Padma Awards 2026: Mammootty, Alka Yagnik receive Padma Bhushan

Padma Awards 2026: President Droupadi Murmu presented the remaining Padma Awards 2026 during the second Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday, June 23. The event was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President CP Radhakrishnan and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, among others.

Malayalam actor Mammootty received the Padma Bhushan award from the President. He was accompanied by his wife Sulfath, son and actor Dulquer Salmaan, and daughter Surumi at the ceremony.

#WATCH | Delhi | Malayalam cinema legend Mammootty awarded the Padma Bhushan by President Droupadi Murmu

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Seasoned playback singer Alka Yagnik also received the Padma Bhushan from the President. Battling a hearing loss disorder for a couple of years, she was escorted to the stage by an usher. Before stepping on the stage, Alka greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seated in the front row of the audience, and touched his feet.

#WATCH | Delhi | Eminent playback singer Alka Yagnik conferred with Padma Bhushan by President Droupadi Murmu

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Among the Padma Shree awardees were Telugu actors Murali Mohan and Rajendra Kumar. R Madhavan also received the Padma Shri award from the President after greeting PM Modi and touching his feet. PM Modi exchanged a word with the actor and gave him a light slap on the back before he went up on the stage. Late actor Satish Shah, who died in October last year, was also conferred upon a Padma Shri award, which was received on his behalf by his cousin Arvind Mamania.

#WATCH | Delhi | Actor R Madhavan conferred with the Padma Shri by President Droupadi Murmu

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At the first Civil Investiture Ceremony held on May 26, a total of 66 Padma Awards were presented by the President to the winners. The event witnessed Bollywood actor Dharmendra, who passed away in November 2025, being honoured with a posthumous Padma Vibhushan. His second wife, actor-politician Hema Malini, accepted the award on his behalf.

Advertising stalwart Piyush Pandey’s wife, Nita Pandey, accepted his posthumous Padma Bhushan, while actor-director Prosenjit Chatterjee was also conferred his Padma Shri on the occasion.

What are the Padma Awards?

The Padma Awards recognise the impeccable contributions made by civilians in various fields, including art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, and civil service, among others. In 2026, a total of five persons were awarded the Padma Vibhushan, 13 the Padma Bhushan, and 113 the Padma Shri.

Padma Awards 2026 winners:

Here is the full list of Padma Awards 2026 winners:

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Padma Vibhushan 2026 winnners:

SN

Name

Field

State / Country

1

Shri Dharmendra Singh Deol (Posthumous)

Art

Maharashtra

2

Shri K T Thomas

Public Affairs

Kerala

3

Ms. N Rajam

Art

Uttar Pradesh

4

Shri P Narayanan

Literature and Education

Kerala

5

Shri V S Achuthanandhan (Posthumous)

Public Affairs

Kerala

Padma Bhushan 2026 winnners:

SN

Name

Field

State / Country

1

Ms. Alka Yagnik

Art

Maharashtra

2

Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Public Affairs

Uttarakhand

3

Shri Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy

Medicine

Tamil Nadu

4

Shri Mammootty

Art

Kerala

5

Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu

Medicine

United States of America

6

Shri Piyush Pandey (Posthumous)

Art

Maharashtra

7

Shri S K M Maeilanandhan

Social Work

Tamil Nadu

8

Shri Shatavadhani R Ganesh

Art

Karnataka

9

Shri Shibu Soren (Posthumous)

Public Affairs

Jharkhand

10

Shri Uday Kotak

Trade and Industry

Maharashtra

11

Shri V K Malhotra (Posthumous)

Public Affairs

Delhi

12

Shri Vellappally Natesan

Public Affairs

Kerala

13

Shri Vijay Amritraj

Sports

United States of America

Padma Shri 2026 winnners:

SN

Name

Field

State / Country

1

Shri A E Muthunayagam

Science and Engineering

Kerala

2

Shri Anil Kumar Rastogi

Art

Uttar Pradesh

3

Shri Anke Gowda M.

Social Work

Karnataka

4

Ms. Armida Fernandez

Medicine

Maharashtra

5

Shri Arvind Vaidya

Art

Gujarat

6

Shri Ashok Khade

Trade and Industry

Maharashtra

7

Shri Ashok Kumar Singh

Science and Engineering

Uttar Pradesh

8

Shri Asok Kumar Haldar

Literature and Education

West Bengal

9

Shri Baldev Singh

Sports

Punjab

10

Shri Bhagwandas Raikwar

Sports

Madhya Pradesh

11

Shri Bharat Singh Bharti

Art

Bihar

12

Shri Bhiklya Ladakya Dhinda

Art

Maharashtra

13

Shri Bishwa Bandhu (Posthumous)

Art

Bihar

14

Shri Brij Lal Bhat

Social Work

Jammu and Kashmir

15

Shri Buddha Rashmi Mani

Others – Archaeology

Uttar Pradesh

16

Dr. Budhri Tati

Social Work

Chhattisgarh

17

Shri Chandramouli Gaddamanugu

Science and Engineering

Telangana

18

Shri Charan Hembram

Literature and Education

Odisha

19

Shri Chiranji Lal Yadav

Art

Uttar Pradesh

20

Ms. Deepika Reddy

Art

Telangana

21

Shri Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya

Art

Gujarat

22

Shri Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad

Art

Andhra Pradesh

23

Shri Gafruddin Mewati Jogi

Art

Rajasthan

24

Shri Gambir Singh Yonzone

Literature and Education

West Bengal

25

Shri Garimella Balakrishna Prasad (Posthumous)

Art

Andhra Pradesh

26

Ms. Gayatri Balasubramanian & Ms. Ranjani Balasubramanian (Duo)

Art

Tamil Nadu

27

Shri Gopal Ji Trivedi

Science and Engineering

Bihar

28

Shri Guduru Venkat Rao

Medicine

Telangana

29

Shri H V Hande

Medicine

Tamil Nadu

30

Shri Hally War

Social Work

Meghalaya

31

Shri Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay (Posthumous)

Art

West Bengal

32

Shri Haricharan Saikia

Art

Assam

33

Ms. Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar

Sports

Punjab

34

Shri Inderjit Singh Sidhu

Social Work

Chandigarh

35

Shri Janardan Bapurao Bothe

Social Work

Maharashtra

36

Shri Jogesh Deuri

Others – Agriculture

Assam

37

Shri Juzer Vasi

Science and Engineering

Maharashtra

38

Shri Jyotish Debnath

Art

West Bengal

39

Shri K Pajanivel

Sports

Puducherry

40

Shri K Ramasamy

Science and Engineering

Tamil Nadu

41

Shri K Vijay Kumar

Civil Service

Tamil Nadu

42

Shri Kabindra Purkayastha (Posthumous)

Public Affairs

Assam

43

Shri Kailash Chandra Pant

Literature and Education

Madhya Pradesh

44

Ms. Kalamandalam Vimala Menon

Art

Kerala

45

Shri Kewal Krishan Thakral

Medicine

Uttar Pradesh

46

Shri Khem Raj Sundriyal

Art

Haryana

47

Ms. Kollakal Devaki Amma G

Social Work

Kerala

48

Shri Krishnamurty Balasubramanian

Science and Engineering

Telangana

49

Shri Kumar Bose

Art

West Bengal

50

Shri Kumarasamy Thangaraj

Science and Engineering

Telangana

51

Prof. (Dr.) Lars-Christian Koch

Art

Germany

52

Ms. Liudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova

Literature and Education

Russia

53

Shri Madhavan Ranganathan

Art

Maharashtra

54

Shri Maganti Murali Mohan

Art

Andhra Pradesh

55

Shri Mahendra Kumar Mishra

Literature and Education

Odisha

56

Shri Mahendra Nath Roy

Literature and Education

West Bengal

57

Shri Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar

Literature and Education

Delhi

58

Ms. Mangala Kapoor

Literature and Education

Uttar Pradesh

59

Shri Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai

Art

Gujarat

60

Shri Mohan Nagar

Social Work

Madhya Pradesh

61

Shri Narayan Vyas

Others – Archaeology

Madhya Pradesh

62

Shri Naresh Chandra Dev Varma

Literature and Education

Tripura

63

Shri Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandlewala

Social Work

Gujarat

64

Shri Nuruddin Ahmed

Art

Assam

65

Shri Othuvaar Thiruthani Swaminathan

Art

Tamil Nadu

66

Dr. Padma Gurmet

Medicine

Ladakh

67

Shri Palkonda Vijay Anand Reddy

Medicine

Telangana

68

Ms. Pokhila Lekthepi

Art

Assam

69

Dr. Prabhakar Basavprabhu Kore

Literature and Education

Karnataka

70

Shri Prateek Sharma

Medicine

United States of America

71

Shri Praveen Kumar

Sports

Uttar Pradesh

72

Shri Prem Lal Gautam

Science and Engineering

Himachal Pradesh

73

Shri Prosenjit Chatterjee

Art

West Bengal

74

Dr. Punniamurthy Natesan

Medicine

Tamil Nadu

75

Shri R Krishnan (Posthumous)

Art

Tamil Nadu

76

Shri R V S Mani

Civil Service

Delhi

77

Shri Rabilal Tudu

Literature and Education

West Bengal

78

Shri Raghupat Singh (Posthumous)

Others – Agriculture

Uttar Pradesh

79

Shri Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar

Art

Maharashtra

80

Shri Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar

Art

Tamil Nadu

81

Shri Rajendra Prasad

Medicine

Uttar Pradesh

82

Shri Rama Reddy Mamidi (Posthumous)

Others – Animal Husbandry

Telangana

83

Shri Ramamurthy Sreedher

Others – Radio Broadcasting

Delhi

84

Shri Ramchandra Godbole & Ms. Suneeta Godbole (Duo)

Medicine

Chhattisgarh

85

Shri Ratilal Borisagar

Literature and Education

Gujarat

86

Shri Rohit Sharma

Sports

Maharashtra

87

Ms. S G Susheelamma

Social Work

Karnataka

88

Shri Sangyusang S Pongener

Art

Nagaland

89

Sant Niranjan Dass

Others – Spiritualism

Punjab

90

Shri Sarat Kumar Patra

Art

Odisha

91

Shri Saroj Mandal

Medicine

West Bengal

92

Shri Satish Shah (Posthumous)

Art

Maharashtra

93

Shri Satyanarayan Nuwal

Trade and Industry

Maharashtra

94

Ms. Savita Punia

Sports

Haryana

95

Prof. Shafi Shauq

Literature and Education

Jammu and Kashmir

96

Shri Shashi Shekhar Vempati

Literature and Education

Karnataka

97

Shri Shrirang Devaba Lad

Others – Agriculture

Maharashtra

98

Ms. Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar

Science and Engineering

Karnataka

99

Shri Shyam Sundar

Medicine

Uttar Pradesh

100

Shri Simanchal Patro

Art

Odisha

101

Ms. Sivasankari

Literature and Education

Tamil Nadu

102

Dr. Suresh Hanagavadi

Medicine

Karnataka

103

Swami Brahmdev Ji Maharaj

Social Work

Rajasthan

104

Shri T T Jagannathan (Posthumous)

Trade and Industry

Karnataka

105

Shri Taga Ram Bheel

Art

Rajasthan

106

Shri Tarun Bhattacharya

Art

West Bengal

107

Shri Techi Gubin

Social Work

Arunachal Pradesh

108

Shri Thiruvaarur Bakthavathsalam

Art

Tamil Nadu

109

Ms. Tripti Mukherjee

Art

West Bengal

110

Shri Veezhinathan Kamakoti

Science and Engineering

Tamil Nadu

111

Shri Vempaty Kutumba Sastry

Literature and Education

Andhra Pradesh

112

Shri Vladimer Mestvirishvili (Posthumous)

Sports

Georgia

113

Shri Yumnam Jatra Singh (Posthumous)

Art

Manipur