President Draupadi Murmu presented the Padma Awards for the year 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. This year, 131 Padma honors have been announced, which include 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri. 19 women were honored, while 16 people were given awards posthumously. In the first phase on Monday, 66 celebrities were awarded the Padma Award.
President Draupadi Murmu first honored late film star Dharmendra with Padma Vibhushan. His wife, actress-MP Hema Malini, received this honour. Dharmendra died in November 2025 at the age of 89. He breathed his last just a few days before his birthday. He was ill for a long time.
#WATCH | President Draupadi Murmu posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan to actor Dharmendra at Rashtrapati Bhavan. His wife Hema Malini received the award.
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Women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet was honored with Padma Shri. Under his leadership, the team won the ODI World Cup this year. President Draupadi Murmu also honored Paralympic gold medalist para high jumper Praveen Kumar with Padma Shri.
#WATCH | President Draupadi Murmu honored the current captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar with Padma Shri at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Let us tell you that in January this year, the President had announced the Padma Awards, in which 9 stalwarts including Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma were selected.
These were also honored
President Draupadi Murmu posthumously awarded Padma Bhushan to Piyush Pandey for his contribution in the field of art and advertising. His wife Neeta Joshi received this award. The President honored eminent social worker Techi Gubin of Arunachal Pradesh with the Padma Shri award for his contribution in the field of social service.
Honor to senior journalist and chairman of solar group
Senior journalist Kailash Chandra Pant was honored with the Padma Shri award by President Draupadi Murmu for his contribution in promoting the Hindi language across the country. Solar Group Chairman Satyanarayan Nuwal was honored with the Padma Shri award by President Draupadi Murmu for his contribution to India’s defense manufacturing sector.
Of. Pajnivel touched PM Modi’s feet
Puducherry’s Silambam player K. Pajnivel was awarded the Padma Shri award for his contribution to the field of traditional martial arts. He saluted PM Modi lying down. After this the PM got up from his chair and picked him up. During this, Pajnivel touched the feet of PM Modi. Former UGC Chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar has received the Padma Shri award for his contribution in the field of literature and education. President Draupadi Murmu honored Dr. Ramchandra Godbole and his wife Sunita Godbole with Padma Shri for their unprecedented contribution in the medical field at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Padma Bhushan to former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
President Draupadi Murmu honored Bhojpuri folk singer, musician Bharat Singh Bharti with Padma Shri for his unprecedented contribution in the field of arts at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The President honored Uday Suresh Kumar Kotak with Padma Bhushan.
#WATCH | President Draupadi Murmu honored former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Bhagat Singh Koshyari with Padma Bhushan at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Bhagat Singh Koshyari was awarded Padma Bhushan. President Draupadi Murmu N. Rajam was honored with Padma Vibhushan for his unprecedented contribution in the field of arts.
Padma awards were started in 1954
Padma awards are among the highest civilian honors of the country. These awards, started in 1954, are announced every year on the occasion of Republic Day. The objective of these awards is to honor those individuals who have made distinguished and extraordinary contributions in various fields. These honors are awarded for notable achievements in fields such as arts, literature and education, sports, medicine, social service, science and engineering, public administration-business and industry.
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