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List of Padma awardees 2021 : 7 Padma Vibhushan,10 Padma Bhushan & 102 Padma Shri awards
Padma Awards which are the highest civilian awards of the country,are conferred in three categories – Padma Vibhushan,Padma Bhushan & Padma Shri.On the eve of Republic Day,The Union Home Ministry has announced the recipients of Padma Award.These awards are awarded by the President of India at ceremonial function that held at Rashtrapati Bhawan every year in month of march/april.The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day(26th January) every year.The awards are given in various fields of activities like social work,art,science,engineering,trade and industry,medicine etc.
Former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and hindustani classical singer Pandit Chhannulal Mishra was conferred Padma Vibhushan .PV Sindhu(star badminton player),Women’s Hockey team Captain Rani Rampal,singer Adnan Sami and bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut were conferred Padma Shri Award.
Former Head Scientist at ICMR Dr. Raman Gangakhedkar and Air Marshal Dr. Padma Bandopadhyay were also conferred Padma Shri in the field of medicine.Â
This year the President Ram Nath Kovind has announced and presented 119 Padma Awards that include 7 Padma Vibhushan,10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri awards.
Padma Vibhushan Awardees 2021 :
| Serial No. | Name | Field | Sate/Country |
| 1. | Shinzo Abe | Public Affairs | Japan |
| 2. | S. P. Balasubramaniam | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 3. | Dr. Belle Monappa Hegde | Medicine | Karnataka |
| 4. | Narinder Singh Kapany | Science & Engineering | U.S.A |
| 5. | Maulana Wahududdin Khan | Others – Spiritualism | Delhi |
| 6. | B. B. Lal | Others – Archaeology | Delhi |
| 7. | Sudarshan Sahoo | Art | Odisha |
Padma Bhushan Awardees 2021 :
| Serial No. | Name | Field | State/Country |
| 1. | Krishna Nair Shantakumari Chithra | Art | Kerala |
| 2. | Tarun Gogoi | Public Affairs | Assam |
| 3. | Chandrashekhar Kambara | Literature & Education | Karnataka |
| 4. | Sumitra Mahajan | Public Affairs | Madhya Pradesh |
| 5. | Nripendra Mishra | Civil Service | Uttar Pradesh |
| 6. | Ram Vilas Paswan | Public Affairs | Bihar |
| 7. | Keshubhai Patel | Public Affairs | Gujarat |
| 8. | Kalbe Sadiq | Others – Spiritualism | Uttar Pradesh |
| 9. | Rajnikant Devidas Shroff | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra |
| 10. | Tarlochan Singh | Public Affairs | Haryana |
Padma Shri Awardees 2021 :
| Serial No. | Name | Field | State/Country |
| 1. | Gulfam Ahmed | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2. | P. Anitha | Sports | Tamil Nadu |
| 3. | Rama Swamy Annavarupa | Art | Andra Pradesh |
| 4. | Subbu Arumugam | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 5. | Prakasarao Asavadi | Literature and Education | Andra Pradesh |
| 6. | Bhuri Bai | Art | Madhya Pradesh |
| 7. | Radhe Shyam Barle | Art | Chattisgarh |
| 8. | Dharma Narayan Barma | Literature and Education | West Bengal |
| 9. | Lakhimi Baruah | Social Work | Assam |
| 10. | Biren Kumar Basak | Art | West Bengal |
| 11. | Rajni Bector | Trade and Industry | Punjab |
| 12. | Peter Brook | Art | United Kingdom |
| 13. | sangkhumi mBualchhuak | Social Work | Mizoram |
| 14. | Gopiram Bargayn Burabhakat | Art | Assam |
| 15. | Bijoya Chakravarty | Public Affairs | Assam |
| 16. | Sujit Chattipadhyay | Literature and Education | West Bengal |
| 17. | Jagdish Chaudhary | Social Work | Uttar Pradesh |
| 18. | Tsultrim Chonjor | Social Work | Ladakh |
| 19. | Mouma Das | Sports | West Bengal |
| 20. | Srikant Datar | Literature and Education | U.S.A. |
| 21. | Narayan Debnath | Art | West Bengal |
| 22. | Chutni Devi | Social Work | Jharkhand |
| 23. | Dulari Devi | Art | Bihar |
| 24. | Radhe Devi | Art | Manipur |
| 25. | Shanti Devi | Social Work | Odisha |
| 26. | Wayan Dibia | Art | Indonesia |
| 27. | Dadudan Gadhavi | Literature and Education | Gujarat |
| 28. | Parshuram Atmaram Gangavane | Art | Maharashtra |
| 29. | Jai Bhagwan Goyal | Literature and Education | Haryana |
| 30. | Jagdish Chandra Halder | Literature and Education | West Bengal |
| 31. | Mangal Singh Hazowary | Literature and Education | Assam |
| 32. | Anshu Jamsenpa | Sports | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 33. | Purnamasi Jani | Art | Odisha |
| 34. | Matha B. Manjamma Jogati | Art | Karnataka |
| 35. | Damodaran Kaithapram | Art | Kerala |
| 36. | Namdeo C. Kamble | Literature and Education | Maharashtra |
| 37. | Maheshbhai and NareshbhaiKanodia | Art | Gujarat |
| 38. | Rajat Kumar Kar | Literature and Education | Odisha |
| 39. | Rangasami Lakshminarayana Kashyap | Literature and Education | Karnataka |
| 40. | Prakash Kaur | Social Work | Punjab |
| 41. | Nicholas Kazanas | Literature and Education | Greece |
| 42. | K. Kesavasamy | Art | Puducherry |
| 43. | Ghulam Rasool Khan | Art | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 44. | Lakha Khan | Art | Rajasthan |
| 45. | Sanjida Khatun | Art | Bangladesh |
| 46. | Vinayak Vishnu Khedekar | Art | Goa |
| 47. | Niru Kumar | Social Work | Delhi |
| 48. | Lajwanti | Art | Punjab |
| 49. | Rattan Lal | Science and Engineering | U.S.A. |
| 50. | Ali Manikfan | Others – Grassroots Innovation | Lakshadweep |
| 51. | Ramachandra Manjhi | Art | Bihar |
| 52. | Dulal Manki | Art | Assam |
| 53. | Nanadro B Marak | Others – Agriculture | Meghalaya |
| 54. | Rewben Mashangva | Art | Manipur |
| 55. | Chandrakant Mehta | Literature and Education | Gujarat |
| 56. | Rattan Lal Mittal | Medicine | Punjab |
| 57. | Madhavan Nambiar | Sports | Kerala |
| 58. | Shyam Sundar Paliwal | Social Work | Rajasthan |
| 59. | Dr. Chandrakant Sambhaji | Medicine | Delhi |
| 60. | Dr. J. N. Pande | Medicine | Delhi |
| 61. | Solomon Pappaiah | Literature and Education | Tamil Nadu |
| 62. | Pappammal | Others – Agriculture | Tamil Nadu |
| 63. | Krishna Mohan Pathi | Medicine | Odisha |
| 64. | Jaswatiben Jamnadas Popat | Trade and Industry | Maharashtra |
| 65. | Girish Prabhune | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 66. | Nanda Prusty | Literature and Education | Odisha |
| 67. | K. K. Ramachandra Pulavar | Art | Kerala |
| 68. | Balan Putheri | Literature and Education | Kerala |
| 69. | Birubala Rabha | Social Work | Assam |
| 70. | Kanaka Raju | Art | Telangana |
| 71. | Bombay Jayashri Ramnath | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 72. | Satyaram Reang | Art | Tripura |
| 73. | Dhananjay Diwaker | Medicine | Kerala |
| 74. | Ashok Kumar Sahu | Medicine | Uttar Pradesh |
| 75. | Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Singh | Medicine | Uttarakhand |
| 76. | Sindhutai Sapkal | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 77. | Chaman Lal Sapru | Literature and Education | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 78. | Roman Sarmah | Literature and Education | Assam |
| 79. | Imran Shah | Literature and Education | Assam |
| 80. | Prem Chandra Sharma | Others – Agriculture | Uttarakhand |
| 81. | Arjun Singh Shekhawat | Literature and Education | Rajasthan |
| 82. | Ram Yatna Shukla | Literature and Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 83. | Jitendra Singh Shunty | Social Work | Delhi |
| 84. | Kartar Paras Ram Singh | Art | Himachal Pradesh |
| 85. | Kartar Singh | Art | Punjab |
| 86. | Dilip Kumar Singh | Medicine | Bihar |
| 87. | Chandra Shekhar Singh | Others – Agriculture | Uttar Pradesh |
| 88. | Sudha Hari Narayan Singh | Sports | Uttar Pradesh |
| 89. | Virendra Singh | Sports | Haryana |
| 90. | Mridula Sinha | Literature and Education | Bihar |
| 91. | K. C. Sivasankar | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 92. | Guru Maa Kamali Soren | Social Work | West Bengal |
| 93. | Marachi Subburaman | Social Work | Tamil Nadu |
| 94. | P. Subramanian | Trade and Industry | Tamil Nadu |
| 95. | Nidumolu Sumathi | Art | Andra Pradesh |
| 96. | Kapil Tiwari | Literature and Education | Madhya Pradesh |
| 97. | Father Valles | Literature and Education | Spain |
| 98. | Dr. Thiruvengadam Veeraraghavan | Medicine | Tamil Nadu |
| 99. | Sridhar Vembu | Trade and Industry | Tamil Nadu |
| 100. | K. Y. Venkatesh | Sports | Karnataka |
| 101. | Usha Yadav | Literature and Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 102. | Col. Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir | Public Affairs | Bangladesh |