Padma Vibhushan

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Padma Vibhushan
Award Information
Type	Civilian
Category	General
Instituted	1954
First Awarded	1954
Last Awarded	2006
Awarded by	Govt. of India
Award Rank
Bharat Ratna ← Padma Vibhushan → Padma Bhushan

The Padma Vibhushan is India's second highest civilian honour. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India.

It was established on January 2, 1954. It follows the Bharat Ratna and precedes the Padma Bhushan. It is awarded to recognize exceptional and distinguished service to the nation in any field, including government service.

Contents 1 2007 Awardees 2 2006 Awardees 3 2005 Awardees 4 1986 Awardees 5 See also

[edit] 2007 Awardees

Name	Field	State
Justice (Retd.) P.N. Bhagwati	Public affairs
Naresh Chandra	Civil service
Raja Jesudoss Chelliah	Public affairs	Tamil Nadu
V. Krishnamurthy	Civil service
Fali Sam Nariman	Public affairs
(Late) Raja Rao	Literature and Education	Karnataka (was based in Austin, TX, USA)
Balu Sankaran	Medicine	Delhi
Khushwant Singh	Literature and Education
Ennackal Chandy George Sudarshan	Science and Engineering	Kerala (based in Austin, TX, USA)
N N Vohra	Civil service

[edit] 2006 Awardees

Name	Field	State
Adoor Gopalakrishnan	Arts – Cinema	Kerala
CR Krishnaswamy Rao	Civil Service	Tamil Nadu
Charles Correa	Science and Engineering	Maharashtra
Mahashweta Devi	Literature and Education	West Bengal
Nirmala Deshpande	Social Work	Delhi
Norman E. Borlaug	Agricultural Science	United States
Obaid Siddiqi	Science and Engineering	Karnataka
Prakash Narain Tandon	Medicine	Delhi
Justice VN Khare	Public Affairs	Uttar Pradesh

[edit] 2005 Awardees

Name	Field	State
Dr. Bal Krishan Goyal	Doctor	Maharashtra
Dr. Bhai Mohan Singh	Trade and Industry	Delhi
Late Jyotindra Nath Dixit (Posthumous)	Civil Service	Delhi
Dr. Karan Singh	Public Affairs	Delhi
Prof. (Dr.) Martanda Varma Sankaran Valiathan	Medicine	Kerala
Milon Kumar Benerji	Public Affairs	Delhi
Mohan Dharia	Social work	Maharashtra
Pandit Ram Narayan	Art	Maharashtra
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman	Art	Maharashtra

[edit] 1986 Awardees

Name	Field	State
Baba Amte	Social Work	Maharashtra
Sivaji Ganesan	actor	Tamil nadu

[edit] See also

Indian Honours System - Civilian Awards
International: Gandhi Peace Prize National: Bharat Ratna - Padma Vibhushan - Padma Bhushan - Padma Shri Literature: Jnanpith Award Fine Arts: Sangeet Natak Akademi award Movies: Dadasaheb Phalke Award Sports: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award - Arjuna Award Sports Coaching: Dronacharya Award
Indian Honours System - Gallantry Awards
War Time Awards: Param Vir Chakra - Maha Vir Chakra - Vir Chakra Peace Time Awards: Ashoka Chakra - Kirti Chakra - Shaurya Chakra Distinguished Service Medals: Sena Medal (Army) - Naosena Medal (Navy) - Vayusena Medal (Air Force)