List of Padma Shri award recipients (1954–1959)
| Padma Shri | |
|---|---|
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| Type | National Civilian | 
| Country | India | 
| Ribbon | |
| 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 | 
| Established | 1954 | 
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Padma Bhushan | 
Padma Shri Award, India's fourth highest civilian honours - Winners, 1954-1959:[1]
List of recipients[edit]
Padma Shri Award recipients in the year 1954[edit]
| 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 | Assam | 
| 1954 | Mathura Das | Medicine | Assam | 
| 1954 | Surinder Kumar Dey | Civil Service | West Bengal | 
| 1954 | Ramji Vasant Khanolkar | Medicine | Maharashtra | 
| 1954 | Achamma Mathai | Public Affairs | Maharashtra | 
| 1954 | Bhag Mehta | Civil Service | Gujarat | 
| 1954 | Akhil Chandra Mitra | Science & Engineering | Uttar Pradesh | 
| 1954 | Apa Saheb Bala Saheb Pant | Civil Service | Maharashtra | 
| 1954 | K. Shankar Pillai | Literature & Education | Delhi | 
| 1954 | Mirnamayee Ray | Public Affairs | Andhra Pradesh | 
| 1954 | Tarlok Singh | Civil Service | Punjab | 
| 1954 | Machani Somappa | Public Affairs | Andhra Pradesh | 
| 1954 | S. P. P. Thorat | Civil Service | Maharashtra | 
Padma Shri Award recipients in the year 1955[edit]
| Year | Recipient | Field | State | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Perakath Verghese Benjamin | Medicine | Kerala | 
| 1955 | Kewal Singh Choudhary | Civil Service | Punjab | 
| 1955 | Zarina Currimbhoy | Social Work | Maharashtra | 
| 1955 | Krishna Kanta Handique | Literature & Education | Assam | 
| 1955 | Mary Clubwala Jadhav | Social Work | Tamil Nadu | 
| 1955 | Digamber Vasudev Joglekar | Civil Service | Maharashtra | 
| 1955 | Sidda Nath Kaul | Medicine | Delhi | 
| 1955 | Manak Jehangir Bhickaji Maneckji | Civil Service | Maharashtra | 
| 1955 | Mahesh Prasad Mehray | Medicine | Uttar Pradesh | 
| 1955 | Humayun Mirza | Civil Service | Karnataka | 
| 1955 | Habibur Rahman | Science & Engineering | Delhi | 
| 1955 | Laxminarayan Sahu | Literature & Education | Odisha | 
| 1955 | Ratan Shastri | Literature & Education | Rajasthan | 
| 1955 | Omkarnath Thakur | Arts | Gujarat | 
Padma Shri Award recipients in the year 1956[edit]
| Year | Recipient | Field | State | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Sohan Singh Bhakna | Medicine | Punjab | 
| 1956 | Surya Kumar Bhuyan | Literature & Education | Rajasthan | 
| 1956 | Mohan Lal | Medicine | Uttar Pradesh | 
| 1956 | Satish Chandra Majumdar | Science & Engineering | West Bengal | 
| 1956 | Murugappa Channaveerappa Modi | Medicine | Karnataka | 
| 1956 | Sukhdev Pande | Literature & Education | Uttarakhand | 
| 1956 | Chintaman Govind Pandit | Medicine | Gujarat | 
| 1956 | Sthanam Narasimha Rao | Arts | Andhra Pradesh | 
| 1956 | Isaac Santra | Medicine | West Bengal | 
Padma Shri Award recipients in the year 1957[edit]
| Year | Recipient | Field | State | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Jaswantrai Jayantilal Anjaria | Civil Service | Maharashtra | 
| 1957 | Atmaram Ramchand Chellani | Civil Service | Andhra Pradesh | 
| 1957 | Laxman Mahadeo Chitale | Science & Engineering | Maharashtra | 
| 1957 | Nalini Bala Devi | Literature & Education | Assam | 
| 1957 | Narayan Swami Dharmarajan | Civil Service | Tamil Nadu | 
| 1957 | Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon | Civil Service | Tamil Nadu | 
| 1957 | Ram Prakash Gehlote | Science & Engineering | Delhi | 
| 1957 | Thackkadu Natesasastrigal Jagadisan | Social Work | Tamil Nadu | 
| 1957 | Sudhir Khastgir | Arts | Uttar Pradesh | 
| 1957 | Ralengnao Khathing | Public Affairs | Manipur | 
| 1957 | Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu | Arts | Andhra Pradesh | 
| 1957 | Krishnaswami Ramiah | Science & Engineering | Andhra Pradesh | 
| 1957 | S. R. Ranganathan | Literature & Education | Karnataka | 
| 1957 | Samarendranath Sen | Civil Service | West Bengal | 
| 1957 | Balbir Singh | Sports | Chandigarh | 
| 1957 | Khushdeva Singh | Medicine | Punjab | 
Padma Shri Award recipients in the year 1958[edit]
| Year | Recipient | Field | State | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Debaki Bose | Arts | West Bengal | 
| 1958 | Punamalai Ekambaranathan | Social Work | Tamil Nadu | 
| 1958 | Fatima Ismail | Social Work | Maharashtra | 
| 1958 | Shambhu Maharaj | Arts | Uttar Pradesh | 
| 1958 | Nargis | Arts | Maharashtra | 
| 1958 | Bal Raj Nijhawan | Science & Engineering | – [lower-alpha 1] | 
| 1958 | Benjamin Peary Pal | Science & Engineering | Delhi | 
| 1958 | Navalpakkam Parthasarthy | Science & Engineering | – [lower-alpha 2] | 
| 1958 | Balwant Sing Puri | Social Work | Punjab | 
| 1958 | Lakshminarayana Pulram Ananthakrishnan Ramdas | Science & Engineering | Delhi | 
| 1958 | Devika Rani | Arts | Karnataka | 
| 1958 | Argula Nagaraja Rao | Trade & Industry | Andhra Pradesh | 
| 1958 | Satyajit Ray | Arts | West Bengal | 
| 1958 | Moturi Satyanarayana | Public Affairs | Tamil Nadu | 
| 1958 | Ram Singh | Civil Service | Punjab | 
| 1958 | Kunwar Digvijai Singh | Sports | Uttar Pradesh | 
| 1958 | R. S. Subbalakshmi | Social Work | Tamil Nadu | 
| 1958 | Ram Chandra Varma | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh | 
| 1958 | Magan Lal Tribhuvandas Vyas | Literature & Education | Gujarat | 
Padma Shri Award recipients in the year 1959[edit]
| Year | Recipient | Field | State | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | K. S. Chandrasekharan | Literature & Education | Tamil Nadu | 
| 1959 | Sailabala Das | Social Work | Odisha | 
| 1959 | Manchar Balvant Diwan | Social Work | Maharashtra | 
| 1959 | Mary Ratnamma Issac | Social Work | Karnataka | 
| 1959 | Lakshman Singh Jangpangi | Social Work | Uttarakhand | 
| 1959 | Surendranath Kar | Science & Engineering | West Bengal | 
| 1959 | Ganesh Gobind Karkhanis | Social Work | Karnataka | 
| 1959 | Parixitalal Lallu Bhai Majumdar | Social Work | Gujarat | 
| 1959 | Mathew Kandathil Mathulla | Civil Service | Karnataka | 
| 1959 | Om Prakash Mathur | Science & Engineering | West Bengal | 
| 1959 | Pratapri Girdhari Lal Mehta | Public Affairs | Maharashtra | 
| 1959 | Onkar Srinivasa Murthy | Civil Service | Tamil Nadu | 
| 1959 | Balwant Singh Nag | Civil Service | Punjab | 
| 1959 | Parameswaran Kuttapp Panikkar | Civil Service | Kerala | 
| 1959 | Shivaji Ganesh Patwardhan | Medicine | Maharashtra | 
| 1959 | Atma Ram | Trade & Industry | West Bengal | 
| 1959 | Mihir Sen | Sports | West Bengal | 
| 1959 | Homi Sethna | Science & Engineering | Maharashtra | 
| 1959 | Milkha Singh | Sports | Chandigarh | 
| 1959 | Badri Nath Uppal | Science & Engineering | Chandigarh | 
[2] References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). 21 May 2014. pp. 2–11. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
 - ↑ Dhami, Bhagwan singh (2020). Uttarakhand Gyankosh Janpad darpan (in Hindi). Dehradun: Samay sakshya. p. 39. ISBN 9789388165747.
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Explanatory notes[edit]
External links[edit]
- www
.padmaawards .gov .in  - "Awards & Medals". Ministry of Home Affairs (India). 14 September 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.