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2008 Padma Vibhushan Awardees
The number of recipients for the 2008 Padma Vibhushan Awards was 13, belonging from fields like sports, trade and industry, science, public affairs and arts. Some of the popular 2008 Padma Vibhushan Awardees were Lakshmi Mittal, Ratan Tata, P.N.Dhar and Asha Bhosle etc.
 
Name Field State Country
Ms. Asha Bhosle Arts Maharashtra India
Justice (Dr.) A. S. Anand Public Affairs Uttar Pradesh India
Shri P.N. Dhar Public Affairs Delhi India
Shri Pranab Mukherjee Public Affairs Delhi India
Shri Pranab Mukherjee Public Affairs Delhi India
Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri Science & Engineering Delhi India
Mr. Late Edmund Hillary Sports Maharashtra India
Shri Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Sports Maharashtra India
Shri Viswanathan Anand Sports Tamil Nadu India
Shri N.R. Narayana Murthy Trade & Industry Karnataka India
Shri Ratan Naval Tata Trade & Industry Maharashtra India
Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mittal Trade & Industry Maharashtra India
Shri P.R.S. Oberoi Trade & Industry Delhi India


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