Padma Awards were presented by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
The Padma Awards list for 2021 includes seven Padma Vibhushan, ten Padma Bhushan, and 102 Padma Shri Awards, with 29 awardees being women, 16 posthumous awardees, and one transgender awardee.
Some of the Padma Shri honorees include Kangana Ranaut, Adnan Sami, Karan Johar, Ekta Kapoor, and Suresh Wadkar.
Arun Jaitley, Mary Kom, Sushma Swaraj, George Fernandes are among those who have been honored with Padma Vibhushan.
PV Sindhu, Venu Srinivasan, Jagdish Sheth, Tsering Landol, Anand Mahindra, are among those who have been honored with Padma Bhushan.
Important Takeaways
About Padma Awards
Padma Vibhushan- Awarded for outstanding and distinguished service.
Padma Bhushan- Awarded for distinguished service of a high order.
Padma Shri- Awarded for outstanding service in any field.
