Padma awards for 2015 has been declared. L.K. Advani, Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Aga Khan have been awarded with the second highest civilian award – Padma Vibhushan.
Padma Awards
This year’s Padma Vibhushan awardees include:
| Name of Awardee | Field |
| L K Advani | BJP Veteran and former deputy prime minister |
| Prakash Singh Badal | Chief Minister of Punjab |
| Dilip Kumar | Veteran Actor |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Vetaran Actor |
| Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan | Leader of Ismaili sect of Muslim |
| Dr Veerjendra Heggade | Social worker from Karnataka |
| Prof. Malur Ramasamy Srinivasam | Science and engineering |
| K K Venugopal | Public affairs |
Padma Bhushan awardees include:
| Name of Awardee | Field |
| Bill Gates | Founder of Microsoft and philanthropist |
| Melinda gates | Wife of Bill Gates and philanthropist |
| Vijay Bhatkar | Eminent Scientist |
| Saichiro Misumi | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s Japanese associate |
| David Frawley | US based Sanskrit scholar (also known as Vamadeva) |
This year’s Padma award was noted for the presence of many spiritual gurus in the list of awardees.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and founder of ‘Art of living’ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar have been nominated for Padma award but they refused to accept it on the grounds of being an ascetic.
Facts about Padma Awardees in 2015
| Total Padma Awardees | 104 |
| Padma Vibhushan | 9 |
| Padma Bushan | 20 |
| Padma Sri | 75 |
