Padma Awards 2024 Winners

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.


NameField
M. Venkaiah NaiduPublic Affairs
Vyjayantimala BaliArt
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.

NameField
Vijaykanth
(Posthumous)
Art
Usha Uthup
Pyarelal Sharma
Mithun Chakraborty
Dattatray Ambadas Mayaloo
alias Rajdutt
Hormusji N. CamaLiterature & Education - Journalism
Kundan VyasLiterature & Education - Journalism
Ashwin Balachand MehtaMedicine
Tejas Madhusudan PatelMedicine
Chandreshwar Prasad ThakurMedicine
M. Fathima Beevi**
(Posthumous)
Public Affairs
Satyabrata Mookherjee
(Posthumous)
Public Affairs
Ram NaikPublic Affairs
Olanchery Rajagopal**Public Affairs
Young LiuTrade & Industry
Sitaram JindalTrade & 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.


NameField
Anupama HoskereArt
Ashok Kumar BiswasArt
Ali Mohammed & Ghani Mohammed*
(Duo)
Art
Babu Ram YadavArt
Badrappan MArt
Balakrishnan Sadanam Puthiya Veetil**Art
Bhagabat PadhanArt
Binod MaharanaArt
Binod Kumar PasayatArt
Dasari KondappaArt
Drona BhuyanArt
Gaddam SammaiahArt
Ghulam Nabi DarArt
Gita Roy BarmanArt
Godawari SinghArt
Gopinath SwainArt
JankilalArt
Jagdish Labhshanker TrivediArt
Jordan LepchaArt
Khalil AhamadArt
Kiran NadarArt
Kaluram BamaniyaArt
Laxman Bhatt TailangArt
Machihan SasaArt
Mahabir Singh GudduArt
Naseem BanoArt
Narayanan E. P.**Art
Nepal Chandra Sutradhar
(Posthumous)
Art
Nirmal RishiArt
Omprakash SharmaArt
Pran SabharwalArt
Ratan KaharArt
Ramlal BarethArt
Ram Kumar MallickArt
Romalo RamArt
Rezwana Choudhury BannyaArt
Sanatan Rudra PalArt
Seshampatti T SivalingamArt
Som Datt BattuArt
Silbi PassahArt
Smriti Rekha ChakmaArt
Surendra Mohan Mishra
(Posthumous)
Art
Shanti Devi Paswan & Shivan Paswan*
(Duo)
Art
Takdira BegumArt
Uma Maheshwari DArt
Urmila SrivastavaArt
A. Velu Ananda ChariArt
Aswathi Thirunal Gouri Lakshmi Bayi Thampuratty**Literature & Education
Bhagwatilal RajpurohitLiterature & Education
Fred NegritLiterature & Education
Joe D. CruzLiterature & Education
Harish Nayak
(Posthumous)
Literature & Education
Kethavath SomlalLiterature & Education
Kurella VittalacharyaLiterature & Education
Muni Narayana Prasad**Literature & Education
Navjivan RastogiLiterature & Education
Pakaravur Chithran Namboodiripad**
(Posthumous)
Literature & Education
Pierre Sylvain FilliozatLiterature & Education
Raghuveer ChoudharyLiterature & Education
Rajaram JainLiterature & Education
Sridhar Makam KrishnamurthyLiterature & Education
Surendra KishoreLiterature & Education -
Journalism
Yashwant Singh KathochLiterature & Education
Zahir I KaziLiterature & Education
Chandrashekhar Mahadeorao MeshramMedicine
Dayal Mavjibhai ParmarMedicine
Chandrashekar Channapatna RajannacharMedicine
Hemchand ManjhiMedicine
Manohar Krishana DoleMedicine
G. NachiyarMedicine
Prema DhanrajMedicine
Radha Krishan DhimanMedicine
Radhe Shyam PareekMedicine
Yazdi Maneksha ItaliaMedicine
Sasindran MuthuvelPublic Affairs
K. ChellammalOthers - Agriculture
Sanjay Anant PatilOthers - Agriculture
Sarbeswar BasumataryOthers - Agriculture
Sathyanarayana Beleri**Others - Agriculture
Yanung Jamoh LegoOthers - Agriculture
Chitta Ranjan DebbarmaOthers - Spiritualism
Charlotte ChopinOthers - Yoga
Kiran VyasOthers - Yoga
Shailesh NayakScience & Engineering
Hari OmScience & Engineering
Eklabya SharmaScience & Engineering
Narayan ChakrabortyScience & Engineering
Ram Chander SihagScience & Engineering
Ram Chet ChaudharyScience & Engineering
Ravi Prakash SinghScience & Engineering
Chami MurmuSocial Work
Dukhu MajhiSocial Work
Gurvinder SinghSocial Work
Jageshwar YadavSocial Work
Maya TandonSocial Work
Parbati BaruahSocial Work
K. S. RajannaSocial Work
SomannaSocial Work
Sano VamuzoSocial Work
SangthankimaSocial Work
Shankar Baba Pundlikrao PapalkarSocial Work
Gaurav KhannaSports
Harbinder SinghSports
Joshna ChinappaSports
Purnima MahatoSports
Satendra Singh LohiaSports
Uday Vishwanath DeshpandeSports
Kalpana MorpariaTrade & Industry
Shashi SoniTrade & 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), BudhadarÅ›anaṃ: lÄ“khanaá¹…á¹…aḷ (2007), Glimpses of Kerala Culture (2011), Rudrakshamala (2014) and An Amateur's Attempt at Poetry (2018).


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