The Indian government has announced the esteemed Padma Awards for 2025, with a total of 139 recipients. This includes 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri awards. Among the honourees, there are 23 women, 10 foreign nationals, and 13 posthumous awardees. These prestigious awards recognise exceptional contributions across various fields.

The Padma Awards are among India's highest civilian honours, recognising exceptional contributions in various fields. They are presented in three categories: Padma Vibhushan, for exceptional and distinguished service; Padma Bhushan, for distinguished service of a high order; and Padma Shri, for distinguished service in any field. These awards are announced annually on Republic Day and honour achievements across a wide range of areas, including art, literature, science, medicine, sports, social work, trade, and public service.

List of Padma Vibhushan 2025 Recipients

1. Shri Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy (Medicine, Telangana)
2. Justice (Retd) Jagdish Singh Khehar (Public Affairs, Chandigarh)
3. Smt Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia (Art, Gujarat)
4. Lakshminarayana Subramaniam (Art, Karnataka)
5. MT Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous) (Literature & Education, Kerala)
6. Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous) (Trade & Industry, Japan)
7. Sharda Sinha (Posthumous) (Art, Bihar)

Padma Bhushan 2025 Awardees

A Surya Prakash (Journalism, Karnataka)
Anant Nag (Art, Karnataka)
Bibek Debroy (Posthumous, Literature, Delhi)
Jatin Goswami (Art, Assam)
Jose Chacko Periappuram (Medicine, Kerala)
Kailash Nath Dikshit (Archaeology, Delhi)
Manohar Joshi (Posthumous, Public Affairs, Maharashtra)
Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti (Trade, Tamil Nadu)
Nandamuri Balakrishna (Art, Andhra Pradesh)
PR Sreejesh (Sports, Kerala)
Pankaj Patel (Trade, Gujarat)
Pankaj Udhas (Posthumous, Art, Maharashtra)
Rambhadur Rai (Literature & Journalism, Uttar Pradesh)
Sadhvi Ritambhara (Social Work, UP)
S Ajith Kumar (Art, Tamil Nadu)
Shekhar Kapur (Art, Maharashtra)
Shobana Chandrakumar (Art, Tamil Nadu)
Sushil Kumar Modi (Posthumous, Public Affairs, Bihar)
Vinod Dham (Engineering, USA)

Padma Shri 2025: These Individuals Brought Change to Society

Dr Neerja Bhatla (Medicine): Renowned gynaecologist from Delhi, honoured for her research on cervical cancer.
Bhim Singh Bhavesh (Social Service): Social worker from Bhojpur, notable work for the Musahar community.
P Datchanamoorthy (Art): Thavil player from Puducherry, contribution to South Indian music.
L Hangthing (Agriculture): Fruit farmer from Nagaland, specializing in non-native fruit cultivation.
Libia Lobo Sardesai (Freedom Fighter): 100-year-old freedom fighter, Goa.
Begum Batool (Art): Famous folk singer from Rajasthan.
Sally Holkar (Social Entrepreneurship): For women's empowerment and handicrafts in Madhya Pradesh.

Other Padma Shri recipients include:
•    Advaita Charan Gadanayak
•    Achyut Ramchandra Palav
•    Ajay V Bhatt
•    Anil Kumar Boro
•    Arijit Singh
•    Arundhati Bhattacharya
•    Arunoday Saha
•    Arvind Sharma
•    Ashok Kumar Mahapatra
•    Ashok Laxman Saraf
•    Ashutosh Sharma
•    Ashwini Bhide Deshpande
•    Baijnath Maharaj
•    Barry Godfray John
•    Bharat Gupt
•    Bheru Singh Chouhan
•    Bhimawa Doddabalappa Shiilekyathara
•    Budhendra Kumar Jain
•    C S Vaidyanathan
•    Chaitram Deochand Pawar
•    Chandrakant Sheth (Posthumous)
•    Chandrakant Sompura
•    Chetan E Chitnis
•    David R Syiemlieh
•    Durga Charan Ranbir
•    Farooq Ahmad Mir
•    Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid
•    Gita Upadhyay
•    Gokul Chandra Das
•    Guruvayur Dorai
•    Harchandan Singh Bhatty
•    Hariman Sharma
•    Harjinder Singh Srinagar Wale
•    Harvinder Singh
•    Hassan Raghu
•    Hemant Kumar
•    Hriday Narayan Dixit
•    Hugh and Colleen Gantzer (Posthumous)
•    Inivalappil Mani Vijayan
•    Jagadish Joshila
•    Jaspinder Narula
•    Jonas Masetti
•    Joynacharan Bathari
•    Jumde Yomgam Gamlin
•    K. Damodaran
•    K L Krishna
•    K Omanakutty Amma
•    Kishore Kunal (Posthumous)
•    Lakshmipathy Ramasubbaiyer
•    Lalit Kumar Mangotra
•    Lama Lobzang (Posthumous)
•    M D Srinivas
•    Madugula Nagaphani Sarma
•    Mahabir Nayak
•    Mamata Shankar
•    Manda Krishna Madiga
•    Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli
•    Miriyala Apparao (Posthumous)
•    Nagendra Nath Roy
•    Narayan (Bhulai Bhai) (Posthumous)
•    Naren Gurung
•    Nirmala Devi
•    Nitin Nohria
•    Onkar Singh Pahwa
•    Pandi Ram Mandavi
•    Parmar Lavjibhai Nagjibhai
•    Pawan Goenka
•    Prashanth Prakash
•    Pratibha Satpathy
•    Purisai Kannappa Sambandan
•    R Ashwin
•    R G Chandramogan
•    Radha Bahin Bhatt
•    Radhakrishnan Devasenapathy
•    Ramdarash Mishra
•    Ranendra Bhanu Majumdar
•    Ratan Kumar Parimoo
•    Reba Kanta Mahanta
•    Renthlei Lalrawna
•    Ricky Gyan Kej
•    Sajjan Bhajanka
•    Sant Ram Deswal
•    Satyapal Singh
•    Seeni Viswanathan
•    Sethuraman Panchanathan
•    Sheikha Shaikha Ali Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
•    Sheen Kaaf Nizam (Shiv Kishan Bissa)
•    Shyam Bihari Agrawal
•    Soniya Nityanand
•    Stephen Knapp
•    Subhash Khetulal Sharma
•    Suresh Harilal Soni
•    Surinder Kumar Vasal
•    Swami Pradiptananda (Kartik Maharaj)
•    Syed Ainu Hasan
•    Tejendra Narayan Majumdar
•    Thiyam Suryamukhi Devi
•    Tushar Durgeshbhai Shukla
•    Vadiraj Raghavendracharya Panchamukhi
•    Vasudeo Kamath
•    Velu Assaan
•    Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar
•    Vijay Nityanand Surishwar Ji Maharaj
•    Vijayalakshmi Deshamane
•    Vilas Dangre
•    Vinayak Lohani