Civilian Awards in India - Bharat Ratna &

Padma Awards 2019 Announced!

The Civilian Awards in India are the most respected. It is the highest honor that can be
received by any laudable citizen of India. Learning about the Important Civilian Awards
like the Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan & Padma Shri is
most important when it comes to the preparation of Government Recruitment Exams
like SSC CGL, SSC CPO, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB, Insurance & more. Read the
article given below carefully & use the shortcut memory tips as well.

List of Important Civilian Awards - An Introduction

Civilian awards are given for the exemplary work done by individuals in their
respective fields. Here are the four civilian awards that the government awards to
citizens of India:

1. Bharat Ratna
2. Padma Vibhushan
3. Padma Bhushan
4. Padma Shri

Memory Tip:
To remember this hierarchy, think of the word Ravi Bush,
where Ra stands for Ratna,
Vi stands for Vibhushan,
B stands for Bhushan and
Sh stands for Shri.

#1. Bharat Ratna - Important Civilian Awards

This award is the highest civilian award of India and is conferred for achievements in
the fields of:

 Science
 Literature
 Arts
 Public services

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  Sports

Here are some important facts about Bharat Ratna that you need to be aware of

Recipients Important Facts Year

He was a playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet and

Bhupen Hazarika 2019
film-maker from Assam

A social activist. He was known for his immense

Nanaji Deshmukh contributions in the field of education, health, and rural 2019
self-reliance

Pranab Mukherjee 13th president of India (2012 to 2017) 2019

Youngest and only sportsperson

Sachin Tendulkar who was honored with this award 2014
in the year 2013

The first individual to be honored

Lal Bahadur Shastri 1966
with this award posthumously

Only filmmaker who has

Satyajit Ray 1992
received this award

Two foreign nationals to be given

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan this award. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
1987
and Nelson Mandela received this award in the year 1987
and Nelson Mandela got it in the year 1990.

C. Rajagopalchari The first recipient of this award 1954

The first naturalized Indian citizen

Mother Teresa 1980
of Bharat Ratna Award Winner in 1980

#2. Padma Vibhushan - Important Civilian Awards

 This is the second highest civilian award after the Bharat Ratna.
 The Padma Vibhushan is given for exceptional and distinguished service in any field
including service rendered by the government servants.

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  A few eminent personalities who received this award are Zakhir Hussain, V K
Menon, Sachin Tendulkar, Shri Sharad Pawar and more.
 The list of Padma Vibhushan awardees for the year 2019 are given below:

Name Field

Ms. Teejan Bai Art – Vocals - Folk

Shri Ismail Omar Guelleh (Foreigner) Public Affairs

Shri Anilkumar Manibhai Naik Trade & Industry - Infrastructure

Shri Balwant Moreshwar Purandare Art - Acting - Theatre

#3. Padma Bhushan - Important Civilian Awards

 The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award of India.
 Like the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan is also conferred upon individuals for
distinguished service of a high order.
 A few well-known people who have received this award are Vishwa Mohan Bhatt,
Devi Prasad Dwivedi, Swami Niranjana Nanda Saraswat, and several others.
 The list of Padma Bhushan awardees for the year 2019 are given below:

Name Field

Shri John Chambers (Foreigner) Trade & Industry Technology

Shri Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Public Affairs

Shri Pravin Gordhan (Foreigner) Public Affairs

Shri Mahashay Dharam Pal Gulati Trade & Industry Technology

Shri Darshan Lal Jain Social Work

Shri Ashok Laxmanrao Kukade Medicine-Affordable Healthcare

Shri Kariya Munda Public Affairs

Shri Budhaditya Mukherjee Art-Music-Sitar

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 Shri Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair Art-Acting-Film

Shri S Nambi Narayan Science & Engineering-Space

Shri Kuldip Nayar (Posthumous) Literature & Education (Journalism)

Ms. Bachendri Pal Sports Mountaineering

Shri V K Shunglu Civil Service

Shri Hukumdev Narayan Yadav Public Affairs

#4. Padma Shri - Important Civilian Awards

 The Padma Shri is the fourth highest honor after the Bharat Ratna civilian award.
 Some eminent personalities that have been offered this award are Kailash Kher,
Anuradha Paudwal, Sanjeev Kapoor, Virat Kohli, and several others.
 The list of Padma Shri awardees for the year 2019 are given below:

Name Field State

Rajeshwar Acharya Art - Vocal - Hindustani Uttar Pradesh

Bangaru Adigalar Spiritualism Tamil Nadu

Illias Ali Medicine-Surgery Assam

Manoj Bajpayee Art-Acting-Films Maharashtra

Science & Engineering-Grassroots

Uddhab Kumar Bharali Assam
Innovation

Omesh Kumar Bharti Medicine (Rabies) Himachal Pradesh

Pritam Bhartwan Art-Vocals-Folk Uttarakhand

Dilip Chakravarty Archaeology Delhi

Mammen Chandy Medicine (Hematology) West Bengal

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Swapan Chaudhuri Art-Music-Tabla West Bengal

Kanwal Singh Chauhan Agriculture Haryana

Sunil Chhetri Sports (Football) Telangana

Dinyar Contractor Art-Acting-Theatre Maharashtra

Muktaben Pankajkumar Dagli Social Work (Divyang Welfare) Gujarat

Babulal Dahiya Agriculture Madhya Pradesh

Thanga Darlong Art-Music-Flute Tripura

Prabhu Deva Art-Dance Karnataka

Rajkumari Devi Agriculture Bihar

Bhagirathi Devi Public Affairs Bihar

Baldev Singh Dhillon Science and Engineering (Agriculture) Punjab

Harika Dronavalli Sports (Chess) Andhra Pradesh

Godawari Dutta Art-Painting Bihar

Gautam Gambhir Sports (Cricket) Delhi

Draupadi Ghimiray Social Work (Divyang Welfare) Sikkim

Rohini Godbole Science and Engineering (Nuclear) Karnataka

Sandeep Guleria Medicine (Surgery) Delhi

Pratap Singh Hardia Medicine (Ophthalmology) Madhya Pradesh

Bulu Imam Social Work (Culture) Jharkhand

Friederike Irina (Foreigner) Social Work (Animal Welfare) Germany

Joravarsinh Jadav Art (Dance Folk) Gujarat

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S Jaishankar Civil Service Delhi

Narsingh Dev Jamwal Literature and Education Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu and
Fayaz Ahmad Jan Art-Craft (Papier Mache)
Kashmir

K G Jayan Art-Music-Bhakti Kerala

Subhash Kak (Foreigner) Science and Engineering-Technology USA

Sharath Kamal Sports (Table Tennis) Tamil Nadu

Rajani Kant Social Work Uttar Pradesh

Sudam Kate Medicine (Sickle Cell) Maharashtra

Waman Kendre Art-Acting-Theatre Maharashtra

Shri Kader Khan (Posthumous-

Art-Acting-Films Canada
Foreigner)

Abdul Gafur Khatri Art-Painting Gujarat

Ravindra Kolhe (Duo)*

Medicine (Affordable Healthcare) Maharashtra
Smita Kolhe (Duo)*

Bombayla Devi Laishram Sports (Archery) Manipur

Kailash Madbaiya Literature and Education Madhya Pradesh

Ramesh Babaji Maharaj Social Work (Animal Welfare) Uttar Pradesh

Vallabhbhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya Agriculture Gujarat

Gita Mehta (Foreigner) Literature and Education USA

Shadab Mohammad (Medicine Dentistry) Uttar Pradesh

K K Muhammed Archaeology Kerala

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Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Medicine (Affordable Healthcare) Jharkhand

Daitari Naik Social Work Odisha

Shankar Mahadevan Narayan Art-Vocals-Films Maharashtra

Shantanu Narayen (Foreigner) Trade and Industry (Technology) USA

Nartaki Natraj Art-Dance (Bharatnatyam) Tamil Nadu

Tsering Norboo Medicine-Surgery Jammu & Kashmir

Anup Ranjan Pandey Art-Music Chhattisgarh

Jagdish Prasad Parikh Agriculture Rajasthan

Ganpatbhai Patel (Foreigner) Literature and Education USA

Bimal Patel Architecture Gujarat

Hukumchand Patidar Agriculture Rajasthan

Harvinder Singh Phoolka Public Affairs Punjab

Madurai Chinna Pillai Social Work (Microfinance) Tamil Nadu

Tao Porchon Lynch (Foreigner) - Yoga USA

Kamala Pujhari Agriculture Odisha

Bajrang Punia Sports (Wrestling) Haryana

Jagat Ram Medicine (Ophthalmology) Chandigarh

R V Ramani Medicine (Ophthalmology) Tamil Nadu

Devarapalli Prakash Rao Social Work (Affordable Education) Odisha

Anup Sah Art-Photography Uttarakhand

Milena Salvini (Foreigner) Art-Dance (Kathakali) France

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Nagindas Sanghavi Literature & Education-Journalism Maharashtra

Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Art-Lyrics Telangana

Shabbir Sayyad Social Work (Animal Welfare) Maharashtra

Mahesh Sharma Social Work (Tribal Welfare) Madhya Pradesh

Mohammad Hanif Khan Shastri Literature and Education Delhi

Brijesh Kumar Shukla Literature & Education Uttar Pradesh

Narendra Singh Animal Husbandry Haryana

Prashanti Singh Sports (Basketball) Uttar Pradesh

Sultan Singh Animal Husbandry Haryana

Jyoti Kumar Sinha Social Work (Affordable Education) Bihar

Anandan Sivamani Art-Music Tamil Nadu

Sharada Srinivasan Archaeology Karnataka

Devendra Swarup (Posthumous) Literature and Education-Journalism Uttar Pradesh

Ajay Thakur Sports-Kabaddi Himachal Pradesh

Rajeev Tharanath Art-Music-Sarod Karnataka

Saalumarada Thimmakka Social Work (Environment) Karnataka

Jamuna Tudu Social Work (Environment) Jharkhand

Bharat Bhushan Tyagi Agriculture Uttar Pradesh

Ramaswami Venkataswami Medicine (Surgery) Tamil Nadu

Ram Saran Verma Agriculture Uttar Pradesh

Swami Vishudhananda Spiritualism Kerala

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Hiralal Yadav Art-Vocals-Folk Uttar Pradesh

Venkateswara Rao Yadlapalli Agriculture Andhra Pradesh

 The aforementioned awards are presented by the President of India usually in the
month of March or April.
 Every year, the Padma Awards committee is constituted by the Prime Minister of India.
 The Padma Awards are announced on 26th January every year.

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