List of Padma Bhushan 2016

The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is announced on the occasion of Republic Day of India every year. It is conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan sometime around March/ April.

1. Shri Anupam Kher — Art-Cinema — Maharashtra

2. Shri Udit Narayan Jha — Art-Playback Singing — Maharashtra
3. Shri Ram V Sutar — Art-Sculpture — Uttar Pradesh
4. Shri Heisnam Kanhailal — Art-Theatre — Manipur
5. Shri Vinod Rai — Civil Service — Kerala
6. Dr Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad — Literature & Education — Andhra Pradesh
7. Prof NS Ramanuja Tatacharya — Literature & Education — Maharashtra
8. Dr Barjinder Singh Hamdard — Literature & Education - Journalism — Punjab
9. Prof D Nageshwar Reddy — Medicine-Gastroenterology — Telangana
10. Swami Tejomayananda — Other-Spiritualism — Maharashtra
11. Shri Hafeez Contractor — Others-Architecture — Maharashtra
12. Shri Ravindra Chandra Bhargava — Public Affairs — Uttar Pradesh
13. Dr Venkata Rama Rao — Alla Science & Engineering — Andhra Pradesh
14. Ms Saina Nehwal — Sports-Badminton — Telangana
15. Ms Sania Mirza — Sports-Tennis — Telangana
16. Ms Indu Jain — Trade & Industry — Delhi
17. Late Swami Dayanand Sarawasati (Posthumous) — Others-Spiritualism — Uttarakhand
18. Shri Robert Blackwill (Foreigner) — Public Affairs — USA
19. Shri Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry (NRI/PIO) — Trade & Industry — Ireland