.png "The Government of India has announced the Padma Awards for 2026")
- The Padma Awards are India’s highest civilian honours, given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri.
- This year, a total of 131 awards were conferred, including 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri.
- The list includes 19 women, 6 Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, and 16 posthumous awardees, with many “unsung heroes” recognized for grassroots contributions.
- Padma Vibhushan awardees include Dharmendra Singh Deol (Art, posthumous), V.S. Achuthanandan (Public Affairs, posthumous), N. Rajam (Art), K.T. Thomas (Public Affairs), and P. Narayanan (Literature & Education).
- Padma Bhushan awardees include Alka Yagnik, Mammootty, Uday Kotak, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Piyush Pandey, Shibu Soren, and others.
- Padma Shri awardees include Rohit Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, R. Madhavan, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, V. Kamakoti, Armida Fernandez, Dr. Padma Gurmet, K. Pajanivel ( traditional martial arts) and several grassroots contributors across diverse fields.
Question:
Q.1 Which of the following personalities received the Padma Vibhushan (2026) posthumously?a) N. Rajam
b) K.T. Thomas
c) Dharmendra Singh Deol
d) P. Narayanan
Answer: c) Dharmendra Singh Deol (Art) received the Padma Vibhushan posthumously. N. Rajam and others received it during their lifetime.
