PADMA SHRI

'Padma Shri' (also spelt 'Padma Shree', 'Padmashree', 'Padma Sree' and 'Padma Sri') is an award given by the Government of India generally to Indian citizens to recognize their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the Arts, Education, Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Social Service and public life. (The word "''Padma''" (Sanskrit) means "Lotus".)
It stands fourth in the hierarchy of civilian awards after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. On its obverse, the words "''Padma''" and "''Shri''", in Devanagari, appear above and below the lotus flower. The geometrical pattern on either side is in burnished bronze. All embossing is in white gold.

Contents
Some recipients of the awards
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
External links

Some recipients of the awards

As of 2007-06-01, '2024' people have received the award.^[1]

2007

★ Pratibha Ray (Literature and Education, Orissa.)

★ Amitav Ghosh (Literature and Education)

★ Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty (Science and Engineering)

★ Balbir Singh (Medicine)

★ Baldev Raj (Science and Engineering)

★ Balachandra Menon (Art)

★ Jeev Milkha Singh (Sports)

★ Koneru Humpy (Sports)

★ Louis Remo Fernandes (Art)

★ S. M. Cyril (Social Work)

2006

★ Pankaj Udhas (Art)

★ Sania Mirza (Sports - Tennis)

★ Shahnaz Husain (Trade and Industry)

★ Sucheta Dalal (Journalism)

★ Sudha Murty (Social Work)

2005

★ Bhagavatula Dattaguru (Science and Engineering)

★ Amiya Kumar Bagchi (Literature and Education)

★ Anil Kumble (Sports - Cricket)

★ G. Bakthavathsalam (Medicine)

★ Gladys Staines (Social Work)

★ Muzaffar Ali (Art)

★ Puran Chand Wadali (Art)

★ Shah Rukh Khan (Art - Cinema)

★ Shobhana Bhartia (Journalism)

★ Shobana Chandrakumar (Art)

2004

★ Anupam Kher (Cinema)

★ Bal Samant (Literature and Education)

★ Syed Shah Mohammed Hussaini (Literature and Education)

★ Rahul Dravid (sports)

2003

Aamir Khan (Art - Cinema)

2002

★ Ashok Jhunjhunwala

★ Padmanabhan Balaram

★ Indira Goswami

2001

★ Bhabendra Nath Saikia

★ Chandrashekhara Kambara (Literature)

★ Dhanraj Pillay (Sports)

★ Khalid A H Ansari

★ Leander Adrian Paes (Sports)

★ Mahesh Bhupathi (Sports)

★ Vishwanathan Mohanlal (Art - Cinema)

2000

★ A. R. Rahman (Music)

★ Alyque Padamsee

★ Anjolie Ela Menon (Art)

★ Dina Nath Malhotra

★ H. Sudarshan

★ Hema Malini

★ K.P. Saxena

★ Ramanand Sagar

★ Santosh Yadav

★ Shekhar Kapur

★ Vijay P. Bhatkar

1990s

★ Mammootty (Art - Cinema)

★ O N V Kurup (Art - Literature)

★ Shovana Narayan (Dance)

★ Keshav Malik (Literature)

★ Kamal Haasan (Art - Cinema)

★ Sachin Tendulkar (Sports-Cricket)

1980s

★ Teejan Bai (Arts)

★ Zakir Hussain (Arts

★ Viswanathan Anand (Sports)

★ Palligarnai Thirumalai Venugopal (Arts)

★ Amitabh Bachchan (Art - Cinema)

★ Virendra Prabhakar (Arts)

★ Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (Literature)

★ P.T. Usha (athlete)

★ Myneni Hari Prasad Rao (Technology 1984)

1970s

★ Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (Art-Cinema)

★ Bhagat Puran Singh (Social Service)

★ V. S. Wakankar

★ Girish Karnad (Playwright)

★ Mani Madhava Chakyar (Koodiyattam and Chakyar Koothu)

★ R V Ramaswamy (Income Tax)

★ P.K.Banerji (Civil Service)

★ Baba Amte (Social Service)

★ KIRPAL SINGH SHEKHAWAT (ART)

1960s

★ Rajendra Kumar (Art - Cinema)

★ Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre (Literature)

★ Sivaji Ganesan (Art - Cinema)

★ Chittor V. Nagaiah (Art - Cinema)

★ K. D. Singh (Field hockey)

★ M. G. Ramachandran (Art - Cinema)

External links

★ Govt. of India, Year 2007 Padma Shree Awardees

★ complete list available here

★ Padma Awardees, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India Lists of awardees from 1999 onwards.

★ List of Legends from Tamil Nadu, conferred Padma Shri