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The first recipients of the Padma Vibhushan were Satyendra Nath Bose, Nandalal Bose, Zakir Husain, Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, V. K. Krishna Menon, and Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, who were honoured in 1954. As of 2023, the award has been bestowed on 331 individuals, including twenty-eight posthumous and twenty-four non-citizen recipients. [12]
The first recipients of the Padma Vibhushan were Satyendra Nath Bose, Nandalal Bose, Zakir Husain, Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, V. K. Krishna Menon, and Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, who were honoured in 1954. As of 2020 [update] , the award has been bestowed on 314 individuals, including seventeen posthumous and twenty-one non-citizen recipients.
When instituted in 1954, the Padma Bhushan was classified as "Dusra Varg" (Class II) under the three-tier Padma Vibhushan awards, which were preceded by the Bharat Ratna in hierarchy. The original specification of the award was a circle made of standard silver 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 inches (35 mm) in diameter, with rims on both the sides.
The Padma Bhushan (IAST: Padma Bhūṣaṇa, lit. 'Lotus Decoration') is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri.
List of Padma Shri award recipients, showing the year, field, and state/country [1] Year Recipient Field State 1954 Asha Devi Aryanayakam: Public Affairs: Maharashtra 1954 Bir Bhan Bhatia: Medicine: Delhi 1954 Perin Captain: Public Affairs: Maharashtra 1954 K. R. Chakravorty: Science & Engineering: West Bengal 1954 Amalprava Das: Public Affairs ...
2011 - Swarbhaskar Awards by Pune Municipal Corporation (First Recipient) 2011 - Sri Chanrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award. [21] 2011 - Swaralaya Yesudas Legendary Award [22] 2011 - Pazhassi Raja award 2011's Sangeetha Ratna Award [23] 2018 - Swara Mauli award, Swara Mauli title by spiritual guru Vidya Narsimha Bharati Swami [24]
When instituted in 1954, the Padma Bhushan was classified as "Dusra Warg" (Class II) under the three-tier Padma Vibhushan awards, which were preceded by the Bharat Ratna in hierarchy. On 15 January 1955, the Padma Vibhushan was reclassified into three different awards as the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri. [3]
Lists of Padma Bhushan award recipients cover people who have received the Padma Bhushan 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 Bhushan award recipients (1954–1959)