Padma Awards 2026 Full List: 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, 113 Padma Shri announced

The list of this year's Padma awardees includes many "unsung heroes" who have contributed to society in their own ways. A former bus conductor who established the world’s largest free-access library, a paediatrician who set up Asia's first human milk bank, and a 90-year-old artiste known for playing a rare musical instrument are among the 45 people from across the country named Padma Shri awardees by the Narendra Modi-led BJP government in the ‘unsung heroes’ category.

Actor Dharmendra, who passed away last year following a prolonged illness, and former Kerala chief minister VS Achuthanandhan have been awarded Padma Vibhushan; Alka Yagnik has been honoured with Padma Bhushan and actor R Madhavan has received Padma Shri for their contributions to the Art world.

This year, the government has announced 131 Padma awards for year 2026 including 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.

Anke Gowda, a former bus conductor, went on to establish the world’s largest free-access library, ‘Pustak Mane’, housing over two million books in 20 languages, along with rare manuscripts.

The 75-year-old bibliophile from Haralahalli village near Mysuru, Karnataka, has been awarded the Padma Shri in recognition of his exceptional efforts to empower learners across India.

PADMA SHRI 2026 AWARDEES: FULL LIST

A E Muthunayagam – Science & Engineering (Kerala)

Anil Kumar Rastogi – Art (Uttar Pradesh)

Anke Gowda M. – Social Work (Karnataka)

Armida Fernandez – Medicine (Maharashtra)

Arvind Vaidya – Art (Gujarat)

Ashok Khade – Trade & Industry (Maharashtra)

Ashok Kumar Singh – Science & Engineering (Uttar Pradesh)

Asok Kumar Haldar – Literature & Education (West Bengal)

Baldev Singh – Sports (Punjab)

Bhagwandas Raikwar – Sports (Madhya Pradesh)

Bharat Singh Bharti – Art (Bihar)

Bhiklya Ladakya Dhinda – Art (Maharashtra)

Bishwa Bandhu (Posthumous) – Art (Bihar)

Brij Lal Bhat – Social Work (Jammu & Kashmir)

Buddha Rashmi Mani – Others–Archaeology (Uttar Pradesh)

Budhri Tati – Social Work (Chhattisgarh)

Chandramouli Gaddamanugu – Science & Engineering (Telangana)

Charan Hembram – Literature & Education (Odisha)

Chiranji Lal Yadav – Art (Uttar Pradesh)

Deepika Reddy – Art (Telangana)

Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya – Art (Gujarat)

Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad – Art (Andhra Pradesh)

Gafruddin Mewati Jogi – Art (Rajasthan)

Gambir Singh Yonzone – Literature & Education (West Bengal)

Garimella Balakrishna Prasad (Posthumous) – Art (Andhra Pradesh)

Gayatri & Ranjani Balasubramanian (Duo) – Art (Tamil Nadu)

Gopal Ji Trivedi – Science & Engineering (Bihar)

Guduru Venkat Rao – Medicine (Telangana)

H V Hande – Medicine (Tamil Nadu)

Hally War – Social Work (Meghalaya)

Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay (Posthumous) – Art (West Bengal)

Haricharan Saikia – Art (Assam)

Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar – Sports (Punjab)

Inderjit Singh Sidhu – Social Work (Chandigarh)

Janardan Bapurao Bothe – Social Work (Maharashtra)

Jogesh Deuri – Others–Agriculture (Assam)

Juzer Vasi – Science & Engineering (Maharashtra)

Jyotish Debnath – Art (West Bengal)

K Pajanivel – Sports (Puducherry)

K Ramasamy – Science & Engineering (Tamil Nadu)

K Vijay Kumar – Civil Service (Tamil Nadu)

Kabindra Purkayastha (Posthumous) – Public Affairs (Assam)

Kailash Chandra Pant – Literature & Education (Madhya Pradesh)

Kalamandalam Vimala Menon – Art (Kerala)

Kewal Krishan Thakral – Medicine (Uttar Pradesh)

Khem Raj Sundriyal – Art (Haryana)

Kollakal Devaki Amma G – Social Work (Kerala)

Krishnamurty Balasubramanian – Science & Engineering (Telangana)

Kumar Bose – Art (West Bengal)

Kumarasamy Thangaraj – Science & Engineering (Telangana)

Lars-Christian Koch – Art (Germany)

Liudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova – Literature & Education (Russia)

Madhavan Ranganathan – Art (Maharashtra)

Maganti Murali Mohan – Art (Andhra Pradesh)

Mahendra Kumar Mishra – Literature & Education (Odisha)

Mahendra Nath Roy – Literature & Education (West Bengal)

Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar – Literature & Education (Delhi)

Mangala Kapoor – Literature & Education (Uttar Pradesh)

Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai – Art (Gujarat)

Mohan Nagar – Social Work (Madhya Pradesh)

Narayan Vyas – Others–Archaeology (Madhya Pradesh)

Naresh Chandra Dev Varma – Literature & Education (Tripura)

Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandlewala – Social Work (Gujarat)

Nuruddin Ahmed – Art (Assam)

Othuvaar Thiruthani Swaminathan – Art (Tamil Nadu)

Padma Gurmet – Medicine (Ladakh)

Palkonda Vijay Anand Reddy – Medicine (Telangana)

Pokhila Lekthepi – Art (Assam)

Prabhakar Basavprabhu Kore – Literature & Education (Karnataka)

Prateek Sharma – Medicine (USA)

Praveen Kumar – Sports (Uttar Pradesh)

Prem Lal Gautam – Science & Engineering (Himachal Pradesh)

Prosenjit Chatterjee – Art (West Bengal)

Punniamurthy Natesan – Medicine (Tamil Nadu)

R Krishnan (Posthumous) – Art (Tamil Nadu)

R V S Mani – Civil Service (Delhi)

Rabilal Tudu – Literature & Education (West Bengal)

Raghupat Singh (Posthumous) – Others–Agriculture (Uttar Pradesh)

Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar – Art (Maharashtra)

Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar – Art (Tamil Nadu)

Rajendra Prasad – Medicine (Uttar Pradesh)

Rama Reddy Mamidi (Posthumous) – Others–Animal Husbandry (Telangana)

Ramamurthy Sreedher – Others–Radio Broadcasting (Delhi)

Ramchandra Godbole & Suneeta Godbole (Duo) – Medicine (Chhattisgarh)

Ratilal Borisagar – Literature & Education (Gujarat)

Rohit Sharma – Sports (Maharashtra)

S G Susheelamma – Social Work (Karnataka)

Sangyusang S Pongener – Art (Nagaland)

Sant Niranjan Dass – Others–Spiritualism (Punjab)

Sarat Kumar Patra – Art (Odisha)

Saroj Mandal – Medicine (West Bengal)

Satish Shah (Posthumous) – Art (Maharashtra)

Satyanarayan Nuwal – Trade & Industry (Maharashtra)

Savita Punia – Sports (Haryana)

Shafi Shauq – Literature & Education (Jammu & Kashmir)

Shashi Shekhar Vempati – Literature & Education (Karnataka)

Shrirang Devaba Lad – Others–Agriculture (Maharashtra)

Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar – Science & Engineering (Karnataka)

Shyam Sundar – Medicine (Uttar Pradesh)

Simanchal Patro – Art (Odisha)

Sivasankari – Literature & Education (Tamil Nadu)

Suresh Hanagavadi – Medicine (Karnataka)

Swami Brahmdev Ji Maharaj – Social Work (Rajasthan)

T T Jagannathan (Posthumous) – Trade & Industry (Karnataka)

Taga Ram Bheel – Art (Rajasthan)

Tarun Bhattacharya – Art (West Bengal)

Techi Gubin – Social Work (Arunachal Pradesh)

Thiruvaarur Bakthavathsalam – Art (Tamil Nadu)

Tripti Mukherjee – Art (West Bengal)

Veezhinathan Kamakoti – Science & Engineering (Tamil Nadu)

Vempaty Kutumba Sastry – Literature & Education (Andhra Pradesh)

Vladimer Mestvirishvili (Posthumous) – Sports (Georgia)

Yumnam Jatra Singh (Posthumous) – Art (Manipur)

PADMA BHUSHAN 2026 AWARDEES: FULL LIST

Ms. Alka Yagnik — Art (Maharashtra)

Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari — Public Affairs (Uttarakhand)

Shri Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy — Medicine (Tamil Nadu)

Shri Mammootty — Art (Kerala)

Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu — Medicine (United States of America)

Shri Piyush Pandey (Posthumous) — Art (Maharashtra)

Shri S K M Maeilanandhan — Social Work (Tamil Nadu)

Shri Shatavadhani R Ganesh — Art (Karnataka)

Shri Shibu Soren (Posthumous) — Public Affairs (Jharkhand)

Shri Uday Kotak — Trade & Industry (Maharashtra)

Shri V K Malhotra (Posthumous) — Public Affairs (Delhi)

Shri Vellappally Natesan — Public Affairs (Kerala)

Shri Vijay Amritraj — Sports (United States of America)

PADMA VIBHUSHAN 2026 AWARDEES: FULL LIST

Shri Dharmendra Singh Deol (Posthumous) — Art (Maharashtra)

Shri K T Thomas — Public Affairs (Kerala)

Ms. N Rajam — Art (Uttar Pradesh)

Shri P Narayanan — Literature & Education (Kerala)

Shri V S Achuthanandhan (Posthumous) — Public Affairs (Kerala)