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1972 Padma Vibhushan awardees
Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award of India. In 1972, 9 personalities won the Padma Vibhashan Award from the fields of civil service, law and public affairs, military service, public affairs, science and engineering.

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Name Field State Country
S. M. Nanda Civil Service Delhi India
Pratap Chandra Lal Civil Service Punjab India
Hormasji Maneckji Seervai Law and Public affairs Maharashtra India
Sam Manekshaw Military Service Tamil Nadu India
Aditya Nath Jha Public Affairs Uttar Pradesh India
Jivraj N. Mehta Public Affairs Maharashtra India
P. Balacharya Gajendragadkar Public Affairs Maharashtra India
Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq Public Affairs Jammu and Kashmir India
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai Science & Engineering Gujarat India



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