Some of the most talented and extremely talented people from different field received the Padma Bhushan Award in the year 1968. The award is considered as the third highest civilian award among all the awards presented in India. It is being presented by the Government of India since 1954 and is mainly presented with a view to recognise the extraordinary talents in different fields like Science & Engineering, Literature & Education, Medicine, Sports, Civil Service, Arts, Trade & Industry, Social Work, Public Affairs, etc. A total of 28 people received the Padma Bhushan Award in the year 1968.
A detailed list of the 1968 Padma Bhushan Awardees is given below:
| Name |
Field |
State |
Country |
| Acharya Vishva Bandhu |
Literature & Education |
Uttar Pradesh |
India |
| Benjamin Peary Pal |
Science & Engineering |
Punjab |
India |
| Brahm Prakash |
Science & Engineering |
Punjab |
India |
| Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao |
Science & Engineering |
Delhi |
India |
| Jyotis Chandra Ray |
Medicine |
West Bengal |
India |
| K.S. Karanth |
Literature & Education |
Karnataka |
India |
| M Govind Kumar Menon |
Medicine |
Delhi |
India |
| Mariadas Ruthnaswamy |
Literature & Education |
Tamil Nadu |
India |
| Murugeppa Chanaveerappa Modi |
Medicine |
Karnataka |
India |
| Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar |
Science & Engineering |
Karnataka |
India |
| Sudhir Ranjan Sengupta |
Literature & Education |
West Bengal |
India |
| Sam Manekshaw |
Civil Service |
Maharashtra |
India |
| M. Manukonda Chalpathi Rao |
Literature & Education |
Andhra Pradesh |
India |
| Gopalan Narasimhan |
Literature & Education |
Tamil Nadu |
India |
| Govinda Shankara Kurup |
Literature & Education |
Kerala |
India |
| Gujar Mal Modi |
Trade & Industry |
Uttar Pradesh |
India |
| Mamidipudi Venkatarangaya |
Literature & Education |
Andhra Pradesh |
India |
| Manchakkattuvalasu PalanivellappaGounder Periaswamy Thooran |
Literature & Education |
Tamil Nadu |
India |
| Mansukhlal Atmaram Master |
Public Affairs |
Maharashtra |
India |
| Radhanath Rath |
Literature & Education |
Orissa |
India |
| Raghupati Sahai alias Gorakhpuri Firaq |
Literature & Education |
Uttar Pradesh |
India |
| Sharda Prasad Verma |
Civil Service |
Uttar Pradesh |
India |
| Shmaprasad Rupshanker Vasavada |
Social Work |
Gujarat |
India |
| Shripad Damodar Satwaleker |
Literature & Education |
Maharashtra |
India |
| Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar |
Literature & Education |
Maharashtra |
India |
| Waman Bapuji Metre |
Science & Engineering |
Maharashtra |
India |
| Mary Clubwala Jadhav |
Social Work |
Maharashtra |
India |
| Ustad Bismillah Khan |
Arts |
Uttar Pradesh |
India |
