List of Padma Shri award recipients (1954–1959)

Padma Shri
TypeNational Civilian
CountryIndia
Presented byGovernment of India
Ribbon
ObverseA centrally located lotus flower is embossed and the text "Padma" written in Devanagari script is placed above and the text "Shri" is placed below the lotus.
ReverseA platinum State Emblem of India placed in the centre with the national motto of India, "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth alone triumphs) in Devanagari Script
Formerly calledPadma Vibhushan "Tisra Warg" (Class III)
Established1954
First awarded1954
Precedence
Next (higher)Padma Bhushan

Padma Shri Award, India's fourth highest civilian honours - Winners, 1954–1959:[1]

Recipients

Award recipients by year[1]
Year Number of recipients
1954
18
1955
14
1956
9
1957
16
1958
19
1959
20
Award recipients by field[1]
Field Number of recipients
Arts
9
Civil Service
19
Literature & Education
11
Medicine
13
Public Affairs
9
Science & Engineering
15
Social Work
13
Sports
4
Trade & Industry
2
List of Padma Shri award recipients, showing the year, field, and state/country[1]
Year Recipient Field State
1954 Asha Devi Aryanayakam Public Affairs Maharashtra
1954 Bir Bhan Bhatia Medicine Delhi
1954 Perin Captain Public Affairs Maharashtra
1954 K. R. Chakravorty Science & Engineering West Bengal
1954 Amalprava Das Public Affairs Assam
1954 Mathura Das Medicine Punjab
1954 Surinder Kumar Dey Civil Service West Bengal
1954 Vasant Ramji Khanolkar Medicine Maharashtra
1954 Govind Lal Science & Engineering Punjab
1954 Achamma Mathai Public Affairs Maharashtra
1954 Bhag Mehta Civil Service Gujarat
1954 Akhil Chandra Mitra Science & Engineering Uttar Pradesh
1954 Apa Saheb Bala Saheb Pant Civil Service Maharashtra
1954 K. Shankar Pillai Literature & Education Delhi
1954 Mrinmayee Ray Public Affairs Andhra Pradesh
1954 Khushi Ram Sharma Science & Engineering Punjab
1954 Tarlok Singh Civil Service Punjab
1954 Machani Somappa Public Affairs Andhra Pradesh
1954 S. P. P. Thorat Civil Service Maharashtra
1955 Perakath Verghese Benjamin Medicine Kerala
1955 Kewal Singh Choudhary Civil Service Punjab
1955 Zarina Currimbhoy Social Work Maharashtra
1955 Krishna Kanta Handique Literature & Education Assam
1955 Mary Clubwala Jadhav Social Work Tamil Nadu
1955 Digamber Vasudev Joglekar Civil Service Maharashtra
1955 Sidda Nath Kaul Medicine Delhi
1955 Manak Jehangir Bhickaji Maneckji Civil Service Maharashtra
1955 Mahesh Prasad Mehray Medicine Uttar Pradesh
1955 Humayun Mirza Civil Service Karnataka
1955 Habib Rahman Science & Engineering Delhi
1955 Laxminarayan Sahu Literature & Education Odisha
1955 Ratan Shastri Literature & Education Rajasthan
1955 Omkarnath Thakur Arts Gujarat
1956 Sohan Singh Bhakna Medicine Punjab
1956 Surya Kumar Bhuyan Literature & Education Rajasthan
1956 Mohan Lal Medicine Uttar Pradesh
1956 Satish Chandra Majumdar Science & Engineering West Bengal
1956 Murugappa Channaveerappa Modi Medicine Karnataka
1956 Sukhdev Pande Literature & Education Uttarakhand
1956 Chintaman Govind Pandit Medicine Gujarat
1956 Sthanam Narasimha Rao Arts Andhra Pradesh
1956 Isaac Santra Medicine West Bengal
1957 Jaswantrai Jayantilal Anjaria Civil Service Maharashtra
1957 Atmaram Ramchand Chellani Civil Service Andhra Pradesh
1957 Laxman Mahadeo Chitale Science & Engineering Maharashtra
1957 Nalini Bala Devi Literature & Education Assam
1957 Narayan Swami Dharmarajan Civil Service Tamil Nadu
1957 Gurbaksh Singh Civil Service Punjab
1957 Ram Prakash Gehlote Science & Engineering Delhi
1957 Thackkadu Natesasastrigal Jagadisan Social Work Tamil Nadu
1957 Sudhir Khastgir Arts Uttar Pradesh
1957 Ralengnao Khathing Public Affairs Manipur
1957 Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu Arts Andhra Pradesh
1957 Krishnaswami Ramiah Science & Engineering Andhra Pradesh
1957 S. R. Ranganathan Literature & Education Karnataka
1957 Samarendranath Sen Civil Service West Bengal
1957 Balbir Singh Sports Chandigarh
1957 Khushdeva Singh Medicine Punjab
1958 Debaki Bose Arts West Bengal
1958 Punamalai Ekambaranathan Social Work Tamil Nadu
1958 Fathema Ismail Social Work Maharashtra
1958 Shambhu Maharaj Arts Uttar Pradesh
1958 Nargis Arts Maharashtra
1958 Bal Raj Nijhawan Science & Engineering  – [a]
1958 Benjamin Peary Pal Science & Engineering Delhi
1958 Navalpakkam Parthasarthy Science & Engineering  – [b]
1958 Balwant Singh Puri Social Work Punjab
1958 Lakshminarayanapuram Ananthakrishnan Ramdas Science & Engineering Delhi
1958 Devika Rani Arts Karnataka
1958 Argula Nagaraja Rao Trade & Industry Andhra Pradesh
1958 Satyajit Ray Arts West Bengal
1958 Moturi Satyanarayana Public Affairs Tamil Nadu
1958 Ram Singh Civil Service Punjab
1958 Kunwar Digvijai Singh Sports Uttar Pradesh
1958 R. S. Subbalakshmi Social Work Tamil Nadu
1958 Ram Chandra Varma Literature & Education Uttar Pradesh
1958 Magan Lal Tribhuvandas Vyas Literature & Education Gujarat
1959 K. S. Chandrasekharan Literature & Education Tamil Nadu
1959 Sailabala Das Social Work Odisha
1959 Manchar Balvant Diwan Social Work Maharashtra
1959 Mary Ratnamma Issac Social Work Karnataka
1959 Lakshman Singh Jangpangi Social Work Uttarakhand
1959 Surendranath Kar Science & Engineering West Bengal
1959 Ganesh Gobind Karkhanis Social Work Karnataka
1959 Parixitalal Lallu Bhai Majumdar Social Work Gujarat
1959 Mathew Kandathil Mathulla Civil Service Karnataka
1959 Om Prakash Mathur Science & Engineering West Bengal
1959 Pratapri Girdhari Lal Mehta Public Affairs Maharashtra
1959 Onkar Srinivasa Murthy Civil Service Tamil Nadu
1959 Balwant Singh Nag Civil Service Punjab
1959 Parameswaran Kuttappa Panikkar Civil Service Kerala
1959 Shivaji Ganesh Patwardhan Medicine Maharashtra
1959 Atma Ram Trade & Industry West Bengal
1959 Mihir Sen Sports West Bengal
1959 Homi Sethna Science & Engineering Maharashtra
1959 Milkha Singh Sports Chandigarh
1959 Badri Nath Uppal Science & Engineering Chandigarh

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). 21 May 2014. pp. 2–11. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ Bal Raj Nijhawan was citizen of Australia.
  2. ^ Navalpakkam Parthasarthy was citizen of Thailand.