Padma Awards 2026: Shibu Soren to receive Padma Bhushan posthumously
New Delhi, January 25: Former Jharkhand chief minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) founder Shibu Soren will be honoured with the Padma…
New Delhi, January 25: Former Jharkhand chief minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) founder Shibu Soren will be honoured with the Padma Bhushan posthumously as the Centre announced the Padma Awards for 2026 on Sunday.
Shibu Soren passed away on August 4 last year. Veteran actor Dharmendra, who died on November 24, will be conferred the Padma Vibhushan posthumously.
According to the official announcement, the President of India has approved 131 Padma Awards for 2026. These include five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri awards.
Of the total awardees, 19 are women. The list also includes six foreign nationals, including NRIs, PIOs, and OCIs, highlighting India’s global cultural and professional presence. In total, 16 awards will be given posthumously.
The Padma Vibhushan is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service, the Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of a high order, and the Padma Shri for distinguished service in any field.
The 2026 Padma Awards recognise contributions across a wide range of fields, including art, public affairs, social work, medicine, science and engineering, literature and education, sports, trade and industry, and civil services.
Padma Awards 2026: Full List of Awardees
Padma Vibhushan Awardees (5)
- Dharmendra Singh Deol (Posthumous) – Art
- K T Thomas – Public Affairs
- N Rajam – Art
- P Narayanan – Literature & Education
- V S Achuthanandhan (Posthumous) – Public Affairs
Padma Bhushan Awardees (13)
- Alka Yagnik – Art
- Bhagat Singh Koshyari – Public Affairs
- Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy – Medicine
- Mammootty – Art
- Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu – Medicine
- Piyush Pandey (Posthumous) – Art
- S K M Maeilanandhan – Social Work
- Shatavadhani R Ganesh – Art
- Shibu Soren (Posthumous) – Public Affairs
- Uday Kotak – Trade & Industry
- V K Malhotra (Posthumous) – Public Affairs
- Vellappally Natesan – Public Affairs
- Vijay Amritraj – Sports
Padma Shri Awardees (113)
- A E Muthunayagam
- Anil Kumar Rastogi
- Anke Gowda M.
- Armida Fernandez
- Arvind Vaidya
- Ashok Khade
- Ashok Kumar Singh
- Asok Kumar Haldar
- Baldev Singh
- Bhagwandas Raikwar
- Bharat Singh Bharti
- Bhiklya Ladakya Dhinda
- Bishwa Bandhu (Posthumous)
- Brij Lal Bhat
- Buddha Rashmi Mani
- Dr. Budhri Tati
- Chandramouli Gaddamanugu
- Charan Hembram
- Chiranji Lal Yadav
- Deepika Reddy
- Dharmiklal Chunilal Pandya
- Gadde Babu Rajendra Prasad
- Gafruddin Mewati Jogi
- Gambir Singh Yonzone
- Garimella Balakrishna Prasad (Posthumous)
- Gayatri Balasubramanian & Ms. Ranjani Balasubramanian (Duo)
- Gopal Ji Trivedi
- Guduru Venkat Rao
- H V Hande
- Hally War
- Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay (Posthumous)
- Haricharan Saikia
- Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar
- Inderjit Singh Sidhu
- Janardan Bapurao Bothe
- Jogesh Deuri
- Juzer Vasi
- Jyotish Debnath
- K Pajanivel
- K Ramasamy
- K Vijay Kumar
- Kabindra Purkayastha (Posthumous)
- Kailash Chandra Pant
- Kalamandalam Vimala Menon
- Kewal Krishan Thakral
- Khem Raj Sundriyal
- Kollakal Devaki Amma G
- Krishnamurty Balasubramanian
- Kumar Bose
- Kumarasamy Thangaraj
- (Dr.) Lars-Christian Koch
- Liudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova
- Madhavan Ranganathan
- Maganti Murali Mohan
- Mahendra Kumar Mishra
- Mahendra Nath Roy
- Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar
- Ms. Mangala Kapoor
- Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai
- Mohan Nagar
- Narayan Vyas
- Naresh Chandra Dev Varma
- Nilesh Vinodchandra Mandlewala
- Nuruddin Ahmed
- Othuvaar Thiruthani Swaminathan
- Dr. Padma Gurmet
- Palkonda Vijay Anand Reddy
- Ms. Pokhila Lekthepi
- Dr. Prabhakar Basavprabhu Kore
- Prateek Sharma
- Praveen Kumar
- Prem Lal Gautam
- Prosenjit Chatterjee
- Dr. Punniamurthy Natesan
- R Krishnan (Posthumous)
- R V S Mani
- Rabilal Tudu
- Raghupat Singh (Posthumous)
- Raghuveer Tukaram Khedkar
- Rajastapathi Kaliappa Goundar
- Rajendra Prasad
- Rama Reddy Mamidi (Posthumous)
- Ramamurthy Sreedher
- Ramchandra Godbole & Ms. Suneeta Godbole (Duo)
- Ratilal Borisagar
- Rohit Sharma
- Ms. S G Susheelamma
- Sangyusang S Pongener
- Sant Niranjan Dass
- Sarat Kumar Patra
- Saroj Mandal
- Satish Shah (Posthumous)
- Satyanarayan Nuwal
- Ms. Savita Punia
- Prof. Shafi Shauq
- Shashi Shekhar Vempati
- Shrirang Devaba Lad
- Ms. Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar
- Shyam Sundar
- Simanchal Patro
- Ms. Sivasankari
- Dr. Suresh Hanagavadi
- Swami Brahmdev Ji Maharaj
- T T Jagannathan (Posthumous)
- Taga Ram Bheel
- Tarun Bhattacharya
- Techi Gubin
- Thiruvaarur Bakthavathsalam
- Ms. Tripti Mukherjee
- Veezhinathan Kamakoti
- Vempaty Kutumba Sastry
- Vladimer Mestvirishvili (Posthumous)
- Yumnam Jatra Singh (Posthumous)
