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Dr. Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar honoured with Padma Shri - Renowned aerospace scientist advancing aviation safety. Developed Drishti-Visibility Measuring System and Aviation Weather Observation System, made unique contribution to India's missile and Ramjet- Scramjet engines programmes.
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Dr. Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar honoured with Padma Shri - Renowned aerospace scientist advancing aviation safety. Developed Drishti-Visibility Measuring System and Aviation Weather Observation System, made unique contribution to India's missile and Ramjet- Scramjet engines programmes.
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प्रसिद्ध एयरोस्पेस वैज्ञानिक डॉ. शुभा वेंकटेश अय्यंगार, जिन्हें पद्म श्री से सम्मानित किया गया है। जिन्होंने विमानन सुरक्षा के क्षेत्र में महत्वपूर्ण योगदान दिया है। दृष्टि-विज़िबिलिटी मेज़रिंग सिस्टम तथा एविएशन वेदर ऑब्जर्वेशन सिस्टम का विकास किया। भारत के मिसाइल तथा रैमजेट–स्क्रैमजेट इंजन कार्यक्रमों में उल्लेखनीय योगदान दिया।
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Renowned geneticist, Dr. Kumarasamy Thangaraj honoured with Padma Shri, globally recognised for his outstanding contribution in the field of population and medical genetics, advanced Indian population science through studies of genetic origins, migration patterns, and an alternative hypothesis on ancient Indian population history.
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Renowned geneticist, Dr. Kumarasamy Thangaraj honoured with Padma Shri, globally recognised for his outstanding contribution in the field of population and medical genetics, advanced Indian population science through studies of genetic origins, migration patterns, and an alternative hypothesis on ancient Indian population history.
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प्रसिद्ध आनुवंशिकीविद्, डॉ. कुमारासामी थंगराज को पद्म श्री से सम्मानित किया गया, जिन्हें जनसंख्या और चिकित्सा आनुवंशिकी के क्षेत्र में उनके उत्कृष्ट योगदान के लिए वैश्विक स्तर पर पहचान मिली। उन्होंने आनुवंशिक उत्पत्ति, प्रवास पद्धतियों और प्राचीन भारतीय जनसंख्या इतिहास पर एक वैकल्पिक परिकल्पना के अध्ययन के माध्यम से भारतीय जनसंख्या विज्ञान को आगे बढ़ाया।
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Dr. Chandramouli Gaddamanugu honoured with Padma Shri, Outstanding scientist, Project Director Akash, played a key role in development and production of the first indigenous supersonic Surface to Air Missile (SAM), which demonstrated a stellar performance in 'Operation Sindoor'.
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Ms. Savita Punia honoured with Padma Shri, One of the India's most acclaimed sports personalities, former Captain and the current goalkeeper of Indian's Women National Hockey Team, known as 'The Great Wall' of Indian women's hockey and first Indian woman to win FIH Goalkeeper of the Year thrice in a row.
Inspiration to women athletes across generations.
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Dr. Krishnamurty Balasubramanian, prominent material scientist, honoured with Padma Shri, renowned for specialising in critical minerals. led development of advanced cryogenic-engine materials for India's space missions; achieved clinical trials of an advanced knee prosthesis, contributed to ITER fusion components, and established India’s first rare-earth magnet plant.
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ग्वालियर घराने में प्रशिक्षित ख्यातिप्राप्त भारतीय शास्त्रीय गायिका, संगीतशास्त्रज्ञ एवं शिक्षाविद् प्रो. मंगला कपूर, जिन्हें पद्म श्री से सम्मानित किया गया है; प्रदर्शन, शिक्षा शास्त्र एवं शोध के माध्यम से भारतीय शास्त्रीय संगीत में उल्लेखनीय योगदान दिया। संगीत पर पाँच पुस्तकों की रचना की तथा प्रोफेसर मंगला कपूर फाउंडेशन की संस्थापिका हैं, जो अभावग्रस्त लोगों को नि:शुल्क शिक्षा प्रदान करती है।
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Pioneering Social reformer, Dr. Budhri Tati honored with Padma Shri, dedicated four decades in empowering tribal women and marginalized communities through education, self-reliance initiatives, and welfare programs in tribal and Naxal-affected regions.
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Pioneering Social reformer, Dr. Budhri Tati honored with Padma Shri, dedicated four decades in empowering tribal women and marginalized communities through education, self-reliance initiatives, and welfare programs in tribal and Naxal-affected regions.
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अग्रणी समाज सुधारक डॉ. बुधरी ताती को पद्म श्री से सम्मानित किया गया, जिन्होंने चार दशक जनजातीय और नक्सल प्रभावित क्षेत्रों में शिक्षा, आत्मनिर्भरता की पहल और कल्याणकारी कार्यक्रमों के माध्यम से आदिवासी महिलाओं और वंचित समुदायों को सशक्त बनाने के लिए काम किया है।
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Acclaimed Indology professor and linguist, Dr. Liudmila Khokhlova honoured with Padma Shri - Authored 6 books and 92 papers in Russian, English and Hindi. Significant research done on historical linguistics, including a study on origin and development of the Sikh religion.
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Noted Indian classical vocalist, musicologist and academician; Prof. Mangala Kapoor honoured with Padma Shri - trained in Gwalior Gharana, made significant contribution to Indian classical music through performance, pedagogy and research; authored five books on music, founder of Professor Mangala Kapoor Foundation providing free education to the needy.
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Smt. Alka Yagnik, One of the India's most eminent playback singers, honoured with Padma Bhushan for her remarkable four-decade career, she has rendered thousands of songs in several Indian languages, left an enduring imprint on the nation's musical legacy.
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Noted Indian classical vocalist, musicologist and academician; Prof. Mangala Kapoor honoured with Padma Shri - trained in Gwalior Gharana, made significant contribution to Indian classical music through performance, pedagogy and research; authored five books on music, founder of Professor Mangala Kapoor Foundation providing free education to the needy.
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छह दशकों से अधिक समय तक आओ-नागा लोक कलाओं के संरक्षण और उसमें अपने अभिनव योगदान के लिए व्यापक रूप से ख्याति प्राप्त गुरु सँग्युसँग पोंगनर, जिन्हें पद्म श्री से सम्मानित किया गया है, दो हजार से अधिक युवा कलाकारों को प्रशिक्षित किया और 100 से अधिक प्रशिक्षुओं का मार्गदर्शन किया।
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Dr. Anil Kumar Rastogi honoured with Padma Shri, Eminent artist in theatre, cinema, radio, and television. Staged around 1000 shows of hundred plays, worked in over 75 feature films, 500 episodes of TV shows. Also an accomplished scientist with over 78 co-authored research publications. Passionate philanthropist for destitute patients.
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Guru Sangyusang Pongener honoured with Padma Shri, Widely recognised for his innovative contribution and preservation of Ao –Naga folk arts for over six decades. Trained over two thousand youth artists and mentored over 100 apprentices. #PeoplesPadma2026 #PadmaAwards2026 #PadmaShri #art
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