Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi, folk singer Sharda Sinha, and hockey player PR Sreejesh are among the 139 individuals who will be conferred with the Padma awards, which were announced on the eve of the 76th Republic Day.

Sharda Sinha and Sushil Kumar Modi will be conferred the award posthumously.

Of the 139 Padma awards, seven individuals will receive the Padma Vibhushan, 19 will be honoured with the Padma Bhushan, and 113 will be conferred with the Padma Shri.

Malayalam writer and director MT Vasudevan Nair, former chairman of Suzuki Motor Corporation Osamu Suzuki, former chief justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar, violinist L Subramaniam, dancer Kumudini Lakhia and Dr D Nageshwara Reddy, a gastroenterologist, will also be conferred with the Padma Vibhushan.

Notable recipients of the Padma Bhushan award include Tamil actor Ajith Kumar, ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas, noted economist Bibek Debroy, Sadhvi Ritambhara, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, and actors Anant Nag and Nandamuri Balakrishna.

Similarly, singer Arijit Singh, cricketer R Ashwin, music composer Ricky Kej, noted theatre director Barry John, and Paralympic archer Harvinder Singh are among those who will be conferred with the Padma Shri award.

The Padma awards are announced annually on the eve of Republic Day and are presented across various disciplines, including public affairs, science and engineering, social work, medicine, literature, sports, and civil services.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Padma award winners. He said, "India is proud to honour and celebrate their extraordinary achievements. Their dedication and perseverance are truly motivating."

"Each awardee is synonymous with hardwork, passion and innovation, which has positively impacted countless lives. They teach us the value of striving for excellence and serving society selflessly," he added in the X post.

Here's the full list of Padma awardees:

Padma Vibhushan:

• Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy

• Justice (Retd.) Shri Jagdish Singh Khehar

• Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia

• Lakshminarayana Subramaniam

• MT Vasudevan Nair (Posthumous)

• Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous)

• Sharda Sinha (Posthumous)

Padma Bhushan:

• A Surya Prakash

• Anant Nag

• Bibek Debroy (Posthumous)

• Jatin Goswami

• Jose Chacko Periappuram

• Kailash Nath Dikshit

• Manohar Joshi (Posthumous)

• Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti

• Nandamuri Balakrishna

• P R Sreejesh

• Pankaj Patel

• Pankaj Udhas (Posthumous)

• Rambahadur Rai

• Sadhvi Ritambhara

• S Ajith Kumar

• Shekhar Kapur

• Shobana Chandrakumar

• Sushil Kumar Modi (Posthumous)

• Vinod Dham

Padma Shri:

• Adwaita Charan Gadanayak

• Achyut Ramchandra Palav

• Ajay V Bhatt

• Anil Kumar Boro

• Arijit Singh

• Arundhati Bhattacharya

• Arunoday Saha

• Arvind Sharma

• Ashok Kumar Mahapatra

• Ashok Laxman Saraf

• Ashutosh Sharma

• Ashwini Bhide Deshpande

• Baijnath Maharaj

• Barry Godfray John

• Begam Batool

• Bharat Gupt

• Bheru Singh Chouhan

• Bhim Singh Bhavesh

• Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara

• Budhendra Kumar Jain

• C S Vaidyanathan

• Chaitram Deochand Pawar

• Chandrakant Sheth (Posthumous)

• Chandrakant Sompura

• Chetan E Chitnis

• David R Syiemlieh

• Durga Charan Ranbir

• Farooq Ahmad Mir

• Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid

• Gita Upadhyay

• Gokul Chandra Das

• Guruvayur Dorai

• Harchandan Singh Bhatty

• Hariman Sharma

• Harjinder Singh Srinagar Wale

• Harvinder Singh

• Hassan Raghu

• Hemant Kumar

• Hriday Narayan Dixit

• Hugh and Colleen Gantzer (Posthumous) (Duo)

• Inivalappil Mani Vijayan

• Jagadish Joshila

• Jaspinder Narula

• Jonas Masetti

• Joynacharan Bathari

• Jumde Yomgam Gamlin

• K Damodaran

• K L Krishna

• K Omanakutty Amma

• Kishore Kunal (Posthumous)

• L Hangthing

• Lakshmipathy Ramasubbaiyer

• Lalit Kumar Mangotra

• Lama Lobzang (Posthumous)

• Libia Lobo Sardesai

• M D Srinivas

• Madugula Nagaphani Sarma

• Mahabir Nayak

• Mamata Shankar

• Manda Krishna Madiga

• Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli

• Miriyala Apparao (Posthumous)

• Nagendra Nath Roy

• Narayan (Bhulai Bhai) (Posthumous)

• Naren Gurung

• Neerja Bhatla

• Nirmala Devi

• Nitin Nohria

• Onkar Singh Pahwa

• P Datchanamoorthy

• Pandi Ram Mandavi

• Parmar Lavjibhai Nagjibhai

• Pawan Goenka

• Prashanth Prakash

• Pratibha Satpathy

• Purisai Kannappa

• R Ashwin Sports

• R G Chandramogan

• Radha Bahin Bhatt

• Radhakrishnan Devasenapathy

• Ramdarash Mishra

• Ranendra Bhanu Majumdar

• Ratan Kumar Parimoo

• Reba Kanta Mahanta

• Renthlei Lalrawna

• Ricky Gyan Kej

• Sajjan Bhajanka

• Sally Holkar

• Sant Ram Deswal

• Satyapal Singh

• Seeni Viswanathan

• Sethuraman Panchanathan

• Sheikha Shaikha Ali Al-Jaber Al-Saba

• Sheen Kaaf Nizam (Shiv Kishan Bissa)

• Shyam Bihari Agrawal

• Soniya Nityanand

• Stephen Knapp

• Subhash Khetulal Sharma

• Suresh Harilal Soni

• Surinder Kumar Vasal

• Swami Pradiptananda (Kartik Maharaj)

• Syed Ainul Hasan

• Tejendra Narayan Majumdar

• Thiyam Suryamukhi Devi

• Tushar Durgeshbhai Shukla

• Vadiraj Raghawendracharya Panchamukhi

• Vasudeo Kamath

• Velu Aasaan

• Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar

• Vijay Nityanand Surishwar Ji Maharaj

• Vijayalakshmi Deshamane

• Vilas Dangre

• Vinayak Lohania

source: India Today