The government revealed the list of recipients for the Padma Awards 2025 on Saturday evening, night before Republic Day.
The Padma Awards, one of India’s highest civilian honors, are presented in three categories: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri.
Here’s the List:
Jagdish Joshila : Literature And Education ( Nimadi) – Madhya Pradesh 75 Years
Jonas Masetti : Spirituality , Brazil’s Vedanta Guru , 43 Years
P Datchanamoorthy: Art (Music), Thavil, Puducherry, 68 years
Neerja Bhatla: Medicine ( Gynaecology ), Delhi, 65 years
Shaikha A J Al Sabah: Medicine (Yoga) Kuwait, 48 years
Hugh And Colleen Gantzer: Literature And Education , Travel, Uttarakhand , 93, 90 years
Hariman Sharma: Agriculture, Apple, Himachal Pradesh, 68 years
Naren Gurung: Art – Vocals (Folk- Nepali), Sikkim , 70 Years
Harvinder Singh: Sports (Divyang) , Archery, Haryana, 33 years
Vilas Dangre: Medicine, Homeopathy, Maharashtra, 70 years
Bheru Singh Chouhan : Art (Vocals) Nirgun, Madhya Pradesh, 63 years
Jumde Yomgam Gamlim: Social Work, Arunachal Pradesh , 59
L Hangthing: Others (Agriculture) Fruits, Nagaland, 58 years
Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar : Art (Vocals) Fold, Gondhali, Karnataka , 81 Years
Bhim Singh Bhavesh: Social Work, Dalit, Bihar, 61 years
Gokul Chandra Das: Art (Music) Dhak, West Bengal, 47 Years
Gokul Chandra Das from North 24 Pargana has been conferred with the Padma Shri Award.
Gokul trained the women and started the first Women Dhaki troops . pic.twitter.com/KK83jvKtT2
— Syeda Shabana (@JournoShabana) January 25, 2025
Sally Holkar : Trade And Industry, Textile, Madhya Pradesh, 82 years
Padma Shri to Sally Holkar,
She is activist and advocate of traditional weaving and handloom techniques, Sally Holkar is best known as the revivalist of the Maheshwari saree. Known for her work at the Rehwa Society and the WomenWeave Charitable Trust, Holkar’s work has been… pic.twitter.com/7gVZgFYLrK
— Manish Shukla (@manishmedia) January 25, 2025
Vellu Aasaan: Art (Music – Instrument) Parai, Tamil Nadu, 58 Years
On behalf of @BJP4TamilNadu, we extend our hearty wishes to Thiru Velu Aasaan avl, a prominent Parai artist from Madurai, for being honoured with the prestigious Padma Shri award.
We also thank our beloved PM Thiru @narendramodi avl for not only making it a point to identify… pic.twitter.com/Ix7ytrVUzY
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) January 25, 2025
Vijayalaxmi Deshamane: Medicine ( Oncology), Karnataka , 70 years
Bhimavva Shillekyathara: Art ( Puppetry), Karnataka, 96 Years
Chaitram Devchand Pawar: Social Work, Environment, Maharashtra, 57 Years
