The Padma Awards, a bouquet of India's highest civilian honors, constitute a venerable tradition that has been woven into the fabric of the nation's identity since their inception in 1954.
These accolades—Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri—serve as beacons of recognition, illuminating the extraordinary contributions of individuals across diverse fields such as art, literature, science, public service, and sports.
The Padma Awards are titled under Article 18(1) of the Indian Constitution.Every year, the awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day.
The President has accepted the conferral of 132 Padma Awards for the year 2024, including three pair instances (the Award is considered as one in a dual case), as shown in the list below. There are 5 Padma Vibhushans, 17 Padma Bhushan, and 110 Padma Shri Awards on the list.
30 of the recipients are women, while the list also contains eight foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and nine posthumous awardees.
The Padma Awards are bestowed by the President of India during ceremonial festivities held at Rashtrapati Bhawan in March or April of each year.
Below is the Complete List of Winners of the Padma Award 2024 for Kerala PSC.
List of Padma Award 2024 Winners
Padma Vibhushan (5)
The Padma Vibhushan is given in recognition of remarkable and outstanding service. It was given to five distinguished citizens of our nation in 2024.
| Name | Field |
|---|---|
| M. Venkaiah Naidu | Public Affairs |
| Vyjayantimala Bali | Art |
| Konidela Chiranjeevi | |
| Padma Subrahmanyam | |
| Bindeshwar Pathak (Posthumous) | Social Work |
Padma Bhushan (17)
The Padma Bhushan is awarded for distinguished service of a high order. It was bestowed upon 17 eminent members of our country in 2024.
| Name | Field |
|---|---|
| Vijaykanth (Posthumous) | Art |
| Usha Uthup | |
| Pyarelal Sharma | |
| Mithun Chakraborty | |
| Dattatray Ambadas Mayaloo alias Rajdutt | |
| Hormusji N. Cama | Literature & Education - Journalism |
| Kundan Vyas | Literature & Education - Journalism |
| Ashwin Balachand Mehta | Medicine |
| Tejas Madhusudan Patel | Medicine |
| Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur | Medicine |
| M. Fathima Beevi** (Posthumous) | Public Affairs |
| Satyabrata Mookherjee (Posthumous) | Public Affairs |
| Ram Naik | Public Affairs |
| Olanchery Rajagopal** | Public Affairs |
| Young Liu | Trade & Industry |
| Sitaram Jindal | Trade & Industry |
| Togdan Rinpoche (Posthumous) | Others - Spiritualism |
Padma Shri (110)
Padma Shri is given for meritorious service in any area. It was given to 110 distinguished citizens of our nation in 2024.
| Name | Field |
|---|---|
| Anupama Hoskere | Art |
| Ashok Kumar Biswas | Art |
| Ali Mohammed & Ghani Mohammed* (Duo) | Art |
| Babu Ram Yadav | Art |
| Badrappan M | Art |
| Balakrishnan Sadanam Puthiya Veetil** | Art |
| Bhagabat Padhan | Art |
| Binod Maharana | Art |
| Binod Kumar Pasayat | Art |
| Dasari Kondappa | Art |
| Drona Bhuyan | Art |
| Gaddam Sammaiah | Art |
| Ghulam Nabi Dar | Art |
| Gita Roy Barman | Art |
| Godawari Singh | Art |
| Gopinath Swain | Art |
| Jankilal | Art |
| Jagdish Labhshanker Trivedi | Art |
| Jordan Lepcha | Art |
| Khalil Ahamad | Art |
| Kiran Nadar | Art |
| Kaluram Bamaniya | Art |
| Laxman Bhatt Tailang | Art |
| Machihan Sasa | Art |
| Mahabir Singh Guddu | Art |
| Naseem Bano | Art |
| Narayanan E. P.** | Art |
| Nepal Chandra Sutradhar (Posthumous) | Art |
| Nirmal Rishi | Art |
| Omprakash Sharma | Art |
| Pran Sabharwal | Art |
| Ratan Kahar | Art |
| Ramlal Bareth | Art |
| Ram Kumar Mallick | Art |
| Romalo Ram | Art |
| Rezwana Choudhury Bannya | Art |
| Sanatan Rudra Pal | Art |
| Seshampatti T Sivalingam | Art |
| Som Datt Battu | Art |
| Silbi Passah | Art |
| Smriti Rekha Chakma | Art |
| Surendra Mohan Mishra (Posthumous) | Art |
| Shanti Devi Paswan & Shivan Paswan* (Duo) | Art |
| Takdira Begum | Art |
| Uma Maheshwari D | Art |
| Urmila Srivastava | Art |
| A. Velu Ananda Chari | Art |
| Aswathi Thirunal Gouri Lakshmi Bayi Thampuratty** | Literature & Education |
| Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit | Literature & Education |
| Fred Negrit | Literature & Education |
| Joe D. Cruz | Literature & Education |
| Harish Nayak (Posthumous) | Literature & Education |
| Kethavath Somlal | Literature & Education |
| Kurella Vittalacharya | Literature & Education |
| Muni Narayana Prasad** | Literature & Education |
| Navjivan Rastogi | Literature & Education |
| Pakaravur Chithran Namboodiripad** (Posthumous) | Literature & Education |
| Pierre Sylvain Filliozat | Literature & Education |
| Raghuveer Choudhary | Literature & Education |
| Rajaram Jain | Literature & Education |
| Sridhar Makam Krishnamurthy | Literature & Education |
| Surendra Kishore | Literature & Education - Journalism |
| Yashwant Singh Kathoch | Literature & Education |
| Zahir I Kazi | Literature & Education |
| Chandrashekhar Mahadeorao Meshram | Medicine |
| Dayal Mavjibhai Parmar | Medicine |
| Chandrashekar Channapatna Rajannachar | Medicine |
| Hemchand Manjhi | Medicine |
| Manohar Krishana Dole | Medicine |
| G. Nachiyar | Medicine |
| Prema Dhanraj | Medicine |
| Radha Krishan Dhiman | Medicine |
| Radhe Shyam Pareek | Medicine |
| Yazdi Maneksha Italia | Medicine |
| Sasindran Muthuvel | Public Affairs |
| K. Chellammal | Others - Agriculture |
| Sanjay Anant Patil | Others - Agriculture |
| Sarbeswar Basumatary | Others - Agriculture |
| Sathyanarayana Beleri** | Others - Agriculture |
| Yanung Jamoh Lego | Others - Agriculture |
| Chitta Ranjan Debbarma | Others - Spiritualism |
| Charlotte Chopin | Others - Yoga |
| Kiran Vyas | Others - Yoga |
| Shailesh Nayak | Science & Engineering |
| Hari Om | Science & Engineering |
| Eklabya Sharma | Science & Engineering |
| Narayan Chakraborty | Science & Engineering |
| Ram Chander Sihag | Science & Engineering |
| Ram Chet Chaudhary | Science & Engineering |
| Ravi Prakash Singh | Science & Engineering |
| Chami Murmu | Social Work |
| Dukhu Majhi | Social Work |
| Gurvinder Singh | Social Work |
| Jageshwar Yadav | Social Work |
| Maya Tandon | Social Work |
| Parbati Baruah | Social Work |
| K. S. Rajanna | Social Work |
| Somanna | Social Work |
| Sano Vamuzo | Social Work |
| Sangthankima | Social Work |
| Shankar Baba Pundlikrao Papalkar | Social Work |
| Gaurav Khanna | Sports |
| Harbinder Singh | Sports |
| Joshna Chinappa | Sports |
| Purnima Mahato | Sports |
| Satendra Singh Lohia | Sports |
| Uday Vishwanath Deshpande | Sports |
| Kalpana Morparia | Trade & Industry |
| Shashi Soni | Trade & Industry |
** Malayalis
Interesting Facts About Padma Awardees 2024
- First Woman Elephant Mahout of India – Parbati Baruah.
- Popularly known as Hasti Kanya.
- First female Harikatha artiste performing in Sanskrit to receive Padma Shri – Uma Maheshwari D.
- The First female judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India – M. Fathima Beevi.
- The First Woman Supreme Court Judge in Asia – M. Fathima Beevi.
- The First Kerala Woman to become Governor of an Indian State – Fathima Beevi. (Tamil Nadu, 1997)
- The former Vice President of India who received the Padma Vibhushan 2024 – M. Venkaiah Naidu.
- CEO and Chairman of Foxconn, the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronics headquartered in Taiwan – Young Liu.
- The 100 years old Yoga proponent from France who received Padma Shri in 2024 – Charlotte Chopin.
- The First Asian para athlete to conquer the English Channel – Satendra Singh Lohia.
- Flagbearer of Mallakhamb – Uday Vishwanath Deshpande, credited for bringing the sport, Mallakhamb on global map.
- The Buddhist spiritual leader from Leh who made seminal contribution in preserving Bhoti language – Togdan Rinpoche.
- The developer of India's first Sickle Cell Anemia Control Program – Dr. Yazdi Maneksha Italia.
- The oceanographer who developed the first automated Tsunami Warning System of India – Shailesh Nayak.
- The iconic singer who is hailed as 'The Queen of Indian Pop' – Usha Uthup.
- The Indian singer who has sung most English albums
- Sang the famous Kerala Tourism's promotional song 'Ente Keralam Etra Sundaram..'
- The biography about Usha Uthup 'The Queen of Indian Pop' was written by – Vikas Kumar Jha.
Kerala & Padma Awards
Eight persons from Kerala, including the late Justice Fathima Beevi, have been selected.Padma Bhushan
- M. Fathima Beevi (Posthumous) – Public Affairs.
- The First Woman to be appointed as the judge of the Supreme Court – Justice Meera Sahib Fatima Beevi (1989, Apex Court judges).
- The first Malayali woman to hold the post of Governor in an Indian State – Fatima Beevi (Tamil Nadu, 1997).
- The First Muslim woman to get law degree in Travancore – Fatima Beevi.
- The first Muslim woman to hold the post of Munsiff, Magistrate, District Judge – Fatima Beevi.
- First Muslim Woman High Court Judge – Fatima Beevi.
- 'Keralaprabha' award in 2023.
- O. Rajagopal – Public Affairs.
- The first BJP MLA of Kerala from Nemam constitutency.
- Minister of State for Railways, Foreign Affairs,Legal Departments in AB Vajpayee government from 1999 to 2004.
Padma Shri
- E.P. Narayanan (Theyyam) – Art
- The first Theyyam artist to receive the Padma Shri award – E.P. Narayanan.
- Sadanam Balakrishnan (Kathakali) – Art
- Satyanarayana Beleri (Paddy farmer) – Agriculture
- Actively preserving over 650 traditional rice varieties.
- Central Government's Plant Genome Savior Award (2021).
- 2022 Vanamitra Award of Kerala State Forest Department.
- Muni Narayana Prasad (Spiritual Guru) – Literature & Education
- The President of Varkala Sree Narayana Gurukulam.
- Author of 122 books including Commentary on Narayana Guru’s complete works, Karma and reincarnation, Vedanta Sutras of Narayana Guru, Life Pilgrimage through Gita, Basic Lessons of India’s Wisdom, Garland of Visions etc.
- Autobiography – Athmayanam.
- Chithran Namboodiripad (Writer) – Literature & Education
- One of the organizers of the Kerala State School Youth Festival.
- Was the editor of Vidyarangam magazine.
- Travelogue – Punyahimalayam.
- Autobiography – Smaranakalude Poomukham.
- Aswathi Thirunal Gouri Lakshmi Bayi Thampuratty (Writer) – Literature & Education
- Member of Travancore Royal family.
- Niece of the last King of Travancore, Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma.
- Important works – Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple (1998), Thulsi Garland (1998), The Mighty Indian Experience (2002), Budhadarśanaṃ: lēkhanaṅṅaḷ (2007), Glimpses of Kerala Culture (2011), Rudrakshamala (2014) and An Amateur's Attempt at Poetry (2018).