Padma Award Winners 2010

Padma Awards, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are given for exceptional and distinguished service in any field including service rendered by Government servants. The recommendations for Padma Awards are received from the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations, Central Ministries/Departments, Institutions of Excellence, etc. which are considered by an Awards Committee. On the basis of the recommendations of the Awards Committee, and after approval of the Home Minister, Prime Minister and President, the Padma Awards are announced on the eve of the Republic Day.

President of India presented 6 Padma Vibhushan awards, 43 Padma Bhushan awards and 81 Padma Shri awards in the year 2010.

Padma Vibhushan Award Winners 2010

Padma Vibhushan is India’s second highest civilian honour. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India. It was established on 2 January 1954. It ranks behind the Bharat Ratna Award. Padma Vibhushan is awarded to recognize exceptional and distinguished service to the nation in any field, including government service. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India.

Winners of Padma Vibhushan

Ebrahim Alkazi (Art) :He is a famous Indian theatre director, who was the founding head of the India’s premier theatre training institute, National School of Drama, New Delhi. alkazi (art) :he is a famous indian theatre director, who was the founding head of the india’s premier theatre training institute, national school of drama, new delhi. >
Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman (Art): He is a famous mridangam player won Padmashri in 1988 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in the field of mridangam drumming in 1992. k. sivaraman (art): he is a famous mridangam player won padmashri in 1988 and the sangeet natak akademi award in the field of mridangam drumming in 1992. >
Zohra Segal (Art): Sheis a stage and film actress, who started her career as dancer with legendary dancer Uday Shankar in 1935, and worked with him for the next eight years. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 1998, Kalidas Samman in 2001, and in 2004, the Sangeet Natak Akademi awarded her the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for lifetime achievement. segal (art): sheis a stage and film actress, who started her career as dancer with legendary dancer uday shankar in 1935, and worked with him for the next eight years. she was awarded the padma shri in 1998, kalidas samman in 2001, and in 2004, the sangeet natak akademi awarded her the sangeet natak akademi fellowship for lifetime achievement. >
Yaga Venugopal Reddy (Public Affairs) : He is an IAS officer of the 1964 batch who served as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from 6 September 2003 until 5 September 2008. venugopal reddy (public affairs) : he is an ias officer of the 1964 batch who served as governor of the reserve bank of india (rbi) from 6 september 2003 until 5 september 2008. >
Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (Science and Engineering): He is a structural biologist at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England. He received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome". venkatraman ramakrishnan (science and engineering): he is a structural biologist at the mrc laboratory of molecular biology in cambridge, england. he received the 2009 nobel prize in chemistry "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome". >
Prathap Chandra Reddy (Trade and Industry) : He is a doctor and businessman who founded the first corporate chain of hospitals in India, the Apollo Hospitals Group in 1983. chandra reddy (trade and industry) : he is a doctor and businessman who founded the first corporate chain of hospitals in india, the apollo hospitals group in 1983. >

Padma Bhushan Award Winners 2010

The Padma Bhushan award is established in 2nd January 1954 by the President of India. It stands third in the hierarchy of civilian awards, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded to recognize distinguished service of a high order to the nation, in any field.

Winners of Padma Bhushan

Ilaiyaraaja (Art)
Aamir Khan (Art)
Akbar Padamsee (Art)
Allah Rakha Rahman (Art)
Pandit Chhannulal Mishra (Art)
Kumudini Lakhia (Art)
Kuzhur Narayana Marar (Art)
Prof. Madhusudan Amilal Dhaky (Art)
Mallika Sarabhai (Art)
Prof. (Dr.) Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana (Art)
Pandit (Dr.) Puttaraj Gavai (Art)
Ram Kumar (Art)
Shrinivas Vinayak Khale (Art)
Ustad Sultan Khan (Art)
B.K. Chaturvedi (Civil Service)
Moosa Raza (Civil Service)
Dr. P.R. Dubhashi (Civil Service)
Fareed Zakaria (Journalism)
Anil Bordia (Literature and Education)
Prof. Bipan Chandra (Literature and Education)
G.P. Chopra (Literature and Education)
Prof. Mohammad Amin (Literature and Education)
Prof. Satya Vrat Shastri (Literature and Education)
Prof. Tan Chung (Literature and Education)
Prof. Belle Monappa Hegde (Medicine)
E.T. Narayanan Mooss (Medicine)
Dr. Noshir M. Shroff (Medicine)
Dr. Panniyampilly Krishna Warrier (Medicine)
Dr. Ramakant Madanmohan Panda (Medicine)
Prof. (Dr.) Satya Paul Agarwal (Medicine)
Prof. Abhijit Sen (Public Affairs)
Sailesh Kumar Bandyopadhyay (Public Affairs)
Sant Singh Chatwal (Public Affairs)
Prof. Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj (Science and Engineering)
Prof. Bikash Chandra Sinha (Science and Engineering)
Jagdish Chandra Kapur (Science and Engineering)
Dr. Balagangadharanatha Swamiji (Social Work)
Eknath Rao alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (Social Work)
Capt. C.P. Krishnan Nair (Trade and Industry)
Dr. Kushal Pal Singh (Trade and Industry)
Manvinder Singh Banga alias Vindi Banga (Trade and Industry)
Narayanan Vaghul (Trade and Industry)
S.P. Oswal (Trade and Industry)

Padma Shri Award Winners 2010

This is an award given by the Government of India generally to Indian citizens to recognize their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the Arts, Education, Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Medicine, Social Service and public life.

Winners of Padma Shri

Gulam Mohammed Mir (Public Service)
Rekha (Art)
Arjun Prajapati (Art)
Arundhati Nag (Art)
Carmel Berkson (Art)
Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar (Art)
Gul Bardhan (Art)
Haobam Ongbi Ngangbi Devi (Art)
Hari Uppal (Art)
K. Raghavan (Art)
Guru Mayadhar Raut (Art)
Mukund Lath (Art)
Nemai Ghosh (Art)
Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi (Art)
Rajkumar Achouba Singh (Art)
Dr. Ram Dayal Munda (Art)
Resul Pokutty (Art)
Saif Ali Khan (Art)
Dr. Shobha Raju (Art)
Sumitra Guha (Art)
Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar (Art)
D.R. Karthikeyan (Civil Service)
Dr. Ranjit Bhargava (Environment Protection)
Arun Sarma (Literature and Education)
Prof. Arvind Kumar (Literature and Education)
Bertha Gyndykes Dkhar (Literature and Education)
Prof. Govind Chandra Pande (Literature and Education)
Prof. Hamidi Kashmiri (Literature and Education)
Prof. (Dr.) Hermann Kulke (Literature and Education)
Janaki Ballav Shastri (Literature and Education)
Dr. Jitendra Udhampuri (Literature and Education)
Dr. Lal Bahadur Singh Chauhan (Literature and Education)
Lalzuia Colney (Literature and Education)
Maria Aurora Couto (Literature and Education)
Dr. (Smt.) Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy alias Y.G. Parthasarathy (Literature and Education)
Prof. Ramaranjan Mukherji (Literature and Education)
Dr. Ranganathan Parthasarathy (Literature and Education)
Fr. Romuald D€™Souza (Literature and Education)
Prof. Sadiq-Ur-Rahman Kidwai (Literature and Education)
Sheldon Pollock (Literature and Education)
Dr. Surendra Dubey (Literature and Education)
Dr. Anil Kumar Bhalla (Medicine)
Dr. Arvinder Singh Soin (Medicine)
Dr. B. Ramana Rao (Medicine)
Dr. Jalakantapuram Ramaswamy Krishnamoorthy (Medicine)
Dr. K.K. Aggarwal (Medicine)
Prof. Kodaganur S. Gopinath (Medicine)
Dr. Laxmi Chand Gupta (Medicine)
Dr. Philip Augustine (Medicine)
Dr. Rabindra Narain Singh (Medicine)
Dr. Vikas Mahatme (Medicine)
Dr. Rafael Iruzubieta Fernandez (Public Affairs)
Prof. M.R. Satyanarayana Rao (Science and Engineering)
Prof. (Dr.) Palpu Pushpangadan (Science and Engineering)
Prof. Ponisseril Somasundaran (Science and Engineering)
Prof. Pucadyil Ittoop John (Science and Engineering)
Dr. Vijay Prasad Dimri (Science and Engineering)
Dr. Vijaylakshmi Ravindranath (Science and Engineering)
Anu Aga (Social Work)
Ayekpam Tomba Meetei (Social Work)
Deep Joshi (Social Work)
Dr. J.R. Gangaramani (Social Work)
Kranti Shah (Social Work)
Dr. Kurian John Melamparambil (Social Work)
Baba Sewa Singh (Social Work)
Sudha Kaul (Social Work)
Dr. Sudhir M. Parikh (Social Work)
Ignace Tirkey (Sports)
Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan (Sports)
Ramakant Vithal Achrekar (Sports)
Saina Nehwal (Sports)
Vijender Singh (Sports)
Virendra Sehwag (Sports)
Dr. Alluri Venkata Satyanarayana Raju (Trade and Industry)
Dr. B. Raveendran Pillai (Trade and Industry)
Deepak Puri (Trade and Industry)
Irshad Mirza (Trade and Industry)
Brig. Dr. Kapil Mohan (Trade and Industry)
Dr. Karsanbhai Khodidas Patel (Trade and Industry)
T.N. Manoharan (Trade and Industry)
Venu Srinivasan (Trade and Industry)