Padma Awards 2025: Osamu Suzuki, Sushil Modi, Pankaj Udhas, Arijit Singh Among Honorees

On the eve of Republic Day 2025, the Indian government announced the prestigious Padma Awards. A total of 139 individuals were honored across three categories—Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri—for their remarkable contributions in various fields.  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the awardees on social media, saying, "Their dedication and perseverance are truly motivating. Each awardee exemplifies excellence and service to society." Union Home Minister Amit Shah added that the Padma Awards, reimagined by PM Modi, now honor those who empower and elevate communities.

Padma Vibhushan Award 2025

Seven individuals were awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian honor, for their “exceptional and distinguished service.” Key recipients include:  

1. Shri Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy - Medicine
2. Justice (Retd.) Shri Jagdish Singh Khehar - Public Affairs
3. Smt. Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia - Art
4. Shri Lakshminarayana Subramaniam - Art
5. Shri MT Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous) - Literature and Education
6. Shri Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous) - Trade and Industry
7. Smt. Sharda Sinha (Posthumous) - Art

Padma Bhushan Award 2025 

Awarded for "distinguished service of high order."

1. Shri A Surya Prakash - Literature and Education (Journalism)
2. Shri Anant Nag - Art
3. Shri Bibek Debroy (Posthumous) - Literature and Education
4. Shri Jatin Goswami - Art
5. Shri Jose Chacko Periappuram - Medicine
6. Shri Kailash Nath Dikshit - Archaeology
7. Shri Manohar Joshi (Posthumous) - Public Affairs
8. Shri Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti - Trade and Industry
9. Shri Nandamuri Balakrishna - Art
10. Shri PR Sreejesh - Sports
11. Shri Pankaj Patel - Trade and Industry
12. Shri Pankaj Udhas (Posthumous) - Art
13. Shri Rambahadur Rai - Literature and Education (Journalism)
14. Sadhvi Ritambhara - Social Work
15. Shri S Ajith Kumar - Art
16. Shri Shekhar Kapur - Art
17. Ms. Shobana Chandrakumar - Art
18. Shri Sushil Kumar Modi (Posthumous) - Public Affairs
19. Shri Vinod Dham - Science and Engineering

Padma Shri Award 2025

Awarded for "distinguished service in any field."

1. Shri Adwaita Charan Gadanayak - Art
2. Shri Achyut Ramchandra Palav - Art
3. Shri Ajay V Bhatt - Science and Engineering
4. Shri Anil Kumar Boro - Literature and Education
5. Shri Arijit Singh - Art
6. Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya - Trade and Industry
7. Shri Arunoday Saha - Literature and Education
8. Shri Arvind Sharma - Literature and Education
9. Shri Ashok Kumar Mahapatra - Medicine
10. Shri Ashok Laxman Saraf - Art
11. Shri Ashutosh Sharma - Science and Engineering
12. Smt. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande - Art
13. Shri Baijnath Maharaj - Spiritualism
14. Shri Barry Godfray John - Art
15. Smt. Begam Batool - Art
16. Shri Bharat Gupt - Art
17. Shri Bheru Singh Chouhan - Art
18. Shri Bhim Singh Bhavesh - Social Work
19. Smt. Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara - Art
20. Shri Budhendra Kumar Jain - Medicine
21. Shri CS Vaidyanathan - Public Affairs
22. Shri Chaitram Deochand Pawar - Social Work
23. Shri Chandrakant Sheth (Posthumous) - Literature and Education
24. Shri Chandrakant Sompura - Architecture
25. Shri Chetan E Chitnis - Science and Engineering
26. Shri David R Syiemlieh - Literature and Education
27. Shri Durga Charan Ranbir - Art
28. Shri Farooq Ahmad Mir - Art
29. Shri Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid - Literature and Education
30. Smt. Gita Upadhyay - Literature and Education
31. Shri Gokul Chandra Das - Art
32. Shri Guruvayur Dorai - Art
33. Shri Harchandan Singh Bhatty - Art
34. Shri Hariman Sharma - Agriculture
35. Shri Harjinder Singh Srinagar Wale - Art
36. Shri Harvinder Singh - Sports
37. Shri Hassan Raghu - Art
38. Shri Hemant Kumar - Medicine
39. Shri Hriday Narayan Dixit - Literature and Education
40. Hugh and Colleen Gantzer (Posthumous) - Literature and Education
41. Shri Inivalappil Mani Vijayan - Sports
42. Shri Jagadish Joshila - Literature and Education
43. Smt. Jaspinder Narula - Art
44. Shri Jonas Masetti - Spiritualism
45. Shri Joynacharan Bathari - Art
46. Smt. Jumde Yomgam Gamlin - Social Work
47. Shri K. Damodaran - Culinary
48. Shri K L Krishna - Literature and Education
49. Smt. K Omanakutty Amma - Art
50. Shri Kishore Kunal (Posthumous) - Civil Service
51. Shri L Hangthing - Agriculture
52. Shri Lakshmipathy Ramasubbaiyer - Journalism
53. Shri Lama Lobzang (Posthumous) - Spiritualism
54. Smt. Libia Lobo Sardesai - Social Work
55. Shri MD Srinivas - Science and Engineering
56. Shri Madugula Nagaphani Sarma - Art
57. Shri Mahabir Nayak - Art
58. Smt. Mamata Shankar - Art
59. Shri Manda Krishna Madiga - Public Affairs
60. Shri Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli - Literature and Education
61. Shri Miriyala Apparao (Posthumous) - Art
62. Shri Nagendra Nath Roy - Literature and Education
63. Shri Narayan (Bhulai Bhai) (Posthumous) - Public Affairs
64. Shri Naren Gurung - Art
65. Smt. Neerja Bhatla - Medicine
66. Smt. Nirmala Devi - Art
67. Shri Nitin Nohria - Literature and Education
68. Shri Onkar Singh Pahwa - Trade and Industry
69. Shri P Datchanamoorthy - Art
70. Shri Pandi Ram Mandavi - Art
71. Shri Parmar Lavjibhai Nagjibhai - Art
72. Shri Pawan Goenka - Trade and Industry
73. Shri Prashanth Prakash - Trade and Industry
74. Smt. Pratibha Satpathy - Literature and Education
75. Shri Purisai Kannappa Sambandan - Art
76. Shri R Ashwin - Sports
77. Shri R G Chandramogan - Trade and Industry
78. Smt. Radha Bahin Bhatt - Social Work
79. Shri Radhakrishnan Devasenapathy - Art
80. Shri Ramdarash Mishra - Literature and Education
81. Shri Ranendra Bhanu Majumdar - Art
82. Shri Ratan Kumar Parimoo - Art
83. Shri Reba Kanta Mahanta - Art
84. Shri Renthlei Lalrawna - Literature and Education
85. Shri Ricky Kej - Art
86. Shri Sajjan Bhajanka - Trade and Industry
87. Smt. Sally Holkar - Trade and Industry
88. Shri Sant Ram Deswal - Literature and Education
89. Shri Satyapal Singh - Sports
90. Shri Seeni Viswanathan - Literature and Education
91. Shri Sethuraman Panchanathan - Science and Engineering
92. Smt. Sheikha Shaikha Ali Al-Jaber Al-Sabah - Medicine
93. Shri Sheen Kaaf Nizam - Literature and Education
94. Shri Shyam Bihari Agrawal - Art
95. Smt. Soniya Nityanand - Medicine
96. Shri Stephen Knapp - Literature and Education
97. Shri Subhash Khetulal Sharma - Agriculture
98. Shri Suresh Harilal Soni - Social Work
99. Shri Surinder Kumar Vasal - Science and Engineering
100. Shri Swami Pradiptananda - Spiritualism
101. Shri Syed Ainul Hasan - Literature and Education
102. Shri Tejendra Narayan Majumdar - Art
103. Smt. Thiyam Suryamukhi Devi - Art
104. Shri Tushar Durgeshbhai Shukla - Literature and Education
105. Shri Vadiraj Raghawendracharya Panchamukhi - Literature and Education
106. Shri Vasudeo Kamath - Art
107. Shri Velu Aasaan - Art
108. Shri Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar - Art
109. Shri Vijay Nityanand Surishwar Ji Maharaj - Spiritualism
110. Smt. Vijayalakshmi Deshamane - Medicine
111. Shri Vilas Dangre - Medicine
112. Shri Vinayak Lohani - Social Work

These civilian honors continue to inspire and highlight the value of striving for excellence and contributing to nation-building.