Civilian Awards in India - Bharat Ratna & Padma Awards 2019 Announced!
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Civilian Awards in India - Bharat Ratna & Padma Awards 2019 Announced! The Civilian Awards in India are the most respected. It is the highest honor that can be received by any laudable citizen of India. Learning about the Important Civilian Awards like the Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan & Padma Shri is most important when it comes to the preparation of Government Recruitment Exams like SSC CGL, SSC CPO, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB, Insurance & more. Read the article given below carefully & use the shortcut memory tips as well. List of Important Civilian Awards - An Introduction Civilian awards are given for the exemplary work done by individuals in their respective fields. Here are the four civilian awards that the government awards to citizens of India: 1. Bharat Ratna 2. Padma Vibhushan 3. Padma Bhushan 4. Padma Shri Memory Tip: To remember this hierarchy, think of the word Ravi Bush, where Ra stands for Ratna, Vi stands for Vibhushan, B stands for Bhushan and Sh stands for Shri. #1. Bharat Ratna - Important Civilian Awards This award is the highest civilian award of India and is conferred for achievements in the fields of: Science Literature Arts Public services 1 | P a g e Sports Here are some important facts about Bharat Ratna that you need to be aware of Recipients Important Facts Year He was a playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet and Bhupen Hazarika 2019 film-maker from Assam A social activist. He was known for his immense Nanaji Deshmukh contributions in the field of education, health, and rural 2019 self-reliance Pranab Mukherjee 13th president of India (2012 to 2017) 2019 Youngest and only sportsperson Sachin Tendulkar who was honored with this award 2014 in the year 2013 The first individual to be honored Lal Bahadur Shastri 1966 with this award posthumously Only filmmaker who has Satyajit Ray 1992 received this award Two foreign nationals to be given Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan this award. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan 1987 and Nelson Mandela received this award in the year 1987 and Nelson Mandela got it in the year 1990. C. Rajagopalchari The first recipient of this award 1954 The first naturalized Indian citizen Mother Teresa 1980 of Bharat Ratna Award Winner in 1980 #2. Padma Vibhushan - Important Civilian Awards This is the second highest civilian award after the Bharat Ratna. The Padma Vibhushan is given for exceptional and distinguished service in any field including service rendered by the government servants. 2 | P a g e A few eminent personalities who received this award are Zakhir Hussain, V K Menon, Sachin Tendulkar, Shri Sharad Pawar and more. The list of Padma Vibhushan awardees for the year 2019 are given below: Name Field Ms. Teejan Bai Art – Vocals - Folk Shri Ismail Omar Guelleh (Foreigner) Public Affairs Shri Anilkumar Manibhai Naik Trade & Industry - Infrastructure Shri Balwant Moreshwar Purandare Art - Acting - Theatre #3. Padma Bhushan - Important Civilian Awards The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award of India. Like the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan is also conferred upon individuals for distinguished service of a high order. A few well-known people who have received this award are Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Devi Prasad Dwivedi, Swami Niranjana Nanda Saraswat, and several others. The list of Padma Bhushan awardees for the year 2019 are given below: Name Field Shri John Chambers (Foreigner) Trade & Industry Technology Shri Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Public Affairs Shri Pravin Gordhan (Foreigner) Public Affairs Shri Mahashay Dharam Pal Gulati Trade & Industry Technology Shri Darshan Lal Jain Social Work Shri Ashok Laxmanrao Kukade Medicine-Affordable Healthcare Shri Kariya Munda Public Affairs Shri Budhaditya Mukherjee Art-Music-Sitar 3 | P a g e Shri Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair Art-Acting-Film Shri S Nambi Narayan Science & Engineering-Space Shri Kuldip Nayar (Posthumous) Literature & Education (Journalism) Ms. Bachendri Pal Sports Mountaineering Shri V K Shunglu Civil Service Shri Hukumdev Narayan Yadav Public Affairs #4. Padma Shri - Important Civilian Awards The Padma Shri is the fourth highest honor after the Bharat Ratna civilian award. Some eminent personalities that have been offered this award are Kailash Kher, Anuradha Paudwal, Sanjeev Kapoor, Virat Kohli, and several others. The list of Padma Shri awardees for the year 2019 are given below: Name Field State Rajeshwar Acharya Art - Vocal - Hindustani Uttar Pradesh Bangaru Adigalar Spiritualism Tamil Nadu Illias Ali Medicine-Surgery Assam Manoj Bajpayee Art-Acting-Films Maharashtra Science & Engineering-Grassroots Uddhab Kumar Bharali Assam Innovation Omesh Kumar Bharti Medicine (Rabies) Himachal Pradesh Pritam Bhartwan Art-Vocals-Folk Uttarakhand Dilip Chakravarty Archaeology Delhi Mammen Chandy Medicine (Hematology) West Bengal 4 | P a g e Swapan Chaudhuri Art-Music-Tabla West Bengal Kanwal Singh Chauhan Agriculture Haryana Sunil Chhetri Sports (Football) Telangana Dinyar Contractor Art-Acting-Theatre Maharashtra Muktaben Pankajkumar Dagli Social Work (Divyang Welfare) Gujarat Babulal Dahiya Agriculture Madhya Pradesh Thanga Darlong Art-Music-Flute Tripura Prabhu Deva Art-Dance Karnataka Rajkumari Devi Agriculture Bihar Bhagirathi Devi Public Affairs Bihar Baldev Singh Dhillon Science and Engineering (Agriculture) Punjab Harika Dronavalli Sports (Chess) Andhra Pradesh Godawari Dutta Art-Painting Bihar Gautam Gambhir Sports (Cricket) Delhi Draupadi Ghimiray Social Work (Divyang Welfare) Sikkim Rohini Godbole Science and Engineering (Nuclear) Karnataka Sandeep Guleria Medicine (Surgery) Delhi Pratap Singh Hardia Medicine (Ophthalmology) Madhya Pradesh Bulu Imam Social Work (Culture) Jharkhand Friederike Irina (Foreigner) Social Work (Animal Welfare) Germany Joravarsinh Jadav Art (Dance Folk) Gujarat 5 | P a g e S Jaishankar Civil Service Delhi Narsingh Dev Jamwal Literature and Education Jammu & Kashmir Jammu and Fayaz Ahmad Jan Art-Craft (Papier Mache) Kashmir K G Jayan Art-Music-Bhakti Kerala Subhash Kak (Foreigner) Science and Engineering-Technology USA Sharath Kamal Sports (Table Tennis) Tamil Nadu Rajani Kant Social Work Uttar Pradesh Sudam Kate Medicine (Sickle Cell) Maharashtra Waman Kendre Art-Acting-Theatre Maharashtra Shri Kader Khan (Posthumous- Art-Acting-Films Canada Foreigner) Abdul Gafur Khatri Art-Painting Gujarat Ravindra Kolhe (Duo)* Medicine (Affordable Healthcare) Maharashtra Smita Kolhe (Duo)* Bombayla Devi Laishram Sports (Archery) Manipur Kailash Madbaiya Literature and Education Madhya Pradesh Ramesh Babaji Maharaj Social Work (Animal Welfare) Uttar Pradesh Vallabhbhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya Agriculture Gujarat Gita Mehta (Foreigner) Literature and Education USA Shadab Mohammad (Medicine Dentistry) Uttar Pradesh K K Muhammed Archaeology Kerala 6 | P a g e Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Medicine (Affordable Healthcare) Jharkhand Daitari Naik Social Work Odisha Shankar Mahadevan Narayan Art-Vocals-Films Maharashtra Shantanu Narayen (Foreigner) Trade and Industry (Technology) USA Nartaki Natraj Art-Dance (Bharatnatyam) Tamil Nadu Tsering Norboo Medicine-Surgery Jammu & Kashmir Anup Ranjan Pandey Art-Music Chhattisgarh Jagdish Prasad Parikh Agriculture Rajasthan Ganpatbhai Patel (Foreigner) Literature and Education USA Bimal Patel Architecture Gujarat Hukumchand Patidar Agriculture Rajasthan Harvinder Singh Phoolka Public Affairs Punjab Madurai Chinna Pillai Social Work (Microfinance) Tamil Nadu Tao Porchon Lynch (Foreigner) - Yoga USA Kamala Pujhari Agriculture Odisha Bajrang Punia Sports (Wrestling) Haryana Jagat Ram Medicine (Ophthalmology) Chandigarh R V Ramani Medicine (Ophthalmology) Tamil Nadu Devarapalli Prakash Rao Social Work (Affordable Education) Odisha Anup Sah Art-Photography Uttarakhand Milena Salvini (Foreigner) Art-Dance (Kathakali) France 7 | P a g e Nagindas Sanghavi Literature & Education-Journalism Maharashtra Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Art-Lyrics Telangana Shabbir Sayyad Social Work (Animal Welfare) Maharashtra Mahesh Sharma Social Work (Tribal Welfare) Madhya Pradesh Mohammad Hanif Khan Shastri Literature and Education Delhi Brijesh Kumar Shukla Literature & Education Uttar Pradesh Narendra Singh Animal Husbandry Haryana Prashanti Singh Sports (Basketball) Uttar Pradesh Sultan Singh Animal Husbandry Haryana Jyoti Kumar Sinha Social Work (Affordable Education) Bihar Anandan Sivamani Art-Music Tamil Nadu Sharada Srinivasan Archaeology Karnataka Devendra Swarup (Posthumous) Literature and Education-Journalism Uttar Pradesh Ajay Thakur Sports-Kabaddi Himachal Pradesh Rajeev Tharanath Art-Music-Sarod Karnataka Saalumarada Thimmakka Social Work (Environment) Karnataka Jamuna Tudu Social Work (Environment) Jharkhand Bharat Bhushan Tyagi Agriculture Uttar Pradesh Ramaswami Venkataswami Medicine (Surgery) Tamil Nadu Ram Saran Verma Agriculture Uttar Pradesh Swami Vishudhananda Spiritualism Kerala 8 | P a g e Hiralal Yadav Art-Vocals-Folk Uttar Pradesh Venkateswara Rao Yadlapalli Agriculture Andhra Pradesh The aforementioned awards are presented by the President of India usually in the month of March or April. Every year, the Padma Awards committee is constituted by the Prime Minister of India. The Padma Awards are announced on 26th January every year. Read other such GK Notes to level up your preparation! Related Article Bharat Ratna Winners Surgical Strike by India Indian Constitution Facts & Trivia Now that you have read about Civilian Awards like Bharat Ratna & Padma Awards, you can read about other such GK Articles and then take a Practice Test to check your prepration level. Solve Free Practice Questions on Testbook 9 | P a g e .