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1969 Padma Bhushan Awardees
1969 Padma Bhushan Awardees are honoured throughout the country.

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The Padma Bhushan Award is considered as the third highest civilian award presented in India. The award is presented by the Government of India since the year 1954, and it is presented to those, who have showed extraordinary performances in their respective fields. The people from various fields like Science & Engineering, Literature & Education, Medicine, Sports, Civil Service, Arts, Trade & Industry, Social Work, Public Affairs, etc. can get the award. The award is given to recognise and appreciate their achievements. In the year 1969, a total of 29 people received the Padma Bhushan Award.

A detailed list of the 1969 Padma Bhushan Awardees is given below:






















Name Field State Country
Shri Prithvi Raj Kapoor Arts Punjab India
Rahim-ud-in Khan Dagar Arts Delhi India
Sommangudi Radha K. Srinivasaiyer Arts Tamil Nadu India
Subramaniam Vasan Srinivasan Arts Tamil Nadu India
Kesarbai Kerkar Arts Maharashtra India
Narayan Bhikaji Parulakar Literature & Education Maharashtra India
Niharanjan Ray Literature & Education West Bengal India
Tarasankar Bandyopadhyaya Literature & Education West Bengal India
Haroon Khan Shervani Literature & Education Andhra Pradesh India
Govind Behari Lal Literature & Education - United States
Krishna Chandar Literature & Education Maharashtra India
Krishna Ramchand Kriplani Literature & Education Delhi India
Raja Rao Literature & Education - United States
Raman Madhavan Nair Literature & Education Chandigarh India
Samad Yar Khan Nizami Sagar Literature & Education Uttar Pradesh India
Vithalbhai Kanthabhai Jhaveri Literature & Education Maharashtra India
Yeshwant Dinkar Pendharkar Literature & Education Maharashtra India
Kashavrao Krishinaro Datey Medicine Maharashtra India
Prafulla Kumar Sen Medicine Maharashtra India
Vallabhadad Svithaldas Shah Medicine Maharashtra India
Vatakka Kurupath Narayana Menon Science & Engineering Kerala India
Mohanlal Lallubhai Dantwala Science & Engineering Maharashtra India
Adinath Lahiri Science & Engineering West Bengal India
Naval Hormusji Tata Social Work Maharashtra India
Vitthal Laxman @ Mama Saheb Phadke Social Work Gujarat India
Kasturbhai Lalbhai Trade & Industry Gujarat India
Kasturiswamy Sreenivasan Trade & Industry Tamil Nadu India
Keshave Prasad Goenka Trade & Industry West Bengal India



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