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1990 Padma Bhushan Awardees
1990 Padma Bhushan Awardees have a special place in India`s rich history.

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The year 1990 saw a total of 24 people from different fields winning the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award. The award is well famous for being the third highest civilian award presented by the Government of India and the winners of Padma Bhushan Award get additional respect in the country. The Government of India presents the award for recognising and appreciating the special talents in various fields in India an abroad. The 1990 Padma Bhushan Awardees have a special place in India`s glorious history.

An elaborated list of the 1990 Padma Bhushan Awardees is given below:




















Name Field State Country
Jasraj Arts Maharashtra India
Nikhil Ghosh Arts Maharashtra India
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande Arts Maharashtra India
Ram Narain Malhotra Civil Service Maharashtra India
Sattaiyappa Dhandapani Desikar Literature & Education Tamil Nadu India
Sukumar Sen Literature & Education West Bengal India
Hirendra Nath Mukerjee Literature & Education West Bengal India
Bimal Krishna Matilal Literature & Education - United Kingdom
Arun Shourie Literature & Education Delhi India
Closepet Dasappa Narasimhaiah Literature & Education Karnataka India
Kunwar Singh Negi Literature & Education Uttarakhand India
Narasimhan Ram Literature & Education Tamil Nadu India
Bal Krishna Goyal Medicine Maharashtra India
Marathanda Verma Sankaran Valiathan Medicine Kerala India
Mohammad Khalilullah Medicine Delhi India
Julius Silverman Public Affairs - United Kingdom
Laxmangudi Krishnamurthy Doraiswamy Science & Engineering - United States
Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan Science & Engineering Maharashtra India
Bimal Kumar Bachhawat Science & Engineering Delhi India
Mudumbai Seshachalu Narasimhan Science & Engineering Maharashtra India
Trilochan Pradhan Science & Engineering Orissa India
Rajanikant Sankarro Arole Social Work Maharashtra India
Inder Mohan Social Work Delhi India
LateSumant Moolgaokar Trade & Industry Maharashtra India



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