Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian honours of India announced annually on the eve of Republic Day. Padma awardees 2019 names were announced on the eve of the 70th Republic Day. The Awards are given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher order) and Padma Shri (distinguished service).
These years 112 recipients are honoured with this prestigious title including 4 Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma Shri awards. This year nomination number has reached the sky with 50,000 nominations in various fields as compared to 1,313 nominations in 2010.
Padma Bhushan
- Shri Kuldip Nayar (Posthumous) – Literature & Education (Journalism) – Delhi
He is a long-time editor, popular columnist and civil liberties, activist.
Padma Shri
- Shri Narsingh Dev Jamwal – Literature & Education – Jammu & Kashmir
He was born in 1931 in Bhalwal did his matriculation in 1945 and joined the J&K Police in 1953. He used to write in Urdu but later switched over to Dogri. And till now he has written 48 books. - Shri Kailash Madbaiya – Literature & Education – Madhya Pradesh
He is a writer of Bundeli language; he has revived the ancient Bundeli language and is popular in the Bundelkhand region through his numerous books and articles. - Gita Mehta (Foreigner) – Literature & Education – USA
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s sister Gita Mehta has authored books like Karma Cola (1979), Raj (1989), A River Sutra (1993), Snakes and Ladders: Glimpses of Modern India (1997) and Eternal Ganesha: From Birth to Rebirth (2006). - Shri Ganpatbhai Patel (Foreigner) – Literature & Education – USA
He is the founder of Ganpat University in Mehsana, Gujarat. It enables low-income students to access higher education. Since 2005, the university has graduated more than 22,000 students, and awarded more than Rs. 7 crore in scholarships. - Shri Nagindas Sanghavi – Literature & Education-Journalism – Maharashtra
He is Indian political professor, author and columnist writing in English, Hindi and Gujarati. - Shri Mohammad Hanif Khan Shastri – Literature & Education – Delhi
A retired professor and Sanskrit scholar, Dr Shastri have taught Sanskrit to thousands of students. - Shri Brijesh Kumar Shukla – Literature & Education – Uttar Pradesh
A Sanskrit scholar and Professor in the University of Lucknow, he is well versed in the modern analytical approach as well as the traditional methods for the study of Sanskrit.
