Padma Shri: Difference between revisions

What links here Related changes Page information Get shortened URL
Created by 2409:4064:48F:2805:6F78:515F:EF8F:A828
Last edited March 24, 2026
← Older edit
VisualWikitext
robot: Creating/updating articles
m improve formatting for accuracy
 
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Fourth highest civilian award in India}}
{{Short description|Fourth highest civilian award of India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
Line 12: Line 12:
| firstawarded = 1954
| firstawarded = 1954
| presenter = <br/>[[File:Emblem of India.svg|30px|State Emblem of India]]<br/>[[Government of India]]
| presenter = <br/>[[File:Emblem of India.svg|30px|State Emblem of India]]<br/>[[Government of India]]
| previous = [[Padma Vibhushan]] "Tyuisra Varg" (Class III)
| previous = [[Padma Vibhushan]] "Teesra Varg" (Class III)
| obverse = 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.
| obverse = 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
| 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
| ribbon =[[File:Padma Shri Ribbon.svg|100px]]
| ribbon = [[File:Padma Shri Ribbon.svg|100px]]
| higher = [[File:Padma Bhushan Ribbon.svg|35px|Padma Bhushan riband]] [[Padma Bhushan]]
| higher = [[File:Kirti Chakra ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Kirti Chakra]] (military)<br />[[File:Padma Bhushan Ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Padma Bhushan]] (civilian)
| lastawarded = 2023
| lower = [[File:Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak]]
| total_awarded = 3225
| lastawarded = 2025
| website = {{URL|https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/}}
| total_awarded = 3448
| website = {{URL|https://padmaawards.gov.in}}
}}
}}


'''Padma Shri''' ([[IAST]]: ''padma śrī''), also spelled '''Padma Shree''', is the fourth-highest [[Indian honours system|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, education, industry, literature, science, acting, medicine, social service and public affairs". It is awarded by the [[Government of India]] every year on [[Republic Day (India)|India's Republic Day]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Scheme-PadmaAwards-050514.pdf |title=Padma award's schema|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref>
The '''Padma Shri''' ([[IAST]]: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled '''Padma Shree''', is the fourth-highest [[Indian honours system|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, education, industry, literature, science, acting, medicine, social service and public affairs". It is awarded by the [[Government of India]] every year on [[Republic Day (India)|India's Republic Day]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Scheme-PadmaAwards-050514.pdf |title=Padma award's schema|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref>


==History==
==History==


[[File:Padmasree award certificate.jpeg|thumb|upright|A Padma Shri certificate during the Presidency of [[K. R. Narayanan]]]]
[[File:Padmasree award certificate.jpeg|thumb|upright|Padma Shri certificate during the presidency of [[K. R. Narayanan]] awarded to Telugu journalist [[Turlapaty Kutumba Rao]]]]


Padma Awards were instituted in 1954 to be awarded to citizens of India in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the [[arts]], [[education]], [[Private industry|industry]], [[literature]], [[science]], [[acting]], [[medicine]], [[social service]] and [[Public affairs (broadcasting)|public affairs]]. It has also been awarded to some distinguished individuals who were not citizens of India but did contribute in various ways to India.
Padma Awards were instituted in 1954 to be awarded to citizens of India in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the [[arts]], [[education]], [[Private industry|industry]], [[literature]], [[science]], [[acting]], [[medicine]], [[social service]] and [[Public affairs (broadcasting)|public affairs]]. It has also been awarded to some distinguished individuals who were not citizens of India but did contribute in various ways to India.
Line 34: Line 35:
On its obverse, the words "[[Padma (attribute)|Padma]]", meaning lotus in [[Sanskrit]], and "[[Sri|Shri]]", a Sanskrit-derived honorific equivalent to 'Mr.' or 'Ms.' (i.e., "Noble One in Blossom"), appear in [[Devanagari]] above and below a [[Nelumbo nucifera|lotus]] flower. The geometrical pattern on either side is in burnished [[bronze]]. All embossing is in [[white gold]].
On its obverse, the words "[[Padma (attribute)|Padma]]", meaning lotus in [[Sanskrit]], and "[[Sri|Shri]]", a Sanskrit-derived honorific equivalent to 'Mr.' or 'Ms.' (i.e., "Noble One in Blossom"), appear in [[Devanagari]] above and below a [[Nelumbo nucifera|lotus]] flower. The geometrical pattern on either side is in burnished [[bronze]]. All embossing is in [[white gold]].


{{as of|2021}}, 3225 people have received the award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Padma Awards {{!}} Interactive Dashboard |url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Award=Padma%20Shri |website=www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in |access-date=15 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
{{as of|2025}}, 3448 people have received the award. In 2025, 113 people received the Padma Shri.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 Jan 2025 |title=Padma Awards 2025 |url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Padma_Awards2025_25012025.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125174835/https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Padma_Awards2025_25012025.pdf |archive-date=25 January 2025 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=www.mha.gov.in |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In 2022, 107 people received the Padma Shri.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 January 2022|title=Padma Awards 2022 list Padma Vibhusan, padma bhusan and padma shri|url=https://studykarlo.com/padma-awards-2022/|access-date=26 January 2022|website=STUDYKARLO.COM|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Refusals==
==Refusals==
{{See also|List of people who have declined or renounced Indian honours and decorations}}
{{See also|List of people who have declined or renounced Indian honours and decorations}}


Several intended recipients, including musician [[Hemant Kumar|Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee]], [[sitar]] player [[Vilayat Khan]],<ref name="refusals">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wWDnTWrz4O8C&pg=PA411|title=India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic|author1=Kaminsky, Arnold P.|author2=Long, Roger D.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2011|isbn=978-0-313-37462-3|page=411|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921000246/https://books.google.com/books?id=wWDnTWrz4O8C&pg=PA411|archive-date=21 September 2017}}</ref> academic and author [[Mamoni Raisom Goswami]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2003/01/19/stories/2003011900271700.htm|title=Artistes' angst  |date=19 January 2003|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=18 June 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> journalist Kanak Sen Deka<ref name="question_mark"/> and noted [[Bollywood]] screenwriter [[Salim Khan]], have declined the Padma Shri for various reasons.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/salim-khan-declines-padma-shri/|title=Salim Khan declines to receive Padma Shri  |date=27 January 2015|access-date=18 June 2018|newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref> Some intended recipients, such as environmental activist [[Sunderlal Bahuguna]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/STATE-EDITIONS/dehradun/noted-activist-sunderlal-bahuguna-turns-90.html|title=Noted activist Sunderlal Bahuguna turns 90  |date=10 January 2017|access-date=18 June 2018|newspaper=The Pioneer}}</ref> and [[English billiards]] champion [[Michael Ferreira]],<ref name="question_mark">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1050129/asp/nation/story_4310835.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050313130541/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050129/asp/nation/story_4310835.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 March 2005|title=Refusal question mark on awards |date=28 January 2005|access-date=18 June 2018|newspaper=The Telegraph – India}}</ref> have refused the honour but have subsequently accepted a more prestigious one such as the [[Padma Bhushan]] or [[Padma Vibhushan]]. Other individuals, such as film-maker [[Aribam Syam Sharma]],<ref>{{Cite news |first1=Ratnadip |last1=Choudhury |first2=Divyanshu |last2=Dutta Roy |date=3 February 2019 |title=Veteran Manipuri Filmmaker Returns Padma Shri To Protest Citizenship Bill |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/veteran-manipuri-filmmaker-aribam-syam-sharma-returns-2006-padma-shri-award-in-protest-against-citiz-1987613 |work=NDTV |access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> author [[Phanishwar Nath 'Renu']],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aura.edu.in/read/cbse/12/14/original/Page-112.html |title=Aura Virtual Campus |access-date=18 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213503/http://aura.edu.in/read/cbse/12/14/original/Page-112.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref> Punjabi author [[Dalip Kaur Tiwana]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjabi-writer-tiwana-to-return-padma-shri/145837.html|title=Punjabi writer Tiwana to return Padma Shri |date=14 October 2015|access-date=18 June 2018|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]}}</ref> and noted poet [[Jayanta Mahapatra]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/jayanta-mahapatra-returns-padma-shri-protesting-intolerance/story-JRTZHWq1fjJClaEzoM3SoO.html|title=Jayanta Mahapatra returns Padma Shri protesting 'intolerance'  |date=23 November 2015|access-date=18 June 2018|newspaper=The Hindustan Times}}</ref> have returned the honour after initially accepting it.
Several intended recipients, including musician [[Hemant Kumar|Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee]], [[sitar]] player [[Vilayat Khan]],<ref name="refusals">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wWDnTWrz4O8C&pg=PA411|title=India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic|author1=Kaminsky, Arnold P.|author2=Long, Roger D.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2011|isbn=978-0-313-37462-3|page=411|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921000246/https://books.google.com/books?id=wWDnTWrz4O8C&pg=PA411|archive-date=21 September 2017}}</ref> academic and author [[Mamoni Raisom Goswami]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2003/01/19/stories/2003011900271700.htm|title=Artistes' angst  |date=19 January 2003|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=18 June 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> journalist Kanak Sen Deka<ref name="question_mark"/> and noted [[Bollywood]] screenwriter [[Salim Khan]], have declined the Padma Shri for various reasons.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/salim-khan-declines-padma-shri/|title=Salim Khan declines to receive Padma Shri  |date=27 January 2015|access-date=18 June 2018|newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref> Some intended recipients, such as environmental activist [[Sunderlal Bahuguna]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/STATE-EDITIONS/dehradun/noted-activist-sunderlal-bahuguna-turns-90.html|title=Noted activist Sunderlal Bahuguna turns 90  |date=10 January 2017|access-date=18 June 2018|newspaper=The Pioneer}}</ref> and [[English billiards]] champion [[Michael Ferreira]],<ref name="question_mark">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1050129/asp/nation/story_4310835.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050313130541/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050129/asp/nation/story_4310835.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 March 2005|title=Refusal question mark on awards |date=28 January 2005|access-date=18 June 2018|newspaper=The Telegraph – India}}</ref> have refused the honour but have subsequently accepted a more prestigious one such as the [[Padma Bhushan]] or [[Padma Vibhushan]]. Other individuals, such as film-maker [[Aribam Syam Sharma]],<ref>{{Cite news |first1=Ratnadip |last1=Choudhury |first2=Divyanshu |last2=Dutta Roy |date=3 February 2019 |title=Veteran Manipuri Filmmaker Returns Padma Shri To Protest Citizenship Bill |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/veteran-manipuri-filmmaker-aribam-syam-sharma-returns-2006-padma-shri-award-in-protest-against-citiz-1987613 |work=NDTV |access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> author [[Phanishwar Nath 'Renu']],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aura.edu.in/read/cbse/12/14/original/Page-112.html |title=Aura Virtual Campus |access-date=18 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213503/http://aura.edu.in/read/cbse/12/14/original/Page-112.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref> Punjabi author [[Dalip Kaur Tiwana]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjabi-writer-tiwana-to-return-padma-shri/145837.html|title=Punjabi writer Tiwana to return Padma Shri|date=14 October 2015|access-date=18 June 2018|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|archive-date=18 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618231623/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjabi-writer-tiwana-to-return-padma-shri/145837.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and noted poet [[Jayanta Mahapatra]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/jayanta-mahapatra-returns-padma-shri-protesting-intolerance/story-JRTZHWq1fjJClaEzoM3SoO.html|title=Jayanta Mahapatra returns Padma Shri protesting 'intolerance'  |date=23 November 2015|access-date=18 June 2018|newspaper=The Hindustan Times}}</ref> have returned the honour after initially accepting it.


In 2022, renowned Bengali singer "Gitashri" [[Sandhya Mukhopadhyay]], 90 turned down her offer for the Padma Shri award on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day of India. As per media reports, the veteran singer turned the offer since she believes that her career spanning eight decades deserved a higher award than the Padma Shri. "Padma Shri is more deserving for a junior artiste", her daughter said.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/veteran-singer-sandhya-mukherjee-refuses-padma-shri-says-more-deserving-for-junior-artiste-2730358|title=Padma Shri More Deserving For Junior Artiste
In 2022, Bengali singer "Gitashri" [[Sandhya Mukhopadhyay]], aged 90, turned down her offer for the Padma Shri award on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day of India. As per media reports, the veteran singer turned down the offer since she believes that her career spanning eight decades deserved a higher award than the Padma Shri. "Padma Shri is more deserving for a junior artiste", her daughter said.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/veteran-singer-sandhya-mukherjee-refuses-padma-shri-says-more-deserving-for-junior-artiste-2730358|title=Padma Shri More Deserving For Junior Artiste
|date=26 January 2022|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> Based on her refusal, her name was not included in the Padma awardees list for 2022.
|date=26 January 2022|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> Based on her refusal, her name was not included in the Padma awardees list for 2022.


Line 59: Line 58:
==Awards by field/occupation==
==Awards by field/occupation==


{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}
* [[List of Padma Shri award recipients in sports]]
 
* [[List of Padma Shri award recipients in social work]]
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Civil Service}}
* [[List of Padma Shri award recipients in literature and education]]
 
* [[List of Padma Shri award recipients in art]]
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Literature & Education}}
* [[List of Padma Shri award recipients in civil service]]
 
* [[List of Padma Shri award recipients in public affairs]]
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Medicine}}
* [[List of Padma Shri award recipients in science and engineering]]
 
* [[List of Padma Shri award recipients in trade and industry]]
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in "Others" Category}}
* [[List of Padma Shri award recipients in others]]
 
* [[List of Padma Shri award recipients in medicine]]
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Public Affairs}}
 
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Science & Engineering}}
 
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Social Work}}
 
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Sports}}
 
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Trade & Industry}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of recipients of the Padma Shri in sports]]
*[[Lists of Padma Shri award recipients]]


==References==
==References==
Line 90: Line 80:
*{{cite web|title=MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (Public Section) Padma Awards Directory (1954–2017)|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Year_Wise_main_25042017.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616021314/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Year_Wise_main_25042017.pdf|archive-date=16 June 2017}}
*{{cite web|title=MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (Public Section) Padma Awards Directory (1954–2017)|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Year_Wise_main_25042017.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616021314/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/Year_Wise_main_25042017.pdf|archive-date=16 June 2017}}


{{India Honours and Decorations}}


{{Padma Shri Awards}}
{{Padma Shri Awards}}

Latest revision as of 06:18, 24 March 2026


Padma Shri
Padma Shri medal suspended from its riband
TypeNational Civilian
Country India
Presented by
State Emblem of India
Government of India
Ribbon
ObverseA 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.
ReverseA platinum State Emblem of India placed in the centre with the national motto of India, "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth alone triumphs) in Devanagari Script
Established1954; 72 years ago (1954)
First awarded1954
Last awarded2025
Total3448
Websitepadmaawards.gov.in
Precedence
Next (higher) Kirti Chakra (military)
Padma Bhushan (civilian)
Next (lower) Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak

The Padma Shri (IAST: padma śrī, lit. 'Lotus Honour'), 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, education, industry, literature, science, acting, medicine, social service and public affairs". It is awarded by the Government of India every year on India's Republic Day.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Padma Shri certificate during the presidency of K. R. Narayanan awarded to Telugu journalist Turlapaty Kutumba Rao

Padma Awards were instituted in 1954 to be awarded to citizens of India in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the arts, education, industry, literature, science, acting, medicine, social service and public affairs. It has also been awarded to some distinguished individuals who were not citizens of India but did contribute in various ways to India.

The selection criteria have been criticised in some quarters with the claim that many highly deserving artists have been left out in order to favour certain individuals.[2][3] India has now created an online nomination platform for the common citizens to recommend the nomination for the annually given civilian "Padma" awards.[4]

On its obverse, the words "Padma", meaning lotus in Sanskrit, and "Shri", a Sanskrit-derived honorific equivalent to 'Mr.' or 'Ms.' (i.e., "Noble One in Blossom"), appear in Devanagari above and below a lotus flower. The geometrical pattern on either side is in burnished bronze. All embossing is in white gold.

As of 2025, 3448 people have received the award. In 2025, 113 people received the Padma Shri.[5]

Refusals[edit | edit source]

See also: List of people who have declined or renounced Indian honours and decorations

Several intended recipients, including musician Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee, sitar player Vilayat Khan,[6] academic and author Mamoni Raisom Goswami,[7] journalist Kanak Sen Deka[8] and noted Bollywood screenwriter Salim Khan, have declined the Padma Shri for various reasons.[9] Some intended recipients, such as environmental activist Sunderlal Bahuguna[10] and English billiards champion Michael Ferreira,[8] have refused the honour but have subsequently accepted a more prestigious one such as the Padma Bhushan or Padma Vibhushan. Other individuals, such as film-maker Aribam Syam Sharma,[11] author Phanishwar Nath 'Renu',[12] Punjabi author Dalip Kaur Tiwana[13] and noted poet Jayanta Mahapatra,[14] have returned the honour after initially accepting it.

In 2022, Bengali singer "Gitashri" Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, aged 90, turned down her offer for the Padma Shri award on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day of India. As per media reports, the veteran singer turned down the offer since she believes that her career spanning eight decades deserved a higher award than the Padma Shri. "Padma Shri is more deserving for a junior artiste", her daughter said.[15] Based on her refusal, her name was not included in the Padma awardees list for 2022.

Awards by decade[edit | edit source]

Awards by field/occupation[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Padma award's schema" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Padma's Easy Slim Zone | Vrinda Gopinath". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Advani backs Merchant on Padma awards selection criticism". The Times of India. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Padma Awards Online Nomination". padmaawards.gov.in. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Padma Awards 2025" (PDF). www.mha.gov.in. 25 January 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Kaminsky, Arnold P.; Long, Roger D. (2011). India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic. ABC-CLIO. p. 411. ISBN 978-0-313-37462-3. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Artistes' angst". The Hindu. 19 January 2003. Retrieved 18 June 2018.[dead link]
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Refusal question mark on awards". The Telegraph – India. 28 January 2005. Archived from the original on 13 March 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Salim Khan declines to receive Padma Shri". The Indian Express. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Noted activist Sunderlal Bahuguna turns 90". The Pioneer. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  11. ↑ Choudhury, Ratnadip; Dutta Roy, Divyanshu (3 February 2019). "Veteran Manipuri Filmmaker Returns Padma Shri To Protest Citizenship Bill". NDTV. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Aura Virtual Campus". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Punjabi writer Tiwana to return Padma Shri". The Tribune. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Jayanta Mahapatra returns Padma Shri protesting 'intolerance'". The Hindustan Times. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Padma Shri More Deserving For Junior Artiste". 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

External links[edit | edit source]


Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Padma_Shri&oldid=452993"
Discover more