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The Padma Bhushan Award is a highly prestigious and honourable civilian award in India. The award is presented by the Government of India to those special talents, who have achieved great feats in their respective fields throughout their careers. The award was presented for the first time in 1954 and since then, it is being given on a regular basis. A total of 13 people won the award in the year 1961 and all of them were the best people in their respective fields.
A detailed list of the 1961 Padma Bhushan Awardees is given below:
| Name |
Field |
State |
Country |
| Krishnaswami Venkataraman |
Trade & Industry |
Maharashtra |
India |
| Rustomji Bomanji Billimoria |
Medicine |
Maharashtra |
India |
| Tridib Nath Banerjee |
Medicine |
West Bengal |
India |
| Vearier Elewin |
Science & Engineering |
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United Kingdom |
| Seth Govind Das |
Literature & Education |
Madhya Pradesh |
India |
| Ardeshir Ruttonji Wadia |
Literature & Education |
Maharashtra |
India |
| Bhagwan Sahay |
Civil Service |
Uttar Pradesh |
India |
| L. Aiyar Venkatakrishnaiyer |
Civil Service |
Tamil Nadu |
India |
| Niranjan Das Gulhati |
Civil Service |
Delhi |
India |
| Anand Krishna |
Literature & Education |
Uttar Pradesh |
India |
| Sumitra Nadan Pant |
Literature & Education |
Uttar Pradesh |
India |
| Svetoslav Roerich |
Arts |
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Russia |
| Vindhyeshwari Prasad Varma |
Public Affairs |
Bihar |
India |
(Last Updated on : 25-02-2009)
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