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Padma BhumiPadma’ is a sanskrit word which means lotus. In Indian tradition and culture
it holds religios importance in hinduism and buddhism. It is symbolic of purityand emancipation.
The following infographic is a tribute to 70 years of India’s independenceand celebrates the civilian awards called ‘Padma awards’ given to honor
excellence in various fields.
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How to read
The height is proportional to the no. of awardsgiven in each year.
The opacity of a petalindicates the abundanceof awards in that field
Padma Shri
Padma Bhushan
Padma Vibhushan
Civil Services
Arts
Literatu
re & Edu
cation
Science & Engineering
Publi
c Affa
irs
Trad
e &
Indu
stry
Social workMedicine
SportsOthers
Click on the year to get an aggregateof all awards in that year
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Assam
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Year : 1972Filter by:
State Award Field
Maximum awards were given inthe field of ‘Civil Services’(52). Thestate of Maharashtra had the highestno. of Padma awards. However thestate of Delhi won the highestno. of awards in Civil Services.
Trivia: This was the year when PanditBhimsen Joshi won his first Padmaaward and went on to win a PadmaVibhushan and Bharat Ratna in the coming years.
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No. of awardees: 148
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Arts
Others
Trade & IndustryScien
ce & En
ginee
ring
Medicine
Assam
Arunachal
Pradesh
Bihar
Sikkim
Uttar Pradesh
HimachalPradeshJammu &
KashmirPunjab
Chandi
garh
Delhi
Harya
na
Raja
stha
n
Mad
hya
Prad
esh
Haveli
Dadra & Nagar
Daman & Diu
Guja
rat
Maharashtra
Goa
KarnatakaLakshadweep Kerala Overseas
citizensTamil
Nadu
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an &
Nicoba
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West Bengal
Mizoram
Nagaland
Literature & Education
Soci
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ork
Public Affairs
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Year : 1972Filter by:
West Bengal PadmaShri Field
Maximum awards were given inthe field of ‘Civil Services’(52). Thestate of Maharashtra had the highestno. of Padma awards. However thestate of Delhi won the highestno. of awards in Civil Services.
Trivia: This was the year when PanditBhimsen Joshi won his first Padmaaward and went on to win a PadmaVibhushan and Bharat Ratna in the coming years.
About How to read
Civil S
ervices
No. of awardees: 9
Chander Sekhar Samal