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1959 Padma Bhushan Awardees
1959 Padma Bhushan Awardees are considered as some of the most talented Indians.

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Being considered as the third highest civilian award presented in India, the Padma Bhushan Award is being presented to the recipients, on a regular basis since the year 1954. The award is presented by the Government of India to those people, who have done extremely well in their respective fields. The award is given to the people from almost every field like Science & Engineering, Literature & Education, Medicine, Sports, Civil Service, Arts, Trade & Industry, Social Work, Public Affairs, etc. A total of 14 people won the Padma Bhushan Award in the year 1959.

A detailed list of the 1959 Padma Bhushan Awardees is given below:

Name   Field   State   Country  
Ghulam Yazdan Science & Engineering Andhra Pradesh India
Jal Gawashaw Paymaster Medicine Maharashtra India
Ali Yavar Jung Civil Service Maharashtra India
Bhargavram Vithal Warerkar Public Affairs Maharashtra India
Bhaurao Payagounda Patil Social Work Maharashtra India
Mysore Kankanhalli Vasudevachary Arts Karnataka India
Nirmal Kumar Sidhanta Literature & Education West Bengal India
Pammal Sambanda Mudaliar Arts Tamil Nadu India
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar Literature & Education Bihar India
Sisir Kumar Bhaduri Arts West Bengal India
Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Sports West Bengal India
Tiruppattur R. Venkatachala Murthi Literature & Education Tamil Nadu India
Dhanvanthi Rama Rau Social Work Maharashtra India
Hansa Jivraj Manubhai Mehta Social Work Maharashtra India



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