On the eve of the 75th Republic Day celebration, the Indian government has released the first list of 34 Padma Awardees. The Padma Awards, among the highest civilian honors in the country, are conferred in three categories: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri.

On the eve of the 75th Republic Day celebration, the Indian government has released the first list of 34 Padma Awardees. The Padma Awards, among the highest civilian honors in the country, are conferred in three categories: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri.

Awards span various fields such as art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, business and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, and civil service.

List of Padma Vibhushan 2024 WinnersMs. Vyjayantimala Bali (Art) – Tamil Nadu Shri Konidela Chiranjeevi (Art) – Andhra Pradesh Shri M Venkaiah Naidu (Public Affairs) – Andhra Pradesh Shri Bindeshwar Pathak (Social Work) – Bihar Ms. Padma Subrahmanyam (Art) – Tamil Nadu List of Padma Bhushan 2024 Winners

Ms. M Fathima Beevi (Public Affairs) – Kerala Shri Hormusji N Cama (Literature & Education) – Maharashtra Shri Mithun Chakraborty (Art) – West Bengal Shri Sitaram Jindal (Trade & Industry) – Karnataka Shri Young Liu (Trade & Industry) – Taiwan Shri Ashwin Balachand Mehta (Medicine) – Maharashtra Shri Satyabrata Mookherjee (Public Affairs) – West Bengal Shri Ram Naik (Public Affairs) – Maharashtra Shri Tejas Madhusudan Patel (Medicine) – Gujarat Shri Olanchery Rajagopal (Public Affairs) – Kerala

Shri Dattatray Ambadas Mayaloo alias Rajdutt (Art) – Maharashtra Shri Togdan Rinpoche (Others – Spiritualism) – Ladakh Shri Pyarelal Sharma (Art) – Maharashtra Shri Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (Medicine) – Bihar Ms. Usha Uthup (Art) – West Bengal Shri Vijaykanth (Art) – Tamil Nadu Shri Kundan Vyas (Literature & Education – Journalism) – Maharashtra List of Padma Shri 2024 WinnersParbati Baruah – India’s first female elephant mahout Chami Murmu – Renowned tribal environmentalist Sangthankima – Social worker from Mizoram

Jageshwar Yadav – Tribal welfare worker Gurvinder Singh – Divyang social worker from Sirsa Sathyanarayana Beleri – Rice farmer from Kasaragod Dukhu Majhi – Tribal environmentalist from Sindri village K Chellammal – Organic farmer from Andaman Hemchand Manjhi – Medicinal practitioner from Narayanpur Yanung Jamoh Lego – Herbal medicine expert from Arunachal Pradesh Somanna – Tribal welfare worker from Mysuru Sarbeswar Basumatary – Tribal farmer from Chirang Prema Dhanraj – Plastic surgeon and social worker

Uday Vishwanath Deshpande – International Mallakhamb coach Yazdi Maneksha Italia – Microbiologist expert in sickle cell anemia Shanti Devi Paswan & Shivan Paswan – Husband-wife duo Godna painters Ratan Kahar – Bhadu folk singer Ashok Kumar Biswas – Prolific Tikuli painter Balakrishnan Sadanam Puthiya Veetil – Distinguished Kalluvazhi Kathakali dancer Uma Maheshwari D – Female Harikatha exponent Gopinath Swain – Krishna Leela singer Smriti Rekha Chakma – Chakma Loinloom shawl weaver from Tripura Omprakash Sharma – Mach theatre artist Narayanan E P – Veteran Theyyam Folk Dancer from Kannur Bhagabat Padhan – Sabda Nrutya Folk dance expert

Sanatan Rudra Pal – Distinguished sculptor Badrappan M – Exponent of Valli Oyil Kummi Folk Dance Jordan Lepcha – Bamboo craftsman from Lepcha tribe Machihan Sasa – Longpi potter from Ukhrul Gaddam Sammaiah – Eminent Chindu Yakshaganam theatre artist Jankilal – Behrupiya Artist from Bhilwara Dasari Kondappa – 3rd generation Burra Veena player Babu Ram Yadav – Brass Marori craftsperson Nepal Chandra Sutradhar – 3rd Generation Chhau mask maker