Padma Vibhushan Award (2021-2030)

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Published Sep 9, 2026 Updated Sep 9, 2026 1 min read

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Name	Padma Vibhushan
Type	Civilian Awards
Award For	Exceptional and Distinguished Service
Award By	Goverment of India
First	1954
Last	26th January 2026
Status	Active
Country	India

About Padma Vibhushan Award (2021-2030)

The Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "exceptional and distinguished service". All persons without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex are eligible for these awards.

History of Padma Vibhushan Award (2021-2030)

India's second-highest civilian honor has recognized eminent figures since 2021, including tabla maestro Zakir Hussain (2023), architect B. V. Doshi (2023, honored the day after his death), actor-dancer Vyjayanthimala and actor Chiranjeevi (2024), mathematician S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan (2023), former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu (2024), Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak (2024, posthumous), and veteran actor Dharmendra (2026, posthumous). Awardees span arts, science, medicine, and public affairs. As this decade runs through 2030, only the 2021-2026 Republic Day lists are finalized; recipients for 2027 onward remain unannounced, leaving the roster still incomplete.

Padma Vibhushan Award (2021-2030) Winners List

This Winners List features 34 winners of the Padma Vibhushan Award (2021-2030), from 2021 to 2026.

Year	Recipient Name	Gender	State, Country	Fields

2026	Dharmendra Deol Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Maharashtra, India	Arts
2026	Justice K.T. Thomas Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Kerala, India	Public Affairs
2026	Dr. N. Rajam Also won: Padma Bhushan	female	Uttar Pradesh, India	Arts
2026	P. Narayanan	male	Kerala, India	Literature & Education
2026	V. S. Achuthanandan	male	Kerala, India	Public Affairs
2025	Dr. Sharda Sinha Also won: Padma Bhushan	female	Bihar, India	Arts
2025	Dr. Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Telangana, India	Medicine
2025	Kumudini Lakhia Also won: Padma Bhushan	female	Gujarat, India	Arts
2025	Mr. Osamu Suzuki Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Gifu, Japan	Trade & Industry
2025	Madath Thekepat Vasudevan Nair Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Kerala, India	Literature & Education
2025	Dr. Lakshminarayana Subramaniam Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Karnataka, India	Arts
2025	Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar	male	Chandigarh, India	Public Affairs
2024	Konidala Chiranjeevi Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Andhra Pradesh, India	Arts
2024	Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam Also won: Padma Bhushan	female	Tamil Nadu, India	Arts
2024	Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Bihar, India	Social Work
2024	Dr. Vyjayantimala Bali	female	Tamil Nadu, India	Arts
2024	Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu (Posthumous)	male	Andhra Pradesh, India	Public Affairs
2023	Prof Balkrishna Doshi Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Gujarat, India	Others
2023	Prof. Srinivasa Varadhan Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Tamil Nadu, India	Science & Engineering
2023	Zakir Hussain Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Maharashtra, India	Arts
2023	Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna	male	Karnataka, India	Public Affairs
2023	Dr. Dilip Mahalanabis (Posthumous)	male	West Bengal, India	Medicine
2023	Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumous)	male	Uttar Pradesh, India	Public Affairs
2022	Dr. Prabha Atre Also won: Padma Bhushan	female	Maharashtra, India	Arts
2022	Radhey Shyam Khemka (Posthumous)	male	Uttar Pradesh, India	Literature & Education
2022	General Bipin Rawat PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM (Posthumous)	male	Uttarakhand, India	Civil Service
2022	Kalyan Singh (Posthumous)	male	Uttar Pradesh, India	Public Affairs
2021	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Tamil Nadu, India	Arts
2021	Prof. Belle Monappa Hegde Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Karnataka, India	Medicine
2021	Prof. Braj Basi Lal Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Delhi, India	Others
2021	Shinzo Abe (Non-citizen)	male	Tokyo, Japan	Public Affairs
2021	Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany (Posthumous, Non-citizen)	male	Punjab, India	Science & Engineering
2021	Maulana Wahiduddin Khan (Posthumous)	male	Delhi, India	Others
2021	Sudarshan Sahoo	male	Odisha, India	Arts