Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan 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. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service of a high order. . . without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex. "
Padma Bhushan People (First 49 people) - Page 2
C. R. Rao
Mathematical statistician
Puttaraj Gawai
Indian musician
B. N. Suresh
Indian scientist
B. Saroja Devi
Indian actress
Vairamuthu
Indian lyricist
Jayakanthan
Indian writer
Umrao Singh
Indian soldier
S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
Indian-American mathematician
S. H. Raza
Indian painter
M.F. Hussain
Former Member of Rajya Sabha
Akbar Padamsee
Indian artist
Qurratulain Hyder
Indian novelist
Ahmed Jan Thirakwa
Indian soloist
Rukmini Devi Arundale
Former Member of Rajya Sabha
Sonal Mansingh
Member of Rajya Sabha
Yamini Krishnamurthy
Indian dancer
Parveen Sultana
Indian singer
Hassan Hassan
Author
Bhupen Hazarika
Former Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly
T. N. Krishnan
Indian Violinist
Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman
Indian musician
M. S. Gopalakrishnan
Violinist
T. V. Gopalakrishnan
Musician
Chandu Borde
Former cricketer
K. N. Panikkar
Indian historian
Trichur V. Ramachandran
Vocalist
B.R. Chopra
Indian director
Khayyam
Indian music director
Shobha Gurtu
Indian singer
Naushad
Indian music director
Raja Ramanna
Indian physicist
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Former Member of Rajya Sabha
Kumari Kamala
Indian dancer
Mario Miranda
Mixed martial arts fighter
Firaq Gorakhpuri
Indian writer
Prathap C. Reddy
Indian entrepreneur
Mihir Sen
Indian swimmer
Chhannulal Mishra
Singer
D. K. Pattammal
Indian musician
Chembai
Singer
Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar
Vocalist
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
Writer
G. Madhavan Nair
Indian scientist
Satish Dhawan
Indian mathematician
Udupi Ramachandra Rao
Indian scientist
Vijay P. Bhatkar
Chancellor of the Nalanda University
Homi Sethna
Indian scientist
