatia | Art-Folk Music | Uttar Pradesh |
| 5. | Shri Sudhanshu Biswas | Social Work | West Bengal |
| 6. | Ms Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | Sports-Weightlifting | Manipur |
| 7. | Shri Pandit Shyamlal Chaturvedi | Literature and Education-Journalism | Chhattisgarh |
| 8. | Shri Jose Ma Joey Concepcion III(Foreigner) | Trade & Industry | Philippines |
| 9. | Ms Langpoklakpam Subadani Devi | Art-Weaving | Manipur |
| 10. | Shri Somdev Devvarman | Sports-Tennis | Tripura |
| 11. | Shri Yeshi Dhoden | Medicine | Himachal Pradesh |
| 12. | Shri Arup Kumar Dutta | Literature and Education | Assam |
| 13. | Shri Doddarange Gowda | Art-Lyrics | Karnataka |
| 14. | Shri Arvind Gupta | Literature and Education | Maharashtra |
| 15. | Shri Digamber Hansda | Literature and Education | Jharkhand |
| 16. | Shri Ramli Bin Ibrahim(Foreigner) | Art-Dance | Malaysia |
| 17. | Shri Anwar Jalalpuri(Posthumous) | Literature and Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 18. | Shri Piyong Temjen Jamir | Literature and Education | Nagaland |
| 19. | Ms Sitavva Joddati | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 20. | Ms Malti Joshi | Literature andEducation | Madhya Pradesh |
| 21. | Shri Manoj Joshi | Art-Acting | Maharashtra |
| 22. | Shri Rameshwarlal Kabra | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra |
| 23. | Shri Pran Kishore Kaul | Art | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 24. | Shri Bounlap Keokangna(Foreigner) | Others-Architecture | Laos |
| 25. | Shri Vijay Kichlu | Art-Music | West Bengal |
| 26. | Shri Tommy Koh(Foreigner) | Public Affairs | Singapore |
| 27. | Ms Lakshmikutty | Medicine-Traditional | Kerala |
| 28. | Ms Joyshree GoswamiMahanta | Literature andEducation | Assam |
| 29. | Shri Narayan Das Maharaj | Others-Spiritualism | Rajasthan |
| 30. | Shri Pravakara Maharana | Art-Sculpture | Odisha |
| 31. | Shri Hun Many(Foreigner) | Public Affairs | Cambodia |
| 32. | Ms Nouf Marwaai(Foreigner) | Others- Yoga | Saudi Arabia |
| 33. | Shri Zaverilal Mehta | Literature andEducation-Journalism | Gujarat |
| 34. | Shri Krishna Bihari Mishra | Literature andEducation | West Bengal |
| 35. | Shri Sisir Purushottam Mishra | Art-Cinema | Maharashtra |
| 36. | Ms Subhasini Mistry | Social Work | West Bengal |
| 37. | Shri Tomio Mizokami(Foreigner) | Literature andEducation | Japan |
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Shri Somdet Phra MahaMuniwong(Foreigner) | Others-Spiritualism
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Thailand
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| 39. | Shri Keshav RaoMusalgaonkar | Literature andEducation | Madhya Pradesh |
| 40. | Dr Thant Myint – U(Foreigner) | Public Affairs | Myanmar |
| 41. | Ms V Nanammal | Others-Yoga | Tamil Nadu |
| 42. | Ms Sulagitti Narasamma | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 43. | Ms VijayalakshmiNavaneethakrishnan | Art-Folk Music | Tamil Nadu |
| 44. | Shri I Nyoman Nuarta(Foreigner) | Art- Sculpture | Indonesia |
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Shri Malai Haji AbdullahBin Malai Haji Othman(Foreigner) | Social Work
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Brunei Darussalam
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| 46. | Shri Gobardhan Panika | Art-Weaving | Odisha |
| 47. | Shri Bhabani CharanPattanaik | Public Affairs | Odisha |
| 48. | Shri Murlikant Petkar | Sports-Swimming | Maharashtra |
| 49. | Shri Habibullo Rajabov(Foreigner) | Literature andEducation | Tajikistan |
| 50. | Shri M R Rajagopal | Medicine-PalliativeCare | Kerala |
| 51. | Shri Sampat Ramteke(Posthumous) | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 52. | Shri Chandra Sekhar Rath | Literature andEducation | Odisha |
| 53. | Shri S S Rathore | Civil Service | Gujarat |
| 54. | Shri Amitava Roy | Science andEngineering | West Bengal |
| 55. | Shri Sanduk Ruit(Foreigner) | Medicine-Ophthalmology | Nepal |
| 56. | Shri R Sathyanarayana | Art-Music | Karnataka |
| 57. | Shri Pankaj M Shah | Medicine-Oncology | Gujarat |
| 58. | Shri Bhajju Shyam | Art-Painting | Madhya Pradesh |
| 59. | Shri Maharao RaghuveerSingh | Literature andEducation | Rajasthan |
| 60. | Shri Kidambi Srikanth | Sports-Badminton | Andhra Pradesh |
| 61. | Shri Ibrahim Sutar | Art-Music | Karnataka |
| 62. | Shri Siddeshwara Swamiji | Others-Spiritualism | Karnataka |
| 63. | Ms Lentina Ao Thakkar | Social Work | Nagaland |
| 64. | Shri Vikram ChandraThakur | Science andEngineering | Uttarakhand |
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Shri RudrapatnamNarayanaswamy Tharanathan (Duo)
Shri Rudrapatnam Narayanaswamy Thyagarajan (Duo) |
Art-Music
Art-Music
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Karnataka
Karnataka
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| 66. | Shri Nguyen Tien Thien(Foreigner) | Others-Spiritualism | Vietnam |
| 67. | Shri Bhagirath PrasadTripathi | Literature andEducation | Uttar Pradesh |
| 68. | Shri Rajagopalan Vasudevan | Science andEngineering | Tamil Nadu |
| 69. | Shri Manas Bihari Verma | Science andEngineering | Bihar |
| 70. | Shri Panatawane GangadharVithobaji | Literature andEducation | Maharashtra |
| 71. | Shri Romulus Whitaker | Others-WildlifeConservation | Tamil Nadu |
| 72. | Shri Baba Yogendra | Art | Madhya Pradesh |
| 73. | Shri A Zakia | Literature andEducation | Mizoram |
Padma awards are given for exceptional and unique services in any field.
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