The nation celebrated its 66th Republic Day on 26 January 2015 with the main programme being held in the form of the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath in capital New Delhi. U.S. President Barack Obama made his place in the history books by becoming the first American President to be Chief Guest at this event. Which another distinction was made by Obama by participating in this event?
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He broke the U.S. Secret Service’s security protocol by remaining in the open for more than two hours
The security guidelines of the U.S. Secret Service, the exclusive agency responsible for an American President’s security, mandate that he does not spend more than 45 minutes at any open-air venue. He however, broke this sacred security protocol by remaining in the open for more than two hours when he graced the Republic Day celebrations at Rajpath as the Chief Guest of the event. He also departed from the tradition of accompanying the President of India (Pranab Mukherjee) and preferred to be driven to the venue in his own multi-layered bulletproof car ‘The Beast’.
The security guidelines of the U.S. Secret Service, the exclusive agency responsible for an American President’s security, mandate that he does not spend more than 45 minutes at any open-air venue. He however, broke this sacred security protocol by remaining in the open for more than two hours when he graced the Republic Day celebrations at Rajpath as the Chief Guest of the event. He also departed from the tradition of accompanying the President of India (Pranab Mukherjee) and preferred to be driven to the venue in his own multi-layered bulletproof car ‘The Beast’.
Apart from US President Barack Obama being the first ever US President to become the Chief Guest of the Republic Day Parade, this event also became historic due to which reason?
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This was the first time that all-women’s contingent of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force took part in this parade
The Republic Day Parade of 2015 became historic for the women of the country whose empowerment remained the central theme of this event. From the women contingent of the three armed forces who marched in the parade for the first time to state tableaux depicting women at the forefront, the event left the women members in the crowd emotional and proud. Captain Haobam Bella Devi, a second generation army officer from Manipur, unfurled the tricolour at this marquee event, thus becoming the first woman to do so. The women contingent of the Indian Army was led by Captain Divya Ajith. Ajith earlier had created history by becoming the first women in the history of the Indian Army to have won the coveted ‘Sword of Honour’, awarded to the best cadet, in 2010 at the passing-out-parade ceremony at the OfficersTraining Academy (OTA) in Chennai.
The Republic Day Parade of 2015 became historic for the women of the country whose empowerment remained the central theme of this event. From the women contingent of the three armed forces who marched in the parade for the first time to state tableaux depicting women at the forefront, the event left the women members in the crowd emotional and proud. Captain Haobam Bella Devi, a second generation army officer from Manipur, unfurled the tricolour at this marquee event, thus becoming the first woman to do so. The women contingent of the Indian Army was led by Captain Divya Ajith. Ajith earlier had created history by becoming the first women in the history of the Indian Army to have won the coveted ‘Sword of Honour’, awarded to the best cadet, in 2010 at the passing-out-parade ceremony at the OfficersTraining Academy (OTA) in Chennai.
What are the names of the two army personnel who were posthumously conferred with the Ashok Chakra, India’s highest peacetime military honour, on 26 January 2015 on the occasion of country’s 66th Republic Day?
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Late Major Mukund Varadarajanand late Naik Neeraj Kumar
Late Major Mukund Varadarajan and late Naik Neeraj Kumar had laid down their lives while battling groups of militants in separate operations in Shopian and Kupwara districts of Kashmir respectively. The wives of the two martyrs were given the Ashok Chakras by the President Pranab Mukherjee just before the commencement of the 66th Republic Day Parade.
Late Major Mukund Varadarajan and late Naik Neeraj Kumar had laid down their lives while battling groups of militants in separate operations in Shopian and Kupwara districts of Kashmir respectively. The wives of the two martyrs were given the Ashok Chakras by the President Pranab Mukherjee just before the commencement of the 66th Republic Day Parade.
Who took over as the new Prime Minister of Greece on 26 January 2015 after his party scored a historic win in the landmark elections held in the country?
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Alexis Tsipras
40-year old Alexis Tsipras took oath as Greece’s youngest Prime Minister on 26 January, a day after his leftwing Syriza party swept to a sensational victory in the snap election held in the country on 25 January. He was administered oath by President Karolos Papoulias in a brief ceremony held at capital Athens. The election was held earlier than scheduled due to the failure of the Greek parliament to elect a new leader by 29 December 2014. Tsipras’ Syriza party secured 149 out of 300 seats in these elections. After this Syriza party had formed a coalition with right-wing independent parties. His win sent shockwaves throughout Europe as this could put the country on a possible collision course with the EU over its massive bailout started in 2010. A majority of voters in Greece have essentially rejected a core policy for dealing with the eurozone crisis as devised by the European Union (EU) and the European Central Bank (ECB). Tsipras thus formed an anti-bailout govt. determined to face down international lenders and end nearly 5 hours of tough economic measures.
40-year old Alexis Tsipras took oath as Greece’s youngest Prime Minister on 26 January, a day after his leftwing Syriza party swept to a sensational victory in the snap election held in the country on 25 January. He was administered oath by President Karolos Papoulias in a brief ceremony held at capital Athens. The election was held earlier than scheduled due to the failure of the Greek parliament to elect a new leader by 29 December 2014. Tsipras’ Syriza party secured 149 out of 300 seats in these elections. After this Syriza party had formed a coalition with right-wing independent parties. His win sent shockwaves throughout Europe as this could put the country on a possible collision course with the EU over its massive bailout started in 2010. A majority of voters in Greece have essentially rejected a core policy for dealing with the eurozone crisis as devised by the European Union (EU) and the European Central Bank (ECB). Tsipras thus formed an anti-bailout govt. determined to face down international lenders and end nearly 5 hours of tough economic measures.
R.K. Laxman, believed to be the greatest cartoonist India has produced, passed away on 26 January 2015 in a hospital in Mumbai at the age of 93. He was best known for his daily cartoon strip “You said it” that featured the common man, his legendary creation. This iconic carton strip was published in which newspaper?
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‘The Times of India’
R.K. Laxman’s daily cartoon strip “You said it” was first published in ‘The Times of India’ in 1951. His “common man” character, featured in his pocket cartoons, was portrayed as a witness to the making of democracy. Laxman was the younger brother of late R.K. Narayan, the legendary English writer and novelist.
R.K. Laxman’s daily cartoon strip “You said it” was first published in ‘The Times of India’ in 1951. His “common man” character, featured in his pocket cartoons, was portrayed as a witness to the making of democracy. Laxman was the younger brother of late R.K. Narayan, the legendary English writer and novelist.
Who won the Miss Universe for 2015 that concluded on 25 January 2015 at Miami in (United States)?
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Paulina Vega of Colombia
22-year old Paulina Vega triumphed over first runner-up, Miss USA Nia Sanchez in the final round to win the coveted title. Contestants from the Netherlands, Jamaica and Ukraine rounded out the five finalists at this event. Noyonita Lodh, India’s contender for the Miss Universe title, failed to reach the Top 10 in the contest. This was the 63rd edition of Miss Universe pageant. Vega is the fourth woman from South America to win the pageant in the past seven years, with contestants from Venezuela taking the title last year as well as in 2007 and 2008.
22-year old Paulina Vega triumphed over first runner-up, Miss USA Nia Sanchez in the final round to win the coveted title. Contestants from the Netherlands, Jamaica and Ukraine rounded out the five finalists at this event. Noyonita Lodh, India’s contender for the Miss Universe title, failed to reach the Top 10 in the contest. This was the 63rd edition of Miss Universe pageant. Vega is the fourth woman from South America to win the pageant in the past seven years, with contestants from Venezuela taking the title last year as well as in 2007 and 2008.
Padma Awards 2015
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Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. 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 and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. This year the President of India has approved conferment of Padma Awards to 104 persons as per the list below. The list comprises of 9 Padma Vibhushan, 20 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees. 17 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 17 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and 4 Posthumous awardees.
Padma Vibhushan
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S. No.
Name of the Awardee
Discipline
State/Domicile
1.
Shri L. K. Advani
Public Affairs
Gujarat
2.
Shri Amitabh Bachchan
Art
Maharashtra
3.
Shri Prakash Singh Badal
Public Affairs
Punjab
4.
Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade
Social Work
Karnataka
5.
Shri Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar
Art
Maharashtra
6.
Shri Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya
Others
Uttar Pradesh
7.
Prof. Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan
Science and Engineering
Tamil Nadu
8.
Shri Kottayan K. Venugopal
Public Affairs
Delhi
9.
Shri Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner)
Trade and Industry
France/UK
Padma Bhushan
1.
Shri Jahnu Barua
Art
Assam
2.
Dr. Vijay Bhatkar
Science and Engineering
Maharashtra
3.
Shri Swapan Dasgupta
Literature and Education
Delhi
4.
Swami Satyamitranand Giri
Others
Uttar Pradesh
5.
Shri N. Gopalaswami
Civil Service
Tamil Nadu
6.
Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap
Public Affairs
Delhi
7.
Dr. (Pandit) Gokulotsavji Maharaj
Art
Madhya Pradesh
8.
Dr. Ambrish Mithal
Medicine
Delhi
9.
Smt. Sudha Ragunathan
Art
Tamil Nadu
10.
Shri Harish Salve
Public Affairs
Delhi
11.
Dr. Ashok Seth
Medicine
Delhi
12.
Shri Rajat Sharma
Literature and Education
Delhi
13.
Shri Satpal
Sports
Delhi
14.
Shri Shivakumara Swami
Others
Karnataka
15.
Dr. Kharag Singh Valdiya
Science and Engineering
Karnataka
16.
Prof. Manjul Bhargava
(NRI/PIO)
Science and Engineering
USA
17.
Shri David Frawley (Vamadeva)
(Foreigner)
Others
USA
18.
Shri Bill Gates
(Foreigner)
Social Work
USA
19.
Ms. Melinda Gates
(Foreigner)
Social Work
USA
20.
Shri Saichiro Misumi
(Foreigner)
Others
Japan
Padma Shri
1.
Dr. Manjula Anagani
Medicine
Telangana
2.
Shri S. Arunan
Science and Engineering
Karnataka
3.
Ms. Kanyakumari Avasarala
Art
Tamil Nadu
4.
Dr. Bettina Sharada Baumer
Literature and Education
Jammu and Kashmir
5.
Shri Naresh Bedi
Art
Delhi
6.
Shri Ashok Bhagat
Social Work
Jharkhand
7.
Shri Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Art
Maharashtra
8.
Dr. Lakshmi Nandan Bora
Literature and Education
Assam
9.
Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi
Literature and Education
Madhya Pradesh
10.
Prof. (Dr.) Yogesh Kumar Chawla
Medicine
Chandigarh
11.
Smt. Jayakumari Chikkala
Medicine
Delhi
12.
Shri Bibek Debroy
Literature and Education
Delhi
13.
Dr. Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi
Medicine
Manipur
14.
Dr. Ashok Gulati
Public Affairs
Delhi
15.
Dr. Randeep Guleria
Medicine
Delhi
16.
Dr. K. P. Haridas
Medicine
Kerala
17.
Shri Rahul Jain
Art
Delhi
18.
Shri Ravindra Jain
Art
Maharashtra
19.
Dr. Sunil Jogi
Literature and Education
Delhi
20.
Shri Prasoon Joshi
Art
Maharashtra
21.
Dr. Prafulla Kar
Art
Odisha
22.
Ms. Saba Anjum
Sports
Chhattisgarh
23.
Smt. Ushakiran Khan
Literature and Education
Bihar
24.
Dr. Rajesh Kotecha
Medicine
Rajasthan
25.
Prof. Alka Kriplani
Medicine
Delhi
26.
Dr. Harsh Kumar
Medicine
Delhi
27.
Shri Narayana Purushothama Mallaya
Literature and Education
Kerala
28.
Shri Lambert Mascarenhas
Literature and Education
Goa
29.
Dr. (Mrs.) Janak Palta McGilligan
Social Work
Madhya Pradesh
30.
Shri Veerendra Raj Mehta
Social Work
Delhi
31.
Shri Tarak Mehta
Art
Gujarat
32.
Shri Neil Herbert Nongkynrih
Art
Meghalaya
33.
Shri Chewang Norphel
Others
Jammu and Kashmir
34.
Shri T. V. Mohandas Pai
Trade and Industry
Karnataka
35.
Dr.Tejas Patel
Medicine
Gujarat
36.
Shri Jadav Molai Peyang
Others
Assam
37.
Smt. Bimla Poddar
Other
Uttar Pradesh
38.
Dr. N. Prabhakar
Science and Engineering
Delhi
39.
Dr. Prahalada
Science and Engineering
Maharashtra
40.
Dr. Narendra Prasad
Medicine
Bihar
41.
Shri Ram Bahadur Rai
Literature and Education
Delhi
42.
Ms. Mithali Raj
Sports
Telangana
43.
Shri P. V. Rajaraman
Civil Service
Tamil Nadu
44.
Prof. J. S. Rajput
Literature and Education
Uttar Pradesh
45.
Shri Kota Srinivasa Rao
Art
Andhra Pradesh
46.
Prof. Bimal Roy
Literature and Education
West Bengal
47.
Shri Shekhar Sen
Art
Maharashtra
48.
Shri Gunvant Shah
Literature and Education
Gujarat
49.
Shri Brahmdev Sharma (Bhaiji)
Literature and Education
Delhi
50.
Shri Manu Sharma
Literature and Education
Uttar Pradesh
51.
Prof. Yog Raj Sharma
Medicine
Delhi
52.
Shri Vasant Shastri
Science and Engineering
Karnataka
53.
Shri S. K. Shivkumar
Science and Engineering
Karnataka
54.
Ms. P. V. Sindhu
Sports
Telangana
55.
Shri Sardara Singh
Sports
Haryana
56.
Ms. Arunima Sinha
Sports
Uttar Pradesh
57.
Shri Mahesh Raj Soni
Art
Rajasthan
58.
Dr.Nikhil Tandon
Medicine
Delhi
59.
Shri H. Thegtse Rinpoche
Social Work
Arunachal Pradesh
60.
Dr.Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi
Medicine
Gujarat
61.
Shri Huang Baosheng
(Foreigner)
Others
China
62.
Prof. Jacques Blamont
(Foreigner)
Science and Engineering
France
63.
Late Shri Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin
(Posthumous)
Others
Maharashtra
64.
Shri Jean-Claude Carriere
(Foreigner)
Literature and Education
France
65.
Dr. Nandrajan “Raj” Chetty
(NRI/PIO)
Trade and Industry
USA
66.
Shri George L. Hart
(Foreigner)
Others
USA
67.
Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja (NRI/PIO)
Others
Portugal
68.
Late Shri Meetha Lal Mehta (Posthumous)
Social Work
Rajasthan
69.
Ms. Tripti Mukherjee
(NRI/PIO)
Art
USA
70.
Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori
(NRI/PIO)
Medicine
USA
71.
Dr. Raghu Rama Pillarisetti
(NRI/PIO)
Medicine
USA
72.
Dr. Saumitra Rawat
(NRI/PIO)
Medicine
UK
73.
Prof. Annette Schmiedchen
(Foreigner)
Literature and Education
Germany
74.
Late Shri Pran Kumar Sharma alias Pran (Posthumous)
Art
Delhi
75.
Late Shri R. Vasudevan
(Posthumous)
Civil Service
Tamil Nadu
Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. 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 and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. This year the President of India has approved conferment of Padma Awards to 104 persons as per the list below. The list comprises of 9 Padma Vibhushan, 20 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees. 17 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 17 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and 4 Posthumous awardees.
Padma Vibhushan
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S. No.
Name of the Awardee
Discipline
State/Domicile
1.
Shri L. K. Advani
Public Affairs
Gujarat
2.
Shri Amitabh Bachchan
Art
Maharashtra
3.
Shri Prakash Singh Badal
Public Affairs
Punjab
4.
Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade
Social Work
Karnataka
5.
Shri Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar
Art
Maharashtra
6.
Shri Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya
Others
Uttar Pradesh
7.
Prof. Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan
Science and Engineering
Tamil Nadu
8.
Shri Kottayan K. Venugopal
Public Affairs
Delhi
9.
Shri Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner)
Trade and Industry
France/UK
Padma Bhushan
1.
Shri Jahnu Barua
Art
Assam
2.
Dr. Vijay Bhatkar
Science and Engineering
Maharashtra
3.
Shri Swapan Dasgupta
Literature and Education
Delhi
4.
Swami Satyamitranand Giri
Others
Uttar Pradesh
5.
Shri N. Gopalaswami
Civil Service
Tamil Nadu
6.
Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap
Public Affairs
Delhi
7.
Dr. (Pandit) Gokulotsavji Maharaj
Art
Madhya Pradesh
8.
Dr. Ambrish Mithal
Medicine
Delhi
9.
Smt. Sudha Ragunathan
Art
Tamil Nadu
10.
Shri Harish Salve
Public Affairs
Delhi
11.
Dr. Ashok Seth
Medicine
Delhi
12.
Shri Rajat Sharma
Literature and Education
Delhi
13.
Shri Satpal
Sports
Delhi
14.
Shri Shivakumara Swami
Others
Karnataka
15.
Dr. Kharag Singh Valdiya
Science and Engineering
Karnataka
16.
Prof. Manjul Bhargava
(NRI/PIO)
Science and Engineering
USA
17.
Shri David Frawley (Vamadeva)
(Foreigner)
Others
USA
18.
Shri Bill Gates
(Foreigner)
Social Work
USA
19.
Ms. Melinda Gates
(Foreigner)
Social Work
USA
20.
Shri Saichiro Misumi
(Foreigner)
Others
Japan
Padma Shri
1.
Dr. Manjula Anagani
Medicine
Telangana
2.
Shri S. Arunan
Science and Engineering
Karnataka
3.
Ms. Kanyakumari Avasarala
Art
Tamil Nadu
4.
Dr. Bettina Sharada Baumer
Literature and Education
Jammu and Kashmir
5.
Shri Naresh Bedi
Art
Delhi
6.
Shri Ashok Bhagat
Social Work
Jharkhand
7.
Shri Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Art
Maharashtra
8.
Dr. Lakshmi Nandan Bora
Literature and Education
Assam
9.
Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi
Literature and Education
Madhya Pradesh
10.
Prof. (Dr.) Yogesh Kumar Chawla
Medicine
Chandigarh
11.
Smt. Jayakumari Chikkala
Medicine
Delhi
12.
Shri Bibek Debroy
Literature and Education
Delhi
13.
Dr. Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi
Medicine
Manipur
14.
Dr. Ashok Gulati
Public Affairs
Delhi
15.
Dr. Randeep Guleria
Medicine
Delhi
16.
Dr. K. P. Haridas
Medicine
Kerala
17.
Shri Rahul Jain
Art
Delhi
18.
Shri Ravindra Jain
Art
Maharashtra
19.
Dr. Sunil Jogi
Literature and Education
Delhi
20.
Shri Prasoon Joshi
Art
Maharashtra
21.
Dr. Prafulla Kar
Art
Odisha
22.
Ms. Saba Anjum
Sports
Chhattisgarh
23.
Smt. Ushakiran Khan
Literature and Education
Bihar
24.
Dr. Rajesh Kotecha
Medicine
Rajasthan
25.
Prof. Alka Kriplani
Medicine
Delhi
26.
Dr. Harsh Kumar
Medicine
Delhi
27.
Shri Narayana Purushothama Mallaya
Literature and Education
Kerala
28.
Shri Lambert Mascarenhas
Literature and Education
Goa
29.
Dr. (Mrs.) Janak Palta McGilligan
Social Work
Madhya Pradesh
30.
Shri Veerendra Raj Mehta
Social Work
Delhi
31.
Shri Tarak Mehta
Art
Gujarat
32.
Shri Neil Herbert Nongkynrih
Art
Meghalaya
33.
Shri Chewang Norphel
Others
Jammu and Kashmir
34.
Shri T. V. Mohandas Pai
Trade and Industry
Karnataka
35.
Dr.Tejas Patel
Medicine
Gujarat
36.
Shri Jadav Molai Peyang
Others
Assam
37.
Smt. Bimla Poddar
Other
Uttar Pradesh
38.
Dr. N. Prabhakar
Science and Engineering
Delhi
39.
Dr. Prahalada
Science and Engineering
Maharashtra
40.
Dr. Narendra Prasad
Medicine
Bihar
41.
Shri Ram Bahadur Rai
Literature and Education
Delhi
42.
Ms. Mithali Raj
Sports
Telangana
43.
Shri P. V. Rajaraman
Civil Service
Tamil Nadu
44.
Prof. J. S. Rajput
Literature and Education
Uttar Pradesh
45.
Shri Kota Srinivasa Rao
Art
Andhra Pradesh
46.
Prof. Bimal Roy
Literature and Education
West Bengal
47.
Shri Shekhar Sen
Art
Maharashtra
48.
Shri Gunvant Shah
Literature and Education
Gujarat
49.
Shri Brahmdev Sharma (Bhaiji)
Literature and Education
Delhi
50.
Shri Manu Sharma
Literature and Education
Uttar Pradesh
51.
Prof. Yog Raj Sharma
Medicine
Delhi
52.
Shri Vasant Shastri
Science and Engineering
Karnataka
53.
Shri S. K. Shivkumar
Science and Engineering
Karnataka
54.
Ms. P. V. Sindhu
Sports
Telangana
55.
Shri Sardara Singh
Sports
Haryana
56.
Ms. Arunima Sinha
Sports
Uttar Pradesh
57.
Shri Mahesh Raj Soni
Art
Rajasthan
58.
Dr.Nikhil Tandon
Medicine
Delhi
59.
Shri H. Thegtse Rinpoche
Social Work
Arunachal Pradesh
60.
Dr.Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi
Medicine
Gujarat
61.
Shri Huang Baosheng
(Foreigner)
Others
China
62.
Prof. Jacques Blamont
(Foreigner)
Science and Engineering
France
63.
Late Shri Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin
(Posthumous)
Others
Maharashtra
64.
Shri Jean-Claude Carriere
(Foreigner)
Literature and Education
France
65.
Dr. Nandrajan “Raj” Chetty
(NRI/PIO)
Trade and Industry
USA
66.
Shri George L. Hart
(Foreigner)
Others
USA
67.
Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja (NRI/PIO)
Others
Portugal
68.
Late Shri Meetha Lal Mehta (Posthumous)
Social Work
Rajasthan
69.
Ms. Tripti Mukherjee
(NRI/PIO)
Art
USA
70.
Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori
(NRI/PIO)
Medicine
USA
71.
Dr. Raghu Rama Pillarisetti
(NRI/PIO)
Medicine
USA
72.
Dr. Saumitra Rawat
(NRI/PIO)
Medicine
UK
73.
Prof. Annette Schmiedchen
(Foreigner)
Literature and Education
Germany
74.
Late Shri Pran Kumar Sharma alias Pran (Posthumous)
Art
Delhi
75.
Late Shri R. Vasudevan
(Posthumous)
Civil Service
Tamil Nadu
S. No.
|
Name of the Awardee
|
Discipline
|
State/Domicile
|
1.
|
Shri L. K. Advani
|
Public Affairs
|
Gujarat
|
2.
|
Shri Amitabh Bachchan
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
3.
|
Shri Prakash Singh Badal
|
Public Affairs
|
Punjab
|
4.
|
Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade
|
Social Work
|
Karnataka
|
5.
|
Shri Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
6.
|
Shri Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya
|
Others
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
7.
|
Prof. Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan
|
Science and Engineering
|
Tamil Nadu
|
8.
|
Shri Kottayan K. Venugopal
|
Public Affairs
|
Delhi
|
9.
|
Shri Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner)
|
Trade and Industry
|
France/UK
|
Padma Bhushan
1.
|
Shri Jahnu Barua
|
Art
|
Assam
|
2.
|
Dr. Vijay Bhatkar
|
Science and Engineering
|
Maharashtra
|
3.
|
Shri Swapan Dasgupta
|
Literature and Education
|
Delhi
|
4.
|
Swami Satyamitranand Giri
|
Others
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
5.
|
Shri N. Gopalaswami
|
Civil Service
|
Tamil Nadu
|
6.
|
Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap
|
Public Affairs
|
Delhi
|
7.
|
Dr. (Pandit) Gokulotsavji Maharaj
|
Art
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
8.
|
Dr. Ambrish Mithal
|
Medicine
|
Delhi
|
9.
|
Smt. Sudha Ragunathan
|
Art
|
Tamil Nadu
|
10.
|
Shri Harish Salve
|
Public Affairs
|
Delhi
|
11.
|
Dr. Ashok Seth
|
Medicine
|
Delhi
|
12.
|
Shri Rajat Sharma
|
Literature and Education
|
Delhi
|
13.
|
Shri Satpal
|
Sports
|
Delhi
|
14.
|
Shri Shivakumara Swami
|
Others
|
Karnataka
|
15.
|
Dr. Kharag Singh Valdiya
|
Science and Engineering
|
Karnataka
|
16.
|
Prof. Manjul Bhargava
(NRI/PIO)
|
Science and Engineering
|
USA
|
17.
|
Shri David Frawley (Vamadeva)
(Foreigner)
|
Others
|
USA
|
18.
|
Shri Bill Gates
(Foreigner)
|
Social Work
|
USA
|
19.
|
Ms. Melinda Gates
(Foreigner)
|
Social Work
|
USA
|
20.
|
Shri Saichiro Misumi
(Foreigner)
|
Others
|
Japan
|
Padma Shri
1.
|
Dr. Manjula Anagani
|
Medicine
|
Telangana
|
2.
|
Shri S. Arunan
|
Science and Engineering
|
Karnataka
|
3.
|
Ms. Kanyakumari Avasarala
|
Art
|
Tamil Nadu
|
4.
|
Dr. Bettina Sharada Baumer
|
Literature and Education
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
5.
|
Shri Naresh Bedi
|
Art
|
Delhi
|
6.
|
Shri Ashok Bhagat
|
Social Work
|
Jharkhand
|
7.
|
Shri Sanjay Leela Bhansali
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
8.
|
Dr. Lakshmi Nandan Bora
|
Literature and Education
|
Assam
|
9.
|
Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi
|
Literature and Education
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
10.
|
Prof. (Dr.) Yogesh Kumar Chawla
|
Medicine
|
Chandigarh
|
11.
|
Smt. Jayakumari Chikkala
|
Medicine
|
Delhi
|
12.
|
Shri Bibek Debroy
|
Literature and Education
|
Delhi
|
13.
|
Dr. Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi
|
Medicine
|
Manipur
|
14.
|
Dr. Ashok Gulati
|
Public Affairs
|
Delhi
|
15.
|
Dr. Randeep Guleria
|
Medicine
|
Delhi
|
16.
|
Dr. K. P. Haridas
|
Medicine
|
Kerala
|
17.
|
Shri Rahul Jain
|
Art
|
Delhi
|
18.
|
Shri Ravindra Jain
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
19.
|
Dr. Sunil Jogi
|
Literature and Education
|
Delhi
|
20.
|
Shri Prasoon Joshi
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
21.
|
Dr. Prafulla Kar
|
Art
|
Odisha
|
22.
|
Ms. Saba Anjum
|
Sports
|
Chhattisgarh
|
23.
|
Smt. Ushakiran Khan
|
Literature and Education
|
Bihar
|
24.
|
Dr. Rajesh Kotecha
|
Medicine
|
Rajasthan
|
25.
|
Prof. Alka Kriplani
|
Medicine
|
Delhi
|
26.
|
Dr. Harsh Kumar
|
Medicine
|
Delhi
|
27.
|
Shri Narayana Purushothama Mallaya
|
Literature and Education
|
Kerala
|
28.
|
Shri Lambert Mascarenhas
|
Literature and Education
|
Goa
|
29.
|
Dr. (Mrs.) Janak Palta McGilligan
|
Social Work
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
30.
|
Shri Veerendra Raj Mehta
|
Social Work
|
Delhi
|
31.
|
Shri Tarak Mehta
|
Art
|
Gujarat
|
32.
|
Shri Neil Herbert Nongkynrih
|
Art
|
Meghalaya
|
33.
|
Shri Chewang Norphel
|
Others
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
34.
|
Shri T. V. Mohandas Pai
|
Trade and Industry
|
Karnataka
|
35.
|
Dr.Tejas Patel
|
Medicine
|
Gujarat
|
36.
|
Shri Jadav Molai Peyang
|
Others
|
Assam
|
37.
|
Smt. Bimla Poddar
|
Other
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
38.
|
Dr. N. Prabhakar
|
Science and Engineering
|
Delhi
|
39.
|
Dr. Prahalada
|
Science and Engineering
|
Maharashtra
|
40.
|
Dr. Narendra Prasad
|
Medicine
|
Bihar
|
41.
|
Shri Ram Bahadur Rai
|
Literature and Education
|
Delhi
|
42.
|
Ms. Mithali Raj
|
Sports
|
Telangana
|
43.
|
Shri P. V. Rajaraman
|
Civil Service
|
Tamil Nadu
|
44.
|
Prof. J. S. Rajput
|
Literature and Education
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
45.
|
Shri Kota Srinivasa Rao
|
Art
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
46.
|
Prof. Bimal Roy
|
Literature and Education
|
West Bengal
|
47.
|
Shri Shekhar Sen
|
Art
|
Maharashtra
|
48.
|
Shri Gunvant Shah
|
Literature and Education
|
Gujarat
|
49.
|
Shri Brahmdev Sharma (Bhaiji)
|
Literature and Education
|
Delhi
|
50.
|
Shri Manu Sharma
|
Literature and Education
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
51.
|
Prof. Yog Raj Sharma
|
Medicine
|
Delhi
|
52.
|
Shri Vasant Shastri
|
Science and Engineering
|
Karnataka
|
53.
|
Shri S. K. Shivkumar
|
Science and Engineering
|
Karnataka
|
54.
|
Ms. P. V. Sindhu
|
Sports
|
Telangana
|
55.
|
Shri Sardara Singh
|
Sports
|
Haryana
|
56.
|
Ms. Arunima Sinha
|
Sports
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
57.
|
Shri Mahesh Raj Soni
|
Art
|
Rajasthan
|
58.
|
Dr.Nikhil Tandon
|
Medicine
|
Delhi
|
59.
|
Shri H. Thegtse Rinpoche
|
Social Work
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
60.
|
Dr.Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi
|
Medicine
|
Gujarat
|
61.
|
Shri Huang Baosheng
(Foreigner)
|
Others
|
China
|
62.
|
Prof. Jacques Blamont
(Foreigner)
|
Science and Engineering
|
France
|
63.
|
Late Shri Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin
(Posthumous)
|
Others
|
Maharashtra
|
64.
|
Shri Jean-Claude Carriere
(Foreigner)
|
Literature and Education
|
France
|
65.
|
Dr. Nandrajan “Raj” Chetty
(NRI/PIO)
|
Trade and Industry
|
USA
|
66.
|
Shri George L. Hart
(Foreigner)
|
Others
|
USA
|
67.
|
Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja (NRI/PIO)
|
Others
|
Portugal
|
68.
|
Late Shri Meetha Lal Mehta (Posthumous)
|
Social Work
|
Rajasthan
|
69.
|
Ms. Tripti Mukherjee
(NRI/PIO)
|
Art
|
USA
|
70.
|
Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori
(NRI/PIO)
|
Medicine
|
USA
|
71.
|
Dr. Raghu Rama Pillarisetti
(NRI/PIO)
|
Medicine
|
USA
|
72.
|
Dr. Saumitra Rawat
(NRI/PIO)
|
Medicine
|
UK
|
73.
|
Prof. Annette Schmiedchen
(Foreigner)
|
Literature and Education
|
Germany
|
74.
|
Late Shri Pran Kumar Sharma alias Pran (Posthumous)
|
Art
|
Delhi
|
75.
|
Late Shri R. Vasudevan
(Posthumous)
|
Civil Service
|
Tamil Nadu
|
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