Hello Friends, Padma Awards for the year 2018 have been announced. Hereby we are providing a list of winners of Padma Vibhushan Award 2018, Padma Bhushan Award 2018, and Padma Shri Award 2018
– This year the President of India has approved conferment of Padma Awards to 85 persons
– The list comprises of 3 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan and 73 Padma Shri Awardees
– 16 awardees were either foreigners, PIOs, or NRIs, while three of the awards were conferred posthumously.
– Over 15,700 applications were received for this year's awards.
Here is a look at the complete list of this year's Padma awardees:
Padma Vibhushan Award 2018 Winners: The Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian award (after Bharat Ratna) in the Republic of India. Padma Vibhushan is given for the “exceptional and distinguished service”, without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex.
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Name | Field | State |
| 1. | Shri Illaiyaraja | Art-Music | Tamil Nadu |
| 2. | Shri Ghulam Mustafa Khan | Art-Music | Maharashtra |
| 3. | Shri Parameswaran Parameswaran | Literature and Education | Kerala |
Padma Bhushan Award 2018 Winners: The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award (after Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan) in the Republic of India. Padma Bhushan is given for distinguished service of high order.
| Sl. No | Name | Field | State |
| 4. | Shri Pankaj Advani | Sports-Billiards/Snooker | Karnataka |
| 5. | Shri Philipose Mar Chrysostom | Others-Spiritualism | Kerala |
| 6. | Shri Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Sports-Cricket | Jharkhand |
| 7. | Shri Alexander Kadakin (Foreigner/Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Russia |
| 8. | Shri Ramachandran Nagaswamy | Others-Archaeology | Tamil Nadu |
| 9. | Shri Ved Prakash Nanda (OCI) | Literature and Education | USA |
| 10. | Shri Laxman Pai | Art-Painting | Goa |
| 11. | Shri Arvind Parikh | Art-Music | Maharashtra |
| 12. | Ms. Sharda Sinha | Art-Music | Bihar |
Padma Shri Award 2018 Winners : Padma Shri (also Padmashree) is the fourth highest civilian award (after Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan) in the Republic of India. Padma Shri is awarded for distinguished service in any field.
| Sl. No | Name | Field |
State
|
| 13. | Shri Abhay Bang (Duo) | Medicine | Maharashtra |
| Ms. Rani Bang (Duo) | Medicine | Maharashtra | |
| 14. | Shri Damodar Ganesh Bapat | Social Work | Chhattisgarh |
| 15. | Shri Prafulla Govinda Baruah | Literature and Education-Journalism | Assam |
| 16. | Shri Mohan Swaroop Bhatia | Art-Folk Music | Uttar Pradesh |
| 17. | Shri Sudhanshu Biswas | Social Work |
West Bengal
|
| 18. | Ms. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | Sports-Weightlifting | Manipur |
| 19. | Shri Pandit Shyamlal Chaturvedi | Literature and Education-Journalism | Chhattisgarh |
| 20. | Shri Jose Ma Joey Concepcion III (Foreigner) | Trade & Industry | Philippines |
| 21. | Ms. Langpoklakpam Subadani Devi | Art-Weaving | Manipur |
| 22. | Shri Somdev Devvarman | Sports-Tennis |
Tripura
|
| 23. | Shri Yeshi Dhoden | Medicine | Himachal Pradesh |
| 24. | Shri Arup Kumar Dutta | Literature and Education | Assam |
| 25. | Shri Doddarange Gowda | Art-Lyrics | Karnataka |
| 26. | Shri Arvind Gupta | Literature and Education | Maharashtra |
| 27. | Shri Digamber Hansda | Literature and Education | Jharkhand |
| 28. | Shri Ramli Bin Ibrahim (Foreigner) | Art-Dance | Malaysia |
| 29. | Shri Anwar Jalalpuri (Posthumous) | Literature and Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 30. | Shri Piyong Temjen Jamir | Literature and Education | Nagaland |
| 31. | Ms. Sitavva Joddati | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 32. | Ms. Malti Joshi | Literature and Education | Madhya Pradesh |
| 33. | Shri Manoj Joshi | Art-Acting | Maharashtra |
| 34. | Shri Rameshwarlal Kabra | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra |
| 35. | Shri Pran Kishore Kaul | Art | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 36. | Shri Bounlap Keokangna (Foreigner) | Others-Architecture | Laos |
| 37. | Shri Vijay Kichlu | Art-Music | West Bengal |
| 38. | Shri Tommy Koh (Foreigner) | Public Affairs | Singapore |
| 39. | Ms. Lakshmikutty | Medicine-Traditional | Kerala |
| 40. | Ms. Joyshree Goswami Mahanta | Literature and Education | Assam |
| 41. | Shri Narayan Das Maharaj | Others-Spiritualism | Rajasthan |
| 42. | Shri Pravakara Maharana | Art-Sculpture | Odisha |
| 43. | Shri Hun Many (Foreigner) | Public Affairs | Cambodia |
| 44. | Ms. Nouf Marwaai (Foreigner) | Others- Yoga | Saudi Arabia |
| 45. | Shri Zaverilal Mehta | Literature and Education-Journalism | Gujarat |
| 46. | Shri Krishna Bihari Mishra | Literature and Education | West Bengal |
| 47. | Shri Sisir Purushottam Mishra | Art-Cinema | Maharashtra |
| 48. | Ms. Subhasini Mistry | Social Work | West Bengal |
| 49. | Shri Tomio Mizokami (Foreigner) | Literature and Education | Japan |
| 50. | Shri Somdet Phra Maha Muniwong (Foreigner) | Others-Spiritualism | Thailand |
| 51. | Shri Keshav Rao Musalgaonkar | Literature and Education | Madhya Pradesh |
| 52. | Dr Thant Myint – U (Foreigner) | Public Affairs | Myanmar |
| 53. | Ms. V Nanammal | Others-Yoga | Tamil Nadu |
| 54. | Ms. Sulagitti Narasamma | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 55. | Ms. Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan | Art-Folk Music | Tamil Nadu |
| 56. | Shri I Nyoman Nuarta (Foreigner) | Art- Sculpture | Indonesia |
| 57. | Shri Malai Haji Abdullah Bin Malai Haji Othman (Foreigner) | Social Work | Brunei Darussalam |
| 58. | Shri Gobaradhan Panika | Art-Weaving | Odisha |
| 59. | Shri Bhabani Charan Pattanaik | Public Affairs | Odisha |
| 60. | Shri Murlikant Petkar | Sports-Swimming | Maharashtra |
| 61. | Shri Habibullo Rajabov (Foreigner) | Literature and Education | Tajikistan |
| 62. | Shri M R Rajagopal | Medicine-Palliative Care | Kerala |
| 63. | Shri Sampat Ramteke (Posthumous) | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 64. | Shri Chandra Sekhar Rath | Literature and Education | Odisha |
| 65. | Shri S S Rathore | Civil Service | Gujarat |
| 66. | Shri Amitava Roy | Science and Engineering | West Bengal |
| 67. | Shri Sanduk Ruit (Foreigner) | Medicine-Ophthalmology | Nepal |
| 68. | Shri R Sathyanarayana | Art-Music | Karnataka |
| 69. | Shri Pankaj M Shah | Medicine-Oncology | Gujarat |
| 70. | Shri Bhajju Shyam | Art-Painting | Madhya Pradesh |
| 71. | Shri Maharao Raghuveer Singh | Literature and Education | Rajasthan |
| 72. | Shri Kidambi Srikanth | Sports-Badminton | Andhra Pradesh |
| 73. | Shri Ibrahim Sutar | Art-Music | Karnataka |
| 74. | Shri Siddeshwara Swamiji | Others-Spiritualism | Karnataka |
| 75. | Ms. Lentina Ao Thakkar | Social Work | Nagaland |
| 76. | Shri Vikram Chandra Thakur | Science and Engineering | Uttarakhand |
| 77. | Shri Rudrapatnam Narayanaswamy Tharanathan (Duo) | Art-Music | Karnataka |
| Shri Rudrapatnam Narayanaswamy Thyagarajan (Duo) | Art-Music | Karnataka | |
| 78. | Shri Nguyen Tien Thien (Foreigner) | Others-Spiritualism | Vietnam |
| 79. | Shri Bhagirath Prasad Tripathi | Literature and Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 80. | Shri Rajagopalan Vasudevan | Science and Engineering | Tamil Nadu |
| 81. | Shri Manas Bihari Verma | Science and Engineering | Bihar |
| 82. | Shri Panatawane Gangadhar Vithobaji | Literature and Education | Maharashtra |
| 83. | Shri Romulus Whitaker | Others-Wildlife Conservation | Tamil Nadu |
| 84. | Shri Baba Yogendra | Art | Madhya Pradesh |
| 85. | Shri A Zakia | Literature and Education | Mizoram |
Padma 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
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