As India celebrates its 62nd Republic Day with lot of joy and hope there was joy unbound for a select few when they were awarded with the country's highest civilian honours.
The awards will be presented by the President of India, Pratibha Patil in the Rashtrapati Bhavan in a function to be held in March/April.
South India News brings to you the complete list of awardees
Padma Vibhushan
* Dr. (Smt.) Kapila Vatsyayan - Art - Art Administration and Promotion – Delhi
* Mrs. Homai Vyarawalla - Art – Photography - Gujarat
* Shri A Nageshwara Rao - Art- Cinema - Andhra Pradesh
* Shri Parasaran Kesava Iyengar - Public Affairs - Delhi
* Dr. Akhlaq-ur-Rehman Kidwai - Public Affairs - Delhi
* Shri Vijay Kelkar- Public Affairs – Delhi
* Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia - Public Affairs – Delhi
* Shri Palle Rama Rao - Science and Engineering - Andhra Pradesh
* Shri Azim Premji - Trade and Industry - Karnataka
* Shri Brajesh Mishra - Civil Services - Madhya Pradesh
* Prof. (Dr.) Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup - Literature and Education - Kerala
* Dr. Sitakant Mahapatra - Literature and Education - Orissa
* Late Shri L. C. Jain - Public Affairs - Delhi
Padma Bhushan
* Shri Satyadev Dubey - Art - Theatre - Maharashtra
* Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi alias Khayyam - Art - Cinema - Music - Maharashtra
* Shashi Kapoor - Art - Cinema - Maharashtra
* Shri Krishen Khanna - Art - Painting - Haryana
* Shri Madavur Vasudevan Nair - Art - Dance - Kathakali - Kerala
* Waheeda Rehman - Art - Cinema - Maharashtra
* Shri Rudrapatna Krishna Shastry Srikantan - Art - Music-Vocal - Karnataka
* Arpita Singh - Art - Painting - Delhi
* Dr. Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam -Art - Playback Singing, Music Direction, acting
* Tamil Nadu
* Shri C.V. Chandrasekhar - Art - Classical Dance - Bharatanatyam - Tamil Nadu
* Shri Dwijen Mukherjee – Art - West Bengal
* Smt. Rajashree Birla - Social work - Maharashtra
* Mrs. Shobhana Ranade - Social work - Maharashtra
* Dr. Suryanarayanan Ramachandran - Science and Engineering - Tamil Nadu
* Shri S.(Kris) Gopalakrishnan - Trade and Industry - Karnataka
* Shri Yogesh Chander Deveshwar - Trade and Industry - West Bengal
* Ms. Chanda Kochhar - Trade and Industry - Maharashtra
* Dr. K. Anji Reddy - Trade and Industry- Pharmacy - Andhra Pradesh
* Shri Analjit Singh - Trade and Industry - Delhi
* Shri Rajendra Singh Pawar - Trade and Industry - Haryana
* Dr. Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy - Trade and Industry - Andhra Pradesh
* Shri Ajai Chowdhary - Trade and Industry – Delhi
* Shri Surendra Singh - Civil Services – Delhi
* Shri M. N .Buch - Civil Services - Madhya Pradesh
* Shri Shyam Saran - Civil Services – Delhi
* Shri Thayil Jacob Sony George - Literature and Education - Karnataka
* Dr. Ramdas Madhava Pai - Literature and Education - Karnataka
* Shri Sankha Ghosh - Literature and Education - West Bengal
* Late Shri K. Raghavan Thirumulpad - Medicine - Ayurveda. - Kerala
* Late Dr. Keki Byramjee Grant - Medicine - Cardiology – Maharashtra
* Late Shri Dashrath Patel – Art – Gujarat
Padma Shri
* Ms. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry - Art - Theatre - Chandigarh
* Shri Makar Dhwaja Darogha - Art- Chhau Dance – Jharkhand
* Shri Shaji Neelakantan Karun - Art – Film Direction - Kerala
* Shri Girish Kasaravalli - Art - Film making - Karnataka
* Ms. Tabassum Hashmi Khan alias Tabu - Art - Cinema - Maharashtra
* Shri Jivya Soma Mase - Art - Warli Painting - Maharashtra
* Guru (Ms.) M.K. Saroja - Art - Dance- Bharatnatyam - Tamil Nadu
* Shri Jayaram Subramaniam - Art - Cinema - Tamil Nadu
* Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty - Art - Music-Indian Classical Vocal - West Bengal
* Smt. Mahasundari Devi - Art - Mithilia/ Madhubani Painting - Bihar
* Shri Gajam Govardhana - Art - Handloom Weaving - Andhra Pradesh
* Ms. Sunayana Hazarilal - Art - Dance - Kathak - Maharashtra
* Shri S.R. Janakiraman - Art - Carnatic Vocal Music - Tamil Nadu
* Shri Peruvanam Kuttan Marar - Art - Chenda Melam- Drum concert – Kerala
* Smt. Kalamandalam Kshemavathy Pavithran - Art - Dance – Mohiniattam - Kerala
* Shri Dadi Dorab Pudumjee - Art - Puppetry - Delhi
* Shri Khangembam Mangi Singh - Art - Traditional Music of Manipur (Pena) - Manipur
* Shri Prahlad Singh Tipaniya - Art - Folk Music - Madhya Pradesh
* Smt. Usha Uthup - Art - Music. - West Bengal
* Smt. Kajol - Art- Cinema – Maharashtra
* Shri Irfan Khan - Art- Cinema – Maharashtra
* Shri Mamraj Agrawal - Social work - West Bengal
* Shri Jockin Arputham - Social work - Maharashtra
* Ms. Nomita Chandy - Social work - Karnataka
* Ms. Sheela Patel - Social work - Maharashtra
* Ms. Anita Reddy - Social work - Karnataka
* Shri Kanubhai Hasmukhbhai Tailor - Social work – Gujarat
* Shri Anant Darshan Shankar - Public Affairs - Karnataka
* Prof. M. Annamalai - Science and Engineering - Karnataka
* Dr. Mahesh Haribhai Mehta - Science and Engineering - Agricultural Science - Gujarat
* Shri Coimbatore Narayana Rao Raghavendran - Science and Engineering - Tamil Nadu
* Dr. (Mrs.) Suman Sahai - Science and Engineering - Delhi
* Prof.(Dr.) E.A. Siddiq - Science and Engineering - Agricultural Science - Andhra Pradesh
* Shri Gopalan Nair Shankar - Science and Engineering - Architecture - Kerala
* Shri Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed - Trade and Industry - Tamil Nadu
* Shri Kailasam Raghavendra Rao - Trade and Industry - Tamil Nadu
* Shri Narayan Singh Bhati - Civil Services - Andhra Pradesh
* Shri P K Sen - Civil Services – Bihar
* Ms. Shital Mahajan - Sports - Adventure Sports- Para Jumping - Maharashtra
* Ms. Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi - Sports - Weightlifting - Manipur
* Shri Sushil Kumar - Sports – Wrestling - Delhi
* Shri Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman - Sports - Cricket - Andhra Pradesh
* Shri Gagan Narang - Sports - Shooting - Andhra Pradesh
* Smt. Krishna Poonia - Sports - Discus Throw - Rajasthan
* Shri Harbhajan Singh - Sports - Mountaineering - Punjab
* Dr. Pukhraj Bafna - Medicine - Padeatrics - Chhattisgarh
* Prof. Mansoor Hasan - Medicine- Cardiology - Uttar Pradesh
* Dr. Shyama Prasad Mandal - Medicine - Orthopaedic – Delhi
* Prof. (Dr.) Sivapatham Vittal - Medicine - Endocrinology - Tamil Nadu
* Prof. (Dr.) Madanur Ahmed Ali - Medicine - Gastroenterology - Tamil Nadu
* Dr. Indira Hinduja - Medicine - Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Maharashtra
* Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram - Medicine - Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. - Kerala
* Prof. (Dr.) A. Marthanda Pillai - Medicine – Neurosurgery – Kerala
* Shri Mahim Bora - Literature and Education - Assam
* Prof. (Dr.) Pullella Srirama Chandrudu - Literature and Education- Sanskrit - Andhra Pradesh
* Dr. Pravin Darji - Literature and Education – Gujarat
* Dr. Chandra Prakash Deval - Literature and Education - Rajasthan
* Shri Balraj Komal - Literature and Education - Delhi
* Mrs. Rajni Kumar - Literature and Education - Delhi
* Dr. Devanooru Mahadeva - Literature and Education - Karnataka
* Shri Barun Mazumder - Literature and Education - West Bengal
* Dr. Avvai Natarajan - Literature and Education - Tamil Nadu
* Shri Bhalchandra Nemade - Literature and Education - Himachal Pradesh
* Prof. Riyaz Punjabi - Literature and Education - Jammu and Kashmir
* Prof. Koneru Ramakrishna Rao - Literature and Education - Andhra Pradesh
* Ms. Buangi Sailo - Literature and Education - Mizoram
* Prof. Devi Dutt Sharma - Literature and Education - Uttarakhand
* Shri Nilamber Dev Sharma - Literature and Education - Jammu and Kashmir
* Ms. Urvashi Butalia - Literature and Education - Delhi
* Ms. Ritu Menon - Literature and Education - Delhi
* Prof. Krishna Kumar - Literature and Education - Delhi
* Shri Deviprasad Dwivedi - Literature and Education - Uttar Pradesh
* Ms. Mamang Dai - Literature and Education - Arunachal Pradesh
* Dr. Om Prakash Agrawal - Others - Heritage Conservation - Uttar Pradesh
* Prof. Madhukar Keshav Dhavalikar - Others - Archeology - Maharashtra
* Ms. Shanti Teresa Lakra – Others-Nursing - Andaman & Nicobar
* Smt. Gulshan Nanda - Others - Handicrafts promotion – Delhi
* Dr. Azad Moopen - Social work - UAE
* Prof. Upendra Baxi - Public Affairs -Legal Affairs - United Kingdom
* Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik - Science and Engineering - USA
* Dr. Subra Suresh - Science and Engineering - USA
* Prof. Karl Harrington Potter - Literature and Education - USA
* Prof. Martha Chen - Social work - USA
* Shri Satpal Khattar - Trade and Industry - Singapore
* Shri Granville Austin - Literature and Education - USA
South India News congratulates all the winners.
