| Name | Padma Bhushan |
|---|---|
| Type | Civilian Awards |
| Award For | Distinguished Service of a High order |
| Award By | Goverment of India |
| First | 1954 |
| Last | 26th January 2026 |
| Status | Active |
| Country | India |
With 43 recipients, 2010 produced the largest Padma Bhushan class of the decade. Music composer A. R. Rahman, actor Aamir Khan, and Ilaiyaraaja headlined a strong cinema and arts contingent. The list featured several overseas Indians, including US-based journalist Fareed Zakaria and hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal, both flagged as non-citizen honorees, alongside Stanford professor Arogyaswami Paulraj. Industrialists Kushal Pal Singh and Narayanan Vaghul represented trade, while spiritual leader Balagangadharanatha Swamiji was one of two honorees recognized for social work.
The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service of a high order, without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex".
This Winners List features 43 winners of the Padma Bhushan Award 2010, in 2010.
| Image | Year | Recipient Name | Gender | State, Country | Fields |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2010 |
Dr. Satya Paul Agarwal
|
male | Delhi, India | Medicine |
|
2010 |
Prof. Mohammad Amin
|
male | Delhi, India | Literature & Education |
|
2010 |
Sailesh Kumar Bandyopadhyay
|
male | Jharkhand, India | Public Affairs |
|
2010 |
Manvinder (Vindi) Singh Banga
|
male | Himachal Pradesh, India | Trade & Industry |
|
2010 |
Anil Bordia
|
male | Rajasthan, India | Literature & Education |
|
2010 |
Prof. Bipan Chandra
|
male | Delhi, India | Literature & Education |
|
2010 |
Bal Krishna Chaturvedi
|
male | Delhi, India | Civil Service |
|
2010 |
Sant Singh Chatwal
|
male | Punjab, India | Public Affairs |
|
2010 |
Gian Parkash Chopra
|
male | Delhi, India | Literature & Education |
|
2010 |
Prof. Tan Chung
|
male | Illinois, United States | Literature & Education |
|
2010 |
Prof. Madhusudan Amilal Dhaky
|
male | Gujarat, India | Arts |
|
2010 |
Dr. Padmakar Ramchandra Dubhashi
|
male | Maharashtra, India | Civil Service |
|
2010 |
Dr. Pandit Puttaraj Kavi Gavaigalavaru
|
male | Karnataka, India | Arts |
|
2010 |
Prof. Belle Monappa Hegde
Also won:
Padma Vibhushan
|
male | Karnataka, India | Medicine |
|
2010 |
Ilaiyaraaja
Also won:
Padma Vibhushan
|
male | Tamil Nadu, India | Arts |
|
2010 |
Jagdish Chandra Kapur
|
male | Delhi, India | Science & Engineering |
|
2010 |
Shrinivas Vinayak Khale
|
male | Maharashtra, India | Arts |
|
2010 |
Aamir Khan
|
male | Maharashtra, India | Arts |
|
2010 |
Ustad Sultan Khan
|
male | Maharashtra, India | Arts |
|
2010 |
Ram Kumar
|
male | Delhi, India | Arts |
|
2010 |
Kumudini Lakhia
Also won:
Padma Vibhushan
|
female | Gujarat, India | Arts |
|
2010 |
Kuzhur Narayana Marar
|
male | Kerala, India | Arts |
|
2010 |
Pandit Chhannulal Mishra
Also won:
Padma Vibhushan
|
male | Uttar Pradesh, India | Arts |
|
2010 |
Ashtavaidyan E.T. Narayanan Mooss
|
male | Kerala, India | Medicine |
|
2010 |
Capt. C.P. Krishnan Nair
|
male | Maharashtra, India | Trade & Industry |
|
2010 |
Shripaul Oswal
|
male | Punjab, India | Trade & Industry |
|
2010 |
Akbar Padamsee
|
male | Maharashtra, India | Arts |
|
2010 |
Dr. Ramakanta Madanmohan Panda
|
male | Maharashtra, India | Medicine |
|
2010 |
Eknathrao Vithalrao alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil
|
male | Maharashtra, India | Social Work |
|
2010 |
Prof. Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj
|
male | Illinois, United States | Science & Engineering |
|
2010 |
A.R. Rahman
|
male | Tamil Nadu, India | Arts |
|
2010 |
Moosa Raza
|
male | Delhi, India | Civil Service |
|
2010 |
Dr. Mallika V. Sarabhhai
|
female | Gujarat, India | Arts |
|
2010 |
Dr. Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana
|
male | Andhra Pradesh, India | Arts |
|
2010 |
Prof. Abhijit Sen
|
male | Delhi, India | Public Affairs |
|
2010 |
Prof. Satya Vrat Shastri
|
male | Delhi, India | Literature & Education |
|
2010 |
Dr. Noshir Minoo Shroff
|
male | Delhi, India | Medicine |
|
2010 |
Kushal Pal Singh
|
male | Delhi, India | Trade & Industry |
|
2010 |
Prof. Bikash Sinha
|
male | West Bengal, India | Science & Engineering |
|
2010 |
Dr. Balagangadharanatha Swamiji
|
male | Karnataka, India | Social Work |
|
2010 |
Narayanan Vaghul
|
male | Tamil Nadu, India | Trade & Industry |
|
2010 |
Dr. Panniyampally Krishna Warrier
|
male | Kerala, India | Medicine |
|
2010 |
Dr. Fareed Rafiq Zakaria
|
male | Illinois, United States | Literature & Education |
This chart groups 43 Padma Bhushan Award 2010 winners by Gender, across 2 distinct entries — male leads with 41 wins.
This chart groups 43 Padma Bhushan Award 2010 winners by Fields, across 8 distinct entries — Arts leads with 14 wins.
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