Padma Awards 2016 Winners List | 2016 Padma Awards Winners | Winners Of 2016 Padma Awards

Padma Awards 2016 Winners List | 2016 Padma Awards Winners | Winners Of 2016 Padma Awards

Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, PadmaVibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.

 Padma Awards will in the category of Foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and Posthumousawardees. The  Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.

 ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service

‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order

‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field.

The awards will be announced on Republic Day every year. The awards are conferred by the

President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan around March/ April.

Padma Vibhushan 2016

Rajinikanth (Actor)

Ramoji Rao (Media baron)

Jagmohan (Former J-K Governor)

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Spiritual guru)

V Shanta (Adyar Cancer Institute chairwoman)

Yamini Krishnamurthy (Dancer)

Girija Devi (Classical singer)

Vasudev Kalkunte (Indian scientist)

Dhirubhai Ambani (posthumously, founder Reliance Industries)

Padma Bhushan 2016

Anupam Kher (Actor)

Udit Narayan (Singer)

Vinod Rai (Former CAG)

Sania Mirza (Tennis player)

Saina Nehwal (Badminton player)

Indu Jain (Chairperson of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd)

Heisnam Kanhailal (Theatre personality)

Robert D Blackwill (Former US Ambassador to India)

Ram Sutar (Indian sculptor)

Barjinder Singh Hamdard (ex-parliamentarian, editor of Punjabi Newspaper)

Swami Tejomayananda (Spiritual leader)

Prof N S Ramanuja Tatacharya (Sanskrit Scholar)

Prof D Nageshwar Reddy (Asian Institute of Gastroenterology)

Padma Shri 2016

Ujjwal Nikam (Indian Public Prosecutor)

Priyanka Chopra (Actor)

Ajay Devgn (Actor)

SS Rajamouli (Filmmaker)

Saeed Jaafri (posthumously, Actor)