Former Suzuki Motor CEO Honored with Padma Vibhushan; Sushil Modi Among Padma Bhushan Awardees

New Delhi, Jan 25 (NationPress) As the country gears up to celebrate the 76th Republic Day, the Central government revealed the recipients of the esteemed Padma Awards on Saturday, recognized as one of India's highest civilian accolades.

A total of 139 individuals have been honored for their remarkable contributions across diverse domains including art, social service, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, healthcare, literature, education, sports, civil services, and beyond.

The President of India bestows these prestigious awards during ceremonial events at Rashtrapati Bhawan, usually scheduled around March or April each year.

For the year 2025, the President has sanctioned the awarding of 139 Padma Awards, which includes one duo case (recognized as a single award). The list comprises 7 Padma Vibhushans, 19 Padma Bhushans, and 113 Padma Shris.

Among the honorees, 23 are women, and the list also includes 10 recipients from various categories such as Foreigners, NRIs, PIOs, and OCIs, alongside 13 posthumous awardees.

Padma Vibhushan (7)

The Padma Vibhushan, acknowledging exceptional and distinguished service, is awarded to: Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy (Medicine) – Telangana; Justice (Retd) Jagdish Singh Khehar (Public Affairs) – Chandigarh; Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia (Art) – Gujarat; Lakshminarayana Subramaniam (Art) – Karnataka; M. T. Vasudevan Nair (Literature and Education) [Posthumous] – Kerala; Osamu Suzuki (Trade and Industry) [Posthumous] – Japan; and Sharda Sinha (Art) [Posthumous] – Bihar.

Padma Bhushan (19)

The Padma Bhushan, which recognizes distinguished service of a high order, has been awarded to the following: A Surya Prakash (Literature and Education - Journalism) – Karnataka; Anant Nag (Art) – Karnataka; Bibek Debroy (Literature and Education) [Posthumous] – NCT Delhi; Jatin Goswami (Art) – Assam; Jose Chacko Periappuram (Medicine) – Kerala; Kailash Nath Dikshit (Archaeology) – NCT Delhi; Manohar Joshi (Public Affairs) [Posthumous] – Maharashtra; Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti (Trade and Industry) – Tamil Nadu; Nandamuri Balakrishna (Art) – Andhra Pradesh; P R Sreejesh (Sports) – Kerala; Pankaj Patel (Trade and Industry) – Gujarat; Pankaj Udhas (Art) [Posthumous] – Maharashtra; Rambahadur Rai (Literature and Education - Journalism) – Uttar Pradesh; Sadhvi Ritambhara (Social Work) – Uttar Pradesh; S Ajith Kumar (Art) – Tamil Nadu; Shekhar Kapur (Art) – Maharashtra; Shobana Chandrakumar (Art) – Tamil Nadu; Sushil Kumar Modi (Public Affairs) [Posthumous] – Bihar; and Vinod Dham (Science and Engineering) – U.S.

Padma Shri (113)

A notable 113 individuals have been awarded the Padma Shri for their distinguished services in various areas. Some of the notable recipients include: Adwaita Charan Gadanayak (Art) Odisha; Achyut Ramchandra Palav (Art) Maharashtra; Ajay V Bhatt (Science and Engineering) United States of America; Anil Kumar Boro (Literature and Education) Assam; Arijit Singh (Art) West Bengal; Arundhati Bhattacharya (Trade and Industry) Maharashtra; Arunoday Saha (Literature and Education) Tripura; Arvind Sharma (Literature and Education) Canada; Ashok Kumar Mahapatra (Medicine) Odisha; Ashok Laxman Saraf (Art) Maharashtra; Ashutosh Sharma (Science and Engineering) Uttar Pradesh; Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (Art) Maharashtra; Baijnath Maharaj (Others - Spiritualism) Rajasthan; Barry Godfray John (Art) NCT Delhi; Begam Batool (Art) Rajasthan; Bharat Gupt (Art) NCT Delhi; Bheru Singh Chouhan (Art) Madhya Pradesh; Bhim Singh Bhavesh (Social Work) Bihar; Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara (Art) Karnataka; Budhendra Kumar Jain (Medicine) Madhya Pradesh; C S Vaidyanathan (Public Affairs) NCT Delhi; Chaitram Deochand Pawar (Social Work) Maharashtra.

Chandrakant Sheth (Posthumous) (Literature and Education) Gujarat; Chandrakant Sompura (Others - Architecture) Gujarat; Chetan E Chitnis (Science and Engineering) France; David R Syiemlieh (Literature and Education) Meghalaya; Durga Charan Ranbir (Art) Odisha; Farooq Ahmad Mir (Art) Jammu And Kashmir; Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid (Literature and Education) Uttar Pradesh; Gita Upadhyay (Literature and Education) Assam; Gokul Chandra Das (Art) West Bengal; Guruvayur Dorai (Art) Tamil Nadu; Harchandan Singh Bhatty (Art) Madhya Pradesh; Hariman Sharma (Others - Agriculture) Himachal Pradesh; Harjinder Singh Srinagar Wale (Art) Punjab; Harvinder Singh (Sports) Haryana; Hassan Raghu (Art) Karnataka; Hemant Kumar (Medicine) Bihar; Hriday Narayan Dixit (Literature and Education) Uttar Pradesh; Hugh and Colleen Gantzer (Posthumous) (Duo) (Literature and Education - Journalism) Uttarakhand; Inivalappil Mani Vijayan (Sports) Kerala; Jagadish Joshila (Literature and Education) Madhya Pradesh; Jaspinder Narula (Art) Maharashtra; Jonas Masetti (Others - Spiritualism) Brazil; Joynacharan Bathari (Art) Assam; Jumde Yomgam Gamlin (Social Work) Arunachal Pradesh; K. Damodaran (Others - Culinary) Tamil Nadu; K L Krishna (Literature and Education) Andhra Pradesh; K Omanakutty Amma (Art) Kerala; Kishore Kunal (Posthumous) (Civil Service) Bihar; L Hangthing (Others - Agriculture) Nagaland; Lakshmipathy Ramasubbaiyer (Literature and Education - Journalism) Tamil Nadu.

Lalit Kumar Mangotra (Literature and Education) Jammu and Kashmir; Lama Lobzang (Posthumous) (Others - Spiritualism) Ladakh; Libia Lobo Sardesai (Social Work) Goa; M D Srinivas (Science and Engineering) Tamil Nadu; Madugula Nagaphani Sarma (Art) Andhra Pradesh; Mahabir Nayak (Art) Jharkhand; Mamata Shankar (Art) West Bengal; Manda Krishna Madiga (Public Affairs) Telangana; Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli (Literature and Education) Maharashtra; Miriyala Apparao (Posthumous) (Art) Andhra Pradesh; Nagendra Nath Roy (Literature and Education) West Bengal; Narayan (Bhulai Bhai) (Posthumous) (Public Affairs) Uttar Pradesh; Naren Gurung (Art) Sikkim; Neerja Bhatla (Medicine) NCT Delhi; Nirmala Devi (Art) Bihar; Nitin Nohria (Literature and Education) United States of America; Onkar Singh Pahwa (Trade and Industry) Punjab; P Datchanamoorthy (Art) Puducherry; Pandi Ram Mandavi (Art) Chhattisgarh; Parmar Lavjibhai Nagjibhai (Art) Gujarat; Pawan Goenka (Trade and Industry) West Bengal; Prashanth Prakash (Trade and Industry) Karnataka; Pratibha Satpathy (Literature and Education) Odisha.

Purisai Kannappa Sambandan (Art) Tamil Nadu; R Ashwin (Sports) Tamil Nadu; R G Chandramogan (Trade and Industry) Tamil Nadu; Radha Bahin Bhatt (Social Work) Uttarakhand; Radhakrishnan Devasenapathy (Art) Tamil Nadu; Ramdarash Mishra (Literature and Education) NCT Delhi; Ranendra Bhanu Majumdar (Art) Maharashtra; Ratan Kumar Parimoo (Art) Gujarat; Reba Kanta Mahanta (Art) Assam; Renthlei Lalrawna (Literature and Education) Mizoram; Ricky Gyan Kej (Art) Karnataka; Sajjan Bhajanka (Trade and Industry) West Bengal; Sally Holkar (Trade and Industry) Madhya Pradesh; Sant Ram Deswal (Literature and Education) Haryana; Satyapal Singh (Sports) Uttar Pradesh; Seeni Viswanathan (Literature and Education) Tamil Nadu; Sethuraman Panchanathan (Science and Engineering) United States of America; Sheikha Shaikha Ali Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (Medicine) Kuwait; Sheen Kaaf Nizam (Shiv Kishan Bissa) (Literature and Education) Rajasthan; Shyam Bihari Agrawal (Art) Uttar Pradesh; Soniya Nityanand (Medicine) Uttar Pradesh; Stephen Knapp (Literature and Education) United States of America; Subhash Khetulal Sharma (Others - Agriculture) Maharashtra; Suresh Harilal Soni (Social Work) Gujarat; Surinder Kumar Vasal (Science and Engineering) Delhi; Swami Pradiptananda (Kartik Maharaj) )Others - Spiritualism) West Bengal; Syed Ainul Hasan (Literature and Education) Uttar Pradesh; Tejendra Narayan Majumdar (Art) West Bengal; Thiyam Suryamukhi Devi (Art) Manipur; Tushar Durgeshbhai Shukla (Literature and Education) Gujarat.

Vadiraj Raghawendracharya Panchamukhi (Literature and Education) Andhra Pradesh; Vasudeo Kamath (Art) Maharashtra; Velu Aasaan (Art) Tamil Nadu; Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar (Art) Karnataka; Vijay Nityanand Surishwar Ji Maharaj (Others - Spiritualism) Bihar; Vijayalakshmi Deshamane (Medicine) Karnataka; Vilas Dangre (Medicine) Maharashtra; and Vinayak Lohani (Social Work) West Bengal.