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1999 Padma Vibhushan awardees
Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award of India. In 1999, 14 personalities won the Padma Vibhashan Award from the fields of arts, civil service, law and public affairs, literature and education, science and engineering, public affairs, social work.

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Name Field State Country
Kumari Lata Mangeshkar Arts Maharashtra India
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Arts Karnataka India
Satish Gujral Arts Delhi India
Damal Krishnaswamy Pattammal Arts Tamil Nadu India
Shri Braj Kumar Nehru Civil Service Himachal Pradesh India
Dharma Vira Civil Service Delhi India
Shri Lallan Prasad Singh Civil Service Delhi India
Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer Law Public Affairs Kerala India
Sarvepalli Gopal Literature & Education Tamil Nadu India
Justice Hans Raj Khanna Public Affairs Delhi India
Rajagopala Chidambaram Science & Engineering Tamil Nadu India
Verghese Kurien Science & Engineering Gujarat India
Nana Deshmukh Social Work Delhi India
Shri Pandurang Shastri Athavale Social Work Maharashtra India



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