This year, a total of 139 Padma Awards were announced, honouring individuals for excellence in art, medicine, education, public affairs, and more. This reception year features 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri recipients across the country and abroad who were awarded.
In 2025, the President of India conferred 139 Padma Awards, including one duo case (where two recipients share a single award count). Among these 139 Padma Awards are 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri Awards.
This year stands out as an exception, as typically the number of Padma Awards given in the year does not exceed 120. The Padma Awards 2025 took place on 28th April 2025, at Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi.
Note: Continuing the tradition, the names of the awardees were announced by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on the eve of the 76th Republic Day. And the awards were presented to the recipients in a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi by the President of India. The event is usually held in March and April.
Padma Vibhushan (7 Awardees) 2025 Winners
Here we create a Padma Bhushan Award 2025 winners list, so look below to find the complete details about the winners.
| S.No | Awardee Name | Field | State/Country |
| 1 | Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy | Medicine | Telangana |
| 2 | Justice (Retd.) Shri Jagdish Singh Khehar | Public Affairs | Chandigarh |
| 3 | Mrs. Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia | Art | Gujarat |
| 4 | Lakshminarayana Subramaniam | Art | Karnataka |
| 5 | M. T. Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous) | Literature and Education | Kerala |
| 6 | Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous) | Trade and Industry | Japan |
| 7 | Sharda Sinha (Posthumous) | Art (Bihar Kokila) | Bihar |
Padma Bhushan 2025 Winners (19 Awardees)
Padma Bhushan Award 2025 winners List:
| S.No | Awardee Name | Field | State/Country |
| 1 | A Surya Prakash | Literature and Education-Journalism | Karnataka |
| 2 | Anant Nag | Art | Karnataka |
| 3 | Bibek Debroy (Posthumous) | Literature and Education | NCT Delhi |
| 4 | Jatin Goswami | Art | Assam |
| 5 | Jose Chacko Periappuram | Medicine | Kerala |
| 6 | Kailash Nath Dikshit | Others – Archaeology | NCT Delhi |
| 7 | Manohar Joshi (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Maharashtra |
| 8 | Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti | Trade and Industry | Tamil Nadu |
| 9 | Nandamuri Balakrishna | Art (Telugu Film Actor) | Andhra Pradesh |
| 10 | P R Sreejesh | Sports (Hockey) | Kerala |
| 11 | Pankaj Patel | Trade and Industry | Gujarat |
| 12 | Pankaj Udhas (Posthumous) | Art (Ghazal Singer) | Maharashtra |
| 13 | Rambahadur Rai | Literature and Education-Journalism | Uttar Pradesh |
| 14 | Sadhvi Ritambhara | Social Work | Uttar Pradesh |
| 15 | S Ajith Kumar | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 16 | Shekhar Kapur | Art (Film Director) | Maharashtra |
| 17 | Shobana Chandrakumar | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 18 | Sushil Kumar Modi (Posthumous) | Public Affairs | Bihar |
| 19 | Vinod Dham | Science and Engineering | USA |
Padma Shri 2025 Winners (113 Awardees)
Padma Shri Award 2025 winners List
| S.No | Awardee Name | Field | State/Country |
| 1 | Adwaita Charan Gadanayak | Art | Odisha |
| 2 | Achyut Ramchandra Palav | Art | Maharashtra |
| 3 | Ajay V Bhatt | Science and Engineering | USA |
| 4 | Anil Kumar Boro | Literature and Education | Assam |
| 5 | Arijit Singh | Art (Hindi Film Singer) | West Bengal |
| 6 | Mrs. Arundhati Bhattacharya | Trade and Industry | Maharashtra |
| 7 | Arunoday Saha | Literature and Education | Tripura |
| 8 | Arvind Sharma | Literature and Education | Canada |
| 9 | Ashok Kumar Mahapatra | Medicine | Odisha |
| 10 | Ashok Laxman Saraf | Art | Maharashtra |
Celebrities Who Received Padma Awards in 2025
Indian celebrities from across the country attended the ceremony to receive their Padma awards. Nandamuri Balakrishna dressed in traditional Andhra Pradesh clothing to receive his Padma Bhushan, while Ajith Kumar came dressed in a suit for the same honour.
Shekhar Kapur and Shobhana also received a Padma Bhushan, while Pankaj Udhas’ wife accepted the award in his honour. Apart from this, Arjit Singh and Ricky Kej were also awarded the honor.
Categories of the Padma Award
The Padma Awards are broadly divided into 3 categories-
- Padma Vibhushan – Awarded for exceptional service
- Padma Bhushan – Awarded for exceptional service of high order.
- Padma Shri – Awarded for distinguished service.
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