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The Padma Shri (IAST: padma śrī), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the arts ...
A centrally located lotus flower is embossed and the text "Padma" written in Devanagari script is placed above and the text "Shri" is placed below the lotus. Reverse: A platinum State Emblem of India placed in the centre with the national motto of India, "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth alone triumphs) in Devanagari Script: Established: 1954: First ...
The Padma Bhushan ("Lotus Decoration") is the third-highest civilian award in India. Padma Shri is awarded for "distinguished service". The Padma Shri ("Noble Lotus") is the fourth-highest civilian award in India. Unlike national honours, the Padma awards do not include cash allowances, benefits, or special concessions in rail/air travel. [4]
A centrally located lotus flower is embossed and the text "Padma" written in Devanagari script is placed above and the text "Shri" is placed below the lotus. Reverse: A platinum State Emblem of India placed in the centre with the national motto of India, "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth alone triumphs) in Devanagari Script: Established: 1954: First ...
Lists of Padma Shri award recipients cover people who have received the Padma Shri award from the Republic of India for "distinguished service of a high order...without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex." The lists are organized by period. List of Padma Shri award recipients (1954–1959) List of Padma Shri award recipients (1960 ...
List of Padma Shri award recipients (1954–1959) List of Padma Shri award recipients (1960–1969) List of Padma Shri award recipients (1970–1979) List of Padma Shri award recipients (1980–1989) List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999) List of Padma Shri award recipients (2000–2009) List of Padma Shri award recipients (2010–2019)
A centrally located lotus flower is embossed and the text "Padma" written in Devanagari script is placed above and the text "Shri" is placed below the lotus. Reverse: A platinum State Emblem of India placed in the centre with the national motto of India, "Satyameva Jayate" ("Truth alone triumphs") in Devanagari Script: Established: 1954: First ...
Social worker and Gandhian Amalprava Das refused the Padma Shri on personal grounds in 1954. [3] She later declined a Padma Vibhushan. [78] Agricultural economist and politician Sharad Anantrao Joshi declined the Padma Shri in 1992 over the government's agricultural policies, which he felt marginalized farmers. In 2016, his family refused a ...