Karnataka shines: 10 Kannadigas among esteemed Padma Award recipients

Ten individuals from Karnataka are among the recipients of the Padma Awards 2024, announced by the Centre, honoring achievers from various fields for their outstanding contributions to the nation. These achievers have been conferred with the Padma Shri for their dedicated efforts.

Once again, the central government has chosen exemplary individuals from different fields for the Padma Awards, and a total of 132 individuals, including 10 from Karnataka, have been recognized, adding prestige to this esteemed honor.

Below is the full list of winners Padma Awards 2024:

Padma Vibhushan 2024 winners

Ms. Vyjayantimala Bali (Art) – Tamil Nadu
Shri Konidela Chiranjeevi (Art) – Andhra Pradesh
Shri M Venkaiah Naidu (Public Affairs) – Andhra Pradesh
Shri Bindeshwar Pathak (Social Work) – Bihar
Ms. Padma Subrahmanyam (Art) – Tamil Nadu

Padma Bhushan 2024 winners

Ms. M Fathima Beevi (Public Affairs) – Kerala
Shri Hormusji N Cama (Literature & Education) – Maharashtra
Shri Mithun Chakraborty (Art) – West Bengal
Shri Sitaram Jindal (Trade & Industry) – Karnataka
Shri Young Liu (Trade & Industry) – Taiwan
Shri Ashwin Balachand Mehta (Medicine) – Maharashtra
Shri Satyabrata Mookherjee (Public Affairs) – West Bengal
Shri Ram Naik (Public Affairs) – Maharashtra
Shri Tejas Madhusudan Patel (Medicine) – Gujarat
Shri Olanchery Rajagopal (Public Affairs) – Kerala
Shri Dattatray Ambadas Mayaloo alias Rajdutt (Art) – Maharashtra
Shri Togdan Rinpoche (Others – Spiritualism) – Ladakh
Shri Pyarelal Sharma (Art) – Maharashtra
Shri Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur (Medicine) – Bihar
Ms. Usha Uthup (Art) – West Bengal
Shri Vijaykanth (Art) – Tamil Nadu
Shri Kundan Vyas (Literature & Education – Journalism) – Maharashtra

Padma Shri 2024 winners: Unsung heroes

Parbati Baruah – India’s first female elephant mahout
Chami Murmu – Renowned tribal environmentalist
Sangthankima – Social worker from Mizoram
Jageshwar Yadav – Tribal welfare worker
Gurvinder Singh – Divyang social worker from Sirsa
Sathyanarayana Beleri – Rice farmer from Kasaragod
Dukhu Majhi – Tribal environmentalist from Sindri village
K Chellammal – Organic farmer from Andaman
Hemchand Manjhi – Medicinal practitioner from Narayanpur
Yanung Jamoh Lego – Herbal medicine expert from Arunachal Pradesh
Somanna – Tribal welfare worker from Mysuru
Sarbeswar Basumatary – Tribal farmer from Chirang
Prema Dhanraj – Plastic surgeon and social worker
Uday Vishwanath Deshpande – International Mallakhamb coach
Yazdi Maneksha Italia – Microbiologist expert in sickle cell anemia
Shanti Devi Paswan & Shivan Paswan – Husband-wife duo Godna painters
Ratan Kahar – Bhadu folk singer
Ashok Kumar Biswas – Prolific Tikuli painter
Balakrishnan Sadanam Puthiya Veetil – Distinguished Kalluvazhi Kathakali dancer
Uma Maheshwari D – Female Harikatha exponent
Gopinath Swain – Krishna Leela singer
Smriti Rekha Chakma – Chakma Loinloom shawl weaver from Tripura
Omprakash Sharma – Mach theatre artist
Narayanan E P – Veteran Theyyam Folk Dancer from Kannur
Bhagabat Padhan – Sabda Nrutya Folk dance expert
Sanatan Rudra Pal – Distinguished sculptor
Badrappan M – Exponent of Valli Oyil Kummi Folk Dance
Jordan Lepcha – Bamboo craftsman from Lepcha tribe
Machihan Sasa – Longpi potter from Ukhrul
Gaddam Sammaiah – Eminent Chindu Yakshaganam theatre artist
Jankilal – Behrupiya Artist from Bhilwara
Dasari Kondappa – 3rd generation Burra Veena player
Babu Ram Yadav – Brass Marori craftsperson
Nepal Chandra Sutradhar – 3rd Generation Chhau mask maker