Padma Vibhushan Award Winners in Others

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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 Winners in Others

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 Winners in Others

The "Others" category in Padma Vibhushan awards is a small catch-all, mostly capturing spiritual and unconventional fields. Confirmed recipients include B.K.S. Iyengar (2014, yoga), Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (2016, spirituality), Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev (2017, yoga/spirituality), and Maulana Wahiduddin Khan (2021, Islamic scholarship and spiritual leadership), alongside archaeologist B.B. Lal (2021) and environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna (2009, Chipko movement). Classification varies somewhat by source and year, as this category sits apart from the nine other named fields.

Padma Vibhushan Award Winners in Others Winners List

This Winners List features 8 winners of the Padma Vibhushan Award Winners in Others, from 2009 to 2023.

Year	Recipient Name	Gender	State, Country	Fields

2023	Prof Balkrishna Doshi Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Gujarat, India	Others
2021	Prof. Braj Basi Lal Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Delhi, India	Others
2021	Maulana Wahiduddin Khan (Posthumous)	male	Delhi, India	Others
2020	Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji (Posthumous)	male	Karnataka, India	Others
2017	Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev	male	Tamil Nadu, India	Others
2016	Ravi Shankar Also won: Padma Bhushan , Ramon Magsaysay Award	male	Karnataka, India	Others
2014	Bellur Krishnamachar Sundara Raja Iyengar Also won: Padma Bhushan	male	Maharashtra, India	Others
2009	Sunderlal Bahuguna	male	Uttarakhand, India	Others

Padma Vibhushan Award Winners in Others Award Chart by Gender

This chart groups 8 Padma Vibhushan Award Winners in Others winners by Gender, across 1 distinct entry — male leads with 8 wins.

Padma Vibhushan Award Winners in Others Award Chart by Fields

This chart tracks Padma Vibhushan Award Winners in Others winners by year from 2009 to 2023, spanning 7 years, with the most wins (2) recorded in 2021.