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Considered as one of the most prestigious and honourable civilian awards in India; the Padma Bhushan Award was incepted in the year 1954. The award is ranked third amongst all the civilian awards presented by the Government of India, after the Bharat Ratna Award and Padma Vibhushan Award. The Government presents the award to the extremely talented people from different fields including Science & Engineering, Literature & Education, Medicine, Sports, Civil Service, Arts, Trade & Industry, Social Work, Public Affairs, etc. The Government actually recognises their talents and appreciates their achievements through this award. The people from India and abroad can get the award. A total of 14 people received the Padma Bhushan Award in the year 1999.
An elaborated list of the 1999 Padma Bhushan Awardees is given below:
| Name |
Field |
State |
Country |
| Ashok Kumar |
Arts |
Maharashtra |
India |
| Shivmangal Singh Suman |
Literature & Education |
Madhya Pradesh |
India |
| Vidya Niwas Misra |
Literature & Education |
Uttar Pradesh |
India |
| D.C. Kizhakemuri |
Literature & Education |
Kerala |
India |
| Sengamedu Srinivasa Badrinath |
Medicine |
Tamil Nadu |
India |
| Ramkinker Upadhyay |
Others |
Uttar Pradesh |
India |
| Jag Parvesh Chandra |
Public Affairs |
Delhi |
India |
| Anil Kakodkar |
Science & Engineering |
Maharashtra |
India |
| George Joseph |
Science & Engineering |
Gujarat |
India |
| Krishnamurthy Santhanam |
Science & Engineering |
Delhi |
India |
| Jacob Cherian |
Social Work |
Tamil Nadu |
India |
| Hari Dev Shourie |
Social Work |
Delhi |
India |
| Pushpa Lata Das |
Social Work |
Assam |
India |
| Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej |
Trade & Industry |
Maharashtra |
India |
(Last Updated on : 07-01-2011)
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