New Delhi: Union Government on Friday announced the Padma Awards-2019. Folk artist Teejan Bai, Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, L&T chairman Anilkumar Manibhai Naik, and writer Balwant Moreshwar Purandare to be conferred with Padma Vibhushan by President Ram Nath Kovind.
Likewise, the President will confer Padma Bhushan to 14 people including ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan, former Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker Kariya Munda, Actor Mohanlal, journalist Kuldeep Nayyar (Posthumous), Indian mountaineer Bachendri Pal & Lok Sabha MP Hukmdev Narayan Yadav.
As many as 94 people including veteran actor Kader Khan (posthumously), actor Manoj Bajpayee, footballer Sunil Chhetri, choreographer/director Prabhu Deva, cricketer Gautam Gambhir, singer Shankar Mahadevan and freestyle wrestler Bajrang Punia to be conferred the Padma Shri by President Kovind.
Senior advocate Harvinder Singh Phoolka, Shadab Mohammad, Kabaddi player Ajay Thakur, Former Indian foreign secretary Dr S Jaishankar, and basketball player Prashanti Singh will also be conferred with Padma Shri.
Here is the full list of the awardees:
PADMA VIBHUSHAN (4)
Name: Teejan Bai
Field: Art-Vocals-Folk
State: Chhattisgarh
Name: Ismail Omar Guelleh (Foreigner)
Field: Public Affairs
State: Djibouti
Name: Anilkumar Manibhai Naik
Field: Trade & Industry-Infrastructure
State: Maharashtra
Name: Balwant Moreshwar Purandare
Field: Art-Acting-Theatre
State: Maharashtra
PADMA BHUSHAN (14)
Name: John Chambers (Foreigner)
Field: Trade & Industry-Technology
State: USA
Name: Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa
Field: Public Affairs
State: Punjab
Name: Pravin Gordhan (Foreigner)
Field: Public Affairs
State: South Africa
Name: Mahashay Dharam Pal Gulati
Field: Trade & Industry-Food Processing
State: Delhi
Name: Darshan Lal Jain
Field: Social Work
State: Haryana
Name: Ashok Laxmanrao Kukade
Field: Medicine-Affordable Healthcare
State: Maharashtra
Name: Kariya Munda
Field: Public Affairs
State: Jharkhand
Name: Budhaditya Mukherjee
Field: Art-Music-Sitar
State: West Bengal
Name: Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair
Field: Art-Acting-Film
State: Kerala
Name: S Nambi Narayan
Field: Science & Engineering-Space
State: Kerala
Name: Kuldip Nayar (Posthumous)
Field: Literature & Education (Journalism)
State: Delhi
Name: Bachendri Pal
Field: Sports-Mountaineering
State: Uttarakhand
Name: V K Shunglu
Field: Civil Service
State: Delhi
Name: Hukumdev Narayan Yadav
Field: Public Affairs
State: Bihar
Padma Shri (94)
Ms Kalinga