The most prestigious awards of India Padma Awards for the year 2016 have been revealed by the organisation for all categories. Here is the list of the popular personalities, who got selected for the award, for the services in their respective fields.
Padma Vibhushan award winners
Dheerubhai Ambani (after death) – for his services in Business field
Super Star Rajinikanth (films)
Ramoji Rao – for his services in journalism, since years.
Yamini Krishna Murthy – for her services in dance
Girija Devi (music)
Shanta Vishwanathan (teaching)
Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar--Padma Vibhushan.
Padma Bhushan award winners
Anupam Kher (films)
Saina Nehwal (Badminton)
Sania Mirza (Tennis)
Vinod Rai (former Comptroller and Auditor General)
Udit Narayan (singing)
Ram Sutar (Sculptor)
Heisnam Kanhailal (Theatre arts)
Barjinder Singh Hamdard (MD Punjab news paper)
Swami Tejomayananda (Spiritual guru)
Prof N S Ramanuja Tatacharya (Sanskrit scholar)
Prof D Nageshwar Reddy (Gastroenterology)
Former US Ambassador to India, Robert D Blackwill
Indu Jain of Bennett, Coleman & Co
Padma Shri
Ajay Devgan (films)
Priyanka Chopra (films)
SS Rajamouli (films)
Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam (law)
By Phani Ch