Padma Awards 2026 Announced: 131 Recipients Including 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan
Padma Awards 2026: 131 honoured — Dharmendra, Achuthanandan (Vibhushan); Mammootty, Alka Yagnik, Vijay Amritraj (Bhushan); Rohit Sharma (Shri).
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- Padma Awards 2026 announced on eve of Republic Day honouring 131 individuals: 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri recipients
- 19 awardees are women, 6 are Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, and 16 awards given posthumously
- Padma Vibhushan recipients: Dharmendra Singh Deol (Art, posthumous), K.T. Thomas (Public Affairs), N. Rajam (Art), P. Narayanan (Literature & Education), V.S. Achuthanandan (Public Affairs, posthumous)
- Notable Padma Bhushan: Mammootty (Art), Alka Yagnik (Art), Vijay Amritraj (Sports), Uday Kotak (Trade & Industry), Shibu Soren (Public Affairs, posthumous)
- Padma Shri awardees include cricketers Rohit Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur, and actors R. Madhavan and Prosenjit Chatterjee
The Government of India announced Padma Awards 2026 on the eve of Republic Day, honouring 131 distinguished individuals. The list includes 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri recipients. 19 awardees are women, 6 are Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, and 16 are posthumous. Padma Vibhushan recipients: Dharmendra Singh Deol (Art, posthumous), K.T. Thomas (Public Affairs), N. Rajam (Art), P. Narayanan (Literature & Education), and V.S. Achuthanandan (Public Affairs, posthumous). Notable Padma Bhushan: Mammootty (Art), Alka Yagnik (Art), Vijay Amritraj (Sports), Uday Kotak (Trade & Industry), Shibu Soren (Public Affairs, posthumous). Padma Shri included Rohit Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur (Sports), R. Madhavan and Prosenjit Chatterjee (Art).
Frequently Asked Questions
1 How many Padma Awards were announced in 2026?
131 Padma Awards were announced in 2026, comprising 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri.
2 How many women received Padma Awards in 2026?
19 women were among the Padma Awards 2026 recipients, reflecting growing recognition of women's contributions across diverse fields.
3 What are the three categories of Padma Awards?
Padma Awards have three categories: Padma Vibhushan (exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service), and Padma Shri (distinguished service in any field).
4 Who received the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in 2026?
Dharmendra (Bollywood actor) and V.S. Achuthanandan (Kerala politician) received Padma Vibhushan posthumously in 2026.
5 When are Padma Awards announced every year?
Padma Awards are traditionally announced on the eve of Republic Day (January 25) each year and presented by the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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